Overview

• Sales open on Wednesday, October 1 for TGV InOui and Intercités trips from December 14, 2025 to January 7, 2026, with OUIGO available from December 14, 2025 to July 3, 2026.
• SNCF will bolster service for Christmas market travel with up to 29,000 extra seats per week from November 27 to December 23, including 24,500 between Paris and Strasbourg and 4,500 from major cities to Strasbourg.
• New services include a daily OUIGO Paris–Hendaye round trip via Bordeaux, Dax, Bayonne, Biarritz and Saint‑Jean‑de‑Luz from December 14 priced from €19, a third high‑speed OUIGO Paris–Rennes, and a second daily Intercités Nancy–Lyon round trip.
• Heavy online demand is expected, with past openings drawing over one million simultaneous connections and popular routes filling fast, including 82% of Paris–Toulouse and 72% of Paris–Bordeaux trains full 11 weeks after last year’s launch.
• Price data from Trainline indicates substantial gains from early purchase, with guidance to buy roughly 11 weeks ahead for savings up to 38%, while last‑minute shoppers risk finding most trains sold out.