Getting around by train France

The Lourdes train station is about 700 meters east of the Sanctuaries and most of the hotels in the Marian city. The station is on the Toulouse-Bayonne line. There are direct trains from Paris, and it takes 5 hours during the day. There is also a night train which connects the Paris-Austerlitz station to Lourdes in 10 hours 30 minutes. Finally, special connections are set up during the periods of pilgrimage, linking the city to all of Europe. Lourdes is also linked to Tarbes by train.

Nantes is an important entry point to Brittany, especially for those coming from the south or the Iberian Peninsula. Currently under renovation, the station has two entrances, one to the north and one to the south. The center is accessible thanks to the tramway that runs along the old river course, the former LU factory, the Dukes of Brittany castle... Formerly located next door, the bus station is now on the route de Paris. Access is by streetcar, Halluchère stop. On the north side, the garden of plants is a beautiful place to stroll while waiting for your train.

The Nice region has a very dense bus network, which allows you to reach all the towns and villages of the hinterland. Information, rates, ticketing and luggage deposit.

Of all the small lines of the secondary rail network, little has survived. The Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de Provence operates a narrow line, Nice-Digne, which plunges into the hinterland, rises to 1 022 m altitude and crosses sites of all beauty, inaccessible by road, on a spectacular route of 151 km which contains no less than 25 tunnels, 16 bridges and viaducts of stone and 15 metal bridges. It is a real mountain line offering magnificent views.

Why this nickname of Train des Pignes? Opinions are divided on its. For some, it would come from pine pignes that city dwellers report on their Sunday walks. For others, the speed of the train on the coast is so low that travellers can go down and pick up pignes along the road. For others, the coal soot was deposited on the locomotives and made them resemble the bottom of the Italian pots, the Pignates… today, the regular service is provided by blue, modern and comfortable diesel railcars but, some days, the Puget-Théniers-Annot segment is insured by a steam locomotive built in 1909 and maintained by a volunteer association. It derives from painted wood benches of 1892. The vapeur of its six tons of water requires the lighting of the boiler 5 h before departure! This steam train only works on certain dates (check before). Regular service per railcar consists of four trains per day in each direction. This transport is ideal for a walk in the hinterland, but may prefer a departure from Nice-Lingostière station where it will be easier for you to park.

Daily connections via the Nîmes - Clermont-Ferrand - Paris line.

Banassac - La Canourgue is one of the stops of the Paris-Millau-Béziers line.

Chanac has a stopover on La Bastide-Mende-Marvejols, served by TER or bus.

Links through the Béziers-Clermont-Ferrand-Paris line.

Daily connections via the Nîmes-Clermont-Ferrand-Paris line.

Bagnols/Chadenet station 6 km away. Access via the Paris-Béziers line (with change to Marvejols) or Paris-Nîmes (with change to La Bastide)

This monumental example of ^19th-century railway architecture has been restored to its former glory, 170 years after its construction. A rare example of an overhead track running right through the city, Nîmes station makes the most of its vaulted ceilings and open spaces to welcome passengers. Served by TGV, Intercités and TER Occitanie trains, Nîmes is now 5 hours from Rennes, 3 hours from Paris and Toulouse, 1 hour from Lyon Part-Dieu and Marseille Saint-Charles, and 30 minutes from Avignon and Montpellier, with connections to the Nîmes Pont du Gard TGV station.

Several possible destinations from the three stations in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines: Rambouillet, Defence, Massy Palaiseau, Saint Martin-d'Etampes and Paris Montparnasse and Paris Austerlitz (RER C). In partnership with SQYBUS, an info station point was put in place at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines station and offers users the possibility of obtaining practical information about the agglomeration. It is open Monday to Friday, from 7 a. m. to 20 p. m. and Saturday, from 8 a. m. to 18 p. m. ( Tel. 0800 200 476).

