What is special about a TGV?

High-speed TGVs (Trains à Grande Vitesse) connect you to over 200 of your favourite destinations in France . Intercity travel is fast and easy, as trains achieve speeds of up to 350 kilometres per hour. Frequent departures give you the ultimate flexibility of travel of your terms.



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There are restrooms, sometimes with baby-changing facilities, at the end of most carriages. All TGVs have a bar-bistro carriage. However, it may be closed on short-distance services and at the beginning and end of longer journeys.

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The speed of both trains is comparable; the TGV holding the world speed record by rail at 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) even if its cruising speed is set at 300 km/h (186 mph) like the Shinkansen.

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The TGV (French: Train à Grande Vitesse, high-speed train; previously TurboTrain à Grande Vitesse) is France's intercity high-speed rail service, operated by SNCF.

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How fast does the TGV train go? This French bullet train can travel at speeds which are up to 300 - 320 kph (around 186.5 - 199 mph).

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The maximum speed currently possible in the UK is 186mph, achieved by Eurostar trains on the HS1 line between London and the Channel Tunnel. The HS1 line is used by Eurostar services and Javelin commuter services from Kent, although the latter have a max speed of 140mph.

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For travel on TGV INOUI or TGV France-Italy trains There is no weight limit for your luggage, but you must be able to carry your bags and suitcases by yourself*. On TGV INOUI trains: Your cabin luggage or other compact bags should be stowed under your seat, at your feet, or in the overhead compartment above your seat.

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Most long distance trains have a restaurant café where you can buy snacks or a meal for your journey but if you do not feel for train food you can of course bring your own, even a bottle of wine if you want to really be in keeping with the French, as there are of course no rules against drinking wine and eating cheese ...

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