Night Train from Paris to Rome
Jun 20th 2007, 9:26 pm
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Night Train from Paris to Rome
Help, we have booked 2 tickets for the night train #227 from Paris to
Rome in August and now we've found out that we are in a compartment
for 4 which is supposed to be first class. What I wanted to book was
a double sleeper in first class, not a couchette.
I've tired several times to book a double on-line using SNCF's
website, however it will not let me book a double. I keep getting an
error message. What can I do?????
We are not going to spend 14 hours with two strangers in a small
compartment on upper bunks.
Please help.
Rome in August and now we've found out that we are in a compartment
for 4 which is supposed to be first class. What I wanted to book was
a double sleeper in first class, not a couchette.
I've tired several times to book a double on-line using SNCF's
website, however it will not let me book a double. I keep getting an
error message. What can I do?????
We are not going to spend 14 hours with two strangers in a small
compartment on upper bunks.
Please help.
Jun 20th 2007, 10:07 pm
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Re: Night Train from Paris to Rome
On Wed, 20 Jun 2007, brewster wrote:
> Help, we have booked 2 tickets for the night train #227 from Paris to Rome
> in August and now we've found out that we are in a compartment for 4 which
> is supposed to be first class. What I wanted to book was a double
> sleeper in first class, not a couchette. I've tired several times to book
> a double on-line using SNCF's website, however it will not let me book a
> double. I keep getting an error message. What can I do?????
The simplest possibility would be that you can't get a sleeper for this
train.
Note that flying is often cheaper these days.
--
Yves Bellefeuille
<[email protected]>
> Help, we have booked 2 tickets for the night train #227 from Paris to Rome
> in August and now we've found out that we are in a compartment for 4 which
> is supposed to be first class. What I wanted to book was a double
> sleeper in first class, not a couchette. I've tired several times to book
> a double on-line using SNCF's website, however it will not let me book a
> double. I keep getting an error message. What can I do?????
The simplest possibility would be that you can't get a sleeper for this
train.
Note that flying is often cheaper these days.
--
Yves Bellefeuille
<[email protected]>
Jun 20th 2007, 10:29 pm
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Re: Night Train from Paris to Rome
"brewster" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Help, we have booked 2 tickets for the night train #227 from Paris to
> Rome in August and now we've found out that we are in a compartment
> for 4 which is supposed to be first class. What I wanted to book was
> a double sleeper in first class, not a couchette.
> I've tired several times to book a double on-line using SNCF's
> website, however it will not let me book a double. I keep getting an
> error message. What can I do?????
> We are not going to spend 14 hours with two strangers in a small
> compartment on upper bunks.
> Please help.
>
Err... have you tried e-mailing or calling whoever you bought the tickets
from?
news:[email protected] oups.com...
> Help, we have booked 2 tickets for the night train #227 from Paris to
> Rome in August and now we've found out that we are in a compartment
> for 4 which is supposed to be first class. What I wanted to book was
> a double sleeper in first class, not a couchette.
> I've tired several times to book a double on-line using SNCF's
> website, however it will not let me book a double. I keep getting an
> error message. What can I do?????
> We are not going to spend 14 hours with two strangers in a small
> compartment on upper bunks.
> Please help.
>
Err... have you tried e-mailing or calling whoever you bought the tickets
from?
Jun 21st 2007, 12:20 am
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Re: Night Train from Paris to Rome
I have emailed SNCF because I purchased them on line directly from
their website. Unfortuantly they don't always reply to thier
emails....
I was bit curious if they even still have double sleepers on this
route or are they all 4 & 6 bunk couchettes.
their website. Unfortuantly they don't always reply to thier
emails....
I was bit curious if they even still have double sleepers on this
route or are they all 4 & 6 bunk couchettes.
Jun 21st 2007, 12:25 am
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Re: Night Train from Paris to Rome
"Yves Bellefeuille" <[email protected]> wrote:
> brewster wrote:
>> Help, we have booked 2 tickets for the night train #227
>> from Paris to Rome in August and now we've found out
>> that we are in a compartment for 4 which is supposed to
>> be first class. What I wanted to book was a double
>> sleeper in first class, not a couchette. I've tired several
>> times to book a double on-line using SNCF's website,
>> however it will not let me book a double. I keep getting
>> an error message. What can I do?????
