Vouchers, Avantage Jeune cards… the SNCF is organizing a competition for its travelers this Monday

If the summer holidays are fast approaching, the SNCF wants to give its travelers a helping hand to book their train tickets. On Monday, the railway company will launch a contest on its social networks to try to win several advantages, according to information from the Parisian. All travelers will have the opportunity to win 10,000 vouchers of 10 euros for Ouigo trains, valid for one year. “With this offer, three out of four tickets will be less than 40 euros!”, assures Christophe Fanichet, CEO of SNCF Voyageurs.

For French people under 28, they can also try their luck to win one of the 10,000 Avantage Jeune cards at one euro, instead of 49 euros in normal times. “We want to specifically target the young population, explains Christophe Fanichet, They have a more constrained budget and are also more attentive to the carbon footprint of their trips. Finally, they are ambassadors to adults.

This Avantage Jeune card allows you to benefit from a 30% reduction on TGV and Intercités trains for the beneficiary and a second adult. This reduction even increases to 60% for three accompanying children. Finally, prices are capped according to travel distances, at 39, 59 or 79 euros. Some regions have already planned to make gestures towards young people, such as Occitania which offers one-euro tickets for those under 25 or the Pays de la Loire which offers a 25-euro “pass” for unlimited travel. in July and August.

Two weeks ago, the SNCF had already launched another operation: 10,000 Ouigo Classic Train tickets at one euro. They were sold out in just a few minutes, which forced the railway company to put on sale an additional 10,000 tickets to meet demand.