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What is Kiosk seating on Thalys?

What is Kiosk seating on Thalys?

Kiosk = small room at one end of the train, sideways facing seats.

What is CLUB 2 Thalys seating?

“Club-4” and “Club-2” are the names for table seating in Comfort 1 (first-class) cars. Normal seat pairs are called “Duo” seats. These women share a table in Comfort 2, or second class. The Gare du Nord in Paris has a Thalys information booth right next to the platforms.

What is the difference between Thalys and TGV?

What’s the difference between Thalys and TGV? Basically there is no difference between TGV and Thalys, which is a joint effort of France, Brussels, Netherlands, and Germany to link respective countries through fast moving train service.

What is the difference between first and second class on Thalys?

The one major difference between first and second class is meal service at your seat. Not all first class reservations offer a meal service, yet it can be expected on premier operators such as Eurostar, Thalys, and Lyria.

How do I select my seat on Thalys?

You have to look for empty seats on the Thalys train. Empty seats you can take for free . If you book another train trip with the Thalys, it is better to book by http://www.tgv-europe.com/en/ here you can view your seats before you have to pay for your tickets. You can also enter your seat preference .

Why is the Thalys so expensive?

A typical example is Thalys, which has a monopoly of high-speed trains between Paris and Amsterdam. Thalys sells tickets for the highest prices per kilometre in Europe. The effect of these high prices is that too many people avoid the train and use planes, cars and buses instead of the Thalys.

How many Thalys trains are there?

The Paris-Brussels Thalys service is the most intensive between two European capitals; there are 28 trains in each direction each day, one every half hour on weekdays. Following a decade in service, a mid-life refurbishment programme was drawn up ahead of the Thalys sets being used on the new HSL Zuid line.

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Ruth Doyle