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Old Oct 10th, 2005 | 01:42 PM
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Overnight train - booking problem

Hi,

I'm trying to book a overnight train from Paris to Rome. When I tried to book a train with a Prem's fare available, the only ticket delivery option available is to "Mail the tickets to my home" (eg. the "print your ticket online" option doesn't exist!) As I live in the USA the website doesn't allow me to mail to the States either.

I have read other posts about booking a Prem's fare on the SNCF website. I followed the instructions exactly on those posts, but without success. Can anyone tell me the proper steps to book a Prem's fare for an overnight train? Thanks.
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Old Oct 10th, 2005 | 07:22 PM
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Just give France as your address and pick up your ticket on arrival, either at a train station or an SNCF boutique. You'll need to present the confirmation number and the credit card you used to buy the ticket.
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Old Oct 11th, 2005 | 05:08 AM
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Hi a0,

You could also have your ticket mailed to you at your hotel in France.

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Old Oct 12th, 2005 | 12:34 AM
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Some international Prem fares are not printable. There is no option to pick up the tickets at the train station?
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Old Oct 12th, 2005 | 10:42 AM
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I'm having the same problem - but I'm trying to go from Rome to Italy.
It doesn't even list "pick up the tickets at the station" as an option.

Do I have them mail the ticket to my hotel?

Thanks!
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Old Oct 12th, 2005 | 10:51 AM
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Hi AB,

> I'm trying to go from Rome to Italy.

Y'all wanna repeat that?

You can always have your tickets mailed to your hotel.

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Old Oct 13th, 2005 | 10:20 AM
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Rome to Paris
Rome to Paris
Rome to Paris

(Oh dear, I'm channeling Loreli Lee...that does not bode well for the trip, does it?)

Well, I ended up trying to force the words USA into the address - and the website claims that it's being mailed to me. So - hopefully, it works.

And I did charge it on AmEx - and they usually have excellent customer service when things go wrong.
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