iDTGV for Fall - 16 June
Jun 6th, 2015, 11:14 AM
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Always good to know for penny pinchers, but frankly once the main summer season has ended, it is not very difficult to find excellent fares without jumping on them 6 months in advance. And of course, iDTGV routes do not cover all of France, which it is also important to know.
Jun 6th, 2015, 01:23 PM
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And can the idTGV tickets be refunded or changed - six months is a long time - stuff could happen and you'd be out - take kerouac's advice and hold off till much later. Good info though from debitNM - merci
Jun 6th, 2015, 02:06 PM
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Tickets are non-refundable but exchangeable with a fee and possible fare differential.
Here's the info:
http://www.idtgv.com/en/frequently-a...s#question-751
With a lot of tickets available for €19 when sales first open, it's not a huge risk to buy one even if things don't work out. If you wait until closer to the date of travel, the fares will be much higher.
There's a lot of good information in English on the iDTGV site. Kerouac pointed out that iDTGV routes are limited which is true. For a map and list of destinations:
http://www.idtgv.com/en/destination-map
Thanks, DebitNM, for the alert. Hope SNCF will follow soon with opening more dates for TGV sales.
Here's the info:
http://www.idtgv.com/en/frequently-a...s#question-751
With a lot of tickets available for €19 when sales first open, it's not a huge risk to buy one even if things don't work out. If you wait until closer to the date of travel, the fares will be much higher.
There's a lot of good information in English on the iDTGV site. Kerouac pointed out that iDTGV routes are limited which is true. For a map and list of destinations:
http://www.idtgv.com/en/destination-map
Thanks, DebitNM, for the alert. Hope SNCF will follow soon with opening more dates for TGV sales.
Jun 6th, 2015, 04:35 PM
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Yes, you can have change in plans. In my case, I will have been in France for awhile, not just arriving. So for me, I know when I want to leave, dates and approximate time. I know that things can happen i.e. strikes etc but for me, this is either I am in France and taking the train or the whole trip didn't happen and that's what insurance is form.
I won't say that I have done this several times and so far, so good - for feat it will jinx it!
I won't say that I have done this several times and so far, so good - for feat it will jinx it!
Jun 16th, 2015, 04:33 AM
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Done! @11:45 pm MDT; 2 tickets, 19 € each and seats selected. I had called Chase earlier in the day to alert them of the forthcoming French charge online and purchase went through smooth as French Yogurt. 
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