yestravel

another train question
I know one can purchase discounted train fares when they are available. I've been checking the site at midnight Germany time 92 days out and I have yet to come up with the lowest fares that are offered...around €38. Is this because they are snatched up before I get to the site or are the lowest discounted fares not offered everyday on all trains? When I was checking fares earlier in the year there were generally lots of discounted fares available frequently. I'm traveling at the end of June on a Tuesday...going Paris to Munich.
Thanks

ira

Hi y,

The discounted fares do get snatched up very quickly, especially for the high season.

Before you buy the full fare, however, keep checking. Sometimes you can get the discount later.

haxter1

I might be wrong but if your trip originates in Paris try the French Rail site.

PalenQ

www.voyages-sncf.com French Rail (SNCF) site

Man_in_seat_61

You can buy tickets either way round (eastbound or westbound) at www.bahn.de, as they will post tickets or allow self-print. But by all means check www.tgv-europe.com too (say you're from Canada if you're from the US to avoid being bumped to Rail Europe).

The availability of the chapest rates varies like air fares. Fridays they're rarer than they are on mid-week departures, June is busier than February, and so on.

There's a timetable change in mid June, this may mean data is loaded late, but if fares and times appear, that should mean the data has indeed been loaded for those dates.

Man_in_seat_61

A quick check shows most departures 89 euros on Thursday 24 June to Monday 27 June, some 69 euro deals on 23 June, 59 euros on 22nd June, 89 euros Monday 21 June

yestravel

Thanks for your responses. at the stroke of midnight, German time, I logged onto the Bahn site. I was able to book 2 second class tics Paris to Munich for 78€. I was thrilled! I had to pay the postage fee since I am traveling and don't have access to a printer but that was a mere 3.50€.