Direct train from Paris to Reims
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Direct train from Paris to Reims
I have looked at many sites and cannot find a direct train to Reims from Paris. I want to travel on Sept 1 and supposedly all of the trains should be available on June 1 but all I am finding is trains with connections. I cannot book with sncf due to trouble with credit card. Any suggestions.
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You can book tickets here at the same price structure as one could when booking through the SNCF directly.
https://www.captaintrain.com/
https://www.captaintrain.com/
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There is the 9:28 train that goes direct to Reims running now and those schedules won't change much if any when September comes on line - but the trains with one change is a simple transfer at the TGV station outside of Reims to a shuttle train that goes into town.
This is a TGV train reservations required and come with the ticket.
For schedules I always use the www.bahn.de/en site as it is so easy - can't book on it and don't give fares but for schedules it's Wunderbar. For lots on French trains check www.seat61.com; www.budgeteuropetravel.com and www.ricksteves.com. And yes the capitaiantrain.com site Sarastro suggests works well most say but www.voyages-sncf.com can be a struggle to actually book.
This is a TGV train reservations required and come with the ticket.
For schedules I always use the www.bahn.de/en site as it is so easy - can't book on it and don't give fares but for schedules it's Wunderbar. For lots on French trains check www.seat61.com; www.budgeteuropetravel.com and www.ricksteves.com. And yes the capitaiantrain.com site Sarastro suggests works well most say but www.voyages-sncf.com can be a struggle to actually book.
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No direct trains on www.bahn/de either. Might be some "maintenance" going on. Friend just encountered this on a Spain route where several "other" train sites showed trains running - but not the renfre Spanish site. She investigated, and found out that maintenance was scheduled for her date, and a bus needed to be taken instead.
We actually drove to Reims from CDG last year - it isn't that far away from Paris.
Stu Dudley
We actually drove to Reims from CDG last year - it isn't that far away from Paris.
Stu Dudley
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There are very few direct trains - and the changing to the shuttle bus at the Reims TGV station is simple - a direct train would be nice but really it makes little difference - there will be lots of trains to Reims in September - the main TGV-Est line will not be closed for repairs I would think - you can always buy full-fare tickets in Paris for Reims- no need to book in advance really - you may save a few euros on discounted tickets but then those are for a specific train and cannot be changed and to get must be booked far in advance.
Full fare to Reims is not that much - it's about a 45 minute commute.
Full fare to Reims is not that much - it's about a 45 minute commute.
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Forget the TER trains - who wants to spend two hours on a train when in 45 minutes the TGV connections get you there. Forget what is showing now for September - there will be hourly links Paris-Est to Reims by fast trains-schedules just are not set yet but will be very similar no doubt to what is available now - do a dummy check and be day specific not date specific - weekends have different schedules.
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This isn't so rare that you would need to book it 3 montha ahead of time anyway. I suspect it may not be loaded yet and I'd wait a couple days. Some of those trains have schedules that expire on August 27th or 28th. It is 91 days out.
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