How to buy French Train Tickets from the United States.

Step 1: Go to French train ticket (SNCF) website. Become extremely frustrated because they will not accept your American credit card.

Step 2: Call American credit card to see if they are blocking the transaction. No, more anger.

Step 3: Refuse to use Rail Europe because of ridiculous surcharge.

Step 4: Google. Oh miraculous, google, what would we go without you.

Step 5: Find capitainetrain.com (Update: They changed their name to Trainline)

Step 6: Google capitainetrain.com to see if it is a legitimate website and you aren’t about to be screwed

Step 7: Take risk and buy train tickets anyways

Step 8: Board train in France without the mark up. Happy dance.

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