Hi Fodorite,
We are wishing to travel by train from Paris to Toulouse on Wed 8th May 2013, which is a bank holiday in France. We have been experiencing difficulties with booking train tickets on this particular day...after playing around with the dates, we found out that tickets are available prior to the date we intend to travel, and also available after 11th May. But tickets are unavailable for sale between 8th May and 11th May. We have tried other websites such as tgv-europe.com with the same results.
Is there a reason as to why train tickets are unavailable for the dates above? I would presume that trains DO indeed run on public holidays. Or is the train company withholding the sale of tickets until a later date?
Unfortunately, we are not flexible with our dates as we have accommodation and car rental booked already.
Any insight would be much appreciated!
help needed for booking tickets on voyages-sncf.com on a bank holiday
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Booking begins 90 days out (except for the special iDTGV cars) so you can find what you need in a few days. Trains do run on holidays and you can check their schedules. Stick to tgv-europe.com as the easiest site, choosing a country other than the US to avoid the dread RailEurope bump. All you need to know about railroads everywhere, and then some, at www.seat61.com
Thank you Southam for your prompt reply.
What perplexes me is that fares are available for departures after 11th may, as far ahead as June...but the period between 8th May - 11th May draws a blank. Will try again for a few days and we will keep our fingers crossed