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See this recent post for some other hotel suggestions:
el-camino-frances/topic13285.html
Current price for Hotel Parc is around E100, which might be ok for two, but a little expensive for a single en route to Bayonne.
I've gone for the Hotel Gobelins which is a few minutes on the Ligne 91 bus...
Port Royal & Studio both full, Hotel du Parc looks nice but a little on the expensive side at E100. Gone for HotelGobelins which is on the Ligne 91 bus route to Gare Montparnasse or the metro via Place d'Italie.
Thanx for your recommendations.
John
Hello everybody,
Because you can only catch the first morning train to Bayonne by traveling the day before on EuroStar, I will be staying a night in Paris.
Trawling the net has so far not proved very effective in finding anything brilliant near the Gare Montparnasse and would appreciate any...
Which site are you using?
The front screen of the tgv-europe.com site attempts to redirect UK users back to their raileurope site in London, but you can decline this option and book direct from the UK in euros or indeed internationally, as explained by this link...
Alan,
Check the tgv-europe link for times and prices if you want to book online and print your own ticket.
The direct Bayonne trains leave Paris Gare de Montparnasse at the following times...
If you are arriving into Paris CdG on a SUNDAY, there are only 2 direct day trains from Paris Montparnasse to Bayonne, the 14.29 arriving Bayonne 19.44, and the 17.29 arriving 22.43. There is not a 10.10 train, it runs at 10.29 Mon-Fri only. If that may seem like bad news, the good news is there...
French trains can be booked 90 days before departure. If you use the the French site
www.tgv-europe.com and are able to book a fixed date and time early enough you can get very cheap 'PREM' tickets (which cannot be exchanged or refunded) for around 40 Euros one way, depending on the train time...
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