Travel agents can now book selected French domestic rail services (TGVs, Intercités and regional trains) on Voyages-sncf.eu for a number of routes, travelling between 1st July and 28th August 2016. Routes include Paris to Biarritz, Agen, Bordeaux, Tarbes, Marseille, and Nice.
Services on the following routes / carriers have already opened for sale for travel dates 1st July to 28th August 2016:
- France – Germany High Speed
- TGV Lyria
- TGV France – Italy
- TGV France- Spain
SNCF trains for travel from 1st July to 28th August (those that did not open for sale on 2nd February) will go on sale from Thursday 31st March. TGV Paris – Luxembourg, TGV Paris – Freiburg and TGV Brussels – France for travel in July and August will also go on sale at the same time.
Brussels to Strasbourg
In addition, it is now possible to book tickets for journeys between Brussels and Strasbourg for travel from 3rd April.
From 3rd April until 30th June, one daily return service will operate between Brussels and Strasbourg, calling at Lille, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Marne-la-Vallée and Lorraine TGV. The initial journey time will be 4h15m, which will be reduced to 3h33m from 3rd July. Two daily return services will also run from this date.
Luxembourg to Strasbourg
From 3rd April you will also be able to book trains from Luxembourg to Strasbourg. One daily return service will operate will a journey time of 2h15m.