Wonderful video, thank you for sharing. I still remember crossing the border from Barcelona to MNice in the early 80's with change of trains at Cerbere and/or Port Bou.
For a 7 hour train trip, the food service should be a bit more evolved than just snacks that you'd expect for Paris-Lyons in 2 hours. But then again, their goal is to pack as many people as they can in a train so food service car reduces how many passengers you can carry.
Don't like flying so been doing the train from London since 1988. Seen many a change down the year but prices have gone up but if your budget suits, then go for it. It's a great experience and I still never get bored with it.
Did the Reverse journey 5 weeks ago. Very pleasant. The day before, we travelled Cordoba-Barcelona with Renfe. Also very enjoyable. Beats flying hands down
You are right about the TGV food. I almost always buy something from the Paul outlet before boarding (Le Savoureux is my favourite) and stick to coffee from the bar. Exception is leaving St Jean de Luz Ciboure on the 07:20 to Paris (no Paul and nothing else open!) so I get a Formule Petit Dej between Dax and Bordeaux (allongée, jus d'orange, yaourt, madeleine; 9-50€ last year)
My view of eating on a train is that if there's no decent cooked to order table service with menus and waiters, you're usually better off buying food and beverages before boarding, from a local market or bakery and have an on-train "picnic". You get a much broader choice of better food at lower prices, and it's just more fun. Train "cafe" food is usually mediocre. The only thing really worth buying is coffee or tea as it's fresh and hot.
it looked like you had a comfortable sleep while riding along......the route the French train took should be very familiar to them as it is the invasion road used by Napoleon when they were at war with Spain...
Nice trip, thanks for sharing, I'm planing to use it ! About the food in TGV Inoui, they can't really provide food coupons included with the train ticket, because the bar is closed for shorter trips... but yes, I would love such an option. The duplex TGV also make hard to have a delivery service, but anyway, I like to walk to the bar and chat a bit with the waiter/waitress.
aucun tgv ne circule toute la nuit la sncf renove les voies tgv la nuit les seuls tgv qui roulent la nuit ce sont ceux qui roule sur la ligne clasique 8 heures nimes paris au lieu de de 2 h 20
Great video I’m going on my first TGV train ever and looking forward to it. TGV Lyria 8th August 12:34 Basel Sbb to Paris Gare de Lyon 15:38 in 1st class
13:47 If it was down to 4/4.5 hours, will absolutely be the transport mode of choice! 🙌🙌(if the price comes down too though). Would be interesting to see a route through Bordeaux to Madrid too
What the EU lacks is HS international connections as good as the internal ones. This goes for Italy too: I had to take a flight from Northern Italy to Budapest and our plane got delayed because it was still on the other side of the continent. Had we had a HSL from Milan to Budapest running through Venice and Ljubljana we could have gone to Budapest and back. I get it's all difficult politically (and also practically, due to the terrain and whatnot), but jesus it would have been so comfortable. And to think that Budapest is as far away from Northern Italy as Apulia or Calabria...
@@Hastdupech8509 It's not so much the EU that is dragging its feet, but the national operators. Obviously, the national operators are largely controlled by their national governments, who make up the EU, so it's all a little complicated. But what has happened over the years is that the national monopolies have slowly been eroded by the EU. This was almost unthinkable 35 years ago, but nowadays you see different operators within one country. Some countries are more progressive than others - especially Germany and the Netherlands are dragging their feet - but bit by bit, it's becoming more and more of a reality. It's just happening _very_ slowly, though.
@@SeverityOneyou do know the EU is NOT an actual country. God knows why we fought a war - when we have people like you selling out their own nations to a huge bureaucracy.
@@SeverityOne what do you mean the netherlands and germany are dragging their feet? both countries made international travel open access, and have more operators operating in their countries than either france belgium or spain. It are the french and the belgians who are trying to stop the italians from running on amsterdam-paris, not the dutch.
@@daanwolters3751 Tell me, how many international operators are running high-speed trains in either Germany or the Netherlands, that are not in some sort of joint venture with DB and NS, respectively? Or how about that the Dutch government handed an exclusive licence to NS just before the deadline, after which they would no longer be able to? Sure, France/SNCF aren't exactly the most open to competition, but at least there are FS and RENFE trains running in France.
Don't think I will be around come the completion of the Montpellier - Perpignan section but as you say, it will leave the route open to some wonderful potential options.
@@counterfit5 Get what you mean re CA but the difficulty here is the terrain. Check out the route on GMaps and you will see that the current track runs adjacent to sea/salt lakes making it a somewhat arduous task.
The only disadvantage is, that you arrive in this sty of a station in Barcelona Sants. Whereas, if you arrived at Estacio de Franca, you would really arrive in style. But, its days seem to be gone. A real pity.
