train to the south of france

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Hi. In July we are travelling to Cannes. We will be travelling to London by South West Trains, London - Lille by Eurostar, Lille - Lyon and then Lyon - Cannes. Obviously this will not be cheap and we will need to take advantage of grabbing cheap tickets as soon as tickets go on sale. Does anyone know how many days in advance it is possible to buy tickets for each leg of the journey, or, if not, where one can find out?

here?

www.seat61.com has lots of info...

X-posted Chippy!

Do you need to change at Lyon btw? Doesn't the TGV go direct from Lille?

www.sncf-voyages.com

You can book three months ahead and they often have some very good deals. These would be for french bits of journey. You can also choose where you sit which is nice.

English option at top right hand side (if i'm correct from memory!)

Thanks! Not long until booking!!

I'm going via Lyon because we have family to visit on the way (hopefully preventing descent of French grandmother this summer).