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Paris-Lyon with Trenitalia: we tested the difference

2021-12-19T22:18:04.546Z


Service, comfort, catering, price, cancellation conditions… Le Figaro scrutinized the SNCF offer and that of its new Italian competitor.


What is the new Italian TGV worth, which leaves from Paris to Milan and serves the stations of Lyon, Chambéry, Modane and Turin? Its launch this weekend created the event. The shiny red of the Frecciarossa parked next to the SNCF's TGV inOui and Ouigo, attracted the curiosity of many travelers from Gare de Lyon, in Paris, Saturday, December 18, the day of great departures. A pivotal moment, marking the end of the SNCF's monopoly on high-speed lines. The French subsidiary of Trenitalia, which operated the Paris-Venice night train until March 2020 under the name Thello, is the first to take advantage of the opening to competition authorized since December 2020. It is attacking Paris- Lyon, the most profitable link.

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Source: lefigaro

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