Those busy bees at SNFC, the French Railway Network,
continue to work at improving their services. One of the newer ideas is
the Porte-à-Porte taxi service to and from certain train stations
(currently Paris: Gare de Lyon, Montparnasse, Gare de l'Est, Austerlitz and
Bercy; Aix-en-Provence; Lyon; Massy; Nantes; Rennes and Strasbourg, with more
stations being added gradually) for a pre-paid, fixed price starting at €9.90
for up to 4 people including bags.
All you need to do is complete the form online with your
address and train info and it gives you the price (click on 'Nos Tarifs' to get
a quote without train info). The driver will send you a text message just
before your pick-up, and will wait if your train is delayed.
As it’s a fixed rate and pre-paid, you both avoid waiting in
line or getting overcharged. Book the day before your trip no later than 8pm.
Note: At the moment this service seems to exist only on the French
website, not on the English site. http://www.pap.sncf.com/starcab/
Of course, that may change.
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