General Info on TGV Tickets
Feb 10th, 2004, 06:09 AM
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You cannot purchase tickets on the website for more than 60 days in advance.
I don't know what you mean by "reserve a seat with both classes." Can you explain? If you mean can you reserve both a 1st and 2nd class seat, and then get on the train and decide which one you want to sit in, I'm sure the answer is a resounding No, unless you're willing to pay for both seats.
I don't know what you mean by "reserve a seat with both classes." Can you explain? If you mean can you reserve both a 1st and 2nd class seat, and then get on the train and decide which one you want to sit in, I'm sure the answer is a resounding No, unless you're willing to pay for both seats.
Feb 10th, 2004, 06:25 AM
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Thanks, St. Cirq.
What I was thinking about was an experience I had in Italy some years ago where I made a reservation but found that that it only got me on the train; seats thereafter were a jump ball unless you made a second "resevation" for a seat!
We return to Provence in early June (a bit concerned about the summer heat re last year)
Hope you are well.
Anthony
What I was thinking about was an experience I had in Italy some years ago where I made a reservation but found that that it only got me on the train; seats thereafter were a jump ball unless you made a second "resevation" for a seat!
We return to Provence in early June (a bit concerned about the summer heat re last year)
Hope you are well.
Anthony
Feb 10th, 2004, 06:48 AM
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On most European trains, you buy a ticket entitling you to make a journey along a particular route, and can optionally reserve a seat on a specific train. TGVs, like most high-speed trains, have compulsory reservations, so when you buy a ticket, you must specify the date and time of your journey and the type of seat you want. If all the seats on a TGV are booked, the SNCF sells a few unallocated places; if you have one of these, you are not guaranteed a seat, but usually someone else has missed the train, or you can sit on one of the folding seats by the door or in the bar. Except for a few peak weekends and public holidays, you can usually book seats a few days in advance, and there are often empty seats for at least part of a journey.
Feb 10th, 2004, 06:53 AM
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Hi, Anthony:
You won't run into any scenarios like that on the trains in France, as far as my experience goes. A reservation is a reservation.
Actually, with regard to TGV reservations, the only rule is that you need to have a reservation/purchase a ticket 5 minutes before the train leaves the station. Not that I'd suggest going that route.
If you're heading to Provence, keep an eye out for PREM's fares. You can often get them as low as 25 € each way from Paris to Avignon. They're listed on the top left of the home page of the SNCF website. You can print out your ticket right on your computer, bring it with you, and no need to stop at the train station ticket window or to punch (composter) your ticket.
You won't run into any scenarios like that on the trains in France, as far as my experience goes. A reservation is a reservation.
Actually, with regard to TGV reservations, the only rule is that you need to have a reservation/purchase a ticket 5 minutes before the train leaves the station. Not that I'd suggest going that route.
If you're heading to Provence, keep an eye out for PREM's fares. You can often get them as low as 25 € each way from Paris to Avignon. They're listed on the top left of the home page of the SNCF website. You can print out your ticket right on your computer, bring it with you, and no need to stop at the train station ticket window or to punch (composter) your ticket.