Took this journey last October, as part of a longer journey going Munich -> Paris -> Barcelona in one day (both in TGV Euroduplex). I enjoyed it, the views on the slow sections are really amazing. Water on boths sides, docks, historic towns, fortress, also the cathedral you can see from the bridge in Beziers. But it also feels somehow bizarre compared to the high speed part. Going at speeds around just 30 km/h through Salses definitely added to this feeling (probably some line issues at that time). Such a shame that the LGV Montpellier-Perpignan will not be finished until maybe around 2044. Why are French so slow? I wonder if the Paris - Madrid route through Bordeaux ends up built faster than this. This really should be a critical infrastructure funded by EU at a very high priority...
The route through Bordeux is not expected till 2040 as soonest. It's incredibly annoying that while int seems that by 2030 all the Spanish connection between Madrid and the French border in Hendaye will be finished as a HSR, from Hendaye till Bordeaux (or at least till Dax) will be a single track line with no possibility of developing speed there.
Great video overall, but I was disappointed that you only had one shot of Mt.Canigou, 2,784 m., but only 50 km. from the Mediterranean. My friend and I took the trip in February of 2024 and the snow capped peak dominated this region's tremendous scenery for over 30 minutes. Maybe next time!
Do the tracks stay as left-hand running all the way, or do they switch to right-hand upon entering Spain? EDIT: Never mind, at 19:20, you explain it indeed does; there is a flyover.
3:01 certified to run in France Spain and Switzerland when it has to run into Switzerland the same French Pantagraph is actually used under Switzerland CFF 15kv 16.7hz AC territory not the German and the Austrian 15kv 16.7hz which has to be used with the Metalized carbon pantograph use the carbon strip there for France and Switzerland the train will be power locked
Thanks for a nice trip report! I think Paris Gare De Lyon is a very nice Station! Do you know how Interrail works with this train? Like your channel very much. Greetings from Sweden! 😘
for interrail, you need a seat reservation to board this train. i think it costs around 34 euros 2nd/1st class and sells out pretty quickly, yet more seats tend to be available on this new 6:30 departure from Paris ;)
Re the price, I paid €149 single from Girona to Paris two days ago. Trainline said they would message me when tickets became available but they didn't, so no first class left. Somebody was in my seat when I embarked but couldn't be arsed to argue and was quite happy sitting in the vestibule between carriages - includes light and charging units.
RENFE and SNCF are like a couple of spoiled brats. Despite wonderful connectivity having been created, there's only around half a dozen cross border trains each day. Absolutely pathetic. I did that route twice in the past month and even in May, all trains, including E*, were packed to the gunwales. Somebody needs to sort this mess out soon.
Not that other countries outside the BENELUX are that great with regards to international HS travel. There's not 1 international connection (once again, outside the BENELUX) comparable to any of the internal ones (like the Paris-Marseille or the Turin-Salerno or any of the multiple lines Spain has built). And let's not get started on Germany.
@@Hastdupech8509 Ask the French government completely NOT interested in the connection. Remember that French government is not planning to conclude the high speed infrastructure in any part of the Pyrenees on its side.
@@lindylee1139 well...start speaking out to your local representatives then. Nothing will get done if you don't constantly push them to build these vital infrastructures. You guys have tons of "democracy" to give to the rest of the world, why not using it at home too? 🤣 Anyway it's not that great in the EU tho. after spending billions (of taxpayer's money) on high speed rail infrastructure we still have this shitty service. I suspect our national train companies have hired executive that are spoiled and don't want to work, otherwise the situation wouldn't be like this😤😤
The 😃 👍 Spanish OUIGO (white) unlike the French Ouigo (blue) are Euroduplex trains taken from the TGV 2N2 3UH Tricourant Hispanic inOuï. The French Ouigos are second-generation TGV DASYE Duplexes, from TGV POS engines with central cabins, which became the standard, and 8 cars from TGV networks. The central cabin comes from the direction of traffic depending on the country. The Ouigo for Spain also have the chance to own a bar car to enjoy delicious food.
Indonesia bullet train whoosh top speed 420 km/h.but to operator 350 km/h.usualy by car jakarta to bandung city 3or4 hours,very tired.but by bulet train whoosh only 45 minuts,very fast, and smooth,nice.and this is the first in southeast Southern hemisphere and oceania wow amazing 👍
How do you get to the city center of Montpellier? Just checked the new station on google maps, it's in the middle of nowhere and no trains to Saint-Roch.
Some regional trains from Barcelona to France (Toulouse is confirmed, other destinations aren't yet) will come operated by FGC (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya) They've secured european funding, but without the rolling stock... it's still years to do it. Also Ouigo in Spain has grown in destinations and going all doubles in Madrid - Barcelona, so they have now 14 train sets. The bet is, what will finish earlier, Sagrada Familia or Barcelona Sagrera. This route (for lenght) deserves Business Première
If you're wondering when you'll be able to enjoy the new Alstom Horizon TGV M, Avelia being the American version. not before the second half of 2025. Unlike the TGV EURODUPLEXE The trains are entirely painted with red for the doors according to the new safety and mobility criteria. The other novelty, the Talgo ICE L, like its Danish neighbour, which has the same equipment that will gradually replace the intercity, IC EC. not until second half of 2025, the C Berlin 77 Berlin Amsterdam will be the first to be served.
