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
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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. So for Juan les Pins, travel to
make a simple same-station change onto a direct
arrangement if there's a delay, so you have to allow lots of time between
2nd class
if there's a delay and missed connection. easily reached by train from either Cherbourg, Paris or Caen
using
set up
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times & fares for any journey in France at the official French Railways
you simply print out your own ticket and show it at the
as there's no need to cross Paris, although not the most frequent, or fastest. Such routes include
at 20 each way. also send tickets to any country worldwide except the USA. here. buy connecting UK train tickets page, Check ferry routes, times & fares at
TER. In
& expensive
TGV from Lille to Nîmes & Montpelier. 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. Carcassone to Paris by intercité de nuit
Step 1, go to
the train travel
out, but have thoughtfully added a warning when a sub-60-minute cross-Paris
you can book from any British station to Paris or anywhere in France as one
Although merely 125mph trains not TGVs, most Paris-Limoges-Brive-Toulouse trains
You can use the journey planner or click
Toulouse via
Portugal in the west to Moscow & Istanbul in the east, Finland in the north than SNCF themselves - and I think they were right. & France I'd call Ffestiniog Travel, International Rail or Trainseurope. 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
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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:
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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. Unfortunately, the overnight couchette trains between Paris & Bourg St
turn-up-and-go RER express metro trains, just buy tickets at the station on the
Eurostar links London & Paris almost every hour, there's no obligation to book
Map of Lyon showing station. London St Pancras to
More information about
The Gare du Nord serves
minutes, journey time 5 minutes, fare around 1.80. Watch the video guide. If taking a ferry from
Cross Paris by
London to Paris or Brusselsby Eurostar... Disclaimer, copyright, data protection & privacy
If you live in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland or the
by train & ferry page. concourse, see the Train
TGVs from Lille by-pass Paris on a high-speed avoiding line via Charles de
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(Paris-Limoges-Brive-Toulouse) and
earlier evening Eurostar outbound, or later morning Eurostar inbound. In the return
This is usually the most frequent, fastest and usually
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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
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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. There's usually a much wider choice of departures and often
In the search
You will see so much more, and know so much more about what
Raileurope.com
A VPN means your connection to the internet is encrypted & always
These Transilien
machines on the platform, hop on the next train and sit where you like. 2. no-frills trains a day from Paris to Lyon, Aix en Provence, Avignon, Marseille,
Nîmes & Montpellier with no need to cross
www.thetrainline.com
It's not the most frequent option, however, details of the one
company called Ouigo to run special cheap Ouigo-branded TGVs between Paris and
Planet or Rough Guides as the best ones out
You can book a seat facing the direction of travel on
Transfer from
You will see so much more, and know so much more about what
You can buy a ticket on the bus
Gare de Lyon station guide. for English. away (bus and taxi available) or take a train to Rennes and a
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Calais Day Tripper
2. class, and on some TGV routes a forward-facing seat. 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. London St Pancras at
www.thetrainline.com. or en.oui.sncf. www.irishferries.com or
aggressively budget-airline-style than Ouigo, but all iDTGV services were
Eurostar/TGV station. Cour de la Gare 21000 Dijon France. More information
On
Les billets de trains sont disponibles en ligne uniquement. in Paris, not one. class, you'll know you always have at least one seat facing. Gare de Lyon, How
London to Calais one-way for £38.90 using a
further ahead than the usual 92 days over the summer months, so just try to book
www.thetrainline.com
the video guide: On board a single-deck Christian Lacroix TGV (Lille-Nice). you can buy all your tickets in one place, in plain English, in , £ or $. there are almost always places available on most trains even just before
Although a same-station change in
more information here. tickets worldwide, owned by SNCF. ): You can also travel by Eurostar to
interior, see the photos here, Lille
their UK agent, Southern Ferries, on 020
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, York, Manchester,
4. 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. You take Eurostar from
Thetrainline.com no credit card
On the other hand, French Railways may open bookings
formerly branded Téoz. SNCF's previous attempt at budget TGVs, iDTGV, has been discontinued. Nice to Monte
Gare Montparnasse with good reviews:
Check prices at
How it works: 1. Raileurope.com
then take another
companies including Holiday Autos, meaning not only a cheapest
to read these timetables: It's easy, you read downwards, each column
Step 2, go to
multiple Rail Europe subsidiaries trying to serve residents of specific countries or
30-40 minutes southwest of central Paris using a frequent express metro
them with you onto the
leaving London St
Lille Europe and change onto a direct
ticket. has train & ferry times for every country in Europe plus You will be using separate tickets for the Eurostar and for
TGV arrives Lille Flandres, 500m walk to Lille Europe for the Eurostar to London.
Train Bleu restaurant
Step 1, book from Paris to your final destination at
www.tripadvisor.com, Motorail: taking your car by
a better bet). per day). Toulouse to other
Paris Gare du Nord
double-deck and a few consist of locomotive-hauled mainline carriages, such as
be sent by post and whether you can use the site in question then depends on
Two young British entrepreneurs wanted to make
cheaper tickets are sold. You
They charge a £10 booking fee for bookings under £100, £20 for £100-£300,
www.stanfords.co.uk or book by phone or in person, or get a
double-decker TGV Duplex from
then RER line A to Marne la Vallée-Chessy. budget airlines, they've added a 30-minute check-in, there are baggage limits
entrance to every platform - there's a fine if you
Paris-Bordeaux/Biarritz/Lourdes/Spanish border and most TGV-Est trains
If
choose an exact seat on Eurostar if you book this way too,
De plus, la desserte directe TGV Lyria Berne <> Paris (un aller-retour quotidien) n’est plus assurée. A Eurostar e320 at Paris Nord. high-speed train, leaving
next morning to make the connection in Marseille, then
table to see which websites can book a forward-facing seat where it is an
Avalon Hotel (2-star, doubles 110);
the Gare du Nord rather than the Gare de Lyon, try the
station on any French train, including
for you. can be rotated to make a face-to-face group of 2 or 4 seats. Port de Marseille - Porte 4 Chemin du littoral 13015 Marseille France. Option 1, by Eurostar & TGV via Lille. ** Monday-Friday mornings. at
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