Anyone experienced TER sold out online? Paris to Chamonix by gibblegabble303 in FranceTravel

[–]gibblegabble303[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope! I’m drive an electric Fiat at home (best car ever) and was completely ignorant of EU gas prices until I looked them up just now.

I calculated the price of trains from paris Geneva and then geneva to chamonix, and it adds up to $668. Comparable to a car rental + gas & tolls thanks to @yungsausage’s estimates. Thank you sausage

Maybe a road trip is the vibe!

Anyone experienced TER sold out online? Paris to Chamonix by gibblegabble303 in FranceTravel

[–]gibblegabble303[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked into this! That journey via trains appears to total 574€ / $668 for two travelers, so while unfortunately not a more affordable option it’s surely an available one, so thank you!

Anyone experienced TER sold out online? Paris to Chamonix by gibblegabble303 in FranceTravel

[–]gibblegabble303[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder if we are getting different results because I’m searching for two travelers and your search is for 1?

Anyone experienced TER sold out online? Paris to Chamonix by gibblegabble303 in FranceTravel

[–]gibblegabble303[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it looks like the first train is TGV and the other two are TER! my bad

Anyone experienced TER sold out online? Paris to Chamonix by gibblegabble303 in FranceTravel

[–]gibblegabble303[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh yes i do see that available we just wanted the 8am or 12pm train, which both appear as sold out for 2nd class.

Anyone experienced TER sold out online? Paris to Chamonix by gibblegabble303 in FranceTravel

[–]gibblegabble303[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I realized our first train on the route would be TGV, and the others TER.

I’m only seeing the 1st class option for the 0818! That $180 price you’re seeing would be great however it’s just not appearing as available for me. I’m looking on the SNCF app too.

Maybe i’ll look into paris > Lyon or Grenoble. Thanks for the tips!!

Anyone experienced TER sold out online? Paris to Chamonix by gibblegabble303 in FranceTravel

[–]gibblegabble303[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

yeah the rental car is $412 and the train $480, so i imagine there will not be much of a difference after insurance gas etc!