Hello, My 13 year old daughter and I are traveling in France this July. I am hurrying to purchase rail tickets and wonder if a France Eurail Pass is a good bargain. Based on my calculations the Pass is the more affordable option but I am worried I'm not understanding something.
Individual Tickets: (Euro amounts for both of us)
CDG-Arles 219 Euros
Cassis-CDG 191 Euros
Arles-Cassis 30 Euros
3 Day Eurail Pass 245 Euros (second class).
We plan to base ourselves in Arles and day trip to Avignon, Nimes, Pont Du Gard, and then go to Cassis and then back to CDG. I I read there is a 20 Euro charge for booking a reservation for Eurail pass holders but still that adds up to less than 440. I also read that seat selection is limited for Eurail pass holders so do I have to worry that when I see seats available now for single purchase those same seats may not be available when I try to book with a Eurail Pass? Am I missing something? Based on what I see 245 (plus seat reservation of 80 Euros on longer trips) is much cheaper than 440.
Thank you!
Lora