Photos: A look inside the new French TGV A two-storey bar, better visibility of luggage and increased accessibility for disabled travellers are listed among the highlights
Strong public support for new TGV lines in south-west France More than three quarters (78%) of people polled nationally support the Toulouse-Bordeaux and Bordeaux-Dax lines despite considerable local opposition
news London-Paris flights boost, holiday traffic: 8 France travel updates We also look at a proposed 鈧�10 TGV service, Ryanair鈥檚 offer to Wizz Air passengers and how ferry traffic is booming between Cherbourg and Ireland
Ferry offer, new flights, major rail strike: 5 France travel updates New low-cost international flights include ones to the UK
Spanish 鈥楾GVs鈥� to extend service to link Paris to Lyon and Marseille Renfe is to expand its French operations with new lines and more trains in 2024
Ryanair flash sale, TGV ticket prices to rise: 8 French travel updates We also look at new Easyjet flights, travel to ski resorts and the reopening of the Mont Blanc tunnel
New Easyjet routes, Qantas to Australia: 8 French travel updates We also look at Air France flights to the US, holiday traffic and the upgrades to Dieppe ferry terminal
New UK-France ferry, Spanish TGVs: 9 French travel updates We also look at Eurostar鈥檚 response to bedbugs, the new TGV M, Air France鈥檚 new award and more
Flash 鈧�10 Ouigo train ticket sale to mark anniversary in France Tickets available for routes across France in two-day sale
Half price sale on train discount cards launches today in France Sale cuts cost of annual ticket but some versions of the card now offer fewer discounts
Watch: landslide closes major train route from France into Italy Roads also closed as damage will take 鈥榮everal days鈥� to repair after the 700 m鲁 rockfall
Talks ongoing over Eurostar rival as Spain's TGVs expand into France Spanish national operator Renfe now runs two lines in France. Ticket prices are low although there is some doubt if this can continue
New Ouigo routes, airport rail link closed: 8 French travel updates Our weekly wrap of transport news in France
Loiret, France: Property watch The journey into Orl茅ans from Paris can be done in just over half an hour by TGV
New low-cost TGV routes, Irish flights: Eight France travel updates As well as today鈥檚 air traffic controllers鈥� strike we also look at protests against cruises and how a pilot almost landed at the wrong Brittany airport
TGV project in west France, new air routes: Eight travel updates Airlines announce new winter schedule routes, unions to begin negotiations following recent strikes, Eurostar is urged to resume Kent services and more
New TGV will allow travel from Paris to Berlin in seven hours It comes as a trend for longer train journeys is growing. The service will include a night train
Meet the French train manager whose humour is a hit on board SNCF Ouigo controller Romain brightens journeys with his quirky announcements and personable presence
300,000 train seats on sale at 鈧�5 for launch of 鈥榮low Ouigo鈥� in France The tickets are available today and tomorrow for journeys from April 11 to June 19, on the new Paris-Lyon and Paris-Nantes 鈥榗lassic train鈥� lines
Our French retirement haven is stuck between motorway and new TGV Couple鈥檚 鈥榪uiet鈥� farmhouse first had a motorway built nearby and now a new high-speed train line project is to pass close to another side
TGV strike action to see third of trains cancelled in western France The action on the TGV Atlantique service affects travel to cities including Bordeaux, Nantes and Rennes today and this weekend
Five travel updates for journeys to, from and around France SNCF opens its winter ticket sales, low-cost airline Transavia announces new routes for summer 2022 and progress is made on the Eurostar-Thalys high-speed train merger
French regions race to fund TGV with 鈧�4.1bn before 2022 elections Prime Minister Jean Castex鈥檚 promise earlier this year to fund 鈧�4.1billion of the 鈧�8.8billion cost has given the project new life, only until spring next year
See France鈥檚 superslick and eco-friendly TGV of the future The TGV M will use 20% less energy than existing models, while maintaining the same top speed of 320km/h
40 years of TGV: the train that changed the face of French rail travel As the TGV 鈥榯rain of the future鈥� is unveiled in Paris today we look back at its history and what lies ahead for the high-speed rail service
France鈥檚 health pass: the rules for TGVs and other train journeys Every adult in France must present a health pass (pass sanitaire) before taking a long-distance train trip - or domestic flight - from today August 9.
