Ce Tuesday January 21during the holding of an exceptional press conference, the Trenitalia companies — which has established itself for several years in the French railway landscape — has multiplied the big announcements. After declaring the rofficial opening of the Paris-Milan connectionclosed for 19 months following a landslide, in the month of mars, the company shared another great news. From Juneit will offer users who wish to go to Marseille a alternative to SNCF Ouigo and TGV.
A new classic
From next June 15Trenitalia tumbles into the Phocaean city. After establishing itself on the Paris-Lyonthe company made in Italy count well establish yourself a little more in Franceby offering journeys on the most used TGV line in France. Every day she will offer 4 round trips made by the FrecciarossaTHE “Red Arrows”in addition to the journeys already provided by the SNCF.
Despite this name which implies unrivaled speedthe journey of this new Paris-Marseille will last 3h20, is the same time as in our good old TGV SNCF. Since the Lyon station, they will then serve the stations of Lyon-Saint-Exupéry, Avignon TGV, Aix-en-Provence TGV, and finally, of course, Marseille Saint-Charlesundoubtedly one of the places that counts the most Parisians in France. And to compete Thierry Marxwhich takes care of gastronomy on board SNCF trains, meal with Italian flavors will be imagined by the starred chef Carlo Cracco.
The big winners travelers
But the real question that remains in all of this is: when is the price? Well for now, the boot company maintains the suspense, having revealed nothing specific. Only information at our disposal for the moment, they announced a “ price range based on the filling rate of the train », with very attractive first prices.
-If we believe the Paris-Lyon experiencehowever, this new offer should delight travelerssince it would force the SNCF to lower your prices in the face of competition. In addition, France Bleu recalls that, according to a study, Trenitalia prices are on average 40% cheaper than those of our good old French railway company. We warn you with all this, from June 15, you will no longer see us, it is very likely that we will be permanently stuck in Marseille.
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