Trainline sees lower prices and more tickets sold following Trenitalia and SNCF competition

SNCF TGV and Trenitalia frecciarossa Paris-Lyon-Milan
SNCF TGV and Trenitalia Frecciarossa trains now competing on Paris-Lyon-Milan SNCF

Since Trenitalia has been running trains on the routes Paris-Lyon and Paris-Milan as a second operator next to SNCF, prices have decreased and train ticket reservations increased, booking platform Trainline reveals following an analysis of booking data. .

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Author: Esther Geerts

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