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<\/center><\/p>\nThe sleek, high speed Thalys trains offer a quick way to reach other European cities from Paris. It’s only 1\u00bd hours to Brussels and 4 hours to Amsterdam, which make it competitive with a plane trip, since you must also spend more time going through airport security and travel from the outlying airports to the city center. <\/p>\n
A round trip to\/from Amsterdam is about \u20ac107 in second class. Other cities served include Rotterdam, Antwerp, K\u00f6ln, Aachen and Geneva. The service is so fast and reliable that you’ll get a partial to full refund if your train arrives at least 31 minutes late. <\/p>\n
There’s no meal service with Comfort 2 (second class), but there is a bar car with overpriced and barely edible food. Comfort 1, (first class) offers snacks and a light meal on longer journeys depending upon the time of day. First class is more comfortable, and probably worth the extra money on a long haul. <\/p>\n
For more info check out the Thalys website<\/a>. <\/p>\n For rail journeys to other parts of France like Lyon and Marseille check out the TGV network<\/a>. You can travel from Paris to Marseille in just 3 hours!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The sleek, high speed Thalys trains offer a quick way to reach other European cities from Paris. It’s only 1\u00bd hours to Brussels and 4 hours to Amsterdam, which make it competitive with a plane trip, since you must also … Continue reading