First-class one-way tickets on the high-speed Thalys train connecting
Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam-Cologne are now on sale at 30% off the full fare
price for summertime travel from Rail Europe. Tickets must be booked before
August 15 and travel must take place between June 14-August 31.
This special offer is for 1st class tickets between any pair of cities on
all Thalys international routes. The normal 1st class price of a one-way
ticket between
Paris and Brussels is $137 US/$188 CAD, compared to the
summer promotion fare of $96 US/$132 CAD. Between Paris and Amsterdam the
usual 1st class fare of a one-way ticket is $184 US/$253 CAD; with the
promotion, the price is $129 US/$177 CAD. These specially priced tickets are
non-exchangeable and non-refundable.
Thalys carries 34% more North Americans in first quarter
The number of North Americans buying tickets on Thalys is up 34% for the
first quarter of 2004 compared to the same period last year, reports Rail
Europe. The sleek red Thalys train has given the airlines so much
competition since it began operation in 1996 that almost all flights between
Paris and Brussels were discontinued, and the airlines instead book their
passengers on the train. Thalys takes just 1 hour 25 minutes to go from
downtown Paris to Brussels, much of the journey made at 186 mph. Up to 27
trains travel between Paris and Brussels in each direction daily, making the
service convenient as well as fast.
Rail Europe is the leading North American distributor of rail travel
throughout Europe, with the most comprehensive selection of affordable
railpasses and tickets.
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