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If you are over 60 years of age, be sure to tell the person selling you the train ticket, as you are entitled to a significant reduction, usually 30% off the normal price of the ticket (you may be asked to show your passport). Also, remember that when travelling by train in France, you must validate your ticket by date-stamping it before boarding the train. This simple task is performed using the orange-coloured machines (composteurs) located on the concourse of nearly every French railway station. Failure to do so may result in a fine.

View looking north while on the climb to the Col de Furfande (Stage 11)

Coach or Car

There are two other methods of reaching the Queyras – long-distance coach and private car. Long-distance coach services operate to Geneva, Lyon and further south in France from Victoria Coach Station in London (see Appendix 3). Remember that if driving a private car from Britain to the Queyras, it will be necessary to find somewhere to securely park the vehicle for the duration of the walk. If your first and last nights are booked in a hotel, it is sometimes possible to negotiate with the owner/manager to leave your car in the hotel car park.