Taking the €22 train from Paris to Strasbourg
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- I took the SNCF Ouigo train from Paris to Strasbourg in France. The cheap ticket was 22 euros for a one way trip. SNCF is the French national railway. This video also has a riverwalk of the Petite France area of Grande Ile in Strasbourg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Silent France solo travel vlog in Alsace-Lorraine
This is very nice to see Strasbourg like this ! I was born in Alsace and love the whole region, but didn't live here very long. My father and his family still live there though, I visit them from time to time, but know that I'm living in Canada, well... it's not as often as I would like. Watching this made me really nostalgic.
Oh, and btw, I feel like I should correct a very important thing (I think) : Alsace wasn't occupied by the Nazi Germany. France was occupied, but Alsace and Moselle (another region close by) were annexed, which very different. German law applied, and German conscription too. Which means that a lot of french people from those region where forced to fight under German uniform. One of my great-uncle died that way, somewhere on the eastern front, maybe around Lithuania (my grand mother never found out where sadly) since they usually shipped them there instead of having them fight in the western front where they could easily desert and go back to France.
Oh, also, if you like half-timbered houses, they aren't only an typical German architecture, you can find them elsewhere too, like in Normandie. What is funny, is that you'll see that they are pretty different. The one in Normandie have the timbers closer together than in Alsace and Germany.
Thank you for this detailed comment. I'm happy the video was enjoyable. I'll see if I can add a correction about the WW2 part. Also, I have a video about Francophone Canadian travel too: ua-cam.com/video/V5p49fcm-E8/v-deo.html
@@solotraveleurope Yeah, that is actually the first one I saw ! Never went to Bicolline. Even though I'm a big TTRPG player, I've never really given LARP a chance haha ! But I gotta say, it looks really nice !
Oh, back to Alsace real quick : I guess you're not there anymore, but if you haven't seen it an go back there, I suggest getting out of the city a bit. There are a lot of beautiful things to see around the region. I'm a big medieval castle fan, and there are tons of ruins around. My favorite I think are the ones of the Ortenbourg castle ; there're the ruins of the Ramstein just next to it, wwhich is a castle that was built to siege the Ortenbourg (which sounds kinda insane). From there, you can also see the Haut Koenigsbourg castle on top of another mountain, which is an entirely rebuilt castle (although not entirely exactly as it was), well worth the visit !
Beautiful city. I hope to go back there one day
Really appreciate the helpful tips and historical facts. I've been looking for an easy day trip while visiting Paris. Thanks for making this video.
Thanks for watching
I wish I knew about this a few weeks ago. The tickets I found were $100 euro per person. But you live and learn. Thanks for sharing
I'm so sorry to hear that. It sounds like you bought them through a third party site that bought the government tickets for you. A family member made this mistake once. Make sure to get them directly from the government website for the lowest price. Thanks for watching!
How did you get those tickets from government?
www.ouigo.com/ this is the government website @@CNHabs
@@solotraveleuropei’m planning to visit Strasbourg in December & the ticket online is about 80 euros aller-retour same day, if i book it on the spot from Gare de L’Est it’s cheaper u think!!?? I have checked both SnCF website and ouigo website. So if i book them on the same day from the gare it will be cheaper ???
Hello @@whocares7890 I am on ouigo.com right now looking at December tickets. I see fares of 49 euros, 65 euros, 39 euros, 16 euros, and 25 euros depending on the day. These are one way ticket prices so if you are going on December 3, you will have to pay 39 euros each way, so around 80 total. It is not going to be cheaper booking on the at Gare de L'Est. If you wait until the day you want to travel to buy tickets at Gare de L'Est, the tickets may even be sold out. I think the ticket is expensive in December because it is the holiday season. I hope you have a good trip.
I love strabourg, so many great memories from France, thanks por sharing.
thanks for watching!
Great video, I was out at a Belgian restaurant (in NYC) the other night, our waiter was from Strasbourg. It looks so beautiful there. The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture banned the cultivation of all varieties of currants in 1912 and devoted enormous energy to rooting out existing stands, so currants are now hard to find in the USA.
Wow, I had no idea that's why we can't get currants here. Thanks for sharing this info! Which restaurant did you go to?
lol at the subtitles in the videos.. thank you for doing this! very helpful. im planning on booking same train
Hope you have a great trip!
Your video is very beautiful. Thanks from Guatemala.
Thank you for watching!
follow up, since i watched the video. i decided to book the ticket. Im happy i did. this train was nicer than the euro star that i took from amsterdam to paris. (they gave us old train).... this train was nice. I def recommend to do Plus, pay little extra. its worth. i was on cart 5. pretty much had the cart to myself. easy ride. the people on the train were nice, no crazy people. i was worried about homeless people taking the train, but no worries. no pickpocketers.... i took the train back in April 2024. it was perfect.. the paris train station is huge!.. i bleieve this train was on track 23, on the far right side when i went. i def recommend to arrive early....again thank you for creating this video to ease my mind on buying this cheap ticket.
I am so happy you had a good experience. Thanks for the update :)
It is a fantastic city, spent 4 nights there in 2023. Highly recommended. Australian here.
What did you like best?
@@solotraveleurope It was easy to get around.The old houses near the canals were brilliant, the food was better than in south eastern Germany. So much different than where we come from (Perth Australia) where everything is modern.
thank you for doing this
Loved this, this is my first port of call solo travelling via interrail next year so its a great help :) excited to see your next video, liked and subscribed :)
Thanks! Where else are you planning to visit?
