Cheapest way to travel around France and Spain by train?

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IHaveWorms

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Hello all

I hope someone can advise me on this.

I am going to spend about three weeks travelling around France and Spain. Nothing major, but I will be travelling by train -

Dublin to Rosslare
[ Boat to Cherburg ]
Cherburg to Paris
Paris to Barcelona
Barcelona to Bilbao
Bilbao to Barcelona
Barcelona to Paris
Paris to Cherburg
[ Boat to Rosslare ]
Rosslare to Dublin

So, there's a bit of train travel!

I am not a student, and I am 31.

Is there a travel card or anything like that I can buy which would save me money?

Thanks!
 
I recommend you check out the great advice on European rail passes on the Man in Seat 61 website http://www.seat61.com/Railpass.htm .

His starting advice is "You should always assume that point-to-point tickets will be cheaper than a railpass, unless you can show otherwise."
 
Booking online in advance on SNCF can lead to big savings.

The cheap advance tickets are called Prems, though there are also other advance tickets, e.g. idTGV.