Hello everyone,
At first thank you for your help.
I am a Belgian student I would like visit a close friend some weekends but she lives in the south France near Aix en Provence. Normal tickets can become very expensive and I would go there only for short periods because of work during the week. I wanted to know if there exists an abonnement to travel in Belgium to Belgium (from my city to the capital) then from Belgium to Aix en Provence (from Brussels capital) ?
I am looking also at flexybus but travels are sometimes too long.
Thank you for your advices in advance,
Best,
Question
Regular travel Brussels to Aix en Provence
+9You could look at the Carte Avantage, which gives you discounts on TGV, including the international TGV from Brussels.
https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/catalogue/description/carte-avantage-adulte
Assuming you are resident in Belgium, you could also use an Interrail pass within France - eg from Lille to Aix - paying as little as €10 each way for a reservation on the TGV or Ouigo.
You’ll be able to use this pass on two days within Belgium, but for the rest of your trips you’ll need some kind of pass or ticket within Belgium and to reach Lille, or at least the French border.
Within Belgium, for regular journeys, a Train+ card usually makes sense, since it normally amortises very quicky. If you're a student, then also look into the Student Multi.
For the TGV Brussel-France. there's also a "Pass 2” fare (info in nl/fr/en), which is valid with a pass only valid in France. Until recently, you could see that the price was exactly the same a pass reservation for a global pass, but unfortunately, Belgian railways don't publish the prices anymore and you can't book it online. In any case, you could ask Belgian railways (e.g. on Facebook chat) whether that's still the case, because then it may be cheaper to buy a one country pass just for France. I'd be inclined then to buy regular pass reservations online.
Hello,
Thank you all for your answers, it helps me a lot.
I will investigate and reply with what solution I took in order to help future readers of this forum.
Mattéo,
+8The direct TGV Brussels - South of France is in general rather pricey, even with advantage cards. Although a Brussels departure is convenient, I tend to avoid it and usually find trains from Lille.
It might be a lot cheaper to leave from Lille, easily and cheaply accesible via Belgian regional trains via Kortrijk or Tournai.
From Lille you have more departures to the south of France, also with the cheaper OuiGo services.
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