Which Code for Dijon TGV with SCNF?
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TGVs can run on the same tracks as slower trains. In most towns, TGVs use the same station as other trains. Dijon does not have a separate station for TGVs.
I'm pretty sure there are no direct trains from Dijon to Caen, and no TGVs to Caen. You'll need to get a train from Dijon to Paris, cross the city by metro, then take another train to Caen.
I'm pretty sure there are no direct trains from Dijon to Caen, and no TGVs to Caen. You'll need to get a train from Dijon to Paris, cross the city by metro, then take another train to Caen.
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OK - so I have to take a train from Dijon (any station) to Paris Gare De Lyon and then transfer to Paris
Would it make more sense to train into Bayeux and rent a car there? Or.. should we rent the car from Pare de Lyon station - how far is the drive to the D day beaches? I am leaving tonight, and really appreciate the last minite help.
Would it make more sense to train into Bayeux and rent a car there? Or.. should we rent the car from Pare de Lyon station - how far is the drive to the D day beaches? I am leaving tonight, and really appreciate the last minite help.
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Bayeux is on the same railway line as Caen - they are both served by trains going from Paris to Cherbourg. Paris-Bayeux takes about 20 minutes longer than Paris-Caen. Look at a map to get an idea of where these towns are in relation to one another and to the D-Day beaches.
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TGV leaves from Dijon-Ville and gets into Paris-Gare de Lyon.
Express (but not superfast TGV) trains for Caen (and Bayeux etc. to Cherbourg) leave from Paris-St. Lazare.
It's a 7-minute ride on the super-swank Metro line 14 between the Lyon to St. Lazare stations.
Express (but not superfast TGV) trains for Caen (and Bayeux etc. to Cherbourg) leave from Paris-St. Lazare.
It's a 7-minute ride on the super-swank Metro line 14 between the Lyon to St. Lazare stations.




