French Ticketing Advice

[tynesider]

Afternoon all,

Now, I'm off to Toulouse in a fortnight for the weekend - Well it is in effect a day trip (arrive late friday, depart sunday morning). The rest of the party are off to the Airbus A380 assembly line, but as I went last year im planning on playing about on some trains - i'm no expert when it comes to foreign railways at all.

I'm thinking of a trip to Montpelier and back, and the fares on raileurope seem fairly reasonable. i;m 21, so come under the "youth" category. Fares are around £40 for a return, which I am happy to pay (about 2 hours each way).

The question I would like answering is this: As I don't want to pre book (as we are out on the drink on the friday night, and can't guarantee i'll want to go on the saturday), am i likely to pay quite a bit more than that on the day? Some tickets, albeit more expensive, state they can be cancelled at no extra cost, but seems a bit of an unnecessary faff!

Thanks in advance,
David

 

[KingBBoogaloo]

With TGV and Tezo it is perfectly possible for them to be sold out on the day as Reservations are Compulsory and once all the seats are sold there are no more. As for how much you will pay on the day for these services, the most expensive fare quoted on a query will most likely be the one you will have to buy.

However TER services, which also run on this route, are not Compulsory Reservation, so the Regular fare given (normally the only fare shown) during a query will be the most you will pay regardless if its bought in advance or on the day.