France - Intercity trains (including day & night trains)

• Travel to 150 cities
• Depending on the chosen line, reservation is compulsory: 
  • Bordeaux – Toulouse – Marseille
  • Paris – Clermont-Ferrand
  • Paris – Orléans – Limoges – Toulouse
• or you can travel without any reservation on some other lines:
  • Béziers – Clermont-Ferrand
  • Nantes – Bordeaux
  • Nantes – Lyon
  • Toulouse – Hendaye

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II. Age conditions___________________________________________________

Children under 4 years old	free when sharing an adult passenger’s seat / bed
Children	half adult fare for children between 4 and 11 inclusive on travel date
Youth	discounted rates for youth between 12 and 25 inclusive on travel date
Senior	discounted rates for travellers who are 60 years old or over on travel date

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III. Comfort on board________________________________________________

• 1st and 2nd class seating • snack trolley is running accross the train

IV. Individual Fare Types____________________________________________

• Compulsory reservation
• Open Ticket not authorized onboard compulsory reservation IC
• Client is able to book Intercity’s trains 90 days in advance
• Modes of printing available: Tickets are issued as print-at-home e-tickets (PAH)

Click here for fares details

For non compulsory reservation ICs, fares vary according to the TER railways, it is also linked to the date, time, and route. Click here for details

• For information on how to book on the Rail Europe Booking tool 'Easy Rail Access'; User Manual is available here

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V. Conditions of use_________________________________________________

• Seat reservation is not included in the open ticket price.
• In France, you will find three types of train: long distance trains, "shorter distance" trains and local trains or buses.
• Overview of the French trains:

Distance	Trains	Train Type	Reservation
Long	TGV, Intercités (day & night)	TGV, TNC	Compulsory / Yield managed trains
Shorter	Intercités	CIC, TIC, TRN, TIR	Recommended or compulsory
Local	TER	5 digits	Impossible

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VI. Reservations_____________________________________________________

Conditions vary according to the purchased fare and Intercity.

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VII. Aftersales_______________________________________________________

After sales vary according to the purchased fare

• Reservation is compulsory on night trains: 
  • Paris – Gap – Briançon
  • Paris – Toulouse – Rodez – Latour-de-Carol – Perpignan – Cerbère
  • Paris – Marseille – Toulon – Draguignan – Saint-Raphaël – Cannes – Antibes – Nice
  • Paris - Lourdes

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II. Age conditions___________________________________________________

Children under 4 years old	free when sharing an adult passenger’s seat / bed
Children	Half adult fare for children between 4 and 11 inclusive on travel date
Youth	discounted rates for youth between 12 and 25 inclusive on travel date
Senior	discounted rates for travellers who are 60 years old or over on travel date

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III. Comfort on board________________________________________________

Three comfort classes are offered on night trains:

• 1st class (compartments with 4 berths)
• 2nd class (compartments with 6 berths)
• A coach with seats (1st class coach).

Onboard services	Regular  Seat	Compartment - 6 berths	Compartment - 4 berths
A personalised wake-up call is also offered by the onboard teams	√	√	√
Bedding with duvet and pillow	-	√	√
Travel kit: the customer will find a night kit near their bed with an individual bottle of water, a mask with ear plugs, tissues, a refreshing wipe, and a toothpaste tablet to chew...	√	√	√
Electric sockets and Wi-Fi provided (Wi-Fi for the Briançon line initially)	√	√	√
Distribution of a Welcome pack with a fruit juice and savoury snack in 1st class	-	-	√
Onboard reception will be carried out by the onboard sanitation agent responsible for the train’s cleanliness as well as the additional equipment in couchettes	√	√	√

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IV. Individual Fare Types____________________________________________

• Compulsory reservation
• Client is able to book Intercity’s trains 90 days in advance
• Modes of printing available: Tickets are issued as print-at-home e-tickets (PAH)

Click here for fares details

• For information on how to book on the Rail Europe Booking tool 'Easy Rail Access'; User Manual is available here

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V. Conditions of use_________________________________________________

• Seat reservation is not included in the open ticket price.
• In France, you will find three types of train: long distance trains, "shorter distance" trains and local trains or buses.
• Overview of the French trains:

Distance	Trains	Train Type	Reservation
Long	TGV, Intercités (day & night)	TGV, TNC	Compulsory / Yield managed trains
Shorter	Intercités	CIC, TIC, TRN, TIR	Recommended or compulsory
Local	TER	5 digits	Impossible

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VI. Reservations_____________________________________________________

Conditions vary according to the purchased fare

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VII. Aftersales_______________________________________________________

After sales vary according to the purchased fare

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