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| Brittany Local Reference INFOrmation
 | Railways & Train Travel in Brittany |
All you need to know about trains running in (or to and from) Brittany and France.
- SNCF is the national train service for France. The
website allows for a route and timetable search and online booking.
- TER SNCF is the regional French rail system.
The timetable can browsed online. Tickets can also be booked online. Information booklets with train times and destinations for a local or longer trips are available at all stations and some tourist
offices
- TGV
is the fast train network in France. Bookings must be made in advance
- iDTGV High-speed
train between Paris to Marseilles, Avignon and Toulon
Some Tips & Points
- Booklets with train times and destinations for a local or longer trip
are available at all stations and some tourist offices. TGV bookings must be
made in advance
- A ticket must be validated in the orange punching-machine in the station,
before boarding; otherwise face a fine
- There are various discount rates available for the young (Carte
12-25ans), the
over 60s (25%-50% off with a Tarif Decouverte/Carte Vermeil) and
groups
- Discounts and special conditions are available for the disabled,
information available in the
Guide du Voyager à Mobilité Réduite
- This 48 page document can be downloaded, in French: Click
here (PDF)
- There is a service for children travelling unaccompanied.
- Information, in French, on the Jeune Voyager Service, JVS: Click
here
- Dogs and cats may be taken on the trains, but there is a fee and
conditions. Price depends on the size of the pet, and once aboard, a fellow
passenger may, legally, request it be moved
- To find a local station contact details, go to Pages
Jaunes and type in SNCF and the region
- Gares en Mouvement is a website in several languages that provides
information on major stations around France including open hours, address,
and a real-time schedule of departures and arrivals and the platform
numbers: Click here
Rail strikes in Brittany
From time-to-time the train service is reduced due to strike action.
Schedules of trains running are posted on notice boards at stations. Information
is also available from the website Info
Traffic or by telephone on weekdays
- Info Traffic: Click
here
Tel: 0805 90 36 35 (the TER trains Grandes lignes)
Tel: 0800 880 562 for regional TER trains (open 07:00-20:00)
Useful Train Numbers
| Useful Numbers |
| SNCF (all services) |
Tel: 36 35 |
| SNCF (calling from outside
France) |
Tel: 08 92 35 35 35 |
| SNCF - National |
Website |
| TER SNCF Brittany |
Website |
| TGV - High speed |
Website |
| Eurostar - Channel train |
Website |
Further Information
Related reference INFOrmation on AngloINFO Brittany:
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