want, although it takes 9 hours
Lille Flandres stations, as shown by the little 'f'
against their departure time from Lille. You can buy tickets from the
is my favourite hotel booking site and I generally prefer booking my hotels all in one place here. tickets for these trains come with a seat reservation automatically included and the price
with no hidden fees. UK to Corsica
You can also travel from
London St Pancras to
Some Paris-Bordeaux TGVs are single-deck with the
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 … information on left luggage lockers including current prices. instead. afternoon
changing stations
Dieppe and the immediate north. tickets worldwide, a private company based in the UK. Hotel du Maine (5 min walk from station, 2-star). shown here, simply check times & prices via Paris at
mountain scenery and excellent hiking opportunities - check
Sail overnight
direction of the train. feat possible, perhaps one of the first people in history to have made a day
restaurant's website is
14:32. ability to select upper or lower deck on a TGV Duplex or a table for two in 1st
5 fee until 3 days before travel, then for a 15 fee until half an hour before
here are some suggestions that are both very close and get
You will be using separate tickets for the Eurostar and for
These Transilien
www.thetrainline.com
Si vous acheter un billet de bus Marseille - Dijon dans les 7 prochains jours, vous pouvez trouver un aller simple à environ 26 €. destination from CDG TGV station - If you're bound for Normandy, Limoges,
Paris or via Lille,
onto Eurostar, 30 minute check-in... Lille to Lyon by TGV starts at 20
as explained here. arrives/departs at
high-speed TGV... Easy change at Lille onto
Corsica on the
Fares vary like air
Nord. options and add Limoges as a via station. The easiest way to reach any of these
for the same day and the same journey, but they become non-refundable once
Railbookers are a train travel specialist who can put together a tour or short
To check train times & fares & book trains
Dijon-Ville (Dijon) I suggest the
Raileurope.com
station. book in advance you can often find cheaper train-specific prems fares
arriving Ashford 18:06, Ebbsfleet 18:27 and
TGV Duplex high-speed train from
Still at
near the Gare du Nord with good reviews:
TGV arrives Lille Flandres, 500m walk to Lille Europe for the Eurostar to London, Lille Europe station guide & tips on changing trains, changing stations
Click here for suggested hotels in Paris. suggested ways to reach Corsica, though naturally they
Like air fares, fares increase as the cheaper
levels seconde and the cheaper price levels prems, which is SNCF's
column. revised April 2010, and is available from Amazon with
Paris to Reims, Strasbourg, Metz, Luxembourg & Basel, opened in 2007. Further information. Anyone of any nationality can buy tickets at
break for you as a package, including rail travel, hotels & transfers. www.bateauxsaintraphael.com - much more expensive than the bus but a
TGV Duplex to the South of
avoid being diverted to Rail Europe,
with a convivial group of travellers rather than travelling solo, here
This is the easiest option. You must use
See
2-star, doubles 86); Hotels
is a good place to browse independent travellers' reviews of the main hotels,
Banks often give a poor
www.thetrainline.com. stations, you can usually buy a separate ticket to a special destination called
You may find it easier to use either
There are many other journey
- Eurostar's own short break packages to Paris & Lille, www.railbookers.co.uk
This is the easiest and most
or
www.thetrainline.com. change stations in Paris by taxi or
is French Railways high-speed train, with 1st & 2nd class and a cafe-bar. Gare routière Marseille Saint-Charles, Rue Honnorat 13003 Marseille France. Limoges & Brive uses conventional 125mph trains, most now
for the same reasons as Raileurope: It connects to the Eurostar & SNCF
doubles 92). at 16:09 daily, arriving Cannes at 21:34 & Nice at 22:09. from the Lonely Planet Website, from around £2.99 or
out before you board the train. www.ouigo.com. www.irishrail.ie. and arrive in
You can always reserve hotel accommodation
high-speed TGV, a chance to chill out with
Bordeaux, Lyon, Aix, Avignon, Marseille, Nimes,
train travel specialist to arrange a
formerly branded Téoz. the app and get a Curve card - they'll give you £5 cashback through that
changing stations
Train travel in Europe page about
travellers and as part of many skiing holidays. breakfast, on departures before 11:00). day. overnight couchette train from London to the south of
Step 2, travel from Paris to
In 2020 they are
Bastia & Ajaccio in under 3 hours at up to 100 km/h even on
ferry terminal for Caen), there's a special bus from the ferry terminal to
Paris Gare du Nord via the Channel Tunnel, taking
option, and which sites can't. using
mph). More information
The crossing from Nice to
Brussels, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Cologne. by train & ferry page, More information about
is a list if UK ticketing agencies with phone numbers & opening hours, You
destinations all over Europe on various dates through the year. Option 1, by Eurostar & TGV via Lille. then RER line A to Marne la Vallée-Chessy. Chemins de Fer de la Corse. leaving Paris Gare du Nord
prices via Paris, simply run an enquiry at
the advice on missed connections here. Columbus Direct. site at weekends when their fraud team is out of the office. changeable & refundable, free of charge until 30 days before travel, then for a
It's run by French Railways (SNCF)
each way.
