Railway Strikes at Euro 2016?

Travelling on an SNCF train from Geneva to Lyon on Thursday June 16th. Anyone know if cross border train services will be affected?

valo88 wrote: Due to get a train on the Weds from Paris to Bordeaux, the f**k am I supposed to do if theres a strike on the Weds AND the Thurs? Airbnb is for Weds-Sun.

Could see if you could cancel your hotel for the lastnight and get the overnight ouibus for €9, leaves at 10.30 arrives at 6.30 am. Not ideal but mightn't be much more options

SuperDave84 wrote: Cross border trains generally not affected so the Geneva Lyon one should be fine. If you are on a normal TGV (not IDTGV, not Ouigo), you will almost certainly be allowed to travel on any other TGV on the same day or the following day, albeit you might not be guaranteed a seat. Turn up and if your train is cancelled, you should be okay to get on the next one going the same route. Keep an eye on the website beforehand too.

We're travelling on a regular TGV thank God. It would be a pain in the arse having to wait a few hours for the next but it's far better than having to get an 8 hour bus down.

SuperDave84 wrote: Yeah, the IDTGV could end up being a simple refund, and the full price ones are over a hundred quid, which would be more than a pain in the arse. Still, so long as they stick to Wednesdays and Thursdays, we'll all be grand.

We're travelling on a Thursday and I imagine a fair few will be on the Wednesday so not really!

Will this affect the TGV Atlantic train from Paris to Bordeaux on Wed 15th June?

What's the alternatives if it is ?

I am travelling on thursday the 16th june from paris to bordeaux on tgv at 12.24 will this be affected so?

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Some sources have reported that there will be an on-going SNCF strike on Wednesdays and Thursdays. This has not been confirmed by SNCF and so far is only speculative. If you are booked to travel within the coming few weeks, we recommend checking this page for updated information.

This is on the captaintrain site now.

stiffler wrote: Will this affect the TGV Atlantic train from Paris to Bordeaux on Wed 15th June? What's the alternatives if it is ?

Answered this about four posts above:

SuperDave84 wrote: Cross border trains generally not affected so the Geneva Lyon one should be fine. If you are on a normal TGV (not IDTGV, not Ouigo), you will almost certainly be allowed to travel on any other TGV on the same day or the following day, albeit you might not be guaranteed a seat. Turn up and if your train is cancelled, you should be okay to get on the next one going the same route. Keep an eye on the website beforehand too.

The repetition of questions that have already been answered is really, really starting to annoy the f**k out of me.