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Help booking TGV tickets on SNCF website

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Hi,

We want to travel from Paris to Nice in August, on the TGV. I went to the SNCF website (https://www.sncf.com/en ), where it showed me the scheduled ( 10:30 TGV INOUI). However, I am unable to proceed - there does not seem to be a 'book now' next step? Do I need to go to some other site to make the actual purchace?

I initially thought Aug schedule might not be released, so tried May - but same issue. Help!

Also, is INOUI the only TGV option? I read that this is the 'low fare version' of the TGV and I prefer the 'regular' TGV.

Thanks in advance.

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The website to buy tickets is www.sncf-connect.com
The one you checked only gives the times... useless but well that's SNCF for you 🙄

As for TGV Inouï: that's the regular TGV. The low-cost one is Ouigo, and you are right to prefer the regular one!

Posted by
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Oh wow..thanks for providing the correct link to make an actual booking and also clarifying about INOUI

Yes - the https://www.sncf-connect.com site let me reserve a booking for the date we were looking for. Was nice that it let me pick upper vs lower deck and seats.

Thanks!

Posted by
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I'm planning to purchase TGV tickets also and am curious as to how the "Regular TGV" differs from the INOUI?

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TGV INOUI is the regular TGV, see here on Seat 61 for pictures
OUIGO is the low-cost version, with tighter seating, no catering, strict luggage allowances and a 30-min check-in time.
In general, TGV INOUI is the way to go. Booked in advance, it is still cheap, and offers more flexibility than OUIGO.

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