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Collecting TGV Train Tickets In France

I have followed the instructions and booked train reservations on TGV-Europe.com. Would appreciate details from someone who knows about the process of picking up tickets in a French train station. Leave Tuesday!!!
Thanks.

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Sally, since no one else has answered you (and you are leaving Tuesday!) I will hazard a reply even though what I've done is bought tickets at a French rail station.

The process should be similar. Bring all your documentation, and the credit card with which you purchased the tickets, to the train station. There may be a line for the ticket windows, and the line may move slowly.

If you have no French, simply presenting the above at the window should be enough (though a "Bonjour" and "S'il vous plait" and "merci" would be polite). If you have other questions, such as where to catch the train, you can write them out in French in advance.

This should be easy--just be sure to leave a little extra time. Or, pick up your tickets at any train station before the day of your departure, if that fits your schedule. Bon voyage!