I've been buying a bunch of my TGV tickets online in advance...but when I'm going from, say, Annecy to Beune, or Chamonix to Annecy, is there any reason/recommendation to buy in advance?
Posted by
Portland, Maine
2916 posts
For regional travel in France I don't believe there is any advantage to buying in advance, unlike the TGV.
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
Robert is correct. There is open seating on regional trains and no reservations are possible. Your ticket is good on any train. There are no discount fares.
Posted by
Green Bay
21153 posts
If it indicates TER on the scheduloe, it is a regional train. Non reserved, but you must validate (compostier) the ticket in the machine in the station before boarding first train.