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Carte Liberté
Updated on 5 December 2025
5-minute readWhy choose the Carte Liberté?
- 100% flexible fares at reduced prices in 2nd class, 1st class and in OPTIMUM and OPTIMUM PLUS classes with TGV INOUI and INTERCITÉS;
- tickets that can be exchanged and refunded free of charge up to 30 minutes after departure;
- exclusive services in OPTIMUM and OPTIMUM PLUS classes before and during your journey;
- discounts valid in France and Europe5.
But that's not all:
You can now take advantage of the Avantage fare, ideal if you're going on holiday, at the weekend or for a personal event: discounts in 1st class and 2nd class for you and an accompanying adult, as well as for up to 3 children. These discounts are available at weekends and during the week if you are travelling with a child1.
Valid for one year and paying for itself in 3 return journeys2, the Carte Liberté is the best solution for people who need to travel for work. Now you can also save money when travelling for leisure.
What discounts are available on your Carte Liberté tickets?
The Carte Liberté is the best way for your company to save money on your train tickets.
Do you make more than 3 return journeys a year with TGV INOUI and INTERCITÉS, often without planning ahead?
At a single price of €349/year3, the Carte Liberté guarantees that you will be able to buy tickets at a fixed price* for each of your destinations, thanks to the Liberté tariff.
If your company has signed up to a Contrat Pro or Premium, you'll also benefit from a €50 discount on the purchase or renewal of the Carte Liberté.
In France, you are entitled to systematic reductions of 60% in 2nd class and 45% on 1st class Flex Première or on OPTIMUM and OPTIMUM PLUS classes, excluding the extra cost of OPTIMUM and OPTIMUM PLUS fares, for your journeys with TGV INOUI and INTERCITÉS4, even at the last minute. You can also benefit from reductions of between 25% and 50% on your TER tickets in certain regions. The Carte liberté's Liberté fare also gives you discounts in Europe5.
What are the benefits of your Carte Liberté?
Are your travel plans subject to external constraints?
The Carte liberté's Liberté fare gives you great flexibility in the event of unforeseen circumstances. The Guaranteed Exchange allows you to exchange your ticket free of charge, even on full trains on the day of your journey7.
Would you like the comfort of1st class?
With OPTIMUM class, you'll enjoy a quiet, dedicated space on board, as well as a dedicated Customer Service team to offer you fast, personalised support.
What's more, before your departure, enjoy moments of relaxation in the Le Club TGV INOUI Grand Voyageur Lounges and take advantage of ultra-high-performance WIFI, a varied choice of drinks, an entertainment portal packed with content, as well as numerous magazines and newspapers in hard copy.
Travelling on the Paris-Lyon route?
Choose the OPTIMUM PLUS class and benefit from a quality catering offer adapted to the time of day, served at the seat and included in the price of your ticket.
Finally, your Carte Avantage can now be adapted to suit all your travel needs, allowing you to take advantage of the Avantage fare, either alone or accompanied, when travelling for leisure, at the weekend or on holiday.
* Excluding OPTIMUM PLUS fares on Paris-Lyon, Paris-Le Creusot and TGV Lyria fares.
1/ THE CARTE LIBERTÉ ADVANTAGE FARE ENTITLES THE HOLDER AND ACCOMPANYING ADULT TO A 30% DISCOUNT
30% discount valid for the holder and accompanying adult aged over 12:
- on one-way journeys every day if the holder is travelling with a toddler (under 4) or a child (aged 4 to 11 inclusive)
- on one-way journeys on Saturdays or Sundays
- on return journeys including at least the night of Friday, Saturday or Sunday. The maximum period between outward and return journeys is 61 days and cannot be extended in the event of an exchange.
If the benefit of the Avantage fare is conditional on travel with a child or toddler, the latter must be present and in possession of a valid ticket (accompanying child ticket or toddler fare) when checked on board the train. An accompanying person (adult or child) who has benefited from a reduction associated with the Carte Avantage fare must travel with the holder of the corresponding Carte Liberté.
Offer reserved for Carte Liberté holders with the Carte Avantage fare, and one accompanying adult over the age of 12 if the ticket is purchased at the same time as the Carte Liberté holder's ticket. Discount calculated, excluding additional paid services, on the PREM'S, 2nd, 1st and Full Fare 2nd and 1st fares for trains with compulsory reservation (TGV INOUI and INTERCITÉS, excluding OUIGO) and on the "Normal" fare for INTERCITÉS trains without compulsory reservation for tickets valid for 7 days. Discounts applicable throughout France.