> The simplest possibility would be that you can't get a sleeper
> for this train. Note that flying is often cheaper these days.
Agreed, it may be cheaper to fly. Both www.skyscanner.net/
and www.low-cost-airline-guide.com/ specialize in Euopean
flights, and I've found www.expedia.com to be useful as well.
You should have time to cancel the reservation and return the
tickets. =R
> brewster wrote:
>> Help, we have booked 2 tickets for the night train #227
>> from Paris to Rome in August and now we've found out
>> that we are in a compartment for 4 which is supposed to
>> be first class. What I wanted to book was a double
>> sleeper in first class, not a couchette. I've tired several
>> times to book a double on-line using SNCF's website,
>> however it will not let me book a double. I keep getting
>> an error message. What can I do?????
> The simplest possibility would be that you can't get a sleeper
> for this train. Note that flying is often cheaper these days.
Agreed, it may be cheaper to fly. Both www.skyscanner.net/
and www.low-cost-airline-guide.com/ specialize in Euopean
flights, and I've found www.expedia.com to be useful as well.
You should have time to cancel the reservation and return the
tickets. =R
Jun 21st 2007, 3:46 am
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Re: Night Train from Paris to Rome
"brewster" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I have emailed SNCF because I purchased them on line directly from
> their website. Unfortuantly they don't always reply to thier
> emails....
> I was bit curious if they even still have double sleepers on this
> route or are they all 4 & 6 bunk couchettes.
>
>
Years ago, there were only couchettes that were 2nd class from Venice to
Munich. The 4 person first class compartment had seats that sort of made a
bed. Ended up sleeping on the aisle floor. No Couchettes available. Day
after school let out, so train was super crowded.
news:[email protected] oups.com...
>I have emailed SNCF because I purchased them on line directly from
> their website. Unfortuantly they don't always reply to thier
> emails....
> I was bit curious if they even still have double sleepers on this
> route or are they all 4 & 6 bunk couchettes.
>
>
Years ago, there were only couchettes that were 2nd class from Venice to
Munich. The 4 person first class compartment had seats that sort of made a
bed. Ended up sleeping on the aisle floor. No Couchettes available. Day
after school let out, so train was super crowded.
Jun 21st 2007, 5:24 am
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Re: Night Train from Paris to Rome
On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:07:31 -0400, in rec.travel.europe, Yves Bellefeuille <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Wed, 20 Jun 2007, brewster wrote:
...
... > Help, we have booked 2 tickets for the night train #227 from Paris to Rome
... > in August and now we've found out that we are in a compartment for 4 which
... > is supposed to be first class. What I wanted to book was a double
... > sleeper in first class, not a couchette. I've tired several times to book
... > a double on-line using SNCF's website, however it will not let me book a
... > double. I keep getting an error message. What can I do?????
...
... The simplest possibility would be that you can't get a sleeper for this
... train.
...
... Note that flying is often cheaper these days.
Not when you add a night in some hotel.
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Wed, 20 Jun 2007, brewster wrote:
...
... > Help, we have booked 2 tickets for the night train #227 from Paris to Rome
... > in August and now we've found out that we are in a compartment for 4 which
... > is supposed to be first class. What I wanted to book was a double
... > sleeper in first class, not a couchette. I've tired several times to book
... > a double on-line using SNCF's website, however it will not let me book a
... > double. I keep getting an error message. What can I do?????
...
... The simplest possibility would be that you can't get a sleeper for this
... train.
...
... Note that flying is often cheaper these days.
Not when you add a night in some hotel.
Jun 21st 2007, 6:12 am
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Re: Night Train from Paris to Rome
On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:26:28 -0700, brewster
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Help, we have booked 2 tickets for the night train #227 from Paris to
>Rome in August and now we've found out that we are in a compartment
>for 4 which is supposed to be first class. What I wanted to book was
>a double sleeper in first class, not a couchette.
