Ouigo TGV adds new destinations in south

SNCF’s low-cost TGV service Ouigo is to offer more services from Paris to south-east France as it launches operations out of the Gare de Lyon.

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Published Thursday 22 November 2018 - 15:16 Modified Thursday 22 November 2018 - 15:16

From December 9, services between the station and Antibes, Les Arcs-Draguignan, Cannes, Nice, Saint-Raphaël and Toulon will be available, with prices starting at around €19, as well as to Lille-Flanders in the north.

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