we did look at interrail passes but they are not valid in my part of europe so they would have been useless for half the trip.
i’ve never travelled in france but here you can’t buy rail tickets on intercity trains. you need to buy them beforehand. that way you’re never stuck on a platform waiting for hours. regional trains go every 15 minutes and they work like you describe, with mostly tickets available.
they did sell me a seat reservation, and i did not react to any messaging that told me it was wrong. i still have the receipts.
i did see that office, but it was closed for the entire trip. we tried finding someone to ask but as previously mentioned it was after midnight and there seemed to be only two people working the entire train.
we did look at interrail passes but they are not valid in my part of europe so they would have been useless for half the trip.
i’ve never travelled in france but here you can’t buy rail tickets on intercity trains. you need to buy them beforehand. that way you’re never stuck on a platform waiting for hours. regional trains go every 15 minutes and they work like you describe, with mostly tickets available.
they did sell me a seat reservation, and i did not react to any messaging that told me it was wrong. i still have the receipts.
i did see that office, but it was closed for the entire trip. we tried finding someone to ask but as previously mentioned it was after midnight and there seemed to be only two people working the entire train.
What is your part of Europe?