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Read a French train ticket: voiture, place and conditions

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A realistic French train e-ticket: departure, coach and seat, fare conditions and the QR code. Find every detail you need before boarding.

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On a French train ticket, look for Départ / Arrivée (times and stations), Voiture (coach) and Place (seat), Classe, and the conditions (exchangeable or not). Voiture 14, place 82, salle haute means coach 14, seat 82, upper deck.

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A traveller enters a double-decker train beside stairs to the upper deck.
La salle haute means the train’s upper deck. Illustration: Atelier

SNCF Voyageurs

E-billet · Aller simple

Trajet

DépartParis Gare de Lyon · 08 h 42

ArrivéeLyon Part-Dieu · 10 h 38

TrainTGV INOUI n° 6611

Votre place

Voiture14

Place82 · salle haute · fenêtre

Classe2de

Tarif

Passager1 adulte · Carte Avantage Jeune

Prix39,00 €

Échangeable et remboursable sans frais jusqu'à 3 jours avant le départ, puis 19 € de frais.

Présentez ce billet et une pièce d'identité à bord.

QR code à scanner au portillon

Question 1No account needed
When does the train arrive?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

10:38. Arrivée: Lyon Part-Dieu, 10 h 38.

Question 2No account needed
Where is the seat?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

coach 14, seat 82, upper deck by the window. Voiture 14, place 82, salle haute, fenêtre.

Question 3No account needed
You cancel 5 days before. What happens?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

Full refund, no fee. Free until 3 days before departure.

Question 4No account needed
You cancel the day before. What happens?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

A €19 fee applies. After the 3-day limit, there's a €19 fee.

Question 5No account needed
What must you show on board?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

the ticket and ID. Ce billet et une pièce d'identité.

Words from the document

Vocabulary
FrenchEnglish
l'aller simple / l'aller-retoursingle / return
la voiturecoach, carriage
la salle haute / basseupper / lower deck
côté fenêtre / couloirwindow / aisle
échangeableexchangeable
les fraisfees

Voiture is the word for a train carriage (not wagon, which is for goods). On double-decker TGVs, salle haute is upstairs. A carte Avantage (Jeune, Adulte, Senior) gives discounts, and the inspector may ask to see it with your ID.

  • Je suis dans le wagon 14.Je suis dans la voiture 14.

    Passenger coaches are voitures.

  • Mon siège est 82.J'ai la place 82.

    A train seat is une place.

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