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direct train from Paris to Avignon TGV in June

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Hi,

This question is for June 2026. We are traveling from Paris to Avignon. On the way back from Avignon to Paris, we are stopping in Lyon.

I wanted to buy train tickets from Paris to Avignon TGV. I have been checking almost everyday since Feb 22nd but I cant find any direct trains for June 13th, which is a Saturday.

Interestingly, I was able to book my return train from Avignon to Lyon (where we stop for a day) and Lyon to Paris (Gare de Lyon). So, the return tickets are booked.

Also, if I search for Friday June 12th, I see several direct options from Gare de Lyon to Avignon TGV throughout the day.

I have searched SNCF, Trainline and RailEuro. At one point the SNCF website mentioned that more trains will be released and they will send me an email when they did. But so far I have not received any email from them.

Should I assume that tickets from Paris to Avignon TGV are sold out for Saturday June 13?
Should I try to find some other way to reach Avignon?
Or is it too early to book for direct trains from Paris to Avignon for that day? This would be strange since I was able to book the return tickets.

Thanks in advance for any input.

Posted by
7058 posts

Highly unlikely that tickets are already sold out for your dates. What is more likely, considering it is a Saturday, is that works are planned for somewhere along that route. Should those plans change, then more trains would be added.

Posted by
248 posts

There was a similar question on this forum several days ago. I did some looking at that time, and copy below part of me reply.
It seems that there is work being done on the line between Lyon and Marseille on four consecutive Saturdays.
From the SNCF website, “ Adaptation of the transport plan for direct INOUI TGVs between the North and South-East, as well as longer journey times between Lyon and Marseille/Montpellier, during the following periods in May and June 2026:
From the evening of May 29 to the morning of May 31.
From the evening of June 5 to the morning of June 7.
From June 12 evening to June 14 morning.
From June 19 evening to June 21 morning.
Cause: replacement of switches and crossings on the Line à grande Vitesse Sud-Est.‘

It may be possible for you to buy tickets if you travel on any day other than the Saturday.

Posted by
3727 posts

The best thing to do is just wait.

First of all let me reiterate: Trains do not sell out months in advance. Even SNCF is not that incompetent. A railway that allows trains to sell out so fast is a railway that does not like making money.

So if you see tickets not available months in advance that means something else is going on. And in this case it is indeed that the line is closed. And SNCF is not in the habit of making alternative arrangements in these cases. You are on your own here.

So your option is to take a TGV to Lyon, and a TER From there to Avignon Centre. Will take a lot longer, but you will get there.

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