I am totally unfamiliar with the train lines in either country. Traveling from Saarbrucken, Germany to Bordeaux, France next April. I chose this route as our 1 day of long distance travel. Suggestions on when and where to purchase tickets? This time of year it looks like a $195-250 one way trip. Thank you for inputs.
Posted by
Bavaria
2625 posts
Just look up the web sites of the SNCF and the DB and compare fares:
Posted by
Oregon
2929 posts
Compare prices on both the DB Navigator and SNCF Connect apps. Schedules won’t be available yet for those dates. Prices go up as travel dates approaches, so book as soon as possible. Looking at options in December, prices are about €150.
Posted by
Belgium
162 posts
I will do this trip for 80€.
ICE highspeed from Saarbrücken to Paris-Est, TGV Inoui highspeed from Paris-Montparnasse to Bordeaux.
Both ICE and TGV offer a limited selection of cheap tickets for early bookers.
Your ICE ticket is available 180 days in advance (April is already available for €30/person).
Your TGV ticket is issued 120 days before departure. Wait another month and you can buy it for €50 per person.
Lessons learned? Limit your information to that provided by local people and pay less money.