I note that we were charged in € for our eurostar train. Today I booked our Paris-Dijon leg and was also charged in €. So it seems that we are not being referred to the Australian train office for bookings.
Very interesting. The SNCF site has traditionally referred customers to the Rail Europe site if you give an Australian address - see http://www.voyages-sncf.com/leisure/en/customerCare/helpDesk/sommaire_aide/sommaire_questions_reponses/reserver/reservation_uk/#reserver_billet_usa_uk Rail Europe has a reputation for not offering the full range of fares (in particular, not the cheapest ones - funny that!). However, if you give a French address, you avoid Rail Europe, but you have to collect your tickets in France. To do this from a machine, apparently you need the same credit card that you used for the booking. I assume that if something happens to the credit card (ours got re-issued after being compromised), a real person at a booking office could still find your tickets.
Very interesting. The SNCF site has traditionally referred customers to the Rail Europe site if you give an Australian address - see http://www.voyages-sncf.com/leisure/en/customerCare/helpDesk/sommaire_aide/sommaire_questions_reponses/reserver/reservation_uk/#reserver_billet_usa_uk
ReplyDeleteRail Europe has a reputation for not offering the full range of fares (in particular, not the cheapest ones - funny that!). However, if you give a French address, you avoid Rail Europe, but you have to collect your tickets in France. To do this from a machine, apparently you need the same credit card that you used for the booking. I assume that if something happens to the credit card (ours got re-issued after being compromised), a real person at a booking office could still find your tickets.