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    Is it necessary to book in advance for taking a train from Paris to Nice?

    We want to do the first class cabins.

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    Are you going during peak holiday season?

    When I went from Salzburg to Vienna in the summer, the train was full so buying in advance helped. It was a national holiday there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by flipstah View Post
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    Are you going during peak holiday season?

    When I went from Salzburg to Vienna in the summer, the train was full so buying in advance helped. It was a national holiday there.
    Yes, August.

    I read this, but not sure how far in advance I should book.

    There is an average of 27 trains a day between Paris and Nice, leaving approximately every 35 minutes. Travel from Paris to Nice in comfort & style on-board the high-speed TGV train at speeds of up to 200mph. Competitive fares & e-tickets are offered for TGV trains. ... Travel from Paris to Nice in a little over 5 hours.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 89coupe View Post
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    Is it necessary to book in advance for taking a train from Paris to Nice?

    We want to do the first class cabins.
    Yes, book in advance - if you know for sure you're going to take this trip, why not book it now?

    We did the Paris to Nice via train in July. I was very unimpressed with "first class" train tickets. Spent most of the time checking on my suitcases because the sketchbags coming and going in and out of the first class train (upper level).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jlude View Post
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    Yes, book in advance - if you know for sure you're going to take this trip, why not book it now?

    We did the Paris to Nice via train in July. I was very unimpressed with "first class" train tickets. Spent most of the time checking on my suitcases because the sketchbags coming and going in and out of the first class train (upper level).
    It won’t let me book this far in advance.

    Well if you weren’t impressed with first class, can you imagine how bad regular would be?

    Haha

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    Quote Originally Posted by 89coupe View Post
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    It won’t let me book this far in advance.

    Well if you weren’t impressed with first class, can you imagine how bad regular would be?

    Haha
    Good point - I didn't even bother to check out the regular class cabin. It might have been nothing, but there were a lot of people trying to sit in first class without tickets, one older lady had to move seats 4 times because the people who had a ticket for the seat she currently occupied kept coming onto the train. There was a bar car where you could get food/drinks and smoke, but I wouldn't let our luggage out of my sight. It's just sitting in a rack like a bus that takes you from terminal to terminal at an airport. Too many gypsy looking people to expect the bags to still be there.

    The train ride form Paris to Nice is scenic and peaceful, it doesn't take long to get into the countryside of France. If it's just you and your wife, seat locations won't really be important, but if you're bringing the kids, you'll want to get a section with a table to yourselves. Bring snacks and something to do.

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    Most trains in Europe don't really differ much between 1st and 2nd like airlines do.

    Why not fly down? I drove and didn't really feel like the landscape was that great until you're near the coast.
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    Quote Originally Posted by msommers View Post
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    Most trains in Europe don't really differ much between 1st and 2nd like airlines do.

    Why not fly down? I drove and didn't really feel like the landscape was that great until you're near the coast.
    Just trying something different. I’ve read the train ride is quite nice and the views are beautiful.

    Seats look comfy.
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    We are booked for 'first class' from Paris to Bordeaux next Tuesday so I'll let you know how it goes. We chose it because we got to pick the seats with the 4 person + table configuration ( like in pic above), which hopefully makes it easy since we have an infant with us. Otherwise from what I read the differences between 1st and 2nd class is not that much... we will see..

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    Quote Originally Posted by RX_EVOLV View Post
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    We are booked for 'first class' from Paris to Bordeaux next Tuesday so I'll let you know how it goes. We chose it because we got to pick the seats with the 4 person + table configuration ( like in pic above), which hopefully makes it easy since we have an infant with us. Otherwise from what I read the differences between 1st and 2nd class is not that much... we will see..

    All the videos I have watched appear to show that 2nd class seats are smaller and the cabins are much noisier.

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    I don't recall exactly but the price difference between 1st and 2nd class for us was quite minimal.. maybe 15-20% more per person. It was booked ~ 60 days in advance of the trip. My expectation of it is not that high..

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    Quote Originally Posted by RX_EVOLV View Post
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    I don't recall exactly but the price difference between 1st and 2nd class for us was quite minimal.. maybe 15-20% more per person. It was booked ~ 60 days in advance of the trip. My expectation of it is not that high..
    Take some pics or video.

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    2nd class is meh. Like what @msommers suggested, there's not much difference.

    I'd recommend buying food before you enter the trains though. There are usually grocery stores in the station.

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    When I did all of Central Europe we only bought First/Business class seats on the trains because they were barely more expensive than 'economy', and the tickets were dirt cheap to begin with. For example a 3hr train ride in first/business was like $45 euro vs $30ish for economy - it's a no-brainer at those prices.

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    We did Amsterdam -> Paris -> Brussels -> Amsterdam on train with the family. Honestly prefer it to flying when hauling kids around.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rage2 View Post
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    We did Amsterdam -> Paris -> Brussels -> Amsterdam on train with the family. Honestly prefer it to flying when hauling kids around.
    How was Brussels? Planning to either do:

    Paris to Amsterdam to Frankfurt
    Paris to Brussels to Frankfurt

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    Quote Originally Posted by rage2 View Post
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    We did Amsterdam -> Paris -> Brussels -> Amsterdam on train with the family. Honestly prefer it to flying when hauling kids around.
    not having to go through security makes it so much easier.

    usually you cant book train tickets 2-3months prior so just put a reminder to check later next year.
    driving in central France is boring so train will make it less tiring.
    +1 on buying food before boarding the train and first/2nd class doesnt really matter but i would get upper seats for better view

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    Quote Originally Posted by flipstah View Post
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    How was Brussels? Planning to either do:

    Paris to Amsterdam to Frankfurt
    Paris to Brussels to Frankfurt
    Didn’t find it particularly interesting. We were there to visit family.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rage2 View Post
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    Didn’t find it particularly interesting. We were there to visit family.

    Amsterdam it is. Thanks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by flipstah View Post
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    Amsterdam it is. Thanks!
    That was my first sober Amsterdam trip. Really loved it. Great city, even without the weed haha.
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