How do I get prices for the TGV from Lyon to Roissy CDG (Charles de Gaulle airport)? I've tried the www.tgv.com site and the www.tgv-europe.com sites, but I have never gotten a price except for one time, and that was in pounds. I got a schedule from reiseauskunft.bahn.de, but no price there either.
I moved up the dates to April instead of June, and that didn't help. Does anyone know how to make this work?
Jinny
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Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
Normally you can get fares on the tgv-europe site, but it's down at the moment. According to www.voyages-sncf.com, depending upon the time of day (peak or off-peak departure), the standard 2nd class fare ranges from €66.50 to €85.50. However, if you book far enough in advance (up to three months allowed) on either site, you can get a Prem's fare as low as €22.
To keep the tgv-europe site in English and to keep from being bumped to the Rail Europe site, choose Great Britain as both your country of residence and the country in which you will retrieve your ticket. Don't worry. If you get a Prem's fare, you print the ticket yourself. For any other fare you can pick up your ticket at any SNCF station or boutique in France--even though you chose Great Britain at the outset.
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OP
St. Louis, MO, USA
53 posts
Thanks. I tried the voyages site and it worked right away! I had to choose an earlier date to get a price--I think it said 60 days was the earliest time to book. The price wasn't as cheap as 22 E, but it was OK--but maybe the date I chose was too close to get the cheapest rate.
Jinny