Actually, very strange that SNCF, being in the world pantheon of food (yes, France, imho ) cannot manage anything better in First class... I just keep thinking of OeBB and their great food service... But, maybe, one day, who knows... By the way: you are right about the high prices but every time I took this train, the first class was full to the last seat so, either people don´t mind or there are usually good deals to be had...
I just think that the amount of people wanting to take that train is so much larger than the capacity so that only these who don't care for the high price are riding.
I love travel by trains veryyyyy much i traveled to Prague from Basel where i'm living Basel to Vienna ... Basel to Barcelona.. Basel to Copenhagen they were Amazing
Thank you. I don't have the money, but I really should refresh my Passport & take some train trips? As long as dogs are allowed. My Dalmatian comes with me everywhere
What is the longest "single seat" TGV route? Someone else claims that Nancy - Paris - Nice is the longest. Also: are any freight trains in France using catenary electricity for power?
Longest "single seat" TGV services: - Perpignan to Bruxelles (Midi) TGV 9862 is 1238km over 8h21m averaging 148km/h - Nice (Ville) to Nancy TGV 5516 is 1199km over 10h05m averaging 119km/h - Nantes to Marseille (Saint-Charles) TGV 5306 is 1161km over 6h40m averaging 174km/h - Rennes to Marseille (Saint-Charles) TGV 5332 is 1114km over 5h44m averaging 194km/h - Rennes to Montpellier (Saint-Roch) TGV 5336 is 1103km over 6h04m averaging 182km/h - Marseille (Saint-Charles) to Bruxelles (Midi) TGV 9866/9882 is 1077km over 5h31m averaging 195km/h - Montpellier (Saint-Roch) to Bruxelles (Midi) TGV 9862 is 1076km over 6h28m averaging 166km/h - Barcelona (Sants) to Paris (Gare de Lyon) TGV 9708 is 1074km over 6h44m averaging 159km/h - Marseille (Saint-Charles) to Frankfurt (Main) TGV 9583 is 1044km over 7h47m averaging 134km/h - Luxembourg to Marseille (Saint-Charles) TGV 9877 is 1036km over 7h51m averaging 132km/h
I agree. There are also luggage racks in around the middle of some coaches (as seen around 4:34 on the right side) and I booked the seat right next to it for exactly this reason :)
Nice that they have a bar car for beer 🍺 🍻...I wonder how much the reservation fee is when you have a first class Eurail Global pass? Probably a bit pricey I assume.
Great problem with trains in Europe is the price. If the powers that be want us to use the trains then they should subsidies them just as the airlines are subsidised.
I booked Acela tickets recently for a trip in August. $212 round trip between Providence and DC. Not bad, but at TGV speeds, it would be maybe a 3-4h trip instead of the 6 it's going to be
@@SimplyRailway Very disappointing. There should be a proper restaurant car but they seem to have largely disappeared. Better to take sandwiches on the train.
Am I the only one not interested in first class if you don't at least get free non-alcoholic drinks? Maybe because I am short and don't need a bigger seat but if I am paying extra they could at least give me a cup of coffee lol
There is a mosaic on the floor in Perpignan station marking the spot which Salvador Dali declared to be the centre of the world. The office buildings over the new TGV station are called El Centre del Mon in Catalan
153kmh average, so not that THAT impressive. Would be nice to have data on how many of the 7 hours are spent at 300kmh and above, how many at 200 or above, how many at 100 and above, and how many below 100kmh. Also, the TGV is boring because it lacks the train sound and feel that we still have in Canada with thet clickety clack sounds and bumps along the road 🙂 On the issue of only 10 passenger trains per day in tunnel, what sort of restrictions are there because tracks are shared with freight trains?
Je dois aller à Vienne depuis Paris. Totalement impossible en train ! Plus d’une journée de voyage avec des changements en Allemagne incertains, vu les retards des trains. 😢😮
Interesante vídeo y una buena opción de viaje entre París y Barcelona. Puntualizar que los nombres de las ciudades son Figueras y Gerona, en Español y no Figueres y Girona que así se escriben en Catalán
Si conduces hasta Gerona o Figueras por carretera al entrar en el término municipal verás un letrero en el que está escrito " Girona" y "Figueres"… ¿porqué piensas que tiene que estar escrito en castellano? El vídeo es en inglés… y el genuino nombre de estas ciudades se escribe en catalán… ¿crees que en lugar de London en un vídeo que hablara de esta ciudad deberían decir Londres?
