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Train from Paris to Bayeux
Posted on 3/13/23 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 3/13/23 at 12:39 pm
I'm headed to Paris next week and have booked the Overlord tour of Normandy.
Looking online to get tickets for train, I do not see the early morning ( 6am ish) departure and am worried the train books up. Does it?
Is there more than one train? For example, I see a site that has SNCF but I also see Euro Rail.
Can I just walk up and take the train or do I need tickets in advance?
Looking online to get tickets for train, I do not see the early morning ( 6am ish) departure and am worried the train books up. Does it?
Is there more than one train? For example, I see a site that has SNCF but I also see Euro Rail.
Can I just walk up and take the train or do I need tickets in advance?
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Posted on 3/13/23 at 1:21 pm to Barrister
I just walked up to the window and bought a ticket.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 3:43 pm to Barrister
Eh, it's a 3 hour trip from Gare du Nord.Are you sure you want to do try doing Normandy as a day trip? The link is the schedule from Gare du Nord, but there is a 6:12 AM out of Paris St. Lazare.
Paris is one of the places where you should probably never wake up this early unless it's for work.
Paris is one of the places where you should probably never wake up this early unless it's for work.
This post was edited on 3/13/23 at 3:44 pm
Posted on 3/13/23 at 3:50 pm to Barrister
Bayeux is actually a great place to stay up there. Nice old town that wasn’t destroyed in the invasion. Close to most of what you want to see.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 6:24 pm to Barrister
Be careful about the time.
I took that all day Overlord tour of the D-Day Beaches buy we were staying in Bayeux. It leaves the town center at 8:20 and they want you to be there by 8:00. If it is a 3 hour train trip from Paris, the 6:00 train will not get you there on time.
It was an exceptionally good tour though.
I took that all day Overlord tour of the D-Day Beaches buy we were staying in Bayeux. It leaves the town center at 8:20 and they want you to be there by 8:00. If it is a 3 hour train trip from Paris, the 6:00 train will not get you there on time.
It was an exceptionally good tour though.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 7:21 pm to Barrister
Have you been following the strikes? Lots of disruptions to train and rail services. I’d make every effort to get there the day before.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 8:51 am to Barrister
quote:
Looking online to get tickets for train, I do not see the early morning ( 6am ish) departure and am worried the train books up. Does it?
Make sure to check the right station, there are at least 3 or 4 train stations in Paris. You may do a reverse search and see what station Bayuex has trains to.
ETA: Also, DON'T ever expect the train to possibly get there early if it has other stops. If there's a lot of stops it can get frustrating as it may leave or be ahead of schedule, but they don't leave each stop until the stated time of that stop so sometimes you will be sitting at a random stop for a bit.
This post was edited on 3/14/23 at 8:53 am
Posted on 3/14/23 at 9:15 am to Barrister
Could you possibly rent a car? Stay overnight in Bayeux?
We did at the airport and drove to Bayeaux. Stayed there for almost a week. Maybe a 2:45 HR drive. Very easy for us. Seems like with a train you'd run the risk of missing the tour and it'd be a LONG day.
We did at the airport and drove to Bayeaux. Stayed there for almost a week. Maybe a 2:45 HR drive. Very easy for us. Seems like with a train you'd run the risk of missing the tour and it'd be a LONG day.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 11:06 am to Barrister
I would book the train in advance just in case.
LINK
Bayeux from St. Lazare.
Will need to change the date to whichever day your trip is, and you might need to click something that says previous journeys, it defaults to the 10AM train.
LINK
Bayeux from St. Lazare.
Will need to change the date to whichever day your trip is, and you might need to click something that says previous journeys, it defaults to the 10AM train.
This post was edited on 3/14/23 at 11:14 am
Posted on 3/14/23 at 5:38 pm to Barrister
Bayeaux is cool. Stay there.
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