Ouigo is expanding its network … and its low prices. The low-cost subsidiary of SNCF announces the launch of new TGV lines throughout France, in service since December. Thus, it will be possible to reach Brest (Finistère) and Perpignan (Eastern Pyrenees) from 19 euros from Paris and La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime) from 16 euros.
In Brittany, Ouigo therefore extends between Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine) and Brest (Finistère). The stations of Saint-Brieuc (Côtes-d’Armor), Guingamp (Côtes-d’Armor) and Morlaix (Finistère) will benefit. These “low cost” trains already connected Paris to Quimper (Finistère) via Rennes, Vannes (Morbihan) and Lorient (Morbihan).
On the La Rochelle side, the stations of Niort (Deux-Sèvres) and Surgères (Charente-Maritime) will also benefit from this new connection.
In the south of France, the arrival of the Ouigo trains in Perpignan will also make it possible to reach Sète (Hérault), Agde (Hérault), Béziers (Hérault) and Narbonne (Aude) at reduced prices.
Tickets on sale from 5 October
We do not yet know the frequencies and timetables of these Ouigo trains to these new destinations, or if the TGVs will be removed to be replaced by the subsidiary’s trains. Tickets will go on sale on 5 October.
Since its launch in 2013, Ouigo has already established itself almost everywhere in France, on the TGV network, with the promise of lower prices (but with paid options, such as the ability to carry luggage or access to a electric). Since April, the company has been offering an “Ouigo Train Classique” offer, providing Paris-Lyon connections on slower non-TGV trains.
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