I don%26#39;t want to sound like an inpatient brat but this site is really giving me headaches...for the past couple of days, it keeps giving me this error message (in French of course, below is a translation):
%26quot;Instabilities network can slow your connection intermittently site sncf.com travel.
If you encounter difficulties during your reservation, please contact the 3635 to 07H to 22H (0,34 € / min excluding any extra operator), or to book your train ticket station, SNCF shop or agencies travel. %26quot;
my internet is perfectly fine! and yesterday, their site told me they were doing maintenance and was down until 6am today...
I need to buy tickets for traveling on June 13, and then June 23 and the 90 day window for the first trip is coming up and this inconsistency on the site is not helping at all! :(
anyone else experiencing this?
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They might be revamping some stuff, for instance it seems they have closed the gap where we could %26#39;trick%26#39; the site into switching to English. Seems to no longer be possible.
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I get that message occasionally. I think what it really means is that it is the middle of the night in France and they are doing site maintenance. Try again in a few hours.
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It isn%26#39;t your imagination. The SNCF site has been behaving MORE %26#39;fussily%26#39; than usual lately. I suspect that the reason is that this is usually the time of the year (February/March) that they up-date %26amp; revise their schedules and fares. This usually requires taking %26#39;down%26#39; portions of the %26#39;system%26#39; for brief periods...for up-dates, maintenance....and just to make users NUTS!!! (and I%26#39;m not certain that first two reasons aren%26#39;t just plausible excuses for the last). So be PATIENT and PERSEVERE...the system will eventually kick out the information and service you need.
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This is why I use TGV-Europe.com. It%26#39;s owned by the SNCF, but this time, they left out the gremlins. To access the deals in English, just choose GREAT BRITAIN as the country of collection.
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A swell idea if you want to book a TGV from Paris to Nice...Strasbourg...Lyon...etc. But if you want to check a schedule, fare or book at TER regional or regular-ligne SNCF train from Paris to anywhere....the %26#39;system%26#39; simply %26#39;kicks%26#39; you back the the main SNCF site...or kicks you to the curb. Just because there are different %26#39;portals%26#39; doesn%26#39;t mean that they ain%26#39;t just takin%26#39; ya%26#39; to the same servers.
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thanks for your responses everyone! now I don%26#39;t feel so %26quot;nuts%26quot;...the site seems to be working this morning.
also, does anyone know these iDTGV night trains? are they just like regular TGV trains with seats but runs overnight? (the trip duration is 10 hrs or so from what I can tell from the SNCF site)
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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;also, does anyone know these iDTGV night trains? are they just like regular TGV trains with seats but runs overnight? (the trip duration is 10 hrs or so from what I can tell from the SNCF site)%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;
Have you checked the information on the three(3) categories of %26#39;..ambience..%26#39; available (iDzen, iDzap, iDNight) on iDTGV service at the site??. To the best of my knowledge, these traions sets do NOT have overnight/sleeper compartments or couchettes...but cool, iDNight sleep-masks are available at a small additional charge (no mention of ear plugs). The most prominent %26#39;features%26#39; of iDNiGHT trains are music, dance floor, a cash bar...
iDNight TGV train service Info--
http://www.idtgv.com/fr/decouvrir#/night/
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music %26amp; dance floor?! sounds like it%26#39;s for parties rather than sleep haha.. =D will check the site, thank you!
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%26gt;%26gt;A swell idea if you want to book a TGV from Paris to Nice...Strasbourg...Lyon...etc. But if you want to check a schedule, fare or book at TER regional or regular-ligne SNCF train from Paris to anywhere....the %26#39;system%26#39; simply %26#39;kicks%26#39; you back the the main SNCF site...or kicks you to the curb. Just because there are different %26#39;portals%26#39; doesn%26#39;t mean that they ain%26#39;t just takin%26#39; ya%26#39; to the same servers.
Hmm- I just did a dummy booking on the TER from Arles to Avignon Centre without any redirects. It gave me cryptic notices about reservations (which of course aren%26#39;t available on the TER) but it took me all the way to the credit card page. I check fares on TGV-Europe all the time. They probably do share servers, but one has a lot less headaches than the other. Have you tried selecting Great Britain as the country for receiving tickets?
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I keep getting this message when I try to confirm my tickets from Geneva to Strasbourg in June -
%26quot;Attention, certaines de vos demandes de placements n%26#39;ont pu être satisfaites%26quot;
Which makes me think that I might not have seats if I purchase. I didn%26#39;t allow me to choose seats when picking my train. It said something like %26quot;choose your seats on the train%26quot; which I%26#39;m fine with. But this other message makes me think that I won%26#39;t have the correct ticket info or something.
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