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France Rail Pass
Travel is all about experiences
Experience comfort and style, upgrade to 1st class!
Experience comfort and style, upgrade to 1st class!
Overview
- Destinations: unlimited travel on the national rail network of France.
- Reservation: compulsory for high speed, scenic and night trains.
Book your France Rail Pass
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| France Rail Pass Travel days | Prices are displayed in AUD. | Adult 1 to 10 pax | Child 1 to 10 pax | Senior 1 to 10 pax | Youth 1 to 10 pax |
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| 3 days (within 1 month) | $ | 279 243 226 196 | 140 122 113 98 | 248 n/a n/a n/a | 200 n/a 170 n/a |
| 4 days (within 1 month) | $ | 321 279 262 226 | 161 140 131 113 | 285 n/a n/a n/a | 230 n/a 196 n/a |
| 5 days (within 1 month) | $ | 362 315 294 256 | 181 158 147 128 | 321 n/a n/a n/a | 260 n/a 224 n/a |
| 6 days (within 1 month) | $ | 402 347 326 283 | 201 174 163 142 | 358 n/a n/a n/a | 289 n/a 247 n/a |
| 7 days (within 1 month) | $ | 440 381 355 308 | 220 191 178 154 | 391 n/a n/a n/a | 319 n/a 274 n/a |
| 8 days (within 1 month) | $ | 478 415 385 335 | 239 208 193 168 | 426 n/a n/a n/a | 346 n/a 298 n/a |
| 9 days (within 1 month) | $ | 517 449 414 360 | 259 225 207 180 | 462 n/a n/a n/a | 374 n/a 323 n/a |
Delivery fees: Standard paper tickets and rail passes are subject to a delivery fee of 6 AU$ by Post or 14 AU$ by Courier. ‘Print @ home’ and ‘Print @ the station’ tickets have no delivery fees.
Booking fees: Eurail Passes do not include a booking fee. Other passes include a 10 AU$ fee, Eurostar tickets include a 6 AU$ fee whereas tickets with no reservations include a 6 AU$ fee.
Pass details
Unlimited travel on the French network: up to 9 consecutive or flexi days per month
Watch the landscape change from your glass window and relax by the train’s subtle chugging as it transports you through the magic of France.
The France Rail Pass is THE best way to discover France for non European residents. This pass provides unlimited travels on the French National Railways (SNCF) either in 1st Class or 2nd Class.
Who can get
Non European permanent residents from Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Turkey (for more than six months) are eligible to purchase or use a France Rail Pass.
How to use
Validation:
- Passes must be validated within 6 months of issuing date by a railway official in France (station’s desk) who also fills in the passport number (outside promotion periods)
- Passes must be validated prior to boarding 1st train or using a bonus. The date of travel has to be entered in the correct way before boarding the first train/bonus, by the traveller, in the corresponding box of the calendar
7:00pm rule:
The 7PM rule allows you to benefit from a free travel day. Make sure that the following conditions are respected:
- Your pass should be activated
- You should not have travelled by train prior to your boarding on the departure day
- Board a night train after 7:00 pm
- Arrive at your destination after 4:00 am on the next day
- The arrival date should be within the validity of the pass
If the conditions are respected, then you only have to write the arrival date on your pass.
If the conditions are not respected, then you have to enter the departure and arrival dates on your pass.
How to activate your pass?
Before you board the train and travel with your rail pass, you need to activate or validate it at a train station. Railway staff will stamp your pass to show your first and last day of travel. All passes, whether Flexi or Regular, must be validated like this. France Rail Pass.
Bonuses
Benefit from bonuses during your stay in France and tailor-make your own tour across the country. Hotels discount, reduced boat crossing, buses, museums... your France Rail Pass allows you a wide range of negotiated offers so that you will fully enjoy the journey!
Here are some examples of what you can get by choosing France Rail Pass:
Special Pass holder fare on several European operators and trains:
- Brussels-France
- Elipsos
- Eurostar
- Lunea (overnight) trains
- Paris-Germany Night Train
- Teoz
- TGV
- TGV Lyria
- Thalys
Special France Rail Pass “Paris Airport” Bonus:
Valid on RER Line B between Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and Paris Nord Station, this bonus allows you priority to boarding RER, proceed to the SNCF-Transilien ticket counter in Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle and ask for a “contremarque” voucher
Discounted rate or special offers among more than 200 partners
- Visit: http://www.francerailpass.com Bonuses are subject to availabilities and changes. Client is responsible to confirm bonuses locally.
Interactive travel map
With France rail Pass you can travel on all 31,000 kilometres and 7,000 stations of the SNCF network using the scenic trains or high speed trains (TGV).
Moreover, thanks to partnerships bonuses, France can be the starting point of a more complete trip across Europe: special offers on international operators and trains, discount on shipping between France and UK...
Your imagination is the unique limit to your journey.
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"Ferreting around France"
Annette d.
Being somewhat at a loss without a car and using bikes I was well and truly out of my comfort zone.However the rail in France was so easy to use -you could actually place you your bike plus husband and travel The Loire in style.Later we travelled on to other sites ,staff were great and so helpful it made our journey memorable.As an older traveller I found it easy to navigate the beautiful regions and found the experience somewhat different from the 1960's when the budget was tight .The value for money was well and truly felt although sometimes one could not get the seats wanted.Had I been more organised this would not have been a problem. anyway thanks for the good times we had due to your great rail system pity, Australia can't do as well.The attitude of the people to their environment had also been seen and you could feel and see how they now cared for the whole not just the almighty dollar. Comfort Value for money Convenience