Our high-speed Train à Grande Vitesse (TGV) train trip from Mulhouse to Paris was efficient, punctual, and very inexpensive. It made so much more sense than flying.

French TGV High-Speed Train Review: Mulhouse – Paris

I enjoy flying from Basel to Paris on Air France, but the train made so much more sense here. My journey from Mulhouse-Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon cost only €135.00 for four tickets in second class (two adults, two kids). I booked it less than three days prior to travel. Interestingly, adding on a leg from Basel to Mulhouse doubled the price.

We arrived at Mulhouse-Ville at 7:00am…the sun was just beginning to rise.

The train pulled up at 7:25am and we found our seats onboard and settled in. The train was on the fuller side, but there were open seats (we picked up more passengers as we approached Paris). We had pre-reserved seats and I tend to reserve table seating (four seats facing eachother with a table in the middle) which is ideal for families (and also for me to work).

Each seat has 220-volt outlet.

The kids love rice cakes and snacked throughout the journey.

I spent most of the 3.5-hour journey working and it was a very producive time…internet worked well (it went out a couple times, but only briefly).

At one point, my son Augustine wanted to visit the café car so we went and checked it out. Coffee, tea, water, soft drinks, beer, wine, cookies, muffins, and other packaged snacks were avilable for purchase. We did not buy anything…

We arrived at Paris Gare De Lyon on time and were soon on our way to our hotel via Uber…a very smooth journey.

CONCLUSION

Considering the ticket price, I scored an excellent deal on this train ride, and it was indeed pleasant and productive. I find intercity rail travel in Europe to generally be a pleasure and this journey was no exception.

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