Health pass needed in TGVs, planes and coaches in France by August 10 Random checks will be carried out on passengers as the mandatory pass sanitaire is extended to long-distance travel
SNCF unveils price caps and new railcards for French train travel The national train provider hopes the simplified system will increase passenger numbers and make last-minute bookings more affordable
First images of revolutionary 鈥楾GV of the future鈥� revealed in France The new trains will consume 20% less energy and carry 20% more passengers than current models
TGV link to connect Paris and Toulouse in three hours brought forward Government pumps 鈧�4.1billion into starting work earlier than scheduled on 'missing link' project that has been in discussion for 40 years
Some TGVs to be cancelled in France due to lack of demand The SNCF will cancel scheduled TGV journeys in the coming months to avoid running empty trains. Passenger numbers are down following the Covid-19 pandemic.
SNCF to adapt pricing structure to aid recovery post Covid The French train company expects it will take 鈥渁round two years鈥� to get customers back to pre-Covid levels, its CEO has said.
Funny moment as TGV train 鈥榤isses鈥� station in south France A driver of a TGV train travelling between Toulouse and Lyon missed a stop in the southern station of N卯mes Pont-du-Gard (Occitanie) this week and was forced to reverse the train - causing delays of over half an hour.
No-mask passenger removed from Paris-Nice TGV train The passenger refused to put on a mask while travelling on the TGV train, even after given a fine.
SNCF to offer temperature checks for French train passengers French rail company SNCF is to start taking the temperature of passengers aboard its TGV Inoui services on a voluntary basis, it has said, using non-contact, thermal cameras on platforms.
Better TGV links to south of France: plans advance The launch of major railway improvements for south-east France, including a Nice airport TGV station, has been confirmed by the Transport Ministry.
France-Spain TGV restarts as Eurostar increases services Train travel between France and Spain restarted yesterday (July 1), as Eurostar announced plans to resume direct journeys from London to Disneyland Paris theme park.
Regional trains cut prices for summer travel in France The cost of regional train travel will be slashed in France this summer in a bid to encourage more regional travel, as train company SNCF announces that it lost 鈥渂illions鈥� due to confinement.
Monthly money saver: money off holiday travel Our money saver tip in the June issue of Connexion : money off holiday travel. Once a year, you can get a 25% reduction on train tickets to go on holiday.
France to lift limit on train seat sales from mid-June French train company SNCF is to operate its trains at 100% capacity, and will no longer restrict ticket sales to just 50% of seats, from mid-June, the French junior minister for transport has confirmed.
TGV derailment in eastern France caused by landslide A TGV derailment in eastern France yesterday morning - which injured 22 people, and is continuing to cause TGV disruption - was caused by a landslide, early investigations have shown.
10, 50 and 100 years ago in France 鈥� March 2020 What happened in March 10, 50, and 100 years ago? Acad茅mie place for Veil, turbo boost for trains, German rehab plan agreed
SNCF to sell five million 鈧�35 seats in strike 鈥榮orry鈥� French train company SNCF has announced it is selling more than five million TGV tickets for less than 鈧�35 each, as a 鈥減ositive gesture鈥� to 鈥渟ay sorry鈥� after months of transport strike disruption.
Strike continues in France as TGVs remain disrupted Strike action is continuing across France today (Sunday December 8) and for the foreseeable future, affecting SNCF train services including TGVs; as stations fear 鈥渄angerous鈥� conditions come Monday.
Strikes continue: TGV, Eurostar, flights Nine out of ten TGV trains are cancelled tomorrow due to the national pension reform strikes, which are now expected to continue until at least Monday next week.
Mass Thursday strike: Airports and TGV/Eurostar update Flights at French airports and TGV and Eurostar trains are all expected to be disrupted on Thursday along with many other transport services.
SNCF halts ticket sales over December 5 strike TGV inOui, Ouigo and Intercit茅s rail services hit for several days as a result of walkout over pension reforms
Strike hits TGV services between Paris and west France Just three in 10 scheduled services operating on some lines as depot walkout continues
Lyon to get direct low-cost Ouigo TGV service to Paris Lyon (Auvergne-Rh么ne-Alpes) is to become the fifth city to be connected directly to Paris via the low-cost TGV service Ouigo, with the line set to open by summer 2020.
German train firm offers competing lines in France Five new high-speed train line services have been proposed for France by German company FlixTrain, as the country鈥檚 rail network prepares to open itself up to competition by 2020-2021.
SNCF faces competition in France as Italy speeds in Italian train firm Trenitalia could be competing with French company SNCF on high-speed lines including between Paris-Lyon and Paris-Bordeaux, by 2020, it has said.
