New TGV Est Train Halves Travel Time to East France
TGV Est Européen Improves Access to Undiscovered Eastern France
From June 10th the new TGV Est Européen high-speed line slashes journey times to the east of France cutting French journey times by as much as half. The new train line will link Paris Gare de l’Est to 33 towns and cities throughout the east of France to the west of Germany as well as to destinations in Switzerland and Luxembourg. Crossing France east to west becomes much easier eliminating the need to change at Paris.
The new TGV Est will put the fine wines and even finer scenery of France’s overlooked Champagne-Ardenne region within easy reach of summer holiday makers and French buy-to-let enthusiasts eager to hunt out the latest French property hotspots. With speeds reaching a blistering 320kph you can break out the bubbly in half the time, making it to Reims just 45 minutes after leaving Paris. Alternatively, a train journey through German-influenced Alsace-Lorraine makes reaching Frankfurt a pleasurable three hours and fifty minutes experience.
Stylish TGV Stations to Match Designer TGV Trains
With Paris Gare de L’Est now completely modernised, 23 stations along the route have also been refurbished to be convenient and modern whilst three new out-of-town stations at Champagne-Ardenne, Meuse and Lorraine link east to west. Shopping in Strasbourg, exploring timber churches and ancient towns to lounging by the Lac de Dur-Chantecoq, a host of fascinating places to visit are now easily reachable.
Your super-fast journey will be accompanied by stylish new surrounding with Christian Lacroix Designed by, the modern carriages to make your continental train trip east pleasurable, green and cheap.
With limited ‘launch price’ TGV Est tickets like £7.50 to Reims one way now on sale, its time to get booking and with property prices 25% cheaper than Burgundy it’s also time to get house-hunting too! Avoid the check-in queues, summer delays and ease your conscience and journey sur le train. Book TGV Est tickets here
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