Night Train - Paris to Milan

Better how? Cheaper?

I was looking at the website and saw this which makes me wonder...

"NB : The cabins in sleeping cars are for customers of the same sex, except for those who reserve and travel together."

Maybe I should just contact them directly to ask.

Dallas,

While the Artesia site has lots of information, you can't book tickets on it. All you can do is click on a link which will take you to a booking site connected with the country you choose as your country of residence.

To have the best chance of getting a discount fare, book ASAP (up to three months in advance) at www.tgv-europe.com and choose Canada as your country of residence. The cheapest fares may already be gone so act fast! If discount fares are still available, they will be a lot cheaper than the fares you'll find on the Rail Europe site.

If you choose 1st class, you'll be shown the fares for bunks in a four-person couchette. If you click on the drop down menu and choose double sleeper, the page will refresh itself and you'll be given the fare for that.

If you don't want to pay the price for beds in a two-person sleeper, choose bunks in a four-person couchette. All couchettes are the same size. The only difference is in how many bunks are pulled down. You'll have a lot more room in a four-person couchette than you will in a six-person one.

Four-person couchettes are either mixed or women only.

Thanks for the info guys, I appreciate it. I am a travel newbie so a lot of this stuff is a bit overwhelming.

If I order from tvg-europe.com is it better to pick up the tickets in Paris or have them mailed?

We are planning to take the night train July 6th so it is still a couple months away.

The advantage to having your tickets sent to you in the mail is that you won't have to stand in line at a ticket window to retrieve them. The advantage to picking them up at the station is that you cannot absentmindedly leave them at home. It's your call.