Arrived Bucharest Nord station and needed tickets to the airport. Big display said airport train at 12:17 plus the sign next to it seemed it indicate an express train at 12:30, both on line 5, so we went to get tickets. Followed “Billets” sign and found a big bank of ticket machines, some even had…
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How long before departure do you need to be at London St Pancras station fof the 7am Eurostar to Paris?The official advice is 60-90 minutes, but definitely aim for 90 minutes plus. We arrived at 5:30 am, right on 90 minutes, and the queue in the station was already a crowd. There was a 6:16am…
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The French rail network is excellent, although often expensive by Australian standards. It can also be very crowded on commuter trains. Today’s trip was slightly challenging – Villefranche-sur-mer to Aigues-Morts requires four separate tickets and takes all day. First: a local train to Nice-St-Augustin – just three stops to the other side of Nice, the…
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I’m writing this while perched on my bag in the luggage zone of a Nice-Marseille TER train. It’s not the most comfortable spot for a nearly three hour journey, but at least I’m not standing. This ticket was booked on RailEurope.com months ago and I didn’t pay much attention to the lack of seat selection,…
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