Trains to Normandy

If you buy your tickets as soon as you arrive in Paris, you should be able to get seats on any train you choose for 8 June. However, as of a moment ago discount fares are still available at www.voyages-sncf.com for several departure times that day. If you want help with booking, just ask.

Steve,

We just bought a few weeks ago advance tickets. I can't remember, but I thought there was a problem with buying the tickets all the way from Paris to Bayeux we couldn't do that for some reason (or maybe it was we wanted to print them and couldn't with that full route). Anyways, we bought tickets from Paris to Caen 90 days out and got the PREM fare. We will then buy when we arrive in Paris or Caen a ticket for 5.50 Euro the Caen to Bayeux leg (it's only about 20 minutes). We then did the reverse for returning to Paris and just bought Caen to Paris. From what I understand there are plenty of trains between Caen and Bayeux so should be no problem getting those and you can't get seat reservations for those legs anyways.

Steve- Tim helped me through this. I bought Paris-Caen and Bayeux-Paris (this is a direct train back and doesn't involve a regional leg like on the way up-just depends on day/time) and printed these online. I also pre-bought the Caen-Bayeux leg there online and we will pick these tickets up at the station (or other main station) with our printed voucher and by showing the same credit card used (yes, I was told you can wait until you get there for this leg). We're going very early and I'm picking up these tickets a few days earlier so we don't have to worry about anything that morning.

Thanks. This is great to know. I'll see if I can get the tix as you've all described.