On June 15, Treitalia officially launched Its new high -speed connection between Paris and Marseille Aboard his frequent Rossa (“red arrows”). The Italian operator offers four round trips per day between Paris-Gare-de-Lyon and the Saint-Charles de Marseille station at 3:20.
To counteract SNCF travelers, which offers no less than 26 trips per day with their TGV Inoui and Ouigo, Treitalia is betting on the comfort of their trains and obviously for prices. And in fact, ticket prices The Italian company shows “” 27 to 45 euros one simple, lower prices a priori to those of SNCF travelers, even if comparisons are always delicate because they must take into account the date, the filling of trains (therefore, the prices that increase as they increase), reduction cards …
But according to our information, SNCF Travelers has lowered the prices of its incredible TGV in the weeks prior to the launch of its competitor, even if it remains more expensive.
From -13 to -33% for a year, according to Kombo
According to Trainline*, the main competitor of SNCF Connect, the price of TGV Paris-Marseille TGV tickets bought on its platform between March 1 and June 21, 2025 has dropped 27% for a year.
According to Kombo, which has a smaller sale perimeter **, the average price of the incredible TGV for sale between June 15 and 30, for trips made during this period, has dropped 33% for a year, to 78 euros against 117 euros, when Trenitalia is 72 euros. Enough to allow TGV to be incredible is just 8% more expensive on average than Trenitalia. For ouigo, the fall of one year is 15%, at 76 euros against 88.
For tickets that go on sale from June 15 to 30 for trips from July 1 to 15, the average decrease observed for Inoui TGV is 13% (94 against 108 euros), which allows SNCF travelers to reduce the gap with their 12% competitor (83 euros). These drops are not surprising: SNCF travelers have repeatedly repeated that they would fight against their competitors, especially in the most profitable axes.
On the other hand, for trips from July 16 to 31 (even in the sale between June 15 and 30), in the mid -holiday period, Kombo finds an increase of 13% for a year of unwavering prices of TGV (71 against 63 euros and 49 euros for trainitalia). “This may surprise, but the rate of filling these trains is probably higher because sales began long before those of Trenitalia (March 12 against June 15). Which would explain the price increase,” explains Kombo.
This competition also has a real advantage: assistance increases. Trainline observes a significant increase, by 202% for a year, of the number of tickets reserved in the Paris-Marsella axis, combining SNCF and Trenitalia sales.
*The savings are based on the average price paid by the trains leisure customers for tickets reserved between March 1, 2025 and June 21, 2025, for trips between June 15, 2025 and December 31, 2025, compared to the same period of the previous year (reserved tickets from March 1, 2024 to June 22, 2024, for the trips between June 16, 2024 December 31, 2024) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
** Price statements made on July 1, 2025. The study refers to the average price of tickets sold in Kombo, including Inoui, Ouigo and prices after the reduction card. Analysis performed in a significant total of 884 tickets.
Source: BFM TV