40 daily trains serve the Gare station. TGV TGV departures (3 min) or Montpellier (13 min)

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Béziers SNCF station is an ideal starting point for travelers. It provides rail transport for passengers and cargo in the region. The station also has travel agencies to help travelers book tickets and plan their itinerary. It also offers secure parking facilities for private vehicles. With its qualified staff, Gare SNCF de Béziers is a must for travelers looking for a reliable start to their journey.

Comfortably installed, we prepare our trips with a SNCF agent, which is even more pleasant than behind a phone or a computer to have reliable and online information. An automatic teller machine, accessible with a credit card outside the opening hours, is located in the entrance lobby of the shop. There are shops in Lyon, but many other addresses exist on the outskirts and in the main shopping centres to make life easier for us.

If the cyberopératrices discourse tends to get you out of your hinges, here's a Smart Council: Let you guide a moment through the maze of options, then type "9". You will then be contacted with a vendor to whom you can direct your questions directly. Lyon has two TGV stations in the city centre. Lyon-Perrache (TGV and TER) is located on the peninsula in the 2nd arrondissement; Lyon-Share-Dieu (TGV and TER) is in the 3rd arrondissement on the left bank of the Rhône. The third TGV station is located at the airport of Saint-Exupéry. Some TER also serve the stations of Lyon-Saint-Paul in the 5 th arrondissement, Lyon-Gorges-de-Loup (lines 48, 49, 50 and 51) and Lyon-Vaise in the 9 th district (lines 15, 19, 22 and 49). At the departure of Paris-Gare-de-Lyon, TGV stations serve Perrache and Part Dieu stations in two hours. These trains, dubbed Duplex because of their two floors, leave every hour (every half hour during peak hours) from 6 am to 22 pm.

Future departures include a TER train to Épinal at 4:35 pm, a TER train to Luxembourg at 4:39 pm and a TER train to Nancy at 4:41 pm. To facilitate access to the station, SNCF Gares & Connexions offers a range of intermodal solutions, as well as assistance services for the disabled or those with reduced mobility. Services and shops in the station include a regional ticket dispenser in the station concourse, a sales area on platform 1, a "Panier Fraicheur" supermarket in the station concourse, and automatic public toilets.

TER Lorraine is the TER line network of the Lorraine administrative region. Its trade name is Métrolor, taken from the semi-processor service set up in 1970 on Nancy-Thionville. The transport of the TER is either by rail or by coach. By rail, you can go to virtually all the misty cities with a railway station (Nancy, Pont-à-monsoon, Epinal, Remiremont, Lunéville, etc.). You can also travel to Luxembourg, Belfort, Strasbourg, Longwy, Verdun, Reims etc. The TER Lorraine network by rail allows for long distances. It has recently been improved to better receive its travellers. Most of the TER Lorraine now have a double floor and facilities to help workers travel with their equipment. Moreover, 96% of trains are new! By bus, you can go to Thionville, Bouzonville, Kills, Remiremont, Bussang, La Bresse, Gerardmer, Epinal, Mirecourt, Vittel, Tournai, Lunéville, Sarreguemines, Sarrebourg, etc. Close to 60 specific rates coexist in the 20 TER regions. Youth maps and leisure cards are multiplying to give the TER reflex very early and on any occasion. In Lorraine, new ambitious pricing promotes the access of all Lorraine to TER. The journey from Metz to Nancy costs between 4,20 € and 6,10 € depending on the cuts. For more information on journeys and charges, visit the TER website: www.ter-sncf.com

Located in the three areas, the Meuse TGV railway station will be 1 km from the «Holy way», the historic road linking Bar-le-Duc in Verdun, and about kilometres from these two cities. It will allow you to reach directly in TGV the Gare de l'Est in Paris, the TGV stations of Ile-de-France (Marne-la-Vallée-Chessy TGV and Massy TGV) and cities such as Bordeaux or Strasbourg.

The TGV-Ardenne train STATION will be located 5 km from Reims. It will be able to reach directly in TGV the Gare de l'Est in Paris, the TGV stations of Ile-de-France (Aéroport Charles de Gaulle TGV, Marne-la-Vallée-Chessy TGV, Massy TGV), and cities such as Bordeaux, Nantes, Rennes, Lille, Strasbourg or the Lorraine TGV train station.

