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Old May 26th, 2004, 11:25 AM
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Paris to Stuttgart, train or plane?

I am traveling alone from Paris to Stuttgart in June. When I looked up raileurope.com, I found only 1 direct train (night train). Is there a better way? Is it a lot more expensive to go by plane?
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Raileurope doesn't sell tickets to all the trains, and there are several direct trains a day from Paris East to Stuggart (enroute to Munich), and takes 6 hours. According to bahn.de, it's € 79,60 one way for regular tickets.

I don't believe there's a low-fare airline that flies direct between Paris and Stuttgart. But you can check the majors (AF and LH) to see how much they cost.
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Old May 26th, 2004, 11:58 AM
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Hi

Also go to www.sncf.com and see if the French price is the same as the German.
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Interestingly, SNCF will sell you a RT 2cl direct ticket for 77E, which is the same price as a one way ticket.
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There are actually 4 daily direct train connections per day, check at www.bahn.de. None of the discount airlines service this route, and AF or LH charge more than 400 Euro for this segment.
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Here's an "outside-the-box" suggestion: spend an overnight in Venice - - fly volareweb.com for as little as 5.00 euro (plus 30.65 euro in taxes), departing 9:20 am, arriving 11:10 - - then for 59.99 euro (taxes included), fly hlx.com (partner of volareweb.com for this route) to Stuttgart, departing 7:40 am, arriving 8:55.

You gotta stay SOMEwhere each night - - why not make it Venice?

Best wishes,

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Hi,
Thank you for the bahn.de website which was very helpful.
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Do you think that it would be better to reserve now & prepay or should I wait until I get to Paris?
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