France launches 鈧�30m plan to reduce resident TGV noise A new 鈧�30 million project to reduce the noise of high-speed train lines in France has been launched after residents complained of the negative impact it is having on their lives.
French ch芒teau owner wins 鈧�700k payout from LGV line The owner of a ch芒teau in the Sarthe department has won more than 鈧�700,000 in compensation after successfully claiming that a nearby LGV train route has caused a loss in overall value of the property.
London-Bordeaux direct trains could start in 2020 A direct 4.5-hour train service between London and Bordeaux could be up and running by the end of next year.
SNCF reveals 鈥榖est and worst鈥� train stations in France French train company SNCF has published its annual list of the country鈥檚 best and worst train stations for customer satisfaction, with Rennes (Brittany) coming last and Meuse TGV (Grand Est) on top.
Ouigo TGV adds new destinations in south SNCF鈥檚 low-cost TGV service Ouigo is to offer more services from Paris to south-east France as it launches operations out of the Gare de Lyon.
Will the super-fast 鈥楬yperloop鈥� train ever happen? Transpod has set up a test track for its Hyperloop project in Limousin. But Yves Crozet, of Sciences Po Lyon鈥檚 LAET Transport, Urban Planning and Economics Laboratory, says speed-of-sound 鈥榯rain鈥� travel is a long way from reality.
Hyperloop capsule unveiled ahead of testing in France Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (TT) has unveiled the first example of a real-life passenger capsule for its vacuum tube transport system, ahead of the capsule鈥檚 move to Toulouse (Occitanie) for testing.
SNCF signs 鈥榖iggest ever TGV order in France鈥� for 鈧�3bn Train company SNCF has ordered 100 new and modern TGV trains from French manufacturer Alstom, to the value of three billion euros, in what has been called the 鈥渂iggest order of TGVs ever in France鈥�.
Delays on rise as almost 16% of TGVs were late in 2017 Delays are on the rise at SNCF, with over 16 million passengers having been delayed on a TGV last year, and almost 16% of TGV journeys found to have been late in 2017, up from previous years.
Apps and updates: SNCF reveals changes for 2018 The CEO of train firm SNCF has revealed the changes that travellers can expect from the company in the next 12 months, including new apps and station improvements.
More passengers let train take the strain in 2017 Intercit茅 trains record jump for the first time since 2012, while passenger numbers up on TGV, TER, Transilien services
Ouigo low-cost TGVs now go to and from Montparnasse Starting from today, Ouigo trains - the low-cost TGV option from SNCF - will depart from central Paris station Montparnasse for the first time.
'Bad joke' closes Reims train station on high alert Reims train station (Grand-Est) was completely closed and all rail services stopped this weekend after a passenger made a bad joke.
Fewer station stops to speed up TGVs Some towns may lose their TGV stations in moves by the government to cut losses at SNCF and put the network on a new financial footing.
Stations served by TGV trains could be slashed The number of smaller stations in France served by TGV trains (high-speed trains 脿 grande vitesse ) could be significantly reduced in a bid to reduce costs to train company SNCF.
From December, travel on Ouigo TGV from Montparnasse Ouigo, the low-cost TGV service from SNCF, is to begin offering tickets to Bordeaux, Nantes and Rennes from the central station Paris Montparnasse, with bookings for December onwards open from Tuesday (October 3).
Macron wants to stop rail workers retiring at 52 President says SNCF needs major reform and cheminots must be part of the change
Residents sign petition against TGV noise of 85 dB Residents and councillors along the Paris-Rennes TGV route are petitioning against noise from the high-speed train, which is said to reach up to 85 decibels (dB).
Why we renamed TGV service 'inOui' The SNCF鈥檚 new spokesman and strategic planning chief Mathias Vicherat is the brains behind a rebranding of the TGV service as 鈥榠nOui鈥� - he told Connexion the reasons and what else the company will do to improve its services in coming years
Tunnel collapse cuts France-Germany rail link Repairs will not be completed until end of the month, SNCF says
New TGV routes drastically cut travel time to Paris Travelling between Paris and Bordeaux has just got quicker, with two newly-opened TGV routes shaving up to 60 minutes鈥� off the previous journey time.
Five hour delay on inaugural Paris-Toulouse TGV The TGV Oc茅ane鈥檚 inaugural trip turned into a disaster when the Bordeaux to Toulouse leg of the journey was delayed due a broken down intercity train
