My flight is landing at CDG at 9am on Sunday and I plan to take train to Amboise afterwards. There's TGV train from CDG to Amboise at 11:18 and then 16:13, alternatively there're trains from either Gare d'Austerlitz or Gare Montparnasse which seem to cost half of the price of TGV train.
I'm thinking to buy train ticket after arrival to avoid flight delay issues. Is it possible to buy train ticket on mobile app a couple of hours before departure?
More than likely, that is the point of such an ap: to maximize the ability to buy or sell tickets
Yes there is: Oui.SNCF app (French Railways). And, if SNCF doesn't like your card, LOCO2 works too.
Itineraries for Amboise using TGVs require a stop in Tours (St Pierre des Corps) and a train change to a TER train. This will be the case departing from either CDG or Montparnasse.
Departures from Austerlitz are all TER trains and most require changing trains in Orléans.
Purchasing tickets upon CDG arrival means paying the highest possible price with the risk of your desired train being sold out. However, as the mass vacation migration of August is over (until the return at the end of the month), you should not have an availability problem.
There is usually a 12h45 direct train from Austerlitz that arrives Amboise at 14h51. Cost is 36€. You could take a taxi from CDG to Austerlitz, fixed fare is 55€, and probably be in Amboise faster than taking one of the TGV options. You´ll not only save money, avoiding connections makes it easier with luggage.
Amboise is a small town and the train station is a good walk from most locations. You might want to arrange for station pickup in advance.
Thanks Tocard. I think perhaps due to Sunday scheduling, there is no direct train from Austerlitz to Amboise between 9am to 5pm. Currently I'm still hoping to make the 11:18 train from CDG which has a 1 hour connection time in Tours. I suppose I could take a taxi (or Uber?) from Tours train station to Amboise. My hotel in Amboise is about 20 mins walk from the training station.
