Thanks for answering my question. I thought so too during a brief time we lived in France for 5 months, it really depends on where the destination is. We lived along the west coast and were stuck around the region throughout our time there. We did take the train from the airport because it's the most convenient but sometimes I found trains more expensive unless, of course, it's within the city with a day pass or something to avoid parking fees, tolls, and traffic, but as you said, there are also unexpected strikes. At the time back in 2019 when there were the Saturday gilets jaunes strikes, we had to ditch some train stations and walk instead because they were closed with unavailable metro connections. Luckily, those were short distances but it's great you shared the difficulties if they're not refundable tickets. Well explained, thanks again for sharing the pros and cons.
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Yeah that's another mark against trains - almost all leave from Paris so you typically have to take a train to get there first and then another one to your actual destination.
Enjoy you weekend!