So I took the train. I received an email from ryanair that they would reimburse those customers who were unsatisfied with the change in plans- like me. The new plan included taking a navette to the Brest airport and at 3 o'clock they would shuttle us to Nantes which would take 3.5 hours, our flight would then take off about 10pm and we would arrive in Marseille around 11:30pm. Now that's awfully nice of them and all, but what am I supposed to do at 11:30pm? There are not any trains to Montpellier that late and I didn't really want to run around a strange city at midnight looking for a hotel/hostel. So I'm trying to get the reimbursement, although I don't think the online form works (intentionally), but in the meantime, I bought a train ticket and I'm on my way.
The train hasn't been quiet the smooth ride I was hoping for though. I tried to buy the earliest ticket possible which would Leave about 6am and arrive about 4pm. And yes, the train ride takes presque 10 hours. Unfortunately, I think everyone decided to change their plans last minute as well, a cause de la greve. And as I was trying to purchase tickets online they were selling out within seconds. Finally I managed to purchase a ticket for the 1:30 train. The slow train that makes a million stops between Brest and Paris and takes about 5 hours. THEN... Luck strikes again. Our train arrived 15 minutes en retard putting me in jeopardy of missing my correspondence on the other side of the city. As I was running into the next train station, nearly in tears and sick with worry of missing my train, I saw on the train board that the train had been delayed 40 minutes. Finally! Some real luck. However it was freezing in the train station and now it is 11 pm and I'm still on the train. Ugh.
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