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Train to the Alps?
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Right you lot. I have the oportunity to go on a three day 'educational' tip to the Savoie. As the sponsor is Rail Europe, the travel is from Waterloo through France to Chambery and then coach, visiting a few resorts (Champagny, Meribel, Brides les Bains) This will be useful for my job, but I have never travelled further than London from Liverpool, via train. How comfortable/interesting/boring is such a journey likely to be on a train? Is it via lovely scenery or industrialised outskirts or a mixture? Grateful for input from you well-travelled people if any of you have gone this way snowHead
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Only ever done that journey in the dark, but have to say I wouldn't turn down a freebie to the Savoie.
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Anniepen,

Quickest is to see if you have the eurostar and TGV option which will still take a day's travelling to all intents and purposes.
London-Paris is going to take 3 hrs. Paris-Chambery will not be done in less the 4.

You might save some time getting a late Eurostar into Paris and overnighting to the Savoie...and returning the same way, or you might get a bit more convenience going via Lille.

I never mind a 4 hour trip on the train abroad as I can cat-nap easily enough. You will get bored looking out the window all the time though...best take something to read and if you can upgrade to 1st class...bite them off..!!
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Anniepen, if you can get a first class ticket on the Eurostar and go at a meal time, otherwise continental train travel tends to be much more plesant than the equivalent uk version
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Thanks all. I understand it is all arranged and we get what we are given! This is Eurostar/TGV from Waterloo on a Thursday (don't know what time of day yet) to Chambery. Rest is coaching around and back via the train on the Sunday, again don't know the time. rob@rar, I do fancy the trip because the resorts are ones I have never been to, and do sell, so useful. Will let you know but again, thanks Very Happy
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