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French for Travel

How Do You Ask About Trains in France?

If you are at a railway station in France, you may require some basic phrases to ask about trains and to book your ticket.

In this lesson, we hear ten useful phrases that you may need to make those basic enquiries.

Watch the video as many times as you need, until you feel you can give the French translations as we go!

Review Vocabulary

Now we can see what we’ve learned.

English	French
What time is the train to Paris?	Le train pour Paris est à quelle heure ?
A return to Paris in first class.	Un billet aller-retour pour Paris en première classe.
A single ticket in second class to Lyon.	Un aller simple pour Lyon en seconde.
How long until the train leaves?	Le train part dans combien de temps ?
It leaves in five minutes.	Il part dans cinq minutes.

English	French
Which platform does the ten o’clock to Paris depart from?	Le train de dix heures pour Paris part de quel quai ?
What are the times for the trains to Lyon?	Quels sont les horaires des trains pour Lyon ?
How much is the ticket?	C’est combien le billet ?
Is it a direct train?	Le train est direct ?
You have to change at Marseille.	Vous devez changer à Marseille.

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