>I've tired several times to book a double on-line using SNCF's
>website, however it will not let me book a double. I keep getting an
>error message. What can I do?????
>We are not going to spend 14 hours with two strangers in a small
>compartment on upper bunks.
>Please help.
The 227 is a EuroNight train and, strcictly speaking, is not
operated by SNCF. There is a good possibility that all the
two-person compartments are already booked.
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>Help, we have booked 2 tickets for the night train #227 from Paris to
>Rome in August and now we've found out that we are in a compartment
>for 4 which is supposed to be first class. What I wanted to book was
>a double sleeper in first class, not a couchette.
>I've tired several times to book a double on-line using SNCF's
>website, however it will not let me book a double. I keep getting an
>error message. What can I do?????
>We are not going to spend 14 hours with two strangers in a small
>compartment on upper bunks.
>Please help.
The 227 is a EuroNight train and, strcictly speaking, is not
operated by SNCF. There is a good possibility that all the
two-person compartments are already booked.
--
************* DAVE HATUNEN ([email protected]) *************
* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
Jun 21st 2007, 8:01 am
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Re: Night Train from Paris to Rome
On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:24:45 +0200, Magda <mags@de> wrote:
>On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:07:31 -0400, in rec.travel.europe, Yves Bellefeuille <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Wed, 20 Jun 2007, brewster wrote:
> ...
> ... > Help, we have booked 2 tickets for the night train #227 from Paris to Rome
> ... > in August and now we've found out that we are in a compartment for 4 which
> ... > is supposed to be first class. What I wanted to book was a double
> ... > sleeper in first class, not a couchette. I've tired several times to book
> ... > a double on-line using SNCF's website, however it will not let me book a
> ... > double. I keep getting an error message. What can I do?????
> ...
> ... The simplest possibility would be that you can't get a sleeper for this
> ... train.
> ...
> ... Note that flying is often cheaper these days.
>
>Not when you add a night in some hotel.
Long ago I had a boss who demonstrated that it was cheaper to spend a night in
brothel in Zurich than in a hotel, This excluded subsequent medical treatment.
--
Martin
>On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:07:31 -0400, in rec.travel.europe, Yves Bellefeuille <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Wed, 20 Jun 2007, brewster wrote:
> ...
> ... > Help, we have booked 2 tickets for the night train #227 from Paris to Rome
> ... > in August and now we've found out that we are in a compartment for 4 which
> ... > is supposed to be first class. What I wanted to book was a double
> ... > sleeper in first class, not a couchette. I've tired several times to book
> ... > a double on-line using SNCF's website, however it will not let me book a
> ... > double. I keep getting an error message. What can I do?????
> ...
> ... The simplest possibility would be that you can't get a sleeper for this
> ... train.
> ...
> ... Note that flying is often cheaper these days.
>
>Not when you add a night in some hotel.
Long ago I had a boss who demonstrated that it was cheaper to spend a night in
brothel in Zurich than in a hotel, This excluded subsequent medical treatment.
--
Martin
Jun 21st 2007, 8:53 am
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Re: Night Train from Paris to Rome
"brewster" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I have emailed SNCF because I purchased them on line directly from
> their website. Unfortuantly they don't always reply to thier
> emails....
> I was bit curious if they even still have double sleepers on this
> route or are they all 4 & 6 bunk couchettes.
It does.
Sorry that I can't be more helpful
tim
news:[email protected] oups.com...
>I have emailed SNCF because I purchased them on line directly from
> their website. Unfortuantly they don't always reply to thier
> emails....
> I was bit curious if they even still have double sleepers on this
> route or are they all 4 & 6 bunk couchettes.
It does.
Sorry that I can't be more helpful
tim
Jun 21st 2007, 3:49 pm
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Re: Night Train from Paris to Rome
On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:01:51 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:24:45 +0200, Magda <mags@de> wrote:
...