@@cpadrosolanet El cartel en el término municipal al que te refieres debería estar escrito en los 2 idiomas Español y Catalán, porque en Cataluña, los 2 idiomas son oficiales, pero ya se sabe lo que está pasando. Además al ser un vídeo en Inglés y referirse a ciudades Españolas, lo normal es que se pongan en el idioma de la inmensa mayoría de españoles, pero bueno podéis seguir con vuestro victimismo que os irá genial
@@carlospanizo4646 Lo de "diberia "lo dictes tú. Que sepas que todos los pueblos de Cataluña están rotulados en su forma catalana. O crees que debería traducirse al español nombre de pueblos como " Massanet de Cabrenys, Gratallops, Sant Llorenç de Morunys, Sant Cugat de Vallès etc . En Euskadi, "Donosti" se ròtula en castellano y Euskera? Cuando hables o escribas en castellano pudes utilizar los gentilicios Castellanos Pero cuando estés en otro lugar en el que los gentilicios proceden de otra lengua no quieras imponer la tuya,
@@cpadrosolanet Yo no impongo nada, solo digo que debes respetar las 2 lenguas y no lo que estáis haciendo, pero ya vemos que la educación, el respeto faltan bastante. Seguro que cuando sales de tu condado y vas a Londres, Roma o Berlín hablas también en catalán para que todo el mundo te comprenda no ? En fin lo dejo ahí, porque ya se te ve la patita bastante. Seguid así y pronto las pocas empresas que no se han ido ya, levantarán el vuelo. Deu paleto
@@carlospanizo4646 a quien se le ha visto la patita desde un principio ha sido a ti… cuando he viajado en a Londres, he hablado en inglés, a Italia en italiano y a otros países de los que no se hablar su lengua me he hecho entender en inglés o por señas… lo que si he evitado es que piensen que soy un español… deuuuu..
It is so nice to have that and rode the TGV several years ago. Here however, we can't have nice things due to corporate greed. However they are starting a high speed rail, the first true high speed rail between Rancho Cucamonga and here in Las Vegas by 2028. Not holding my breath and if Trump returns, highly doubtful that it will come to fruition.
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Wonderful video, thank you for sharing. I still remember crossing the border from Barcelona to MNice in the early 80's with change of trains at Cerbere and/or Port Bou.
Very nice video, detailed and informative. Thank you.
For a 7 hour train trip, the food service should be a bit more evolved than just snacks that you'd expect for Paris-Lyons in 2 hours. But then again, their goal is to pack as many people as they can in a train so food service car reduces how many passengers you can carry.
They definitely need a third train daily, if not more
Yes the food is expensive and pretty disappointing. Be so cool if there was a restaurant car.
Really like the slogan on the window "laisez vous rêver" on the window. Let yourself dream sounds corny in English. Nice idea from SNCF 👍
thank you, I was wondering what that meant!
It would be nicer if it wasnt blocking the view out of the tiny window and if the window was clean!
Screw flying, I’m taking the train from here to Paris now
That’ll cost you 220 euro lol. I’ve taken this traject multiple times. It’s really worth it if you have the budget!
Don't like flying so been doing the train from London since 1988. Seen many a change down the year but prices have gone up but if your budget suits, then go for it. It's a great experience and I still never get bored with it.
Did the Reverse journey 5 weeks ago. Very pleasant. The day before, we travelled Cordoba-Barcelona with Renfe. Also very enjoyable. Beats flying hands down
You are right about the TGV food. I almost always buy something from the Paul outlet before boarding (Le Savoureux is my favourite) and stick to coffee from the bar. Exception is leaving St Jean de Luz Ciboure on the 07:20 to Paris (no Paul and nothing else open!) so I get a Formule Petit Dej between Dax and Bordeaux (allongée, jus d'orange, yaourt, madeleine; 9-50€ last year)
My view of eating on a train is that if there's no decent cooked to order table service with menus and waiters, you're usually better off buying food and beverages before boarding, from a local market or bakery and have an on-train "picnic". You get a much broader choice of better food at lower prices, and it's just more fun. Train "cafe" food is usually mediocre. The only thing really worth buying is coffee or tea as it's fresh and hot.
@@HabaneroTi Yeah, it's sad that only ICE's get real dining cars in high-speed trains.
I saw a Pret a manger in the Gare de Lyon.
I was on this train two weeks ago! It's such a comfortable experience.
The food isn’t enough
it looked like you had a comfortable sleep while riding along......the route the French train took should be very familiar to them as it is the invasion road used by Napoleon when they were at war with Spain...
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Loved the views! 💚
Nice trip, thanks for sharing, I'm planing to use it !
About the food in TGV Inoui, they can't really provide food coupons included with the train ticket, because the bar is closed for shorter trips... but yes, I would love such an option.
The duplex TGV also make hard to have a delivery service, but anyway, I like to walk to the bar and chat a bit with the waiter/waitress.