Guaranteed maximum price for the cardholder and one accompanying adult with the Avantage fare, per journey and based on the average time taken on a journey without connections. 49 incl. VAT: maximum guaranteed price for a ticket for a journey of less than 1.5 hours, €69 incl. VAT: maximum guaranteed price for a ticket for a journey of less than 3 hours, €89 incl. VAT: maximum guaranteed price for a ticket for a journey of more than 3 hours in France in second class on a journey without connections. Fixed price until train departure. Prices valid until 31/08/2024.
THE CARTE AVANTAGE FARE OFFERS A 60% REDUCTION FOR ACCOMPANYING CHILDREN
Offer reserved for up to 3 accompanying children aged 4 to 11 inclusive if the ticket is purchased at the same time as the Carte Liberté holder's ticket with the Carte Avantage fare.
Discount calculated, excluding additional paid services, on the PREM'S, 2nd, 1st and Full Fare 2nd and 1st fares for trains with compulsory reservation (TGV INOUI and INTERCITÉS, excluding OUIGO), or on the "Normal" fare for INTERCITÉS trains without compulsory reservation for tickets valid for 7 days. Discounts applicable throughout France. The TGV INOUI Carte Liberté with the Avantage fare offers a 15% discount on the Onboard Catering, Mes bagages and Junior & Cie services. Offers subject to conditions.
If the benefit of the Avantage fare is conditional on travelling with a child or toddler, the child or toddler must be present when the train is checked. An accompanying person (adult or child) who has benefited from a reduction associated with the Carte Avantage fare must travel with the holder of the corresponding Carte Liberté.
EXCHANGE AND REFUND OF AN ADVANTAGE FARE TICKET
Exchange and refund service offered free of charge up to and including 7 days before departure.
From 6 days before departure, a deduction of €19 per person and per journey will be applied on TGV INOUI and 40% of the ticket price with a maximum deduction of €15 on INTERCITÉS with compulsory booking.
30 min before departure and until departure, exchange possible (1 maximum) with the same deduction as above. Tickets exchanged during this period are non-refundable. The deduction is only applied once, for journeys including one or more connections. Tickets are non-exchangeable and non-refundable after the departure of the train, unless they have been made available prior to departure.
SPECIFIC CONDITIONS FOR EXCHANGING OR CANCELLING RETURN TICKETS AT THE CARTE AVANTAGE ADULTE FARE
Initial booking eligible for the Carte Avantage Adulte discount: if the cancellation or exchange of one of the two journeys results in the loss of the conditions for the Carte Avantage Adulte discount, the exchanged ticket will be recharged at the fare on the day of exchange. The unchanged ticket will be re-priced at the same fare as the original ticket purchase.
Initial booking not eligible for the Carte Avantage Adulte discount: if the exchange of a return ticket makes the holder eligible for the Carte Avantage Adulte discount; the exchanged ticket (outward or return) then benefits from the Avantage discount. The unchanged ticket does not benefit from the Avantage discount.
2/ Discount applied to 10 TGV INOUI destinations departing from Paris (Nantes, Rennes, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Lille, Lyon, Grenoble, Marseille, Aix-en-Provence TGV and Avignon TGV), with 50% of journeys in 2nd class and 50% in OPTIMUM or 1st class. Amortisation based on the difference between the
Liberté 2de fare and the Pro 2de fare (fare only available with an FCE code) and the difference between the Liberté 1ère or Liberté OPTIMUM fare and the Flex Première or OPTIMUM fare over 6 cumulative journeys. Fares in force from 19/11/2025, card price €349.00 incl. VAT in force from 19/11/2025.
3/ Prices in force excluding promotions and FCE code.
Discount card on sale at SNCF stations and shops, at SNCF-approved travel agencies, by telephone on 3635 (free service + cost of a call. Offer cannot be combined with any other current promotion or card renewal bonus. Purchase and use of the card subject to parental authorisation for all underage cardholders.
SNCF Voyageurs, SA au capital social de 157 789 960 euros, inscrit au RCS de Bobigny sous le numéro 519 037 584 - 4, rue André Campra - CS 20012 - 93212 Saint-Denis Cedex - France.
