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  1. SHD

    Paris: CDG airport > Gare du Nord

    Sorry for that, 2G really is a miserable and remote place.
  2. SHD

    Paris: CDG airport > Gare du Nord

    There are direct trains every 15' between CDG and Gare du Nord at off-peak hours (approx 0930-1630) and after approx. 2130.
  3. SHD

    Paris: CDG airport > Gare du Nord

    Don't bother with the 350, you would hit quite serious traffic between 9 and 10AM. In addition, the 350 is not a dedicated airport bus for travellers, it calls at many locations in the airport zone (freight terminals, warehouses, office parks); so unless you have a quirky passion for such areas...
  4. SHD

    Amsterdam - London, no need to detrain

    Is it technically possible not to stop at Schiphol and Antwerpen Centraal?
  5. SHD

    Brussels

    To other stations in Brussels, yes; but not to other stations in Belgium. For the latter, you must buy a specific extra: http://www.eurostar.com/be-en/faq/your-destination/buying-any-belgian-station-ticket-the-uk
  6. SHD

    Unstaffed station ticket policy in France

    Well then I can sum up the four possibilities, only considering the prices of an outward journey, and supposing that there actually is a ticket check between Dourges and Lille (frankly, and sadly, the odds are not that high, but that's another matter). - you enjoy betting and you try your luck...
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    Unstaffed station ticket policy in France

    This is indeed the correct pronunciation when spelling out letters, but FIP can also be pronounced as an acronym ("feep", like in "weep" but with an F at the beginning.)
  8. SHD

    Unstaffed station ticket policy in France

    So my comments on the subject on on-board ticket sales in France and more specifically for the OP's journey: - As general rule, on-board ticket sales are not the norm in France unless boarding from an unstaffed station with no ticketing facilities. - It is however possible to buy on board...
  9. SHD

    Unstaffed station ticket policy in France

    Or 4 - use the ticket office; normally staff will quickly issue a standard international ticket to any Belgian station beyond Kortrijk.
  10. SHD

    Unstaffed station ticket policy in France

    Your efforts at using French are commendable but, in France, the use of the imperative "regarde !" at the singular second person would make you sound a tad impolite when addressing an unknown person and even aggressive when addressing a person in an official position such as a train guard. It...

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