Last minute TGV tickets 50% off
Jan 20, 2006, 2:14 am
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Last minute TGV tickets 50% off
Every Tuesday on the French railways website http://www.voyages-sncf.com/ you can get TGV (high speed train) tickets on selected routes for the following week at half price. You'll need to be able to read some French, but it's not too difficult to figure out. Click on the "Train -50% tous les Mardis" link on the right side under "Derniere Minute." You don't have to book on Tuesday, but the good routes/fares go quickly of course. They offer even cheaper fares with 3 months advance booking, but I usually don't plan ahead that far and like the last minute aspect better.
Jan 20, 2006, 12:16 pm
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There are some good deals to be had on the TGV site. I once saw a fare of 15 euros from Paris CDG airport to Amsterdam.
Greg
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Jan 20, 2006, 7:45 pm
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There are some good deals to be had on the TGV site. I once saw a fare of 15 euros from Paris CDG airport to Amsterdam.
Mar 29, 2006, 10:01 am
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Originally Posted by UK flyer
This also applies to Thalys. Generally travel is restricted to off peak trains with very limited availabilty at weekends.
Here's a link for TGV's discount page: http://www.voyages-sncf.com/dynamic/...UK&_AGENCY=VSC
(Hopefully that TGV page link will work consistently - hope it's not specific to today's offers)