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Sncf train : Carte Avantage Senior - Discount not applied constitently for same search

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Trying to decide if I should purchase Carte Avantage Senior TGV INOUI. My husband and I will be travelling to:

(1) one way trip to Stuttgart to Strasbourg;
(2) round trip from Strasbourg to Colmar; and
(3) one way trip to Strasbourg to Paris

When I went on Sncf connect it sometimes say no trip available from Stuttgart to Strasbourg (false) or Carte Avantage Senior can't be applied. Other times it shows routes without discount and once it showed with discount.

I later looked at Trainline.com and it showed discount but $10 more.

Any idea what is happening? It makes sense to buy the card if I get Stuttgart discount. Otherwise, it is about break even.

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The card won’t pay for itself with these itineraries. It’s not valid inside Germany. Strasbourg to Colmar is a local train and not all local train companies apply the discount. For example mine in Occitanie doesn’t. Finally, your one trip to Paris won’t amortise the price of the card.

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Wow, thanks Elizabeth for such a quick reply. I tried to do a sample trip to determine if there was a benefit. It looked like I was saving

16 Euro - Stuttgart to Strasbourg
11 Euro - Strasbourg to Colmar (but couldn't tell if that was each way)
76 Euro - Strasbourg to Paris

Admittedly, the net savings (+3 Euro) was minimal. However, I thought if I returned to France in the summer, it might be worth it. Any idea why the discount would not always appear on the Stuttgart to Strasbourg leg of the trip?

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