SNCF TER Nomad 1st class, Paris Saint-Lazare

After a short stay in Paris and Nancy, I’m off to the Normandy region of my childhood for a few days with my family.

Booking

I booked my itinerary a few weeks before my trip, at the same time as I booked the rest of the itinerary, and through the Trainline application.

It did cost just over €50 one way to make this morning reservation from Paris.

Boarding

Having set off on foot from theIntercontinental Paris Le Grand about 20 minutes before my train, I had to hurry to get to Gare Saint-Lazare, which has looked lovely since its renovation, and head for the Lignes Normandes area on the far right of the station.

Today, my train departed from track 22, but was not displayed at the head of the track.

There was no ticket check on this direct train to Caen, which did not continue to Cherbourg.

Cabin

These are Omneo Premium trainsets ordered by the Normandy region to replace the old Corail trainsets that served the Paris-Le Havre and Paris-Cherbourg lines.

Cars 1 and 2 are First Class duplexes.

I was in one of the “Suites” located right next to the intercirculation between cars 2 and 3.

Before departure, various announcements were made to announce the train’s departure.

Service and catering

On French trains, there is no special service, but on Omneo Premium trains, vending machines are available to serve coffee.

Arrival and disembarkation

We arrived in Caen station on time. Disembarkation was easy, but unfortunately the stairs without escalators were a bit rough when loaded. And the small elevator seemed insufficient to handle the flow of passengers.

Bottom line

A very pleasant journey in really nice, comfortable trains for this distance.

Itinerary

As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:

#	Type	Post
1	Diary	Short week-end in France
2	Lounge	American Airlines Admirals Club, Boston Logan (unreported)
3	Flight	American Airlines Domestic First, Boston Logan – New-York JFK, Embraer 175 (unreported)
4	Lounge	American Airlines & British Airways Chelsea Lounge, New-York JFK T8 (unreported)
5	Flight	British Airways First Suite, New-York JFK – London Heathrow, Boeing 777-300ER
6	Lounge	British Airways Concorde Room, London Heathrow T5
7	Flight	British Airways Club Europe, London Heathrow – Paris Charles-de-Gaulle, Airbus A320
8	Hotel	Intercontinental Paris Le Grand
9	Lounge	Grand Voyageur Lounge, Paris Est
10	Train	TGV InOui First Class, Paris Est – Nancy
11	Restaurant	L’impromptu, Nancy
12	Train	TGV InOui Second Class, Nancy – Paris Est
13	Train	SNCF TER Nomad First Class, Paris Saint-Lazare – Caen
14	Hotel	Ivan Vautier, Caen
15	Flight	Air France Economy (operated by HOP), Caen Carpiquet – Lyon Saint-Exupéry, Embraer E170
16	Lounge	Confluence lounge, Lyon Saint-Exupéry
17	Flight	Air France Business, Lyon Saint-Exupéry – Paris Charles-de-Gaulle, Airbus A321
18	Hotel	Holiday Inn Express, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle Roissypôle
19	Lounge	Extime Lounge, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle 2BD
20	Flight	British Airways Club Europe, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle – London Heathrow, Airbus A320
21	Lounge	British Airways Concorde Room, London Heathrow
22	Flight	British Airways Club World Suite, London Heathrow – New-York JFK, Boeing 777-300ER
23	Lounge	American Airlines & British Airways Chelsea Lounge, New-York JFK T8 (unreported)
24	Flight	American Airlines Domestic First, New-York JFK – Boston Logan, Embraer 175 (not reported)