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Public transport in
Troyes and in Charleville -
Mézières
In Troyes there is the TCAT (Transport en
Commun de l‘Agglomération Troyenne – Public
transport of Troyes and its suburbs) that
serves the city and the surrounding villages.
In Charleville it is the TAC (Transports de
l’Agglomération de Charleville - Mézières -
Transport of Charleville - Mézières and its
suburbs). You can check the tariffs and the
routes on the Internet:
www.tcat.fr
www.bus-tac.com
Carpooling
Carpooling (“covoiturage”) refers to the
shared use of a car (unlike hitch hiking) by
the driver and one or more passengers,
usually for commuting.
It allows the passengers to spend less on the
fuel or to share their journey with others,
saving time, if they don’t have another means
of transport. On the following site you
can search for trips or even propose trips:
www.covoiturage.fr
Transport by train
Prices can vary substantially; usually you pay
less if you reserve your ticket in
advance. The “TGV Prem’s” tickets are the
cheapest, because they are neither exchangeable
nor refundable.
The travelers’ calendar, available at railway
stations and SNCF boutiques, differentiates
between “blue” and “white” periods.
Tariffs vary according to these periods. Youth
under 26 have the right to a
25% discount on the regional express trains
(TER) in the “blue” periods.
CARD 12 - 25
Those who are under 26 can benefit from
discounts with the card 12 – 25 (even for
journeys abroad). It costs about 50 € and
you can buy it on the Internet, at the ticket
counter of the railway station, or at many
SNCF boutiques. Holders of this card have
the right to a 50% discount in the “blue”
periods, as well as to a 25% reduction in the
“white” periods.
www.12-25-sncf.com
On the website of the French national
railway company (SNCF) you can find all the
connections, conditions and tariffs:
www.voyages-sncf.com. Furthermore,
there are certain branches of the SNCF: the
iDTGV and iDnight, which offer journeys
by TGV during the day or at night. Tickets
are available exclusively on the Internet;
sometimes you can find very low prices.
www.idtgv.com/fr
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