I need to some advise on train/bus travel in France.
I am following this itinerary...
Paris to Strasbourg, Strasbourg to Lyon, Lyon to Avignon, Avignon to Montpellier, Montpellier to Aix en Provence, Aix en Provence to Marseille, Marseille to Nice and finally Nice to Monte Carlo.
I was on raileurope.com, and it was telling me is would cost 17 EURO for 2 people to travel to Monte Carlo from Nice - however i have read some forum Q %26amp; A on here and it said it will cost 3-4 Euro on the normal france train system.
So quite a big difference in price!
I am doing this trip on the smallest budget possible, so can anyone tell what is the cheapest option from travelling between all the above cities??
I dont trust raileurope.com anymore.
Bus or train - it doesnt matter - and if you know of the website then please let me know.
I have looked on http://www.sncf.com but i cannot navigate this site...i cant find where to go to get train timetables and prices???
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If you click on the box in the bottom right corner that says ACHETER UN BILLET (buy a ticket) it will redirect you to voyages.sncf.com or else just go to that site.
When are are on the voyages.sncf.com site go to the part that says RESERVER VOTRE VOYAGE (reserve your trip) in the top left corner.
Most of the fields are easily translated even if you don%26#39;t speak French.
depart - where you want to leave from
arrivee - where you are going to
1e classe 2e classe - 1st or 2nd class
aller le - choose the date to leave
retour le - choose return date if required
a partir de - departure time
RECHERCHER - is the search button for when you have made your selections.
If you are young enough (or old enough) you can select your age from the drop down list to see if there are cheaper tickets. However often the cheapest option is a PREMS ticket which is available regardless of age.
If you choose to view the site in English you will be redirected to another site like raileurope where they charge quite a bit extra for the tickets.
There is an excellent thread written by MorganB that you should read.
Good luck HrleyB
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A lot of people recommend using the German railways website (even though you%26#39;re in France) as it%26#39;s easier to navigate in English:
http://www.bahn.de/
RailEurope, is, as you%26#39;ve discovered, rather pricey. The bus from Nice to Monaco costs 1 euro for example.
Rob
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Information on how to book through the SNCF web site is also at seat61.com/…20voyages-sncf.com
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