Has anyone gone from Madrid to Paris on the overnight train recently? I did this trip, but that was some 14 years ago. I am looking into booking tix for my parents when they are here in August and am curious to know if the economy of taking the train is worth it given the convenience and short length of the the flight to Paris.

Also, anyone have any idea of how popular this train is in August? How far in advance is recommended to buy the tix?

Thanks for your help.

While it's not recent information, just the other day I emailed someone who had the same question about travel between the two cities. Here's what I included in that email:

http://www.madridman.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=000522

http://www.madridman.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=3&t=000291&p=

http://www.madridman.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=3&t=000543&p=

http://www.madridman.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=3&t=000095&p=

http://www.madridman.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=3&t=000153&p=

http://www.madridman.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=3&t=000312&p=

Thanks for the links MM. As a senior poster, I should have known better and done a forum search before posting. I will definitely check out the links.

If anyone else out there has had the recent experience, would love to hear from you!

Did you check out europebyair? Last summer we flew from Paris to Madrid for $89 each, with europeby air passes bought with the American Express card. That's much cheaper than the train.