I understand there is a regional train strike going on since April. Any news as to when it could be settle? We are traveling for 20 days in September and are counting on using trains and local transportation only, so we are concerned about it!
Posted by
Edmonds, WA 🌨 ☂
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Any news as to when it could be settle?
How high is 'up' ?
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area
5697 posts
OK, if you search "train strike France" on this site you can see how people have handled this in April, May and June. It makes traveling more difficult, yes, but not impossible. But no word on how long it will take to settle.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
33848 posts
It isn't just regional trains (TER/RER). It includes TGV and, to a lesser degree, Eurostar. I don't know how Thalys has been faring.
My experience from last month is that things get pretty busy on the evening before a strike day - in Paris anyway.
Posted by
L'Occitanie, France
10633 posts
This past weekend had strikes, but 4 out of 5 trains, or even more, ran in every category.
Posted by
Rick Steves' Europe
16895 posts
Strike dates are announced in advance and may affect somewhere between 20 and 80% of train departures, but never all the trains in one day. I would check the news media in August and also https://en.oui.sncf/train/strike.