Trains are a viable mode of transportation. I don't think it will cost you more then $100, although I cannot say for sure since I haven't taken a train in a very long time.
Often they do have specials (maybe you should ask for it at the ticket office or find out online) and discounts for Students or Retirees. The specials are usually during weekends.
As a matter of fact, yes because I've done it a few times before. Train fare between these two points will be rather expensive. Check out Eurolines instead. They provide bus service between major European cities, and they do have a web site. Lyon to Prague is about 110 Euros, so Paris to Prague should be close to that.
I've heard that if you want to take the train, it is cheaper to buy a ticket to the border of any Eastern European country, walk across if that is feasible, or buy a local ticket to get you through the border, then buy another ticket, since tickets are cheaper once you are inside the borders of the old Communist block. Once you are in the east, buying through tickets to a Western city should be cheaper. I don't know if this is still true, but it seemed to work years ago.
Andre, if you haven't traveled by train for a while, go on the websites and look. All the long distance trains are the IC ones, fast, but very expensive. No more 'supplements' since there really is no choice any more. Or so it seemed the last time I took the trains.
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Trains are a viable mode of transportation. I don't think it will cost you more then $100, although I cannot say for sure since I haven't taken a train in a very long time.
Often they do have specials (maybe you should ask for it at the ticket office or find out online) and discounts for Students or Retirees. The specials are usually during weekends.
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As a matter of fact, yes because I've done it a few times before. Train fare between these two points will be rather expensive. Check out Eurolines instead. They provide bus service between major European cities, and they do have a web site. Lyon to Prague is about 110 Euros, so Paris to Prague should be close to that.
I've heard that if you want to take the train, it is cheaper to buy a ticket to the border of any Eastern European country, walk across if that is feasible, or buy a local ticket to get you through the border, then buy another ticket, since tickets are cheaper once you are inside the borders of the old Communist block. Once you are in the east, buying through tickets to a Western city should be cheaper. I don't know if this is still true, but it seemed to work years ago.
Andre, if you haven't traveled by train for a while, go on the websites and look. All the long distance trains are the IC ones, fast, but very expensive. No more 'supplements' since there really is no choice any more. Or so it seemed the last time I took the trains.