These TER trains from Paris cross the border and provide connections with Belgian trains on to Charleroi and Namur.
So if you will be travelling from the French capital to southern Belgium this route can be a cheaper alternative to traveling via Lille or Bruxelles, whether you will be booking tickets or using Eurail or InterRail passes.
Booking tickets for Paris to Maubeuge journeys:
Book early and save: No
Tickets will cost the same price if purchased at the station immediately before departure.
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Booking tickets for Paris to Charleroi and Namur via Maubeuge journeys:
Oui.SNCF doesn't sell tickets for the Paris to Mons via Aulnoye journeys, but B-Europe does sell them, though the first connection of the day on Mon-Fri can be missing.
On B-Europe you can compare these journeys via Maubeuge with the more frequent Paris > Charleroi/Namur journey options, which involve taking a Thalys train from Paris to Bruxelles and then connecting there for a Belgian IC train from Bruxelles to Charleroi or Namur
This routing via Maubeuge has a similar journey time to the connections via Bruxelles, and if you're booking at least a couple of months ahead, the prices of taking the two routes can be similar too.
However, if you're booking less than a month or so ahead, this routing via Maubuge will be much cheaper; and because tickets aren't discounted on this route, you'll pay the same price for the journey via Maubeuge when booking last minute at the station, as you would when booking online.
So if you'll be booking a Paris to Charleroi or Namur journey last minute at the station, you will save at least €40 by taking this route via Aulnoye.
France to Belgium with a Rail Pass:
This route is a good option if you will be travelling from Paris to Belgium with an InterRail or Eurail pass, you can avoid the comparatively expensive rail pass reservation fees, which are payable on the Thalys services.
If you avoid the connections that depart Paris at 19:16, you can connect in Namur for trains on to Liege.
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