How to Book Train Travel From Bern To Paris
Tour 2 great cities of the western world, Bern, the capital of Switzerland, and Paris, the capital of France. Let Rail Europe do the driving while you get lost in the mountainous scenery, anticipating your tour of the Louvre and a glass of Bordeaux when you arrive.
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Book Your Trip From Bern to Paris
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Anticipate the train trip between Bern and Paris taking between 5 and 5.5 hours. You will need to switch trains in either Lausanne or Basel, but the layover is usually only a few minutes, so be sure to move fast!
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Budget for between $150 and $200 for a one-way, second-class trip and $230 to $300 for a first-class ticket. First-class seats are bigger and recline, and there are fewer seats in each car. Often, when you book, first-class tickets, meals are included as part of the price.
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Book a France-Switzerland pass on the Rail Europe website. This costs about twice as much as a one-way trip to Paris and enables you to travel 4 times between Bern and Paris over a 2-month stretch. More importantly, it gives you unlimited travel on the French and Swiss national railroads.
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Search for group discounts, which are especially advantageous for a group over 10 people, but are available even for groups of 2. Click on the 'Group Travel' tab on the homepage of Eurail's website.
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Check out the 'Virtual Train Trip' feature on Rail Europe. This is particularly helpful if you are deciding whether you want to travel second class or first class. It will give you pictures and videos of the different kinds of cars and seats and other features of the train. Plus, it will inspire you!
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Tips & Warnings
Be sure to check out the Zytglogge (a medieval clock tower with moving puppets) in Bern before you board the train to Paris.
Learn a little French and German. The city of Bern is bilingual, with most natives speaking German as their first language. You will not be surprised to learn that Parisians primarily speak French. Fortunately, English is also a widespread language in western Europe, and most people know a little English.
To book train travel From Bern To Paris, call Raileurope at 1-888-382-RAIL or visit the link below.
It cannot be said too many times: don't be late!
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penguinchick
Sep 24, 2007
There is also a direct train from Bern (Central station- Hoptbahnof in German) to Paris (North Train Station, Gare du Norde in French) twice a day, currently at 08.23 and 17.23 (Swiss time, which is one hour ahead of UK time and very efficient). The staff in the Swiss travel stations are some of the most efficient and approachable in the world, and the trains leave exactly when they say they will. -
penguinchick
Sep 24, 2007
There is also a direct train from Bern (Central station- Hoptbahnof in German) to Paris (North Train Station, Gare du Norde in French) twice a day, currently at 08.23 and 17.23 (Swiss time, which is one hour ahead of UK time and very efficient). The staff in the Swiss travel stations are some of the most efficient and approachable in the world, and the trains leave exactly when they say they will.
