Confusion about train times - Paris to Barcelona

[TheSmiths82]

I have booked the 06:38 service to Barcelona. My ticket says 06:38 and this the time and shows up on all the booking engines, however if I search it by train number it comes up as 05:38 and that service doesn't exist. Is this a mistake?

https://www.sncf-voyageurs.com/en/travel-with-us/booking-and-itinerary/search-by-train-number/train-detail/?dateCirculation=2024-07-17&numeroCirculation=9711

 

[ainsworth74]

Who did you book through? It's not unknown for there to be issues with time zones when it comes to buying through SNCF (it defaults to showing the devices time zone rather than the actual time in France). Have you been sent the PDF e-ticket, if so what time does that say?

 

[jfollows]

Who did you book through? It's not unknown for there to be issues with time zones when it comes to buying through SNCF (it defaults to showing the devices time zone rather than the actual time in France). Have you been sent the PDF e-ticket, if so what time does that say?

Yes, that’s it, I just changed the time zone on my computer and the link above changed to 06:38.

 

[U-Bahnfreund]

https://www.sncf-voyageurs.com/en/travel-with-us/booking-and-itinerary/search-by-train-number/train-detail/?dateCirculation=2024-07-17&numeroCirculation=9711

If I open this it says 06:38 for me (I'm in CEST)

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Seat 61 has flagged this issue up recently; virtually every booking website has problems coping with time zone differences.

Certainly something to beware of.

 

[Giugiaro]

PDF timetables usually account for this.

 

[ainsworth74]

PDF timetables usually account for this.

Yes, the advantage of being "fixed" in time! I would also expect an PDF e-ticket to behave similarly hence why it would be worth checking that if the OP has been issued one. I know when I last bought tickets through SNCF I had the option of getting an e-ticket PDF to go with showing the ticket in the app.

 

[Mag_seven]

PDF timetables usually account for this.

Or good old fashioned paper timetables for that matter. A quick glance at Table 13 in my copy of the "European Rail Timetable" confirms an 06.38 departure time.

 

[30907]

Or good old fashioned paper timetables for that matter. A quick glance at Table 13 in my copy of the "European Rail Timetable" confirms an 06.38 departure time.

...until it is rescheduled for engineering works or something at short notice .
Not in this case, but a classic recently has been the NJ from Brussels.

 

[TheSmiths82]

Thanks all, my PDF ticket does say 06:38, I just a bit worried that it might have been changed since without anybody telling me. The fact that all the times were identical but just one hour behind should have been a clue though!.