SNCF: TGV, Intercités and Ouigo tickets on sale for spring vacations and bridge 2025

Starting at 6am on Wednesday January 22, SNCF is putting tickets on sale for journeys scheduled between March 31 and May 11, 2025. This period includes the spring vacations and the many May long weekends, so it's time to wake up and plan your trips on TGV Inoui, Intercités or Ouigo if you want to take advantage of discounts. Ouigo Grande Vitesse destinations are also open until July 4, 2025.

Some people are just starting to look forward to the winter vacations , while others are already anticipating the upcoming spring vacations in April and May. And the timing is perfect, since the SNCF will soon be opening sales of its train tickets for the spring vacations, which run from April 19 to May 5 for zone A, from April 5 to April 22 for zone B, and from April 12 to April 28 for zone C. Good news for fans of low-cost travel: the Ouigo Paris-Perpignan line is back in service from March 31.

More concretely, from Wednesday January 22 at 6am, it will be possible to book your TGV and Intercités train journey between Monday March 31 and Sunday May 11 2025. During this period, five public holidays ( Easter Monday, Labor Day, May 8, Ascension Day and Whit Monday) will enable French people to enjoy several extended weekends or take longer trips to the four corners of the country. And travelers will be jumping at the chance to escape to the sea, the countryside, the mountains or the city during their spring vacations.

At the same time, SNCF Voyageurs is extending its early sales experiment to six months on certain flagship lines such as Paris-Lyon, Paris-Marseille and Paris-Montpellier, with bookings open until July 4. Travelers in search of European adventures can also book trips to destinations such as Italy (until March 27), Spain (until July 4 for TGV Inoui) and Germany, accessible by TGV Inoui and ICE over a six-month period. Among the new services, the daily direct service between Paris and Berlin since December 2024 continues to broaden your horizons.

As always, the first-come, first-served principle prevails, thanks to a dynamic pricing system. Ticket prices fluctuate according to demand and availability. Those who book as soon as the ticket office opens can save big. According to Trainline, you can save up to 50% on certain routes if you book in good time.

Get your suitcases and calendars ready: with this new ticketing opening, spring and its train escapades are just waiting for you.