Louvigny, 27 km from Metz and 37 km from Nancy. It allows you to reach the Gare de l'Est in Paris, the TGV stations of Ile-de-France (Aéroport Charles de Gaulle TGV, Marne-la-Vallée-Chessy TGV and Massy TGV) and cities such as Bordeaux, Nantes, Rennes, Lille, Strasbourg or Frankfurt. It is connected to the city of Metz by a shuttle to 4 €.

Since June 2007, the TGV EST has been linking Lorraine to Paris. The sliding snout of the TGV EST has placed Paris at 1 hour of the Meuse-TGV station (2 daily return), Metz 82 minutes and Nancy 90 minutes with 10 trips per day.

Three new stations are built within the European TGV framework. These stations complement the offer of downtown stations. They offer direct TGV links between East and Ile-de-France, North, South-West and West of France on the other. The train station in Strasbourg will also allow direct TGV connections to other French regions.

The TER-Metrolor network develops with the new Métrolor to offer the Lorraine and tourists frequent and frequent access to the region. A small number of relationships are provided, such as Nancy-Metz-Luxembourg, Metz-Conflans-Verdun, Nancy-Bar-le-Duc-Revigny, Epinal-Mirecourt-Contrexeville, etc.

TER Specific Information on the site: www.ter-sncf.com/lorraine

- In addition to regular and frequent flights, the Metrolor are at very competitive prices, for example 15 € return return Nancy-Thionville.- Many subscription formulas exist to benefit from the TER network: especially for home-employment journeys. ・ SAAR-LOR-Lux ticket. A ticket to visit on weekends or in groups the wealth of the border countries to Lorraine. It allows travel on the Lorrain railway network to the border and on all lines of Luxembourg networks and restaurant. The ticket is valid for one day (Saturday or Sunday until 3 p. m. the next day), on international travel and must be composted before the first departure. ・ TER and Bike. It is possible to transport his bicycle as a hand baggage to most of Lorraine's TER trains. In order to do this, certain specific locations are installed in the luggage van which is usually behind the driver's cab. Loading and unloading are provided by the traveller. It is recommended, however, that the controller be made known to the controller, so that the controller verifies that the unloading at the arrival station is carried out in complete safety. ・ Skiing and TER. The SNCF reserves a special offer in Lorraine and Luxembourg to ski in winter - the Paganella TER Vosges. It consists of 2nd class round trip travel with the TER coach transfer for Bresse or Gérardmer offering a 50% discount with a "downhill ski" or "cross-country skiing" package of 1 or 2 days at reduced prices. This offer is valid every weekend from mid-December to mid-March.

Close to the regional airport, about 20 km south of Metz and about 30 km from Nancy, Lorraine TGV station provides direct access to the Gare de l'Est in Paris, the TGV stations in the Île-de-France region and cities such as Bordeaux, Nantes, Rennes, Lille, Strasbourg, Bordeaux and even Frankfurt. The timetables are now adapted to guarantee connections (departures and arrivals) with the TGV and the price of the shuttle is now included in the TGV ticket.

The 3635 is the reference number. To find out about timetables, traffic - delays, offers for many families, to book… You can even have an online counsellor. For information, see also the website www.voyages-sncf.com It allows you to download time sheets, to pay online its ticket and print it home or to know everything about trade cards, offers discovered, new pricing policy with Prem's - 300 TGV destinations with multiple offers. To purchase his ticket at less cost, it is advisable to book «well in advance» - sweet repetition. The person who buys the first time his ticket through the website will then be sent mails offering promotions - you will be désabonne when you wish.

Trains de Luxe, as the name suggests, specializes in the sale of luxury rail cruises in Europe and the rest of the world. It markets trips by prestigious companies such as Belmond (Royal Scotsman in Scotland or the trans-European Venice Simplon-Orient-Express) and Golden Eagle Luxury Trains (with the Danube Express in particular). These are memorable journeys for which you'll need to be prepared to put your hand in the wallet, as they rarely cost less than €1,000 a day.

