re the French govt pushing to end domestic flights, are all the population centers in the country on the TGV at this point?
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Served by TGV *trains*, yes. But Toulouse does not have a link to TGV *infrastructure*โ€”trains between Bordeaux and Toulouse are relatively slow.
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I'm wondering how this works for connections for folks coming in from outside france, is the reason for the idle question - thanks!
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Because of CDG Airport's location east of Paris, connections are better to the east side of the countryโ€”Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier. Not as good to westโ€”Bordeaux, Le Havre, Toulouseโ€”because there's no TGV circumferential around the north or south side of Paris.
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Oh excellent point, I forgot that the TGV network splits apart in the Paris core.
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Replying to @eparillon @yfreemark
Based on railjournal.com/passenger/hiโ€ฆ I thought it was only a restriction on routes where rail took 2.5 hours or less. So presumably they'd still be able to fly Paris-Nice, Paris-Toulouse, etc., as they have been.

May 6, 2020 ยท 9:41 PM UTC
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