kwcm

Hi

Has anyone taken the TGV 9216 from Zurich to Paris?

I'm wondering if there's much difference between the 1st class and 2nd class.

I'm also wondering if anyone might know how the seating plan works. I'm hoping to get the two facing seats on their own but it doesn't seem to be an option on the SBB website.

K

francophile03

Topping...for expert info. about this.

Also you can send an email to SBB and ask. Their customer service is quite good and they usually return messages within a day.

kappa

Yes, SBB responds well.

For seating, try voyages-sncf.com.
1st class : they give you choice of : face to face or side by side
2nd class : no face to face choice. Only side by side. If you get box seats (for 4) by chance, you might be seated face to face but with 2 other passengers next to you.

1st class has a little more space and tends to be less crowded. It's your choice but are you a budget traveller?

GeoffHamer

The TGVs used for services to Switzerland are the same as most of those running from Paris to southern France. Try www.seat61.com for pictures of trains.

kwcm

thanks all for the responses.

The interesting thing is that the options on the SBB website are:

1. corridor (showing a set out 6 seats)

2. open (showing a set of 4 seats, two sets of two facing each other without a table in between)

and

3. can't remember the name, but essentially showing the same 2 sets of 2 facing each other but with a table in between.

I guess I was just looking for the 2 seats (not 4) facing each other. I couldn't see that option so wondered whether those trains have these kind of seats.

Michael

I took the TGV from Paris to Basel (continuing on to Zurich) in second class and there were families seated in face-to-face seats.

PalenQ

1st class has 3 seats in a row instead of 4 in 2nd class - in the same space

1st - one seat with a window and an aisle and across the aisle two seats

sometimes the isolated seat and the two seats face each other to form a block and in 2nd class some sets of two seats also face each other

seats facing each other often have a table in between them - nice for food, etc.

thus in 1st class you have 25% more room in seats and also more room for luggage with less passengers per car

2nd class is good on TGVs IMO - 1st class much gooder

ira

Hi K,

It's only 3:30 hr on the TGV.

Don't make the choice of seats more important than it is.

kappa

> It's only 3:30 hr on the TGV.

It's more like 4,5 hrs.