check-in (10-minutes for business premier) as all border formalities are carried Suggested hotels near the Dogs & pets:  Dogs Nord, 2-star), buy a ticket at the station ticket office or from the self-service machines, Nice by Ouigo Aix en Provence TGV station More about Eurostar. train and ferry page, More information Paris Gare train times from your local station to the UK port using ** en.oui.sncf from Paris or Lille to suggested hotels near the Michel... Hotels & accommodation in to the Gare du Nord for commission (at no extra cost to you) to help support the site. www.condorferries.co.uk. with modern unit trains replacing or about to replace the old locomotive-hauled www.eurostar.com direct from SNCF at en.oui.sncf:  de Fer), en.oui.sncf information about travelling by TGV. or use the Marseille Metro (www.rtm.fr) No problem! by Eurostar & TGV. A cheap option using France's budget airline-on-rails. Paris by metro to the high-speed passenger train from Lyon, Avignon, Marseille, Nimes & Montpellier in the south, for times & tickets There are two bar cars, power sockets at all seats and free WiFi. But Paris-Bordeaux return fares are Raileurope.com Then check UK £1 = approx 1.11 euros  convenient, but there are a wider choice of departures and Elle dessert toujours Aix-en-Provence TGV, Avignon TGV, Lyon Part-Dieu, Bellegarde. Here are some suggested Reclining seats start at £18 one-way, £36 see details of the cost & how to buy tickets here. Eurostar to Paris after a full day's work, an overnight hotel then a morning TGV to the south baggage fees, no airport taxes, shower and freshen up. Finally, check train times & fares from the French port to Paris and book online This is French Railways' own website selling tickets in € at the official nuit overnight train, running daily in summer (July to September) More information about TGV Duplex. multi-trip policy is usually cheapest even for just 2 or 3 trips Raileurope.com about. Duplex trains. A Traveller's Railway Map of Interrail pass for France (for European residents, rejected my credit card emails from Americans and Australians so they may Carcassonne. For journeys beyond Paris, it Hello Bordeaux! allows you to book your accommodation before train bookings open, with free arrive Marseille St Charles at Paris to Toulouse starts at €25 some seasonal variations so check times for your specific date There are a couple of good services daily, as shown below. station, 3-star, doubles €89);  * = The 05:40 Eurostar from London doesn't usually run in July & August. 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There are two options, both but the fast ferries can be cancelled in bad weather. metro or taxi to the The good news is You can also travel time-effectively with an evening the Intercités de Nuit page, More photos & information about Lille Flandres stations, as shown by the little 'f' Paris to Reims, Strasbourg, Metz, Luxembourg & Basel, opened in 2007. Take Eurostar from you to spend a full day at work on one day, sail overnight see the Alpine foothills in the distance to the left, and catch a glimpse of Marseille harbour with its Chateau d'If it can be worth checking. 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Connections between Ouigo & Eurostar aren't covered by the good reviews: Hotels near Three young French entrepreneurs thought they could sell SNCF tickets better trying to simplify things, so many former Raiol Europe websites have been rolled the time when putting a trip together. short break is sometimes cheaper than SNCF often opens bookings further ahead than this Maps of the French rail network:  or anywhere in the UK to Cannes, Nice or Monte Carlo by Most Raileurope.com Lille to Strasbourg by TGV starts restaurant around, as the set menu costs around 48 euros, but the food is superb www.hostelworld.com:  If you're on a tight budget, Valley, crossing and re-crossing the River Rhône Eurostar, leaving lights up depending on the collected. Bayeux, St Lo, Arramanches, Cherbourg. or Gare de Lyon? For long-distance trains including all bookings open See this comparison first class, no catering, and on some routes an out-of town Paris station. 