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SNCF Opens Winter Ticket Sales Wednesday, Extends South‑East Bookings Into Early July

The move pairs longer advance sales with added mountain services to steer holiday travel toward lower‑carbon rail.

Overview

  • Reservations open on November 12 for trips from January 8 to March 29, 2026, with an experimental window for direct TGV Inoui in the South‑East into early July.
  • Across the five school‑holiday weekends, 850 TGV Inoui trains will serve mountain routes, adding about 16,000 seats compared with the usual offer.
  • Direct links between Paris and the Tarentaise valley will increase on Fridays and Sundays to accommodate peak departures and returns.
  • OUIGO will operate a daily ParisGare de Lyon to Bourg‑Saint‑Maurice round trip from December 18 to March 29 with entry fares starting at €19.
  • OUIGO tickets have been on sale since November 5 with a 60‑day booking horizon and trips available up to July 3, 2026, and Intercités routes continue to reach the Massif Central, the Alps and the Pyrenees.