... >On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:07:31 -0400, in rec.travel.europe, Yves Bellefeuille <[email protected]>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Wed, 20 Jun 2007, brewster wrote:
... > ...
... > ... > Help, we have booked 2 tickets for the night train #227 from Paris to Rome
... > ... > in August and now we've found out that we are in a compartment for 4 which
... > ... > is supposed to be first class. What I wanted to book was a double
... > ... > sleeper in first class, not a couchette. I've tired several times to book
... > ... > a double on-line using SNCF's website, however it will not let me book a
... > ... > double. I keep getting an error message. What can I do?????
... > ...
... > ... The simplest possibility would be that you can't get a sleeper for this
... > ... train.
... > ...
... > ... Note that flying is often cheaper these days.
... >
... >Not when you add a night in some hotel.
...
... Long ago I had a boss who demonstrated that it was cheaper to spend a night in
... brothel in Zurich than in a hotel, This excluded subsequent medical treatment.
You have worked for some zozos, my word... LOL
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:24:45 +0200, Magda <mags@de> wrote:
...
... >On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:07:31 -0400, in rec.travel.europe, Yves Bellefeuille <[email protected]>
... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Wed, 20 Jun 2007, brewster wrote:
... > ...
... > ... > Help, we have booked 2 tickets for the night train #227 from Paris to Rome
... > ... > in August and now we've found out that we are in a compartment for 4 which
... > ... > is supposed to be first class. What I wanted to book was a double
... > ... > sleeper in first class, not a couchette. I've tired several times to book
... > ... > a double on-line using SNCF's website, however it will not let me book a
... > ... > double. I keep getting an error message. What can I do?????
... > ...
... > ... The simplest possibility would be that you can't get a sleeper for this
... > ... train.
... > ...
... > ... Note that flying is often cheaper these days.
... >
... >Not when you add a night in some hotel.
...
... Long ago I had a boss who demonstrated that it was cheaper to spend a night in
... brothel in Zurich than in a hotel, This excluded subsequent medical treatment.
You have worked for some zozos, my word... LOL
Jun 21st 2007, 4:22 pm
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Re: Night Train from Paris to Rome
On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:53:12 +0100, "tim....."
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"brewster" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected] roups.com...
>>I have emailed SNCF because I purchased them on line directly from
>> their website. Unfortuantly they don't always reply to thier
>> emails....
>> I was bit curious if they even still have double sleepers on this
>> route or are they all 4 & 6 bunk couchettes.
>
>It does.
>
>Sorry that I can't be more helpful
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"brewster" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected] roups.com...
>>I have emailed SNCF because I purchased them on line directly from
>> their website. Unfortuantly they don't always reply to thier
>> emails....
>> I was bit curious if they even still have double sleepers on this
>> route or are they all 4 & 6 bunk couchettes.
>
>It does.
>
>Sorry that I can't be more helpful
http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/print/reise..._promotion.htm
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* Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow *
* My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
Jun 21st 2007, 4:23 pm
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Re: Night Train from Paris to Rome
On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:49:11 +0200, Magda <mags@de> wrote:
>On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:01:51 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:24:45 +0200, Magda <mags@de> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:07:31 -0400, in rec.travel.europe, Yves Bellefeuille <[email protected]>
> ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On Wed, 20 Jun 2007, brewster wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... > Help, we have booked 2 tickets for the night train #227 from Paris to Rome
> ... > ... > in August and now we've found out that we are in a compartment for 4 which
> ... > ... > is supposed to be first class. What I wanted to book was a double
> ... > ... > sleeper in first class, not a couchette. I've tired several times to book
> ... > ... > a double on-line using SNCF's website, however it will not let me book a
> ... > ... > double. I keep getting an error message. What can I do?????
> ... > ...
> ... > ... The simplest possibility would be that you can't get a sleeper for this
> ... > ... train.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Note that flying is often cheaper these days.
> ... >
> ... >Not when you add a night in some hotel.
> ...
> ... Long ago I had a boss who demonstrated that it was cheaper to spend a night in
> ... brothel in Zurich than in a hotel, This excluded subsequent medical treatment.
