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In France there is a high speed train called train a grande viteese or in short TGV that runs on five major tracks.

The TVG south east line connects Paris with the south east of France including the main regional cities of Lyon, Dijon, Avignon, Marseille, Nice and Perpignon. This TGV train service also passes through the French Alps and stops at Geneva in Switzerland.

Paris and the west coast are linked by the TGV Atlantic line. Nantes, La Rochelle, Toulouse the Loire Valley, Bordeaux and the French Basque are the stops allotted for this TGV train line.

The high speed TGV northern train line links Paris to Lille and Calais, two of the principal cities in the north of France.

The most famous railway line in France called the Eurostar links Paris and London and it passes through the Channel Tunnel with stops at Lille, Calais and Ashford in Kent.

TGV Thalys is the high speed line which makes it easy for the travellers to move between some principal cities of Europe such as Brussels, Cologne and Amsterdam and France.

There has been a major improvement in the high speed train journey in France in the past few years. It is no longer necessary to travel via Paris when you travel between provinces in France as a result of the TGV train service which runs directly between Lyons and Nantes now. The same is the case with Bordeaux and Lilles and many other provincial cities.

While in service the TGV usually goes at a speed of 280-300km p/h with a record speed of 515km p/h.

Various types of special offers make the procedure of buying a train ticket a difficult one. The Eurailpass which is meant especially for non-European travellers can be purchased in your own country and this costs 30% cheaper than what it costs in France. This pass authorizes an unlimited journey in France for a period of over 2 weeks.

The Paris metro pass is a cheap and convenient way of travelling inside Paris. . For more information on the TGV trains in France click on the preceding hyperlink.