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SNCF Opens Summer 2026 Sales on March 11 With Added Trains and Seats on Key Leisure Routes

The operator targets peak holiday demand by reinforcing leisure corridors, with expanded low‑cost OUIGO options.

Overview

  • Bookings open Wednesday for TGV Inoui, TGV Lyria and OUIGO high‑speed trips from 4 July to 12 December, with Intercités available through 16 September.
  • Mediterranean capacity rises with up to eight ParisNice weekend round trips in July and August plus 200,000 extra seats to Marseille and Nice in spring and autumn.
  • Alpine travel gets 60,000 additional summer seats between Paris and Annecy, marking a third consecutive year of reinforcement on the South‑East axis.
  • OUIGO expands with the ParisPerpignan seasonal high‑speed service resuming 30 March, a third daily ParisMontpellier return, and a new OUIGO Train Classique ParisBordeaux from 4 April, with fares promoted from €19.
  • Seasonal links return across borders with BordeauxFrankfurt running 4 July–29 August, a direct TGV Lyria LausanneMarseille, and a third daily ParisBarcelona; Paris–Cerbère Intercités become daily this summer and regional Nomad and Fluo Grand Est trains open for their defined holiday windows.