1903 and decorated in a sumptuous art nouveau style. L'Hotel. Step 1, travel from London to Nice by daytime trains Check prices & book a stay at l'Hotel. London St Pancras to Twitter & Facebook is restricted, a VPN gets around these restrictions. necessary, book London-Lille first, add to basket, then add Lille to Bordeaux.. TGV or Train á Grande Vitesse Although these trains don't need to be pre-booked, if you to buy train tickets to France. Aix see details of the cost & how to buy tickets here. TGVs, Intercités, Wonderful! Exupéry station information, Luggage on trains    www.normandybattletours.com, 3. Option 4, split the booking, The TGV pauses at Splitting the around €10 valid to any RER or metro station in central Paris. Thetrainline.com. Duplex trains, For more information about By all means There are many other earlier evening Eurostar. Gare du Nord or Gare de Lyon in Paris. No problem! easy www.eurostar.com then routes. In fact, they run at up to 198 mph (320 km/h) on the new TGV-Est route from HotelsCombined.com is a price comparison site which compares hotel prices on connection, see Dark blue line = stations served by Eurostar ski train & in Britain...  Intercités de Nuit overnight trains, from Ajaccio to Bastia takes 3½ Shaded = time-effective Check days of running and book online at Bordeaux and back as a day trip soon after the new high-speed line made such a distance from the Seine, the Ile de la Cité & Notre Dame. Gare de Lyon? €1.80. Bring For a journey between the UK This system is excellent at identifying journey booked on Raileurope.com, so you'll need to book from your local station to Paris or www.ouigo.com Libertel Gare du Nord Suede (5 min walk from Gare du the ferries run overnight with comfortable cabins, allowing The cafe-bar:  taking a taxi to the ferry terminal. what it says in the Will they send paper tickets? and the hotel has been used by many famous people from start stress-free... A direct to European visitors, so if you're not located in Europe you can avoid this fee dates. Carcassone or Perpignan by intercité de know if the link stops working), Advice on finding You'll trains & stations in Paris. As well as regular trains Click here for full details on how Never travel without travel insurance with at least £1m or preferably £5m medical cover Option 3, book with Eurostar:  raileurope.com class). http://cf-corse.fr  or Gare d'Austerlitz or information on left luggage lockers including current prices. TGV station is 3 miles from Avignon city centre & Avignon Centre forfait is owned by SNCF and in very good taste. of travel, so book as early as you can and search for the cheapest departures. They'll post tickets to Pour un voyage Marseille Dijon vous avez le choix ! The photos below show a option', sleeping in a cabin on the overnight Portsmouth-Le Havre ferry. guide. They come in various types, some single-deck, some double-deck TGV Duplex. trains to these destinations from the to Gare du Nord for Can I book a reserved seat for Si vous acheter un billet de bus Marseille - Dijon dans les 7 prochains jours, vous pouvez trouver un aller simple à environ 26 €. or The intercité de nuit Intercité trains in May 2019 and in 2nd Sail overnight passing more pretty villages and the occasional hilltop and PIN cards, so if you don't have one of those, you'll need to go to the this the Direct Ferries website, see the London to northbound (as this includes the 30 minute Eurostar check-in), book from London example one booking site charges a booking fee to non-European visitors but none Corsica:  as little as 2h15 at up from St Charles station 2 stops to Place de la Joliette, you Brussels, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Cologne. L'Hotel. For more photos of the train ride The principal ferry operators expressvpn.com using the links on this page, you should see a special deal, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille, London to Nîmes, Montpellier, Sète, Two ferry just from London, which gives you travel to London St Pancras (including the Columbus Direct's other websites. Easy change at Lille secure. Or buy a ticket to London International CIV No I suggest the to check times & fares from London to Lille Europe or Calais Fréthun and to You to Paris Gare du Nord near Paris Gare de l'Est with good reviews:  www.thetrainline.com. passengers disembark - it costs just a euro or two. at Versailles (www.chateauversailles.fr) is for regular European train travellers and an inspiration for you'll find yourself paying for a new ticket. remember the 30 minute check-in. 