About SNCF trains

About SNCF Trains
SNCF operates France's railway system, including TGV trains (Train à Grande Vitesse, literally "high-speed train") France’s most famous high-speed rail service.

TGV services have revolutionised rail travel on the continent with a network linking over 60 destinations across the length and breadth of France. Reaching speeds of up to 186mph TGV is a sleek, sophisticated and above all speedy service taking you from to city centre to city centre within a few hours.

Rail travel in France is very civilised and affordable with train journeys from London to destinations such as Bordeaux, Marseille, Nice or Avignon costing as little as £99 return.

Enter your journey details below and follow the simple on-screen instructions to book tickets for any destination in France in just a few seconds.

(And for those of you wishing to top up your GCSE French we can tell you that SNCF stands for Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français.) *Fare quoted is leisure fare and subject availability.