tryshah
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Post by tryshah on Feb 4, 2004 19:44:17 GMT -5
I would like to not be on the eurail line at least once or twice during my stay in europe this summer. I really want to go to a small b&b in france, for example, but I can't afford to rent a car. Are the busses in France reasonable? Any other ideas?
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Post by nitsansh on Feb 6, 2004 20:13:29 GMT -5
Do you have a particular place in mind??
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tryshah
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Post by tryshah on Feb 6, 2004 21:55:47 GMT -5
I was thinking Bordeaux, but possibly Nice.
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Post by nitsansh on Feb 8, 2004 14:26:04 GMT -5
Both quite big cities... not what I would call off the beaten path...
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Post by tryshah on Feb 8, 2004 15:52:23 GMT -5
Yes, they are big cities. I just meant in that area. Whatever transportation I could find would have to come from one of the two cities, since the eurail goes to both of them (as far as I know... having trouble finding anything on Bordeaux). Anyway, I should have specified but I was just looking for some general info on perhaps a good bus system or even cheap cab fares.
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Post by nitsansh on Feb 8, 2004 18:01:57 GMT -5
France has quite extensive railway network, so you can get to many small towns by rail. If the railway doesn't get there, you will most likely find a bus. The schedule in rural areas may be infrequent, though.
My map of France shows rail lines from Bordeaux in virtually every direction.
From Nice you got rail lines east and west along the coast and also north along the Var river.
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tryshah
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Post by tryshah on Feb 9, 2004 9:06:33 GMT -5
excellent, thanks alot. this may seem like a dumb question, but would those smaller lines have trains leaving from the same stations as eurail trains?
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Post by nitsansh on Feb 9, 2004 21:08:41 GMT -5
There are no "Eurail trains".
Eurail passes are valid on all trains operated by the participating companies, normally national rail copanies (like SNCF in France).
There could be private railways that DON'T accept rail passes, but those are a small minority in most countries.
Some cities have several rail stations, so you may have to change between stations.
In France, the high-speed TGV usually uses different stations from regular trains.
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Post by tryshah on Feb 9, 2004 23:49:00 GMT -5
Ok, great, thanks for the info
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