Great trip. Yeah definitely agree, more passenger train between two Cities, including night train on night schedule
aucun tgv ne circule toute la nuit la sncf renove les voies tgv la nuit les seuls tgv qui roulent la nuit ce sont ceux qui roule sur la ligne clasique 8 heures nimes paris au lieu de de 2 h 20
je me suis trompe c est 2 h 50 nimes paris
Great video I’m going on my first TGV train ever and looking forward to it. TGV Lyria 8th August 12:34 Basel Sbb to Paris Gare de Lyon 15:38 in 1st class
Love your channel❣️
13:47 If it was down to 4/4.5 hours, will absolutely be the transport mode of choice! 🙌🙌(if the price comes down too though). Would be interesting to see a route through Bordeaux to Madrid too
What the EU lacks is HS international connections as good as the internal ones. This goes for Italy too: I had to take a flight from Northern Italy to Budapest and our plane got delayed because it was still on the other side of the continent. Had we had a HSL from Milan to Budapest running through Venice and Ljubljana we could have gone to Budapest and back. I get it's all difficult politically (and also practically, due to the terrain and whatnot), but jesus it would have been so comfortable. And to think that Budapest is as far away from Northern Italy as Apulia or Calabria...
@@Hastdupech8509 It's not so much the EU that is dragging its feet, but the national operators. Obviously, the national operators are largely controlled by their national governments, who make up the EU, so it's all a little complicated. But what has happened over the years is that the national monopolies have slowly been eroded by the EU. This was almost unthinkable 35 years ago, but nowadays you see different operators within one country. Some countries are more progressive than others - especially Germany and the Netherlands are dragging their feet - but bit by bit, it's becoming more and more of a reality. It's just happening _very_ slowly, though.
@@SeverityOneyou do know the EU is NOT an actual country. God knows why we fought a war - when we have people like you selling out their own nations to a huge bureaucracy.
@@SeverityOne what do you mean the netherlands and germany are dragging their feet? both countries made international travel open access, and have more operators operating in their countries than either france belgium or spain. It are the french and the belgians who are trying to stop the italians from running on amsterdam-paris, not the dutch.
@@daanwolters3751 Tell me, how many international operators are running high-speed trains in either Germany or the Netherlands, that are not in some sort of joint venture with DB and NS, respectively? Or how about that the Dutch government handed an exclusive licence to NS just before the deadline, after which they would no longer be able to? Sure, France/SNCF aren't exactly the most open to competition, but at least there are FS and RENFE trains running in France.
Don't think I will be around come the completion of the Montpellier - Perpignan section but as you say, it will leave the route open to some wonderful potential options.
Ouverture prévue en 2034.
Another decade? Who's running it, California?
@@counterfit5 Get what you mean re CA but the difficulty here is the terrain. Check out the route on GMaps and you will see that the current track runs adjacent to sea/salt lakes making it a somewhat arduous task.
The only disadvantage is, that you arrive in this sty of a station in Barcelona Sants. Whereas, if you arrived at Estacio de Franca, you would really arrive in style. But, its days seem to be gone. A real pity.
Thanks that was a super entertaining video 👍
Thank you for the video. Very nice.
It's a mind-blowing train journey coverage indeed, magical views all the way !! Greetings from India.
Took this journey last October, as part of a longer journey going Munich -> Paris -> Barcelona in one day (both in TGV Euroduplex). I enjoyed it, the views on the slow sections are really amazing. Water on boths sides, docks, historic towns, fortress, also the cathedral you can see from the bridge in Beziers. But it also feels somehow bizarre compared to the high speed part. Going at speeds around just 30 km/h through Salses definitely added to this feeling (probably some line issues at that time). Such a shame that the LGV Montpellier-Perpignan will not be finished until maybe around 2044. Why are French so slow? I wonder if the Paris - Madrid route through Bordeaux ends up built faster than this. This really should be a critical infrastructure funded by EU at a very high priority...
We're a third world country so things take more time now.
The route through Bordeux is not expected till 2040 as soonest. It's incredibly annoying that while int seems that by 2030 all the Spanish connection between Madrid and the French border in Hendaye will be finished as a HSR, from Hendaye till Bordeaux (or at least till Dax) will be a single track line with no possibility of developing speed there.
It's simple. Spain is now ahead in tourism in Europe and la France is very upset. More connections are not desiranble for them
@@pierre-etiennecollin8858 OK, so let's go on boycotting the connection. It pays for France.
The building process is made slow in order to spread the huge costs of construction, tho I agree it's a shame
Very beautiful!
Thanks!
j'ai adore le trajet paris barcelone magnifique tgv
Great video overall, but I was disappointed that you only had one shot of Mt.Canigou, 2,784 m., but only 50 km. from the Mediterranean. My friend and I took the trip in February of 2024 and the snow capped peak dominated this region's tremendous scenery for over 30 minutes. Maybe next time!
Do the tracks stay as left-hand running all the way, or do they switch to right-hand upon entering Spain?
EDIT: Never mind, at 19:20, you explain it indeed does; there is a flyover.
Thanks for the clip
3:01 certified to run in France Spain and Switzerland when it has to run into Switzerland the same French Pantagraph is actually used under Switzerland CFF 15kv 16.7hz AC territory not the German and the Austrian 15kv 16.7hz which has to be used with the Metalized carbon pantograph use the carbon strip there for France and Switzerland the train will be power locked
Really well done video.
