SNCF ticket
Jul 27th, 2015 | 05:31 AM
#1
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SNCF ticket
Planning a train trip from Paris to Cannes in mid-August. Would like to know if train ticket prices increase as one gets closer to departure.
I would like to reserve right before departure but not if it costs a lot more.
Thanks for your help,
GEsssa
I would like to reserve right before departure but not if it costs a lot more.
Thanks for your help,
GEsssa
Jul 27th, 2015 | 05:46 AM
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Hello
Fast trains (TGV) will be more expensive towards date of the trip. Also check on timing : some trains are less expensive than others (like leaving at 10 am instead of 8 am).
Regional trains : no impact of the date.
Don't know where you are from, but most US users reserve on capitainetrain.com, seems the site is more user friednly than SNCF.com
Fast trains (TGV) will be more expensive towards date of the trip. Also check on timing : some trains are less expensive than others (like leaving at 10 am instead of 8 am).
Regional trains : no impact of the date.
Don't know where you are from, but most US users reserve on capitainetrain.com, seems the site is more user friednly than SNCF.com
Jul 27th, 2015 | 06:00 AM
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You can easily find out the difference on your own.
Goto www.voyages-sncf.com and compare:
1. cost of tickets for a next day trip.
2. cost of tickets for a mid-August trip.
Goto www.voyages-sncf.com and compare:
1. cost of tickets for a next day trip.
2. cost of tickets for a mid-August trip.
Jul 27th, 2015 | 06:15 AM
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Yes, use www.capitainetrain.com in preference to voyages-encryption.com. Same everything, but easier to use and no Machiavellian redirects to Rail Europe to have to overcome.
Paris to Cannes starts at €25 and rises to around €130 on the day.
Book an upstairs seat on these TGV Duplex double Decker 186mph trains for the best views.
Paris to Cannes starts at €25 and rises to around €130 on the day.
Book an upstairs seat on these TGV Duplex double Decker 186mph trains for the best views.
Jul 27th, 2015 | 08:31 AM
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iDTGV goes from Paris to Cannes. Maybe cheaper, maybe long time.
I can't check without dates and at the moment; can't get the site[iDTGV.com] to search.
http://www.sncf.com/en/trains/idtgv
I was able to book with my Chase Visa card AFTER I called to notify them of upcoming, online, foreign transaction. A few weeks later, I couldn't book on SNCF, even though I did all the same steps. I used CapitaineTrain finally.
I can't check without dates and at the moment; can't get the site[iDTGV.com] to search.
http://www.sncf.com/en/trains/idtgv
I was able to book with my Chase Visa card AFTER I called to notify them of upcoming, online, foreign transaction. A few weeks later, I couldn't book on SNCF, even though I did all the same steps. I used CapitaineTrain finally.
