It’s D-Day: SNCF opens its ticket office for the May bank holidays and the Easter holidays and there won’t be enough for everyone

SNCF opens train reservations for the spring holidays and some May bank holidays on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6 a.m.

The sale of train tickets for the spring holidays and the May bank holidays began this Wednesday at 6 a.m., announced Le Parisien or Le Figaro. TGV Inoui and Intercités trains running between March 31 and May 11 inclusive are affected.

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Several long weekends

This period will likely attract interest from travelers, since it includes the spring holidays – set between April 5 and May 5 depending on the zone – as well as several long weekends. These include the Easter weekend, from April 19 to 21, as well as those of May 1 and 8, two public holidays that fall on a Thursday this year.

Reservations are also open for Ouigo classics, SNCF's low-cost trains, as well as for international travel, with the exception of the Ouigo Classic Train between Paris and Brussels.

More than a million tickets sold

Last year, when sales opened, more than a million tickets were sold in just twenty-four hours. For trips after May 12, the next sales opening is scheduled for February 12.