It offers rail transport services in the city.

Customer service is open every day from 7am to 10pm. You can also use the SNCF application or self-service terminals in stations to obtain information and make reservations.

The Bourgoin-Jallieu SNCF store is located Place Pierre Semard, 38300 Bourgoin-Jallieu. The store offers a range of services, including ticketing and self-service kiosks.

IDTGV is a service established exclusively on the Internet. Reservations are open every 3 months for the following 6 months. We can start from day with iDTGV from 19 €, the prices of the most attractive tickets are open to everyone and without constraint: There is no need to spend the weekend or take a round trip to benefit from it. Prices are valid at any age and all periods of the year. The reservation is made exclusively on the Internet and tickets must be printed or embedded on a smartphone via the iDTGV application. If you want to change your days and/or start hours, you will have to pay € 12 for an online change and € 17 per phone with the assistance of a consultant per passenger and per route, as well as the possible price difference between the old and the new ticket. The IDTGV ticket is exchangeable only against another IDTGV ticket, excluding any other transport title, including the titles of SNCF transport (TGV, Coral…). You can also choose its atmosphere: iDZen (in quiet) or iDZap (you can pass some wire). iDZinc, the bar, offers a variety of animations: concerts, tactile bars, antidote… A door-to-door service thanks to the Navendis micro-shuttle is secured until 12 h before the train departs and available from idtgv. com. This service is offered at the departure or arrival of the Parisian stations. With Navendis the price of the journey is known at the reservation, the prices are fixed and the car car is rewarded by a good € 4 to want on a next reservation.

IDTGV is a service established exclusively on the Internet. Reservations are open every 3 months for the following 6 months. We can start from day with iDTGV from 19 €, the prices of the most attractive tickets are open to everyone and without constraint: There is no need to spend the weekend or take a round trip to benefit from it. Prices are valid at any age and all periods of the year. The reservation is made exclusively on the Internet and tickets must be printed or embedded on a smartphone via the iDTGV application. If you want to change your days and/or start hours, you will have to pay € 12 for an online change and € 17 per phone with the assistance of a consultant per passenger and per route, as well as the possible price difference between the old and the new ticket. The IDTGV ticket is exchangeable only against another IDTGV ticket, excluding any other transport title, including the titles of SNCF transport (TGV, Coral…). You can also choose its atmosphere: iDZen (in quiet) or iDZap (you can pass some wire). iDZinc, the bar, offers a variety of animations: concerts, tactile bars, antidote… A door-to-door service thanks to the Navendis micro-shuttle is secured until 12 h before the train departs and available from idtgv. com. This service is offered at the departure or arrival of the Parisian stations. With Navendis the price of the journey is known at the reservation, the prices are fixed and the car car is rewarded by a good € 4 to want on a next reservation.

Timetables, routes, traffic status, rates. all information essential to travel in Brittany region. A very practical site.

Besançon - Paris: a little over 2 h. Besançon - Strasbourg: 1 p. m. Since December 2011, the High Speed Line allows Besançon to be more accessible and to facilitate transit to major French cities such as Lyon, Marseilles, Strasbourg… An important railway crossroads that facilitates professional travel, transit to Paris airports and access to all regions of France. Of course, shuttles are scheduled between Viotte and Franche-Comté stations to facilitate access to Besançon city. 

Located on the Besançon-La Chaux de Fonds, which connects Besançon with Switzerland in less than 2 hours (13 departures per day), the Mouillère station is at the gates of Besançon city centre, just opposite the Micaud park. All the inhabitants of the "first plateau" of the Doubs River (Saône, Mamirolle, Valdahon…) working in the centre of the capital city of Leuven will necessarily pass through.

The Train des Merveilles, also known as the Train des Pignes, is a tourist train that travels through the magnificent landscapes of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France.

The journey begins in Nice and continues to the town of Tende, passing through the high villages of the valleys: Peillon, L'Escarène, Sospel, Breil, Fontan, Saorge and La Brigue.

