I live in Saarbrücken and want to purchase a France Rail Pass to travel to Bordeaux. I'm not sure whether I can use the pass for the Forbach–Paris segment of the ICE/TGV route from Saarbrücken–Forbach–Paris. (I know the Saarbrücken–Forbach segment requires a separate ticket.)
Besides the cost of the pass itself, what other fees do I need to pay? (TGV/ICE reservation fees? Seat reservation fees?)
I'm new to rail passes—thanks in advance for any answers.
A one country pass from France is valid from the border tariff point, not just from Forbach.
You can book a reservation from Saarbrücken to Paris that includes a ticket from Saarbrücken to the border on this page. Do NOT select "Book seat only”. You then need to select the "Passzuschlag One Country Pass” offer, which is €13 in 2nd class or €30 in 1st. A BahnCard gives a discount.
Domestic TGV reservations are €10 or €20, depending on availability, and can be booked on raileurope.com.
Thanks so much for your kind reply!
Let me organize the whole process:
1 buy one country pass (france)
2 order passzuschlag one country pass (from Saarbrucken to Paris)
3 order a ticket with the price (10/20 euros) from Paris to Bordeaux.
Is my understanding right? Thanks again in advance!
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