Hi, does the SNCF ticket to Chateau de Fontainebleau cover both unlimited transfers for metro and bus? And what bus do we take from the Fontainebleau station to the Chateau? Thanks!
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Your ticket will cover the ride from Gare de Lyon to Fontainebleau-Avon. You'll need to buy a ticket for bus 12A to the chateau when you get to the Fontainebleau-Avon station. See this page.
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
I just checked the Transilien site and it looks like a single ticket costs the same from anywhere in central Paris to Fontainebleau-Avon. So it will cover any Metro and/or RER rides you would need to take to get to Gare de Lyon where you will catch the train to Fontainebleau-Avon. You'll need to buy a separate bus ticket at Fontainebleau-Avon to get to the chateau.
Posted by
San Francisco/Marin County
9420 posts
Great info Tim! We'll be going there next May and this is really helpful. Thanks!
Posted by
OP
Seattle, WA, USA
172 posts
Thanks Tim. Can we also purchase this SNCF ticket days before the day we want to go to the Chateau de Fontainebleau? Will this ticket cover the metro transfer from our closest metro stop to Gare de Lyon?
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
As I said in my second post above, the ticket to Fontainebleau-Avon will also cover your rides from anywhere in central Paris to Gare de Lyon. For more information, click on the link I gave in my first post.
Yes, you can buy your ticket in advance of the day you wish to use it. It's an open, undated ticket (like a t+ metro ticket).