Can I purchase train tickets from Paris to Nice in the United States? Is there a website where I can do this? And does anyone know how much an overnight sleeper or couchette would cost? <BR> <BR>Thanks.

Go to www.raileurope.com or do a search on trains to paris and you will find listings for other sources as well. In terms of cost, you pay for the train ticket as well as a supliment for the sleeper/couchette etc. It goes up depending upon which you purchase and whether or not you take first or second class. All of that info is available on raileurope. If you are traveling between now and the end of summer it is recommeded that you make reservations for your space, which, when done over hear costs another couple of dollars. Bon Voyage.

Go to www.sncf.fr. They have an english section of their website. Though they won't mail you tickets in the US, you can reserve directly and get them with your credit card from a machine in a paris train station. Perhaps not as convenient as raileurope but definitely less expensive.

You can now call on the phone for tickets and they mailed them to my home address <BR>web site http://www.raileurope.com/us/booking/index.htm <BR>I copied this from web site for telephone number- <BR>Call Our Internet Desk <BR>Does the idea of giving your credit card number online make you uneasy? Call our Internet Desk to order and speak <BR>with our knowledgeable travel specialists, toll free! <BR>For Orders <BR>1-877-456-RAIL in the US <BR>Hours: 9 am to 9 pm EST <BR>Monday thru Friday <BR>For Information <BR>1-800-4-EURAIL in the US <BR>Hours: 9 am to 9 pm EST <BR>Monday thru Friday <BR>9 am to 3 pm Saturday <BR>Very nice and helpful on the phone. I used the www.sncf.fr. to get an idea on times of trains etc.

What I think you missed in my previous post is that raileurope adds a fee to the cost of the ticket, so reserving through sncf.fr will save you money.