Hello Trainviking, probably many/most people taking these short flights are making connections at another carrier's hub. For example, with GVA-CDG there are those who are connecting to AF. There are not many direct long-haul flights from GVA ... most depart from ZRH. So these feeder flights are vital ... how could KLM exist without its very many feeder flights ?
@omarhamid363810 ай бұрын
Hi! Thanks for this comprehensive and highly informative trip report! I especially appreciated the tour of Geneva's train station at the beginning as I hope to be using the station soon for work trips, so all the tips and explores were so helpful. Also, I liked the graphics you provided on the ultra-low environmental impact of trains when compared to the other modes of transport. I'm cutting back on flights myself so this helps me feel even better about this! I hope the French or Swiss governments can agree to upgrade the line to a fully high-speed one, the journey would become a doddle! Thanks and I have made sure to subscribe and like 🙂
@Andrewjg_8910 ай бұрын
Very nice trains and incredible views of the mountains. Nice 👍
@RanadeS5 ай бұрын
I have done this journey 18 years ago when Switzerland was not part of eu free travel aera.
@Trainviking5 ай бұрын
Nice, must have been very different from today.
@RanadeS5 ай бұрын
@@Trainviking yes I had to get separate visas for both countries and go through immigration.
@RanadeS5 ай бұрын
@@Trainviking train ticket was almost same as last minute plane ticket.
@michaelhall858610 ай бұрын
Nice
@wileyhall53766 ай бұрын
Great review! Did that TGV Lyria have a level where stairs are NOT needed? Obviously you need to climb for the upper tier, but is the lower tier a few steps down or is it level with the boarding platform?
@Trainviking6 ай бұрын
If you stat at the lower level, there are almost no stairs, just a little step down.
5 ай бұрын
@@Trainviking yes, and to know that the carriage 1 and 8, the actual tiny stairs for the lower level are elevatable, so the floor actually CAN be aligned with the boarding platform
@Alfscan77710 ай бұрын
How do you make reservation for this train on line if you live in the US? Also do they have similar trains going between Berlin and Switzerland and Poland? Thank you for your help and response. Oh.. I forgot are the trains only coaches.. no sleepers???
@issambenzakour46312 ай бұрын
Please how much ticket for Genève to Paris
@Trainviking2 ай бұрын
Ticket prices are very flexible and based on demand, you can go to www.trainline.eu to buy tickets.
@georgechiribogaseniorrealt43195 ай бұрын
When you purchase a global rail pass do you ride on this train? If you purchase directly to this train do you get assigned seats? Nice video Thank you !
@Trainviking5 ай бұрын
You need to have a reservation for this, the French made it really difficult to book this if you want to reserve this, and there won't be standing spots. France and interrail was doable, however it's less and less doable to be honest.
@T37209 ай бұрын
Informative videos. Was there any passport control during the whole route? (i’am renewing my passport so….)
@Trainviking9 ай бұрын
You ALWAYS need valid travel documents and like I mentioned in the video, there are random pasport checks. Both Switzerland and France signed the Schengen treaty.
@T37209 ай бұрын
I was asking because i dont have a valid one. But since you said there are passport checks then i will have to wait
@jeanpauljh7 ай бұрын
At Geneva Cornavin station, in order to reach the tracks for trains to/from France, you will pass through a customs control point (French when departing Geneva, Swiss when arriving there). While they don't always check documents, they will do so on occasion... so I wouldn't suggest travelling this route without a passport!
@42judge3 ай бұрын
Yes, you have to scan your passport to board the train in Paris.
@aikaterinitsahalou26328 ай бұрын
I'm planning to do the reverse route this summer (from Paris Gare de Lyon to gare de Genève Cornavin). How easy is it to find the train in Paris Gare de Lyon?
@42judge3 ай бұрын
It's easy. Did it 4 weeks ago. Just know the platform is only listed 20 minutes before the train departs, and while some of the info says boarding starts 2 minutes before departure, actual boarding started about 15 minutes before departure. We left 10 seconds early from Paris and got to Lyon 70 seconds late, and that was with a 10 minute delay. The ride was very smooth. The trains were towards the left, but not fully (looking at the tracks). Just look for the graphics, the TGV Lyria look a little different.