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Sunday, 9 October 2011

Catching the Train to Nice

Q: I need to get from Paris to Nice and am trying to whether to travel by train to avoid travelling to the airport on either side. How long is the rail journey and what does it cost? Does an overnight service make financial sense? - Bernadette Smuts

A: The trip on the high speed TGV express takes under six hours to travel from Paris to Nice. For example, the morning service leaves Paris Gare de Lyon at 07.46 and arrives at Nice Ville at 13.24. Total travel time is 5 hours 38 minutes. The cost of a ticket is around 90 British pounds. The overnight service takes around 11 hours. It departs from Paris Austerlitz at 9.17pm and arrives at Nice Ville at 8.15am the next morning. It would cost up to 160 British pounds for a first class couchette, so it might not save you much on your overnight hotel cost. (2 May 2010)

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