Train connection time allowance

If you buy your ticket for Strasbourg - Nancy when you get to Munich so you don't have to stand in line at the ticket counter in Strasbourg, you should be fine. Be standing at the door when the train pulls into Strasbourg so you can be among the first people to get off.

Thanks you very much. I appreciate the quick advice.

I'm a tad wary of such close tolerance, but confess that my doubt relates to experience two years ago in Vienna. I'd bought a Europe East rail pass and was going from Vienna's West Bahnhof to Salzburg. The printed schedule I had said that the Railjet would leave Vienna at, say, 10:10. Although I allowed extra time to get from my hotel on Schottenring to West Banhof and to have my pass validated, I still double checked the train schedule when I arrived at West Banhof. Lo and behold: the schedule had been revised, such that the Railjet would depart at 9:50. I learned to be extra early at the station. best wishes, jbjr

I would also say, before the train gets in, ask one of the train workers which track the train leaves from - we had a really tight connection in Milan (well, Italian trains seem to run late if you use the slow ones) and missed it because we didn't know the 'final destination' name on the board - it took us about 2 min to figure out and the train was leaving as we were running across the stn. A comedy of errors later, we arrived 4 hrs late to Bologna in the dark, around 10pm at night. (1 hr delay for missed train...THEY PUT US ON THE WRONG TRAIN NEXT!!, missed that connection for the correct train as the train was running late...sigh, memories) So - learn fr my mistake - ask where you should be heading...and Strasbourg is a big stn - lovely spot - too bad you didn't have time to visit!

The problem with TGV trains is unlike in Germany, they don't set the track in advance. Sometimes they don't post the number until as little as 15-20 in advance of the train departure. That said, Strasbourg is an easy-to-navigate station. I would be comfortable making that connection personally, your only problem is if your first train is late getting into the station. Sometimes when you're coming into a station, they announce the connecting gates - and since Strasbourg is a border city they usually announce these in German, French, and English. So listen carefully when you're pulling in and you might be able to save a few minutes.

Hi, Also, check that "TV screen" on the platform (the voie). That shows the time of departure and destination of the train pulling in.