Hola! buen video. ojala hagas uno del tren maya. saludos desde mexico.
Thanks for a nice trip report! I think Paris Gare De Lyon is a very nice Station! Do you know how Interrail works with this train? Like your channel very much. Greetings from Sweden! 😘
for interrail, you need a seat reservation to board this train. i think it costs around 34 euros 2nd/1st class and sells out pretty quickly, yet more seats tend to be available on this new 6:30 departure from Paris ;)
@@tomats2311 Thank you for the answer! 😀
As soon as the video started playing I thought "This looks early. Too early"
We in morocco have the same tgv its name is bora1 its like the train itself but the lounge has its own car written cafeteria i wish i van ride it
13:15 what’s that app? It shows all rail lines?
Hope someday the train continues ahead to South spain and crosses to Morocco
Re the price, I paid €149 single from Girona to Paris two days ago. Trainline said they would message me when tickets became available but they didn't, so no first class left. Somebody was in my seat when I embarked but couldn't be arsed to argue and was quite happy sitting in the vestibule between carriages - includes light and charging units.
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Oooh interesting. I'm planning a trip to Barcelona as we speak. Let's see how this competes.
RENFE and SNCF are like a couple of spoiled brats. Despite wonderful connectivity having been created, there's only around half a dozen cross border trains each day. Absolutely pathetic. I did that route twice in the past month and even in May, all trains, including E*, were packed to the gunwales. Somebody needs to sort this mess out soon.
Not that other countries outside the BENELUX are that great with regards to international HS travel. There's not 1 international connection (once again, outside the BENELUX) comparable to any of the internal ones (like the Paris-Marseille or the Turin-Salerno or any of the multiple lines Spain has built). And let's not get started on Germany.
@@Hastdupech8509 Ask the French government completely NOT interested in the connection. Remember that French government is not planning to conclude the high speed infrastructure in any part of the Pyrenees on its side.
Watching from the US thinking how great Europe trains are and how FAR behind the US is.
@@lindylee1139 well...start speaking out to your local representatives then. Nothing will get done if you don't constantly push them to build these vital infrastructures. You guys have tons of "democracy" to give to the rest of the world, why not using it at home too? 🤣
Anyway it's not that great in the EU tho. after spending billions (of taxpayer's money) on high speed rail infrastructure we still have this shitty service. I suspect our national train companies have hired executive that are spoiled and don't want to work, otherwise the situation wouldn't be like this😤😤
@@calimero6356Exactly, that's roght. It's better get information or not saying anything to say something stupid in internet.
Nice train,trip👍
Lol I just checked this exact route and it cost only €69 now in first class 😂 Definitely gonna try this train
Once the Y-link in bascland and the Bordeaux-Dax line are finished the trains from paris to madrid will run theere on a more direct route
The 😃 👍 Spanish OUIGO (white) unlike the French Ouigo (blue) are Euroduplex trains taken from the TGV 2N2 3UH Tricourant Hispanic inOuï. The French Ouigos are second-generation TGV DASYE Duplexes, from TGV POS engines with central cabins, which became the standard, and 8 cars from TGV networks. The central cabin comes from the direction of traffic depending on the country. The Ouigo for Spain also have the chance to own a bar car to enjoy delicious food.
Why is it not running in double traction if it’s always fully booked?
Indonesia bullet train whoosh top speed 420 km/h.but to operator 350 km/h.usualy by car jakarta to bandung city 3or4 hours,very tired.but by bulet train whoosh only 45 minuts,very fast, and smooth,nice.and this is the first in southeast Southern hemisphere and oceania wow amazing 👍
Y a un peu d’herbe sur les voix à Gare de Lyon, le jardinier était en vacances😋
I wish someone would film the wheelchair accessible part of the carriage, I want to take my son on this train
A comparison/test of restaurant cars / bars in the trains in Europe would be fine.
Very nice video thank for sharing this experience just one question I don't see any border or checking id
No need, it's Schengen :-)
@@SimplyRailway thank you
@@SimplyRailway also if you want buy tickets without id ?
@@AdamAdam-u2f You can, you don't need an ID to buy a ticket
@@SimplyRailway ok thank you so much
How do you get to the city center of Montpellier? Just checked the new station on google maps, it's in the middle of nowhere and no trains to Saint-Roch.
From Montpellier stade de France you have some busses (we named it navette in France) which travel from the city center to this station
Nice spot spottersfriend 😊
Nice video, just a question, what's ne name of the app you used to show the change of line? (At 13:01)
Some regional trains from Barcelona to France (Toulouse is confirmed, other destinations aren't yet) will come operated by FGC (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya) They've secured european funding, but without the rolling stock... it's still years to do it.
Also Ouigo in Spain has grown in destinations and going all doubles in Madrid - Barcelona, so they have now 14 train sets.
The bet is, what will finish earlier, Sagrada Familia or Barcelona Sagrera.
