FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Connection: Train or Flight?
Thread: Connection: Train or Flight?
View Single Post
Old Oct 30, 2012 | 6:16 am
  #24  
nrr
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: jfk area
Programs: AA platinum; 2MM AA, Delta Diamond, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 10,291
Originally Posted by klmml
Where is the OP travelling from?

Is it London ("Train is at 4pm and arrive in Ginevra Central Station at 11pm" matches with the time Eurostar + TGV would take, but not exactly the train times), or somewhere in CH? I can't think of anywhere in CH that is 7 hours by train from Geneva. Anyway, if you do seriously plan to do London to Geneva by train, then I would encourage you to allow a generous gap for crossing Paris

The other mysterious thing in your post is "suisse High speed train". If my Eurostar + TGV supposition is correct, then fair enough. I have my suspicions that you might be referring to travel from somewhere in Italy to Geneva, on train EC42. In which case, beware that these (former?) "Cisalpino" services have a reputation for poor reliability, faults, breakdowns, poor cleaning and minimal catering. I would definitely not rely on getting to Geneva on one of them!
The Glacier Express from St. Moritz to Visp takes 6:30 (and this is a "fast" train skipping lots of stations between Chur and Visp), add another 2:30 to Geneva = 9 hrs--but you get to see super scenery between Chur and Visp.
nrr is offline  
Reply