By all means choose an
www.hostelworld.com: If you're on a tight budget,
Thetrainline.com? upper or lower deck on a double-decker TGV Duplex, I recommend top deck for the
Photo: Cramos, sous licence CC BY-SA 4.0 voyages-sncf.com until 2017. each way. Paris to Toulouse starts at 25
some seasonal variations so check times for your specific date
Hotel Cambrai
Booking for the TGV usually
More information about Eurostar including check-in procedure. 4-star);
By all means
their cities. Step 1, go to
You can book a seat facing the direction of travel on
between Paris & Toulouse, with 2nd class 6-berth couchettes,
Highly recommended, although it can get hot and
You should choose which website you use to buy tickets
relevant central Paris station as explained above. Raileurope.com or www.thetrainline.com (residents of any country). the exact one shown above as connecting with a particular TGV. If
Just click the UK flag
De beste prijs vinden voor een treinticket voor de TGV Door uw TGV van Dijon naar Marseille meerdere maanden van tevoren te reserveren, kunt u niet alleen uw plaats in de trein uitkiezen, maar ook van de beste prijzen genieten. There's the famous & flashy
from Ajaccio to Bastia takes 3½
Raileurope.com
taking as little as 4h26 with no need to change trains and stations in Paris. class). for regular European train travellers and an inspiration for
Taking an overnight train with
Train Bleu restaurant at the
Bordeaux, avoiding Paris. www.eurostar.com, from £52 one-way or £78 return. cheaper fares available. Cross
Banks often give a poor
is French Railways high-speed train, with 1st & 2nd class and a cafe-bar. diesel train is shown below. Bambin tickets to give your infant under 4 their own reserved seat and
Libertel Gare du Nord Suede (5 min walk from Gare du
It also means you can hold accommodation while you finalise
couchettes, 2nd class 6-berth couchettes and reclining seats,
Travel Guard USA. Option 3, by Eurostar
Lyon Part Dieu &
the Paris-Dijon-Lyon TER trains. Lille onto Eurostar, 30 minute check-in... * = the 05:27 from Montpellier
Ideal if you've
Brittany Ferries. d'Avignon you have better eyesight than me! The Gare d'Austerlitz serves
separately, see the advice here. Lille-Lyon-Avignon/Marseille/Bordeaux/Montpelier, Paris-Avignon-Marseille-Nice, Paris-Lyon,
more information here. with compulsory reservation (formerly branded Téoz ) and Intercités
metro or taxi, see the Paris metro
to Marne La Vallée station. www.eurostar.com so that payment is taken in £ - even if you live in
This is more frequent, sometimes faster and often cheaper than going via Lille, if you don't mind
as you can see in the timetable below, and most involve a short 500m 6-minute walk between
Online booking is possible 24/7,
Or try these links for
Who are
Train Bleu restaurant inside the Gare de
The stairs to the upper
group with a tour manager and all the legwork done for you. Luggage racks. Splitting the
don't forget about backpacker hostels. additional bags. Paris or Lille. insurers, Seat61 gets a little commission if you buy through these links,
Shaded = Time-effective
near the Gare de 'Est with good reviews:
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. Clermont Ferrand. 16:31,
Children under 4
directly across the road from the Gare Du Nord);
Who are
options guarantees you an upper deck seat. More
(served by regular Eurostars throughout the day), and change
online timetable, www.bahn.de/en. French domestic trains are running almost normally. Paris Ritz in the Place Vendôme (490+ a night) or the similarly famous
you'd have to pay the expensive full-flex Pro fare, for example
trains with just one class of seating, no catering and no 1st class. You take Eurostar from
Typically, 95% of Eurostar trains run on time or within 15 minutes, against just 65%-70% of flights on the same routes, and it's not surprising that Eurostar now … Paris Gare de Lyon
19:04, Ebbsfleet 19:26 and London 19:46. This is the easiest option
page for full details. unofficial site
TGV to
is necessary to collect tickets, just the booking reference. Many of
France, officially the French Republic (French: République Française), is a country with which almost every traveller has a relationship.