zoobiechick

We will be taking the train from Bordeaux to Périgueux. Upon arriving in Périgueux, we'll need a taxi to get to our hotel. Can I expect that taxis will be readily available there at the train station, or will we likely need to call one?

traveller1959

There will be taxis.

zoobiechick

Thanks, traveller, that's all I need to know!

StCirq

No, actually, it's not all you need to know. I travel into and out of Périgueux by train all the time, and there are usually a couple of taxis for trains arriving from Bordeaux, but there's no guarantee, and if you don't hop off the train and get outside quickly, you're SOL. There are posters with the numbers of local taxis at the station, and you can go to the ticket office and ask them to call you a taxi, or you can go online to the SNCF station in Périgueux and see if they list the taxis and call them. But no, it is not true that "there will be taxis." You need to be prepared if there are not.

zoobiechick

Thanks, StCirq. Your advice is definitely noted. We won't have working cell phones so it helps to know I can ask the ticket office to call a taxi if necessary.