This route (for lenght) deserves Business Première
If you're wondering when you'll be able to enjoy the new Alstom Horizon TGV M, Avelia being the American version. not before the second half of 2025. Unlike the TGV EURODUPLEXE The trains are entirely painted with red for the doors according to the new safety and mobility criteria.
The other novelty, the Talgo ICE L, like its Danish neighbour, which has the same equipment that will gradually replace the intercity, IC EC. not until second half of 2025, the C Berlin 77 Berlin Amsterdam will be the first to be served.
I did that journey on May 22
Ciao quale applicazione usi per vedere i treni? In tempo reale
How was cell service connectivity through the route?
Always good. A bit less after Girona due to the many tunnels
Actually, very strange that SNCF, being in the world pantheon of food (yes, France, imho ) cannot manage anything better in First class... I just keep thinking of OeBB and their great food service... But, maybe, one day, who knows... By the way: you are right about the high prices but every time I took this train, the first class was full to the last seat so, either people don´t mind or there are usually good deals to be had...
I just think that the amount of people wanting to take that train is so much larger than the capacity so that only these who don't care for the high price are riding.
I love travel by trains veryyyyy much i traveled to Prague from Basel where i'm living Basel to Vienna ... Basel to Barcelona.. Basel to Copenhagen they were Amazing
C'est quoi cette gare de Lyon vide ? C'est filmé un dimanche matin ?
Thank you. I don't have the money, but I really should refresh my Passport & take some train trips? As long as dogs are allowed. My Dalmatian comes with me everywhere
I get confused with some of the sequences. Has the train changed directions!
Nope, not at all :)
What is the longest "single seat" TGV route? Someone else claims that Nancy - Paris - Nice is the longest. Also: are any freight trains in France using catenary electricity for power?
Longest "single seat" TGV services:
- Perpignan to Bruxelles (Midi) TGV 9862 is 1238km over 8h21m averaging 148km/h
- Nice (Ville) to Nancy TGV 5516 is 1199km over 10h05m averaging 119km/h
- Nantes to Marseille (Saint-Charles) TGV 5306 is 1161km over 6h40m averaging 174km/h
- Rennes to Marseille (Saint-Charles) TGV 5332 is 1114km over 5h44m averaging 194km/h
- Rennes to Montpellier (Saint-Roch) TGV 5336 is 1103km over 6h04m averaging 182km/h
- Marseille (Saint-Charles) to Bruxelles (Midi) TGV 9866/9882 is 1077km over 5h31m averaging 195km/h
- Montpellier (Saint-Roch) to Bruxelles (Midi) TGV 9862 is 1076km over 6h28m averaging 166km/h
- Barcelona (Sants) to Paris (Gare de Lyon) TGV 9708 is 1074km over 6h44m averaging 159km/h
- Marseille (Saint-Charles) to Frankfurt (Main) TGV 9583 is 1044km over 7h47m averaging 134km/h
- Luxembourg to Marseille (Saint-Charles) TGV 9877 is 1036km over 7h51m averaging 132km/h
Leaving your luggage away from you and not on top of you for storage triggers anxiety.
I agree. There are also luggage racks in around the middle of some coaches (as seen around 4:34 on the right side) and I booked the seat right next to it for exactly this reason :)
Why? You can look at it from your seat if you’re anxious
Buy padlocks for your luggage
Bom dia lindo trem de 2 andares gostei 1:37 boa viagem simplys 15:12
Where did you book the ticket ?
good thing no one got your bag when you left it there on the rack
Please, I want to ask you: Were there no police at the border for passports?
No, because France and Spain are in the Schengen Zone (free travel without passport checks)
I love riding long distance trains as mental health therapy. How was your nap on the train? I really would like to know if you do not mind.
Very nice ride. Comfy seats. Good scenery. Amazing that First Class doesn't include food.
Thanks Thibault for your review💚👌👍
Nice that they have a bar car for beer 🍺 🍻...I wonder how much the reservation fee is when you have a first class Eurail Global pass? Probably a bit pricey I assume.
I d say 30€
I'm done with train, only flying now or car
Great problem with trains in Europe is the price. If the powers that be want us to use the trains then they should subsidies them just as the airlines are subsidised.
this service would be competitive as soon as the new line will be finished. BCN shoudl be at 4-4.5 hrs from Paris, not more. 7 hrs is tooooo much!
Why doesn't this train stop in Lyon 🤷 ?
Excellent travel ticket price. UK train operators would have charged at least cost 5 times the cost of your ticket. Nice views 👌.
I booked Acela tickets recently for a trip in August. $212 round trip between Providence and DC. Not bad, but at TGV speeds, it would be maybe a 3-4h trip instead of the 6 it's going to be
What £400 single? I don't think so. Yes probably more expensive in UK, but not five times.
I challenge you to make a trip between Madrid and Lisbon by train, yes it is possible.
I don't care about 4K, but I do care about smooth motion. Lots of motion, lots of vertical lines in train videos. You should shoot at 50p or 60p.
