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SNCF high-speed rail promotions and services

Overview

SNCF launched a flash sale of 450,000 TGV INOUI tickets with discounts of up to 45% to mark the 45th anniversary of the high-speed train. The promotion, running from October 6 to October 8, 2026, aimed to increase occupancy during low-demand periods in November and included domestic French routes as well as international connections to Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, Brussels, Geneva, and various German cities.

Following these promotions, SNCF Voyages Italia focused on promoting high-speed TGV INOUI connections between Italy and France to coincide with the autumn cultural season in Paris. The service provides daily direct round-trip trains from Milan and Turin to Paris, featuring amenities such as Wi-Fi, a multimedia entertainment portal, and a bar car. These travel links are positioned to provide access to Parisian cultural events, such as Art Basel Paris and the ‘Semaine en Galerie’.

Entities

Art Basel Paris · Milan · TGV · Deutsche Bahn · SNCF

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    SNCF promotes high-speed rail links between Italy and Paris

    SNCF is promoting direct TGV INOUI high-speed rail links between Italy and Paris, coinciding with a major autumn cultural season in France featuring events like Art Basel Paris.

  2. [BUSINESS] 5 sources
    SNCF offers 450,000 TGV tickets at 45% discount

    SNCF is offering 450,000 TGV INOUI tickets at up to 45% off from October 6–8, 2026, to mark the high-speed train's 45th anniversary, covering domestic and European routes.

Sources

DNA.fr · economiematin.fr · green-man-of-cercles.org · letribunaldunet.fr · lyoncapitale.fr · numerama.com · travelnostop.com