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anonymous
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Posted 14 years ago

Dear Peter and Flo,

I am in Montreux for the Jazz festival until 19. July, then I want to go on the coast side, Manaco and Marseille.

How should i organize my route? I am very much confused by the suppliement or whatever it is called. And Even a little amount of seats are supplied for interrail ticket holders. :(

Do you think I can do a day trip or two down to Marseille? How do you recommend?

Thinks a lot!

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Flo
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replied 14 years ago

From Montreux to Genève there are two connections each hour with supplement-free IR train.

From Genève take as well a supplement-free TER to Lyon. Change there to a direct TGV either to Marseille or Nice. Other possibility would be a direct TGV Genève - Marseille/Nice but there are only two respectively one direct connections per day.

The TGV require a 3/10€ supplement (off-peak/peak) that you have to buy directly at a train station. I'm sure that you can do so at Gare de Montreux. Like you've said there's only a limited number of seats available for InterRailers on TGV so the sooner you do the reservation the better.

Possible connection on July 20th:

Montreux 1219 - 1324 Genève
Genève 1344 - 1717 Marseille/1955 Nice

Note that the direct TGV from Genève might be full quickly.

For searching for other connections via Lyon use the travel planner:
[u]https://rail.cc/en/search-interrail-route[/u]

Flo 8)

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anonymous
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replied 14 years ago

Dear Flo,

I noted you said the direction connection from Geneve to Marseille could be full already...

If full, What do you suggest then?

nina

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Flo
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replied 14 years ago

Going from Genève to Lyon with supplement-free TER. Continuing from Lyon to Marseille/Nice with TGV. :)

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anonymous
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replied 14 years ago

Going from Genève to Lyon with supplement-free TER. Continuing from Lyon to Marseille/Nice with TGV.

Geneve to Lyon (with ? Euro supplement? / the name is called free TER, but you should pay, right? :P )

Lyon to Marseille, TGV, 10 Euro+, right?

I have 22 days global pass. (Without money without seat, it is like you buy printer and then fill it up with inks)

:) )
Nina

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Flo
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replied 14 years ago

You dont have to pay anything extra when traveling with a TER when you have a valid InterRail ticket.

The TGV supplement is either 3€or 10€ depending on which date and time you travel. 10€ from ~7am to 9am and 15pm to 18pm throughout the week; at fridays and sundays these periods can be extended. You cant tell for sure, you have to go to the counter and see what they tell you what's the price. :)

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anonymous
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replied 14 years ago

I got a ticket, Montreux-Geneve-Lyon-Marseille. Quite OK!

Next I will book a bed and breakfast... ;) Sounds good!

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anonymous
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replied 14 years ago

find a connection but a bit too late...20:59 pm arrive in marseille. thats too late to nice.

;(

Flo, can u sugge

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Peter
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replied 14 years ago

hi...
there are several connections. you can find them all here:
[u]https://rail.cc/en/search-interrail-route[/u]

other example but not so comfortable:
Montreux Dep: 0954 (free Interregio train)
Geneve Arr: 1104

Geneve Dep: 1117 (TGV - EUR 3)
Valence TGV Arr: 1342

Valence TGV Dep: 1407 (TGV - EUR 3)
Nice Ville Arr: 1755

But the best one is like mentioned above the Dep 1219, Arr Nice Ville 1955

Peter :)

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anonymous
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replied 14 years ago

But i am not sure without a booking i can go on the train. i have no booking yet. because they cant do it in montreux.

nina