Jon WorthMay 7, 2025

There was quite some fuss a few weeks ago about a company called Travelski claiming to run a night train Paris to the Alps ⛰ for skiiers, and from the coming season https://www.travelski.com/travelski-night-express

But I can find no evidence HOW they can do this, so I made a #BullshitMeter for it

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Show threadTom TomMay 7, 2025
@jon I am not even sure it is a good idea. The daytime tgv train takes 3.5 hours which is really quite an acceptable duration and if you are between 8 and 10 am but your flat is available after 4 pm, I am not quite sure this is practical.
Show threadJon WorthMay 7, 2025
@tomtom Err Bourg St Maurice is at least 4 hours 45 mins from Paris Gare de Lyon. But yes, it still probably doesn't make much sense.
Show threadTom Tom

@jon I tested st jean de Maurienne, which maybe was not the best

It would maybe have a better chance as a fully packaged tour that takes care of transfer, luggage, ski pass and accomodations. Something like 'leave at 8 pm and be on the slope at 10 the next morning'... But it would in any case require sleeping cars, which I believe is not so easy nowadays.

May 7, 2025 at 11:45amWeb
Show threadJon WorthMay 7, 2025
@tomtom That's the central problem - no one has any spare sleeping cars to use for a service like this. And if they *did*, then I am quite sure it would be more economic to use them on some other route that's not seasonal instead! 🙂