TGV from south of France to paris, 10€!!!!!

Nice ! Where does it start from and what is the route ?

We are in the beginning stages of planning some small villages in France next year….

Thanks for the heads-up. We will need to get from near Avignon to CDG in May. I checked, and we'll have a choice of several cities for departure. BTW, the fare is now 15 euros, still a bargain.

the danger is that most trains land you at the RERA station east of Paris, near Disneyland, so you still have to get yourself into Paris or to CDG airport.

They are starting to run some trains to CDG/Roissy, but from what I can tell these will be mainly to/from Brittany and Normandy to the west rather than to/from the southern destinations.

They're adding capacity and completely reconditioning trains (squishing more seats in a typical train car, too, natch).

It's more meant for locals -- people who would normally share cars and drive, or young families that can better afford these rates. Not many tourists will want to go to the pain of getting themselves out to Marne-la-Vallée to get on a train to head south. But it is an option if price is your absolute top priority.

This graphic shows that you can get to/from CDG Roissy TGV to Le Mans, Angers, Nantes, Tourcoing, Rennes, and Lyon. To get to/from Avignon, you'll have to go to Marne-la-Vallée.

http://www.ouigo.com/actualite/ouverture-des-ventes-dhiver-2015?utm_source=push&utm_medium=site-edito&utm_campaign=odv-1115

For those who don't speak French, the two charts show first the trains to the South and South-East of France, and the second chart shows those to the West (except for Lyon, which is south).

The vertical axis, Je pars de, means I'm leaving from/departure city
The horizontal axis, J'arrive, means I'll arrive/arrival city

then you can just see which departure stations in the left-hand, vertical axis, have checks in the boxes where they intersect with their horizontal counterparts.

And Marne is short for Marne-la-Vallée, the ostensible Paris stop (RERA train into town).

Thanks, Kim, for the additional information. I did notice that the OUIGO from the southern cities goes to Marne-la-V, requiring a transfer to the RER to get to CDG. However, unless I'm reading the sncf site incorrectly, the TGV from Avignon also requires using the RER to get out to the airport. I would be most appreciative for any further input about these two alternatives, including which might be the most hassle-free

The regular full-price TGV stops in Marne la Vallée on its way to the airport, but the train only stops 4 minutes for people to get on/off. The train then continues its journey to CDG Roissy, arriving 10 minutes later.

The OUIgo only goes as far as Marne la Vallée. Then you're on your own to disembark, find the RERA, take it into town to Chatelet and transfer there to the RERB to get out to the airport. (Two 39-minute train rides if all is going smoothly, according to the RATP trip planner, plus transfer time in between trains -- so about an hour and a half plus the hassle of making sure you're on the right branch of the RER headed in the right direction two different times, plus the likelihood that you won't get a seat, etc. etc. etc.).

Thanks, Kim, you've made it pretty clear which course of action is going to be less hassle.

It's a little confusing to figure out, I had to look to understand what the differences were!