Cheap fares for June rail travel

THE SNCF is cutting the price of 50,000 rail tickets for journeys taking place before the big summer getaway in July.

The Intercités (long-distance non-TGV) tickets go on sale next Tuesday, May 19, until June 1 - and the travel dates available are from May 22 to June 29.

Tickets are priced at just €15 for travel between French towns including Bordeaux, Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, Deauville, Limoges, Montpellier, Marseille, Nice, Toulouse and Paris.

Some of the shorter routes are cheaper still, with a number of Paris-Rouen tickets going on sale for just €10.

The discount fares will be available from SNCF ticket offices, the rail operator's website or by calling 3635.