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- SNCF is the national train service for France. The
website allows for a route and timetable search and online booking. It has
an English-language website: Click
here
- TER SNCF is the regional French rail system.
The timetable can browsed online. Tickets can also be booked online. Information booklets with train times and destinations for a local or longer trips are available at all stations and some tourist
offices
- TGV
is the fast train network in France. Bookings must be made in advance
Some Tips & Points
- Booklets with train times and destinations for a local or longer trip
are available at all stations and some tourist offices. TGV bookings must be
made in advance
- A ticket must be validated in the orange punching-machine in the station,
before boarding; otherwise face a fine
- There are various discount rates available for the young (Carte
12-25ans), the
over 60s (25%-50% off with a Tarif Decouverte/Carte Vermeil) and
groups
- Discounts and special conditions are available for the disabled, information
available in the
Guide du Voyager à Mobilité Réduite
- There is a service for children travelling unaccompanied. Ask for the Jeune
Voyager Service
- Dogs and cats may be taken on the trains, but there is a fee and conditions.
Price depends on the size of the pet, and once aboard, a fellow passenger may,
legally, request it be moved
- To find a local station contact details, go to Pages Jaunes and type in SNCF and
the region
Useful Train Numbers
| Useful Numbers |
| SNCF (all services) |
Tel: 36 35 |
| SNCF (calling from outside
France) |
Tel: 08 92 35 35 35 |
| SNCF - National |
Website |
| TER SNCF Basse-Normandie |
Website |
| TER SNCF Haute-Normandie |
Website |
| TGV - High speed |
Website |
| Eurostar - Channel train |
Website |
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