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Old Feb 28th, 2007 | 12:51 PM
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Having trouble booking TGV online

I am following MorganB's outstanding step by step train booking info to book Paris to Dijon two months from now. I want to take a TGV but when I put in my date and a time early in the day (so I can see all the possibilities), they only show me trains that take 3 hours to get there. I re-read the instructions and changed my search from "senior" to "adult" but I still got the name 3 hour train choices. I can't believe all the TGV tickets have been purchased in the first 24 hours one could book. So what am I doing wrong?
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Old Feb 28th, 2007 | 01:04 PM
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Which day did you try? I put 28 April and got at least more than 10 trains in the day time starting with 7:44 TGV. TGV takes about 1h40 and TER 2h50.
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Old Feb 28th, 2007 | 01:07 PM
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And I just randomly tried April 24 at 9 am and got a boatload of choices that get you there in under 2 hours, including one PREM fare at 20€.
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Old Feb 28th, 2007 | 07:15 PM
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I was trying to book for May 28, about 90 days out. Morgan's post of 2/16/07 says 90 days but maybe I misinterpreted it in some way.
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Old Feb 28th, 2007 | 07:21 PM
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Well, May 28 is more than 90 days out, so of course you can't book. Try tomorrow.
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Old Feb 28th, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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Robbie...forget the Internet...use the old trusty telephone (remember that?)..and call 800-438-7245...actually speak to a voice and get whetever you want in tix. I've used this several times great service.

Stu T.
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Old Feb 28th, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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Well I thought you wrote 2 months from now....
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Old Feb 28th, 2007 | 09:14 PM
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It has to be 90 days to the day! I know because I bought my tickets from Paris to Lausanne for May 22 last week on February 22 and got a great deal. 30 euros each way, much cheaper than going to the train station here and buying them ahead of time.
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Old Mar 1st, 2007 | 08:45 AM
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OOOPS! I'll be wearing a dunce cap for several days. When I learn to count I'll try again. Thanks for your patience.
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