Ok. I've tried and tried to figure out the TGV from CDG or Paris Est. I've looked on bonjourlafrance and the scnf sites and still am uncertain about this: am I able to catch the TGV directly from Charles de Gaulle airport TO Colmar? If so, am I correct in stating that there is a train leaving CDG around 1300 and arriving Strasbourg around 1500? Otherwise, I'd need to get to Paris la Gare Est and take a train from there to Colmar (strasbourg). Right? Please, does anyone know the answer to this? Any info would be most appreciated. I leave next Tuesday! thank you
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
Yes, there is a TGV that leaves CDG at 12:54 and arrives in Strasbourg at 15:17. Change to a train leaving Strasbourg at 15:53 and arriving in Colmar at 16:22.
Yes, at other times you'll need to depart from Gare de l'Est.
Your best timetable site is www.bahn.de. Click on the drop-down menu in the upper right-hand corner for English. Enter Aeroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle TGV as your departure point and Colmar as your arrival point. After you get summary timetables, click on "Details for all" to see the connecting points.
Posted by
Ottawa, Canada
4555 posts
Becky...the only trains I can find that avoid going into Paris is a TGV to Strasbourg which leaves the TGV station under Terminal 2 at 12:54, switching to a regional train in Strasbourg to Colmar (about half an hour wait), and arrives at 4:22 pm...and a similar route leaving CDG 2 at 7:53 pm and getting into Colmar at 11:23 pm. So it looks like your first option is an accurate one. If you book on SNCF now, you can still get a ticket for 68 Euro...regular second-class price is 72 Euro, so not much of a difference.
Posted by
OP
Corvallis, OR, USA
30 posts
I can't thank you enough, guys. As always, you've come thru.