4/ 45% discount on the 1st class Flex Première or on the OPTIMUM and OPTIMUM PLUS classes, calculated on the 1st class Flex Première fare, excluding the extra cost of the OPTIMUM and OPTIMUM PLUS fares. 60% discount on 2nd class based on the Flex Première 1st class fare. Reductions reserved for holders of the Carte Liberté, excluding additional paid services, valid on trains with compulsory reservation TGV INOUI and INTERCITÉS (excluding OUIGO). Discounts applicable within France and on TGV INOUI trains to and from Freiburg im Breisgau and Luxembourg. On INTERCITÉS trains without compulsory reservation, the reduction is 50%, calculated on the Normal fare for the class travelled in. For more information about the Carte liberté, visit the SNCF-voyageurs.com website.
5/ Offer reserved for Carte Liberté holders. Discounts of 45% in 1st class and 60% in 2nd class reserved for Carte Liberté holders. Fixed and unique fare corresponding to a reduction calculated, excluding additional paid services, on the Flex Première fare for TGV INOUI trains to Luxembourg, Spain, Freiburg im Breisgau, Brussels, on the Liberté PRIMA fare for TGV INOUI trains to Italy, and on the Full Flex fare for TGV INOUI and ICE trains to Germany of DB SNCF Voyageurs in cooperation.
On TGV LYRIA trains to and from Switzerland, a 40% reduction in Première Signature class calculated on the Première Signature fare of the day, a 40% reduction in Première class calculated on the Première Flex fare of the day and offered only when Première Signature class is no longer available, and a 50% reduction in Standard class calculated on the Standard Flex fare of the day excluding additional paid services.
Reduction calculated for the Avantage fare, excluding additional services for which a charge is made, on the 2nd or 1st fare for TGV INOUI trains to Luxembourg, Spain, Freiburg im Breisgau, Brussels and on DB SNCF Voyageurs TGV INOUI and ICE trains in cooperation to Germany, on the seconda or prima fare for TGV INOUI trains to Italy, and on the Standard or Première fare for TGV Lyria trains.
6/ Ticket exchangeable and refundable free of charge up to 30 minutes after departure. From 30 minutes before departure, only 1 exchange possible. Tickets exchanged from 30 minutes before departure are non-refundable. Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after 30 minutes after departure.
7/ The Guaranteed Exchange service is valid for all exchanges made on the day of departure. The exchange is possible for another train of the same day, on the same route as the initial journey. It is possible to obtain a ticket on full trains, but with no guarantee of a seat and subject to the maximum number of standing places available.
For holders of an OPTIMUM PLUS fare, the Catering service is no longer guaranteed after the exchange. Passengers may be refused a Guaranteed Exchange on a full train, in particular in the event of overcrowding endangering passenger safety. From 30 minutes before the departure of the original train, the number of exchanges is limited to 1 per customer. Exchanges free of charge up to 30 minutes after departure. Tickets are neither exchangeable nor refundable from 30 minutes after departure. Passengers with an OPTIMUM or OPTIMUM PLUS ticket can exchange their ticket free of charge on OUIGO trains on the day of departure and on the same route using the TGV INOUI PRO application. Once the ticket has been exchanged for an OUIGO train, the passenger is subject to the OUIGO General Terms and Conditions of Sale. OUIGO tickets are non-exchangeable and non-refundable.
8/ Additional benefits with the Liberté fare of the Carte liberté :
Services reserved for customers with a Flex Première ticket or OPTIMUM and OPTIMUM PLUS classes, Liberté 1re, negotiated fares 1re and discounted fares 1re.
Accès Express, Grand Voyageur lounges, Portail TGV INOUI. For holders of an OPTIMUM / OPTIMUM PLUS ticket, on-dock service available on certain TGV INOUI trains and at certain times on the lines and stations concerned, and a dedicated quiet area.
Accès Express at boarding is available every day on all TGV INOUI trains at Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Montparnasse, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Nantes, Bordeaux, Rennes, Lille Flandres, Lyon Part-Dieu, Lyon Perrache, Marseille and Montpellier Sud de France.
Accès Express in sales areas is available every day, according to the opening hours of the sales outlet in Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Montparnasse, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Nantes, Bordeaux, Rennes, Lille Flandres, Lille Europe, Strasbourg, Lyon Part-Dieu, Marseille, Grenoble, CDG 2 airport.
Access to the 12 Grand Voyageur lounges is guaranteed every day from Monday to Sunday, according to the lounge's opening hours.
On-dock service is available during weekday rush hours (morning and late afternoon) on TGV INOUI trains between Paris and Nantes, Bordeaux, Rennes, Lille Flandres,
Strasbourg, Lyon Part-Dieu, Lyon Perrache, Marseille, Montpellier Saint Roch.
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