>
>You have worked for some zozos, my word... LOL
:-)
--
Martin
>On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:01:51 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:24:45 +0200, Magda <mags@de> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:07:31 -0400, in rec.travel.europe, Yves Bellefeuille <[email protected]>
> ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On Wed, 20 Jun 2007, brewster wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... > Help, we have booked 2 tickets for the night train #227 from Paris to Rome
> ... > ... > in August and now we've found out that we are in a compartment for 4 which
> ... > ... > is supposed to be first class. What I wanted to book was a double
> ... > ... > sleeper in first class, not a couchette. I've tired several times to book
> ... > ... > a double on-line using SNCF's website, however it will not let me book a
> ... > ... > double. I keep getting an error message. What can I do?????
> ... > ...
> ... > ... The simplest possibility would be that you can't get a sleeper for this
> ... > ... train.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Note that flying is often cheaper these days.
> ... >
> ... >Not when you add a night in some hotel.
> ...
> ... Long ago I had a boss who demonstrated that it was cheaper to spend a night in
> ... brothel in Zurich than in a hotel, This excluded subsequent medical treatment.
>
>You have worked for some zozos, my word... LOL
:-)
--
Martin
Jun 21st 2007, 5:01 pm
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Re: Night Train from Paris to Rome
On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:20:33 -0700, brewster <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I have emailed SNCF because I purchased them on line directly from
>their website. Unfortuantly they don't always reply to thier
>emails....
>I was bit curious if they even still have double sleepers on this
>route or are they all 4 & 6 bunk couchettes.
If it's the same type of train (Artesia) that I took from Paris to
Milan, I think it did have only couchettes. However, when you bought
the tickets from the sncf site, it should have been obvious what you
were getting. I had ordered a berth in a 6-couchette compartment and
was offered a cheap upgrade to a 4-berth compartment, which I took.
It was very clear what I was getting.
If you're in a 4-couchette compartment, you will only have 2 strangers
in there with you. I had no problem with the trip and would do it
again. It allows you to leave Paris in the evening and be in Italy the
next morning. Flying usually ruins an entire day.
I suggest that yoiu bring drinking water and a snack. There was no
food or beverages available on the train. The promised breakfast never
materialized.
--
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My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
wrote:
>I have emailed SNCF because I purchased them on line directly from
>their website. Unfortuantly they don't always reply to thier
>emails....
>I was bit curious if they even still have double sleepers on this
>route or are they all 4 & 6 bunk couchettes.
If it's the same type of train (Artesia) that I took from Paris to
Milan, I think it did have only couchettes. However, when you bought
the tickets from the sncf site, it should have been obvious what you
were getting. I had ordered a berth in a 6-couchette compartment and
was offered a cheap upgrade to a 4-berth compartment, which I took.
It was very clear what I was getting.
If you're in a 4-couchette compartment, you will only have 2 strangers
in there with you. I had no problem with the trip and would do it
again. It allows you to leave Paris in the evening and be in Italy the
next morning. Flying usually ruins an entire day.
I suggest that yoiu bring drinking water and a snack. There was no
food or beverages available on the train. The promised breakfast never
materialized.
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
Jun 21st 2007, 5:21 pm
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Re: Night Train from Paris to Rome
On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:01:32 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>If you're in a 4-couchette compartment, you will only have 2 strangers
>in there with you. I had no problem with the trip and would do it
>again. It allows you to leave Paris in the evening and be in Italy the
>next morning. Flying usually ruins an entire day.
That's rubbish. Take an evening flight to Italy and be in Italy the same day.
I've sometimes done a days work, before flying via Paris to Italy.
--
Martin
>If you're in a 4-couchette compartment, you will only have 2 strangers
>in there with you. I had no problem with the trip and would do it
>again. It allows you to leave Paris in the evening and be in Italy the
>next morning. Flying usually ruins an entire day.
That's rubbish. Take an evening flight to Italy and be in Italy the same day.
I've sometimes done a days work, before flying via Paris to Italy.
--
Martin