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Help!!! Which Train Station in Lyon
I am trying to get my train tickets online from Paris to Lyon and I am not sure which train station I need - I am staying at Hotel La Residence, which is close to the center of town, but which station is closest - Port Dieu, or Perrache? Thanks
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Yup, it's definitely Perrache. But all trains from Paris to Lyon stop at both stations, so it doesn't really matter what it says on your ticket (it's the same price!!).
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Intrepid is right. I have been to Lyon more than a few times and once stayed at La Residence on Rue Victor-Hugo. An easy 5 minute-walk straight on from Perrache Station. Don't get off at PART-Dieu.
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Yahoo!!! it worked. I printed out my ticket (from the English site!) and it couldn't have been any easier. So now, my print-out shows an official looking ticket at the top of the page with Conditions D'Utilisation: at the bottom. Is this all I need? Do I just board the train with this and not have to check in anywhere, or validate before boarding in one of the machines? Also, does this mean I do not have an exact seat assignment and just have to find a vacant seat anywhere (2nd class)? Sorry to ask such dumb questions, but I've never done this before.
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I suspect you'll probably still have to validate the ticket in one of the machines at the head of the platform. Unless a specific space and car nuumber are on the ticket it must be an un-reserved space..first-come-first-served provided the seat you pick isn't already reserved for someone else.
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I thought those tickets you printed out were totally nonrefundable and for a specific train and time, so you wouldn't need to validate them? I don't know as I haven't done it, I just thought that was the rule. It wouldn't hurt to stick them in that machine, it just puts a date and time on them. The Conditions d'Utilisation must tell you, though, don't they?
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Christine - yes they are nonrefundable, etc., and for a specific time and date. Unfortunately the conditions are in French and I can only translate a few words here and there. Well, I guess it can't hurt to stick it in a machine.
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Well, I just purchased a ticket also from CDG to Lyon, and printed it out myself. If it does need to be validated, I'm wondering whether I should cut the ticket part out, since the whole thing with all the listed conditions takes up an 8-1/2 x 11 piece of paper. Or can I just stick the top of the piece of paper into the machine and it'll print the date on the ticket part??
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My question too. Sandyh - did you get a seat assignment, or did you have the choice of one? I did't see that option, but maybe that's only for 1st class. I was hoping to get a window seat. Oh well, maybe the train won't be full.
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Barb - Make sure you reconfirm La Residence! (And probably make sure you are not staying on Friday night of a French long weekend.) Have fun. Lyon is a neat city. CJ
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Barb, I didn't get a seat assignment, nor did I see any opportunity to ask for one. I hope the same thing you do -- that the train won't be full!
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Barb are you taking a TGV or a regional train (TER) to Lyon. Everything on the SNCF website says seat reservations are mandatory on the TGV.
If you are on a TGV I wonder if you have seat assignments, but just don't know what they are because it wasn't printed on your receipt? |
My ticket is for the TGV, and I can't find anything on it about a particular seat. However, I did find a little clause: 'Ce titre est dispense de compostage.' That is, I DON'T have to have it validated.
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WAIT! I just discovered: 'Voiture 8 Place 81'. Now that I see it, it sticks out like a sore thumb; how did I ever miss it? This is Car #8, Seat 81, right?
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Yup, that's it. Now if only seat 81 meant anything to me... :-)
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Here's a link to a thread that lists the SNCF English language phone number. If you're really curious you could call and ask.
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34410458 |
Oh well, at least I know I have a seat.
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Ok, now I feel stupid - I just saw it too, Voiture 18 Place 63. I guess it helps if you can read French. CarolJean - I did reconfirm and have printed that out. I will be there Oct.2 and 3rd. The 3rd is a Friday - is this a French holiday weekend? Porquoi?
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Looks like you're clear on the holiday. This link shows holiday calendars for some of the European countries:
http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/...&country=5 |
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