Jon WorthSep 1, 2025

Damn, this week is the week where friends of mine are messaging me with their SNCF problems!

Now a SNCF train manager is telling a German friend of mine a telephone number MUST be displayed on each item of luggage

I have just checked the latest SNCF terms and NO that is NOT TRUE. It is *still* only name and surname

Update note and link to the law added to my blog post on this:
https://jonworth.eu/how-to-not-fall-foul-of-sncfs-luggage-rules/

Show threadJoaquim RoéSep 2, 2025
@jon @albertcardona Asking for suggestions, but "I have no time for this" is a reasonable answer.
I am planning a (train) trip Barcelona - Genève, and the best connection I can see is RENFE AVE to Lyon Part Dieu followed by SNCF TER to Genève.
Of course neither RENFE nor SNCF will offer the connection, I only found it in SBB (which can't sell it anyway). Doubts:
* Is it safe to have 1h 18min waiting time in Lyon, or should I plan for more?
* If I chose a certain TER train, is the ticket valid for a later one on the same day?
* Do you suggest a totally different connection, maybe?
Show threadAlbert Cardona

@quim_roe @jon

Choices are sensible to me, including the waiting time. The TGV shouldn't arrive late to Lyon, or at least not that late that you'd miss the connection.

Sep 2, 2025 at 4:53pmWeb
Show threadJoaquim RoéSep 3, 2025
@albertcardona Gràcies!