The journey takes just over 2 hours and is considered one of the most beautiful train journeys in France, from the coast to around 1000 m above sea level.

Eurail Select Pass allows 15 days to visit 3 to 5 border countries by train.

European East Pass allows to travel over 5 days in Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.

A SNCF desk is at your disposal inside the train station. 

Take advantage of the Allô Billet service and order your TER ticket by phone! Practical and easy if you don't have Internet access! From your landline or cell phone, buy your TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté ticket by dialing 03 80 11 29. 29, up to 72 hours and a maximum of 2 hours before the planned journey. You will then be given a code to show to the ticket inspector. This code can be sent to you by SMS if you wish. Find all the information on the TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté website.

Biarritz station is just 3 km from the city center and is well served by buses and cabs. Ticket offices are open from 8 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and from 10 a.m. on Sundays and public holidays. Self-service automatic ticketing terminals are also available. There are several direct daily routes to Paris (4 h) and Bordeaux (2 h), as well as trains to Irùn. A wide range of services are available on site and in the surrounding area, including bike and car rentals, restaurants, bars and newspapers.

Built in the 1940 s, Suresnes station is convenient for Paris. On the main line Saint-Cloud/Paris Saint-Lazare, a train passes every 15 minutes. On the other line connecting La Verrière à La Défense, there is a train every 15 to 30 minutes and a train every day on Sundays and every day in the evening. Close to the train station, Franklin Roosevelt's 190-seat pay car park is designed for vehicles. Connections are possible with public transit transport having a close stop: lines 241, AS Suresnes b and 563 of the RATP bus network and line 213.40 of the Veolia Transport Nanterre network.

The TGV Rhône-Alpes Sud station, located in Alixan, 12 km from Valence, puts the capital of the Dôme region 2 hours 10 minutes from Paris, 4 hours from Brussels, 3 hours 15 minutes from Lille, 1 hour from Marseille and 5 hours 45 minutes from London. No fewer than sixty TGV trains pass through or stop here every day, representing over 2 million passengers a year. On site, comfortable workstations with free wifi, a newsstand and a Paul bakery. A platform is dedicated to TER trains to Valence ville, Crest, Die, Grenoble, etc... Also a bus hub and several car rental companies.

Owned by SNCF, Transilien is the network operating in Paris and the Île-de-France region. There are 15 lines covering a network of almost 1,300 kilometres criss-crossing the region. Of these 15 lines, 2 are operated with RATP (RER A and B), and some others are tramway lines (4, 11, 12 and 13). If all this seems a bit confusing, it's much simpler when it comes to fares: the regulatory authority, Île-de-France Mobilités, is responsible for applying a common fare structure, and tickets are readily available.

A real bargain, allowing you to buy a train ticket in less than a minute. All you have to do is create your traveler profile (surname, first name, age, SNCF card), which will be saved for subsequent searches. Ticket search/reservation is then very rapid, and includes all SNCF offers and those of other European companies (Eurostar, Deutsche Bahn, Renfe, Trenitalia...). Becoming the first ticket office in the free world is the declared aim of this practical and clever site, which should put your mind at rest, don't you think?

Paris-Vienna by night train - it's possible! 3 round trips cover this 1,400 km rail route on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. You'll save a night's hotel accommodation and wake up in the early hours of the morning to enjoy a cup of Viennese coffee. You reduce your carbon footprint by taking the train rather than the plane. SNCF and Austrian company ÖBB Nightjet have teamed up to offer this Paris-Vienna night train in 14 hours, from the simple version with seat to the luxury version with cabin. Each car has its own bathroom and toilet.

The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Council as manager and the SNCF as operator are working together to improve mobility in the region. The TER Internet portal provides information on all the services and benefits: timetables, fares, station network, online purchases, about thirty ticket machines, traffic information, TER + bike, TER + car, student road network, additional services, events and good deals with partners upon presentation of a TER ticket. The site also gives some ideas for outings accessible with the TER.