{"id":202047,"date":"2025-06-16T09:07:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T07:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=202047"},"modified":"2025-08-11T17:19:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:19:29","slug":"trenitalia-sncf-paris-marseille","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/trenitalia-sncf-paris-marseille","title":{"rendered":"Trenitalia takes on SNCF on the Paris-Marseille route"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a new stage in the battle that now pits Trenitalia against SNCF on its most profitable routes. After Paris-Lyon to be launched at the end of 2021<\/a>On Sunday, the Italian carrier began high-speed services with a 3.5-hour journey time. between Paris-Lyon and Marseille-Saint-Charles stations<\/strong>. The inauguration was attended by local elected representatives and Edoardo Rixi, Italy's Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Trenitalia is attacking this market with attractive prices to fill its Frecciarossa ('Red Arrow') trains, starting at \u20ac27 for a single journey, with four daily return trips and stops at Lyon Saint-Exup\u00e9ry, Avignon TGV and Aix-en-Provence TGV stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trenitalia provides extensive services to the capital of Gaul with Lyon Part-Dieu, Lyon Perrache and now its international airport<\/strong>. An advantage for business customers. Trenitalia will be operating double trains on the Paris-Marseille route on certain departures, if capacity is available, but also to boost capacity through a volume policy based on lower fares than those offered by SNCF. Trenitalia is also promising tickets that can be exchanged at will, with only one fare adjustment possible. Lastly, cancellation is possible up to the time of departure of the train, with a 20% deduction from the ticket price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trenitalia virtually on its own against SNCF<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\" We hope to fill our trains with 60% in the first year on the Paris-Marseille route, which represents one million additional passengers. <\/em>\"Fabrice Toledano, sales and marketing director for France at Trenitalia, which has already increased its traffic on the Paris-Lyon route by 40% by 2024. Five years after the opening up of rail competition, Trenitalia remains SNCF's main challenger<\/strong> in France, with Renfe still struggling to schedule departures from Paris to Spain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n