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Old Feb 13, 2015, 8:29 pm
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SNCF new pass - What is the catch?
http://www.railwaybulletin.com/2015/...ed-travel-pass

I suspect that it is an annual pass with the monthly price shown?

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Old Feb 13, 2015, 9:22 pm
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Originally Posted by wandering_fred
http://www.railwaybulletin.com/2015/...ed-travel-pass

I suspect that it is an annual pass with the monthly price shown?
It is, and the last of the 10,000 available passes was sold on January 29.
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Old Feb 14, 2015, 2:24 am
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Also at any time you can buy a half-price rail pass (coupon frequence) either for a specific route, or set of routes or anywhere in France. You can buy it for a full year or part of a year. Some years I buy the first class version of these for travel between my town and Paris or Lyon.
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Old Feb 14, 2015, 9:51 am
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I notice discrepancy between scnf and bahn's website for train tickets on the same days for the exact same routing. At times it is a difference of 100 euros per person. Specifically looking for Paris-Nuremberg.

Any reason this is happening?
Would you recommend one website over the other?
Should I go with the cheapest option?

thank you in advance
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Old Feb 14, 2015, 2:07 pm
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bahn might be selling a europa-spezial that sncf can't see?
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Old Feb 15, 2015, 2:57 am
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Originally Posted by keisari
stimpy;

I notice discrepancy between scnf and bahn's website for train tickets on the same days for the exact same routing. At times it is a difference of 100 euros per person. Specifically looking for Paris-Nuremberg.

Any reason this is happening?
Would you recommend one website over the other?
Should I go with the cheapest option?
Either site will sell valid tickets so yes go for the cheapest one. But there may be some subtle difference in some detail of the ticket that makes the price different. I'd have to look at it on the dates you want to be sure.
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Old Feb 16, 2015, 2:50 am
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Originally Posted by keisari
stimpy;

I notice discrepancy between scnf and bahn's website for train tickets on the same days for the exact same routing. At times it is a difference of 100 euros per person. Specifically looking for Paris-Nuremberg.

Any reason this is happening?
Would you recommend one website over the other?
Should I go with the cheapest option?

thank you in advance
Try one of the specialist sites like capitainetraine.com which will search both train companies
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Old Feb 24, 2015, 2:12 pm
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Originally Posted by keisari
stimpy;

I notice discrepancy between scnf and bahn's website for train tickets on the same days for the exact same routing. At times it is a difference of 100 euros per person. Specifically looking for Paris-Nuremberg.

Any reason this is happening?
The reason is because SNCF and DB have independent inventories on trains that are jointly operated by both operators.
So, while DBs cheapest fare buckets may been sold out those at SNCF may still have seats availlable - or vice versa ...
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Old Feb 24, 2015, 2:23 pm
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