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The popular success is there for the SNCF low-cost train, with 115 million passengers. However, prices have increased significantly since 2013.
What is the difference between a TGV Ouigo in 2013 and that of 2023? The blue and pink colors remained. The offer has grown: Ouigos represent one out of five TGVs. Leaving and arriving in the heart of the capital is now possible. For the same journey 10 years ago, you had to go to Marne-la-Vallée (Seine-et-Marne), 40 km away.
The prices, above all, have changed. In the low-cost train taken by the journalist from France 2, which leaves Paris for Montpellier (Hérault), the minimum price has jumped by 90%. The same goes for the children’s rate, up 60%. The same goes for options, such as taking (+50% increase) or the possibility of changing tickets (+90%). Some, formerly free, have become chargeable.
“It remains an extremely accessible solution”
Would the offer be upgraded? His boss denies it. “Today, there is still one in two customers who have paid for their ticket less than 25 euros. This remains an extremely accessible solution”explains Jérôme Laffon, general manager of the company
Nevertheless, the company increases its prices, because the company would not necessarily be profitable. Since its creation, Ouigo has transported 110 million passengers in France. The SNCF has also launched low-cost TGVs in Spain, and perhaps soon in Italy.
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