• TGV French domestic traffic is a high-speed train running at a speed of around 320 km an hour between Paris and various destinations in France.
• Examples of journey times:
  • Paris - Lille: 1 hour
  • Paris - Bordeaux: 3 hours
  • Paris - Marseille: 3 hours
  • Paris - Lyon: 2 hours
     
• Departure and arrival stations in Paris are:

• If you are travelling from the Netherlands via Paris to a destination in France, you must almost always change in Paris from one to the other station. 
• From the Netherlands you arrive at the Gare du Nord. Take the RER (metro) to the station where your TGV departs. You can purchase metro tickets in the Eurostar bar coach and on the stations in Paris.
• For more information about changing trains from one station to another, visit our website.
• We recommend calculating a minimum of 50 minutes for changing in Paris.
• If you would prefer not to change stations in Paris, the trains below might be an option:
  • Eurostar Snow » General Information (during the winter season)
  • TGV (TGI) Brussels-Midi ⇔ France » General Information (daily from Brussels-Midi to multiple destinations in France)

• You have various facilities available to you on the TGV, depending on which class you are in:
• Please see TGV French domestic traffic » Facilities on board for an overview.

• In the attachment the seat maps of different types of TGV's. 
• NSI is not aware what type of TGV (such as Duplex or TriCourant) runs on/at certain routes, dates and times.
   

• The following applies to TGV tickets:
  • A seat reservation is compulsory and included in the ticket
  • The earlier you book, the more likely it is there will be inexpensive tickets available.
  • The lower the ticket price, the more conditions for exchanging and cancelling apply.
• Ticket prices are variable and depend on the time of booking and how crowded the train is expected to be.
• You can obtain the ticket price by entering your journey details on the 'Where would you like to go?' page of NSInternational.com.
   

• Ouigo is a low-cost TGV running from Paris to various destinations in France.
• NS International does not sell Ouigo tickets.

• TGV » Travelling with luggage
• TGV » Travelling with children
• ​TGV » Travelling with a bicycle
• TGV » Travelling with a pet
• TGV » Travelling with a disability
• TGV » Travelling with a group