SNCF announced on Friday an increase in TGV prices by an average of 5% from January 10, 2023, to face rising energy costs, during a press conference.
This increase will concern tickets purchased at the last minute or the most requested journeys as well as professional journeys. The prices of Intercités journeys will also increase by 5%, subject to validation by the State.
“A tariff shield” on the cheapest tickets
SNCF Voyageurs has however set up a “fare shield” on the cheapest TGV Inoui tickets, on all Ouigo tickets (one in five TGVs), the fares guaranteed by the Avantage card or the Max youth and senior subscriptions which do not will not increase.
On a Paris-Rennes, for example, the Ouigo ticket purchased in advance will remain at 16 euros, the Inoui at 20 euros and the ticket purchased with the Avantage card at 39 euros maximum.
“Our objective is that the most sensitive populations and young people are protected” from the increases, explained the CEO of SNCF Voyageurs, Christophe Fanichet, echoing the government’s requests.
“We are facing a significant increase in our costs for 2023, of around 13% despite all our productivity and savings efforts” due “in particular to the increase in the cost of energy”, underlined Christophe Fanichet.
SNCF Voyageurs “will bear half” of these increases, i.e. several hundred million euros, to “protect purchasing power”, “defend the attractiveness of the train” and “continue to allow the development of the TGV “, he specified.