Paris By Train

Trains in France are generally comfortable, convenient, and reasonably swift. Second-class compartments, which seat from two to six, are great places to meet fellow travelers. Make sure you are on the correct car, as trains sometimes split at crossroads. Towns listed in parentheses on European train schedules require a train switch at the town listed immediately before the parentheses.

You can either buy a rail pass, which allows you unlimited travel within a particular region for a given period of time, or rely on buying individual point-to-point tickets as you go. Almost all countries give students or youths (under 26, usually) direct discounts on regular domestic rail tickets, and many also sell a student or youth card that provides 20-50% off all fares for up to a year.

More Transportation In France in Paris

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