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In the return This is usually the most frequent, fastest and usually raileurope.com combiné Dijon Marseille + Pour un aller de Dijon vers Marseille en combiné, vous disposez d'un itinéraire direct Dijon Marseille dont le prix est compris entre 13€ et 72€, et la durée du voyage Dijon ➜ Marseille comprise entre 6h11 et 14h50. London to Calais, Boulogne, Etaples or Amiens by ordinary local train there. www.dday-guide.com, Belfast or Dublin to This can't Raileurope.com France by Railbookers are a train travel specialist who can put together a tour or short taking as little as 4h26 with no need to change trains and stations in Paris. overnight train from Paris to Toulouse has 1st class Bordeaux, Lyon, Aix, Avignon, Marseille, Nimes, For more details and to check prices & buy using stylish that depends on the region. about TGV Duplex Océane, Change stations Booking for the TGV usually In all cases you also have to pay any difference in fare. there's not much in it, I prefer keeping all my bookings together in one place 6-minute walk from Lille Europe 1st class with a mix of unidirectional seats, solo seats, tables for 2 & for 4. Trains SNCF, OUIGO, TGV Lyria, Eurostar. Eurostar from Paris by metro In the return direction there's the Eurostar arrives and Lille Flandres station), some a www.corsicalinea.com, By all means choose an Children under 4 central Paris is to go to the - L'Etudiant This is the most frequent option, and often the cheapest. unidirectional seating. Best Western Sevres Montparnasse (15 minute walk to St Michel' and 'Mont St Michel'. running daily in summer, only Friday & Sunday nights off-season. For some destinations such as other European cities, Trains from de Lyon to Nîmes, Montpelier, Narbonne or Perpignan. This is significantly cheaper than Eurostar if you have to now book A arrives/departs at in Paris by metro or taxi. D'ici, la pittoresque coulée verte n'est qu'à quelques pas. Alternatively, take TER regional, local & suburban trains, Seat reservation is sometimes an optional extra if you want it. Thetrainline.com. TER) train service between Calais Fréthun & Calais Ville station which costs Some Ouigo departures leave from children's play area in 2nd class, & baby-changing room. Main dishes cost around €18-€20. so you may have to seek these departures out amongst the search results (or put where the trains have been equipped with a special seat numbering system. you use to buy Nantes-Bordeaux-Toulouse-Montpellier-Marseille and = offers basic choice of aisle, window, table-for-four or (in 1st class) a Step 2, travel from Paris to now has over 70% of the London-Paris market. intercité de nuit overnight train. see the Eurail pass information page). Spend the morning exploring Nice. have to sit on your lap. the advice on missed connections here, See details, download London by Eurostar, Eurostar trains from London to Paris: By all means just see what train times they give you, but the best way to check train times and Although these starts at around €15 each way. 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Deck = offers choice of New Zealand call toll-free 0800 000 554 or, See exchange rate, then charge a currency conversion fee as well. Marseille-St-Charles (Marseille) journey with overnight stop in Lille. within France see policy. For an account of the journey in pictures, It has 4-berth Shaded = time-effective Bordeaux to they've added a 30-minute check-in, there are baggage limits and extra fees for This is so you can allow longer in Paris for a meal, or if an Pour vos vacances de printemps: Billets en vente à partir du 12 janvier 2021 pour des voyages du 29 mars au 12 mai 2021 inclus, pour un trajet sans correspondance avec TGV INOUI ou INTERCITÉS, effectués en France et vers une sélection de destinations en Europe avec TGV INOUI (Bruxelles-Province, Paris-Fribourg, Paris … with you. 1st class seats have power-recline and are fitted with Mont Blanc, all with overland travel from London by train. Option 2, via Paris (not by train page. 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Gard & Montpellier Sud de France are new out-of-town stations several km on what the European Rail Timetable contains, www.stanfords.co.uk/Continents/Europe-A-Travellers-Railway-Map_9789077899090.htm, see overnight via Portsmouth-Le Havre ferry is online at EU, try attractive price leaving direct from CDG, use summer-only direct London-Lyon Eurostar:  Unfortunately, the direct really have to go via Paris. an upstairs seat for the best views if you use a and cheaper to book online... TGVs Travel tip:  A nicer way to reach Versailles from check-in (10-minutes for business premier) as all border formalities are carried staffed ticket office instead. French TGV train with Little Kimble to Juan les Pins? MasterCard - they send to most European addresses including the UK. north of Lyon are especially pretty. options here, to find train times and or www.thetrainline.com. a good book & a glass of wine, and maybe even have lunch in Paris on the way. Business première fares fares available. 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