Timeline for Internal train travel in France - cheaper on day, or when pre-booked from UK?
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| May 14, 2015 at 22:27 | comment | added | K L | In addition to Andre's answer you should know that ticket prices may vary depending on the time of the day. For example a train leaving in the morning might be more expensive than one leaving at noon. | |
| May 14, 2015 at 15:53 | comment | added | Richard Gadsden | @JoErNanO In theory, CIV protection should mean you can use the next available train if you missed a connection due to a delay (make sure you get your Eurostar ticket endorsed). In practice, separate tickets (rather than a through London-Tours ticket) might result in SNCF taking the view that CIV doesn't apply, but if you take the TGV, then Railteam's HOTNAT should let you get on the next train. HOTNAT has recently been extended to work for cross-Paris transfers. | |
| May 13, 2015 at 13:03 | comment | added | JoErNanO♦ | Note that the savers fares are often non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Hence you must make sure you don't miss your connection if your inbound Eurostar is late - leave enough time to make the connection. | |
| May 13, 2015 at 12:29 | history | edited | Maître Peseur | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 13, 2015 at 12:26 | comment | added | Ooberdan | Excellent - thanks André. That's exactly the kind of information I was looking for :) | |
| May 13, 2015 at 12:26 | vote | accept | Ooberdan | ||
| May 13, 2015 at 12:24 | history | answered | Maître Peseur | CC BY-SA 3.0 |