Paris - Avignon TGV during 2016!?
Aug 13th, 2015, 09:43 AM
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Paris - Avignon TGV during 2016!?
Reading a prior post about travel during French vacation weeks and turns out our preliminary 2016 travel plan is to arrive in Paris on July 2 or 3rd and then TBG to Avignon. Yikes. Is this really a bad idea? Holiday starts on July 2 after end of classes.
Aug 13th, 2015, 09:55 AM
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If it's the train tickets you're worried about, just book early. There are only so many seats on the train....
I think the school holidays in France don't start until a week or so later; I wouldn't want to be driving then.
I think the school holidays in France don't start until a week or so later; I wouldn't want to be driving then.
Aug 13th, 2015, 10:02 AM
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French usually don't go on holiday in july. Germans, Belgians and Dutchs yes, but French tend to take them in august.
Can't see much problem. Book early to get best fares but tickets are not issued that long in advance (90 days ?).
Mvg
Can't see much problem. Book early to get best fares but tickets are not issued that long in advance (90 days ?).
Mvg
Aug 13th, 2015, 12:04 PM
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I wouldn't worry about it, I've been on lots of trains that were completely full in France not during holidays, so it doesn't make any difference. Besides, I'm sure all French families don't go on holiday by train from Paris to Avignon on that date.
Aug 13th, 2015, 12:33 PM
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If you are not familiar with French train policy, reserved-seat tickets go on sale approximately three months in advance, give or take. Recently the SNCF company has occasionally offered some seats earlier than that. You can sign up with its website for advance notification of special sales. For more general info, www.seat61.com is the font of all train knowledge
Aug 15th, 2015, 12:18 AM
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You can also sign up on www.capitraine.com and receive sale notices.
Tickets for summer travel in 2015 went on sale in early April this year, so I would watch for a similar sale window in 2016.
And after a few recent TGV trips I've found that I prefer 1st class, and have found that it can sometimes be cheaper than 2nd class. I like that capitraine displays both prices side by side.
Tickets for summer travel in 2015 went on sale in early April this year, so I would watch for a similar sale window in 2016.
And after a few recent TGV trips I've found that I prefer 1st class, and have found that it can sometimes be cheaper than 2nd class. I like that capitraine displays both prices side by side.
Aug 15th, 2015, 07:08 AM
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That should be: www.capitainetrain.com
