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An extremely popular way to travel in France and Europe is by Train. Using TGV (Train a grande vitess) one of the fastest trains in the world, is a great way to travel within France and neighbouring counties and view the scenery. It connects over 150 cities at the speed of about 320 mph. To get an idea you can travel from Paris to Geneva in about 3 hours and 45 minutes, or a Paris to Nice trip is about 6 hours. There are first and second class options when you book your ticket. First class gives you more seating and luggage space with reclining seats. Depending on the length of your trip a meal may also be included. North American Visitors: UK visitors:
You can purchase
your train tickets including the Eurostar online at Rail Europe
Youth Passes
Please visit our
Train Travel Option page to get an
idea of what type of passes are out there.
Eurostar
Eurostar, another great
travel option,
takes you form Paris downtown to London Waterloo International in about 2 and half hours going
through an underground tunnel (the Chunnel).
Eurostar
goes through
London, Ashford in Kent, Paris, Brussels, Lille, Disneyland Resort Paris and
Calais-Fréthun directly. UK Visitors please visit:
Please make sure that you reserve your seat as well when you purchase a
train ticket.
Paris Train Stations
There are 6 major train (Gare) stations in Paris, serving various
destinations:
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Gare St. Lazare
- Paris 8
Mostly
Serving: Basse Normandie and Haute Normandie
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Gare de
l'Est -
Paris 10
Serving: Champagne, Alsace, Eastern Europe, Germany
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Gare du Nord - Paris 10
Serving: Northern France, Belgium, Netherlands and England. Eurostar's hub.
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Gare
Montparnasse - Paris 15
Serving: Versailles, Brittany, Loire Valley,
West and Southwest France and Spain
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Gare Austerlitz - Paris 13
Serving: Loire Valley, Southwest
France (Cote d'Azure, Provence), Switzerland, Itlay, Spain and Portugal.
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Gare de Lyon - Paris 12
Serving: Southeast France, Lille, Rhône Valley,
Provence, Switzerland, Italy. |
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