@@solotraveleurope Well I have ten days to use in the month so i'm dead set on Munich, Innsbruck and Prague thus far, i'm planning each day as and when i can and taking my time with the itinerary, I want to leave a few choices random so i can just rock up on the morning, book a hostel and not pre plan too much :)
@@Sodaandplants For Prague I recommend Prague Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral, eating gingerbread from the shops in the tourist trap area in front of Charles Bridge, goulash, and Dream Hostel. Avoid taxis and use Uber if you must use a car.
Cuando fuí por primera vez en agosto de 2019, me enamoré de Estrasburgo. Tuve la suerte de conocer otras ciudades de Francia como París, Metz y recorrer los pueblos de la Alsacia pero Estrasburgo es mi ciudad preferida. En agosto de 2022, volví a recorrer sus calles y a revivir ese amor que siento por esa ciudad.
Gracias por ver. ¿Cuál es tu cosa favorita aquí?
@@solotraveleurope Me gusta caminar por las calles cercanas a la catedral de Notre-Dame Strasbourg, navegar por el río Ill y degustar la comida típica de esa ciudad. También ir con mis familiares que viven allí a saborear las exquisitas cervezas 😁
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Great video. Thanks for sharing. Cheers
Thank you
Your channel has good chances to grow. Europe is much bigger than Japan. Good luck.
Thank you, I was inspired by the solo travel Japan videos
Yes
This video really usefull i need that!
Thanks for watching
Nice and thanks for not playing music (which is usually pretty bad anyway).
thanks for watching
Dear friend, We will be visiting france in may. We will be taking the train from strasburg to paris with ouigo plus. I am confused about the train station as the address "Strasbourg, Pl. de la Gare, 67000 Strasbourg, France" seems to be valid for tgv trains. Do you know if the OUIGO train will depart from here?
Yes, that is where Ouigo departs from, along with other train types. It's Strasbourg's main station. If you go to this website and put Paris as your destination with Strasbourg as your departure city, you will see both Ouigo and TGV trains. The Ouigo ones are the cheapest ones.
www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/ouigo
This is helpful! I'm planning to live in the South of France this coming summer and I want to travel solo around France and nearby countries. Could you tell me how you booked it, what website? Thanks a lot! New subscriber here. :)
When traveling by train in France, lowest prices will be from ouigo.com or sncf.com. Ouigo and SNCF are both owned by the French government so they are reliable. Ouigo is cheaper than SNCF.
There are a lot of 3rd party websites which resell government tickets. You'll be spending extra money for no reason so always buy from the government. I know someone who booked a ticket in Ireland through a third party that cost twice as much because they just clicked on the first Google ad instead of checking. If you're unsure if the website is a government website, Google the company name.
I use Google Chrome, which can automatically translate websites, so I had no issues booking on Ouigo.com even though I can't read French well.
Ryanair tickets are cheap for plane travel.
I have more videos coming up from France, Italy, Spain, and more so thank you for subscribing to me!
A lot of details i need!! Thank you so much 😍😍
By the way, did you buy the ticket from machine at the station or online?
Online: ouigo.com
Do we have to book ouigo in advance ? Book online, get the confirmation, and just show it at Gare de l’Est ?
You should book in advance at ouigo.com. Your ticket will be emailed to you, and you'll scan it to enter the train platform.
Hello. I’m planning on visiting Strasbourg from Paris in September. Do you recommend to purchase the train ticket few days in advance or we buy it at the same day at the train station. Thank you.
Buy it in advance as the train may sell out, and the price does not go down over time
@@solotraveleuropedo you have to validate your ticket though if you buy your ticket online?
@@la_vie_enrose3118 the tickets will be scanned at the station, before you can enter the train platform. The ticket will be emailed to you
Strasbourg looks like a lovely city. I love the blend of French and German cultures the city has.
Definitely a place to put on my bucket list.
The blended cultures are really present in the food there. I'm working on another video about that.
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Hi! What camera do use? Very nice.
iphone 11
Where did you get tickets at this price? What site did you use or did you buy at station? As I can't find it any cheaper than €200 for trip there and back. Help would be appreciated thanks so much.
Use www.ouigo.com/
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Strasbourg my city
hope you liked the video
Que camara usas para grabar este video?
la cámara es iphone 11
@@solotraveleurope tu lo llevas en la mano al celular grabando? o utilizas una pechera? gracias por responder :D
@@rainbow-jw3og Solo uso una mano. No uso un estabilizador u otro equipo. ¡Gracias por ver!
How many days should we stay in strausborg to see not everything just tourist spot1 or 2 days?
Strasbourg is small. 2 days is enough
How much of the travel is underground and how much is open space?
It's entirely above ground so you can see a lot!
@@solotraveleurope yayyy!!! Might add to our list then. Thank you!!
@@solotraveleurope btw, going back to Paris is the same route? Mostly above ground?
@@stefgen04 Yes! I went back to Paris a few days later. It's the same route, just in reverse. I bought a ticket on ouigo.com, went to Strasbourg Ville station, got off in Paris. Above ground and fast.
I have another Strasbourg video coming soon about walking from Strasbourg into Germany. Please check it out!
@@solotraveleurope thank you!! Looking forward to doing this on our paris trip
Why are people wearing masks? When did you record this video?
Very informative video now I want to take the same route from Saarbrücken Germany to Strasbourg then to paris.
Spring 2022
There is such a contrast between Paris and Strasbourg, that's why I don't like European capitals
What capitals do you like?