Poster: A snowHead
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just looking at getting the train to Moutiers from London, but the website doesn't give much info.
I presume this is just a seat from paris - moutiers? any experiences - will it be the journey from hell!
thanks!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ski train goes direct to moutiers.
Are you going friday/saturday?
If not then you need to change at paris.
Tux
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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norris, it's a good experience and convenient if you can get to St Pancras by about 6:30 on Friday.
If the ski train is not running - or you want to get a couchette rather than a seat for the overnight - arriving at Gare du Nord you then have the fun of getting across Paris - depending on how much gear you've got with you, you can take the Metro (one line - the 5 "vers Place d'Italie", nine stops, one Euro) or a cab (about 15 Euros) to Gare d'Austerlitz. Don't be alarmed at spending an hour in a siding or a station - they put an old engine on and give it seven hours to make a journey that takes three by TGV.
The worst part in my experience is loading your gear into a couchette being shared with five other people. Even if you do first class, it's three other people. And there's not much room, and none at all for skis...
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I took the overnight (luna service or whatever they call it) from Gare d'Austerlitz to Bourg St Maurice and my experience matches Norris'. Hardly any space for luggage.
I don't think I will ever do it again, the cabin has 6 'beds' and is less than 9ft square, I hardly got any sleep and arrived at 7:30 very tired. Price was also very steep but I had some weird dates so it was that or 1 night in a hotel and cut into ski time. When I booked I suspected I would be roughing it and on the way back I booked the proper TGV service: loads of space, read a book for a few hours and it was much much cheaper.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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If you aren't confident - call rail europe and get them to sort for you. I do it often (estar to paris, change to overnight sleeper) and think it great, but it is a bit of a faff to book if you aren't familiar with the routes. Skis go UNDER the bottom bunk folks - no? If you aren't fussed about the extra day skiing use normal daytime TGV instead of lunea overnight - as others have said that's definately the civilised option. I do the overnight only when i can book an entire couchette aj xx
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