TGV Europe won't take my credit cards!!!
Mar 23rd, 2012, 05:17 AM
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On March 13 in the evening (to get March 14th French time) I booked two TGV tickets thru the same site.
The tickets were for June 14. That's the day the Prem fares became available for my date.
During the day I called Citibank and told them I would be using my VISA card for a purchase in France. They transferred me to security who "claimed" they entered something in my file good for 48 hours. Maybe...
When I went to the web site and purchased the ticket (a total of 60 Euros for two) I was surprised how smooth it went. I still expected something to go wrong near the end. I entered the credit card number and then it asked me for the security code on the back of the card.
Things spun around for 5-6 seconds (that's a long time) and I expcetd to get the dreaded error message, etc.
I got a confirmation number and a link to a .pdf file with my personalized ticket that I could download, keep and print when I want.
The differences seem to be:
a) The amount of the transaction
b) I spoke with Citibank security
The tickets were for June 14. That's the day the Prem fares became available for my date.
During the day I called Citibank and told them I would be using my VISA card for a purchase in France. They transferred me to security who "claimed" they entered something in my file good for 48 hours. Maybe...
When I went to the web site and purchased the ticket (a total of 60 Euros for two) I was surprised how smooth it went. I still expected something to go wrong near the end. I entered the credit card number and then it asked me for the security code on the back of the card.
Things spun around for 5-6 seconds (that's a long time) and I expcetd to get the dreaded error message, etc.
I got a confirmation number and a link to a .pdf file with my personalized ticket that I could download, keep and print when I want.
The differences seem to be:
a) The amount of the transaction
b) I spoke with Citibank security
Mar 23rd, 2012, 01:47 PM
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We spoke with the Capitol One Visa and American Express security before and during this fiasco. The differece was the amount over 700 euros, I believe. It is a moot point now because we have decided to skip the trip to Provence and spend the week in Paris. Thank you everyone for your kind help.
Mar 23rd, 2013, 05:32 PM
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Perhaps you should give Capitaine Train a try. Several people have reported success with them after being unsuccessful on SNCF sites.
https://www.capitainetrain.com/
https://www.capitainetrain.com/
Mar 23rd, 2013, 07:43 PM
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I second MaineGG's suggestion. I think your problem is the limit the SNCF puts on foreign credit card purchases. CapitaineTrain does not do that. You can read about my positive experience with them here http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...t-cards.cfm?54 (my post is near the bottom) Good luck!