8:07 😍
6:53 Your trash bin is missing. This is unfortunately often the case.
Those salt marsh scenes are so special
You can see flamingoes from the train!
Very good accent je ne me moque pas je constate (entre nous je suis pas le mieux placé pour dire ça)
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Riding backwards? I could not do that.
In first class you have to get up and walk to the cafe car? No-one to take your order and serve you at your seat?
nope :(
@@SimplyRailway Very disappointing. There should be a proper restaurant car but they seem to have largely disappeared. Better to take sandwiches on the train.
@@randall8379 agreed..
Però il tratto Marsiglia -
Perpignan - Barcellona è quello già esistente, non ad alta velocità.
Renfe Spanish announcements: No olviden sus objetos personales ☺️😁👍
SNCF Spanish announcements: No olvides NADA 😠😤😡
Olvides = not a bit top familiar? Like ́tutoyer’ in French...
Double deckers are too good.
Am I the only one not interested in first class if you don't at least get free non-alcoholic drinks? Maybe because I am short and don't need a bigger seat but if I am paying extra they could at least give me a cup of coffee lol
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There is a mosaic on the floor in Perpignan station marking the spot which Salvador Dali declared to be the centre of the world. The office buildings over the new TGV station are called El Centre del Mon in Catalan
153kmh average, so not that THAT impressive. Would be nice to have data on how many of the 7 hours are spent at 300kmh and above, how many at 200 or above, how many at 100 and above, and how many below 100kmh.
Also, the TGV is boring because it lacks the train sound and feel that we still have in Canada with thet clickety clack sounds and bumps along the road 🙂
On the issue of only 10 passenger trains per day in tunnel, what sort of restrictions are there because tracks are shared with freight trains?
I get motion sickness in high speed trains so not for me. Besides the tickets are expensive.
Je dois aller à Vienne depuis Paris. Totalement impossible en train ! Plus d’une journée de voyage avec des changements en Allemagne incertains, vu les retards des trains. 😢😮
Interesante vídeo y una buena opción de viaje entre París y Barcelona. Puntualizar que los nombres de las ciudades son Figueras y Gerona, en Español y no Figueres y Girona que así se escriben en Catalán
Si conduces hasta Gerona o Figueras por carretera al entrar en el término municipal verás un letrero en el que está escrito " Girona" y "Figueres"… ¿porqué piensas que tiene que estar escrito en castellano? El vídeo es en inglés… y el genuino nombre de estas ciudades se escribe en catalán… ¿crees que en lugar de London en un vídeo que hablara de esta ciudad deberían decir Londres?
@@cpadrosolanet El cartel en el término municipal al que te refieres debería estar escrito en los 2 idiomas Español y Catalán, porque en Cataluña, los 2 idiomas son oficiales, pero ya se sabe lo que está pasando. Además al ser un vídeo en Inglés y referirse a ciudades Españolas, lo normal es que se pongan en el idioma de la inmensa mayoría de españoles, pero bueno podéis seguir con vuestro victimismo que os irá genial
@@carlospanizo4646 Lo de "diberia "lo dictes tú. Que sepas que todos los pueblos de Cataluña están rotulados en su forma catalana. O crees que debería traducirse al español nombre de pueblos como " Massanet de Cabrenys, Gratallops, Sant Llorenç de Morunys, Sant Cugat de Vallès etc . En Euskadi, "Donosti" se ròtula en castellano y Euskera?
Cuando hables o escribas en castellano pudes utilizar los gentilicios Castellanos
Pero cuando estés en otro lugar en el que los gentilicios proceden de otra lengua no quieras imponer la tuya,
@@cpadrosolanet Yo no impongo nada, solo digo que debes respetar las 2 lenguas y no lo que estáis haciendo, pero ya vemos que la educación, el respeto faltan bastante. Seguro que cuando sales de tu condado y vas a Londres, Roma o Berlín hablas también en catalán para que todo el mundo te comprenda no ? En fin lo dejo ahí, porque ya se te ve la patita bastante. Seguid así y pronto las pocas empresas que no se han ido ya, levantarán el vuelo. Deu paleto
@@carlospanizo4646 a quien se le ha visto la patita desde un principio ha sido a ti… cuando he viajado en a Londres, he hablado en inglés, a Italia en italiano y a otros países de los que no se hablar su lengua me he hecho entender en inglés o por señas… lo que si he evitado es que piensen que soy un español… deuuuu..
It is so nice to have that and rode the TGV several years ago. Here however, we can't have nice things due to corporate greed. However they are starting a high speed rail, the first true high speed rail between Rancho Cucamonga and here in Las Vegas by 2028. Not holding my breath and if Trump returns, highly doubtful that it will come to fruition.
Indonesia has high speed train with max speed 350 km/h.
Do you speak Catalan?
Signs in Peripignan are in both French and Catalan.
7 hours for 1000km doesn’t sound like a high speed train
there are a lot of stops and a lot of sections (as explained in the video!) that are not allowed for more than 200 km/h :P