We are trying to book train tickets from Paris to Bayeux on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 for 8 people. When we look at ticket availability for mid day (we land at GDC at 10:45am) they already seem to be fully booked. We thought that since the tickets just became available we would not have a problem. We are looking on the SNCF-connect site. Does this sound right or are we looking at it wrong? Do more tickets become available after they first come out? Should we be panicked?
Thanks
Posted by
Chicago
8296 posts
Looks like your doing something wrong
I see that you can book 8 seats on the 12:59 from The Paris Gare St. Lazare train station. There is no direct train service to Bayeux from CDG
Posted by
Florida (previously California)
4106 posts
The usual advice is to allow four hours between ETA at CDG and the departure of a train from Paris. I am not sure that you will be able to land at 10:45 AM and catch a 1 PMish train from Paris, especially if you have to go through immigration and/or have checked luggage. There is a train at 1:56 and another at 2:59. The 2:59 is a direct train with no connections.
Posted by
OP
6 posts
Thank you both for your response. You answered one question we had but didn't ask, and that is how long to allow to transfer from CDG to Lazare. 4 hours is the answer and I appreciate that. That 10:45 arrival was for just one of our 4 couples. The rest of us arrive at CDG about 7am. The other couple may just have to make their own way to Bayeux. Sorry I didn't mention that we knew we would have to get to the St. Lazare station to catch the train. We were a little panicked becasue at first we thought that when it said "only 2 seats left" that it meant 2 seats period. But as we played with the site, we figured out that was only 2 seats left at the special price. We've seen all the times now and think we can figure it out. Thanks.