Do you go on vacation once a year? You can benefit from a reduction of -25% or more thanks to this good deal.
Are you looking to travel by train while saving money? Few people know it, but there is a little-known system that could significantly reduce your bill. Whether you are traveling by TGV Inoui, Intercités or TER, this advantage is ideal for a 2nd class return trip, alone or with family. And the best? The more you are, the greater the reduction, reaching up to 50% in some cases. This valuable boost is called the annual leave ticket, and here’s how to take advantage of it.
What are the conditions for obtaining an SNCF annual leave ticket?
The SNCF annual leave ticket offers the possibility, once a year and per individual, to benefit from a minimum reduction of 25% on a round trip by train covering at least 200 kilometers. The journey must be completed within 61 days following the date of departure for the outward journey. If you are traveling with a loved one, the reduction amounts to 50%, as this discount is also applicable to the person traveling with you, provided that they are a member of your family.
Who can benefit from the annual leave ticket?
The SNCL system is aimed at many categories of people without an income criterion being required:
- The employees
- Employees on early termination of activity
- Vocational training trainees
- Home workers
- The artisans
- Farmers
- Job seekers
- Pensioners
- Pre-retirees and retirees
- The beneficiaries
- War orphans and widows
Concerning the accompanying persons who can take advantage of the offer, it may be your partner (married, civil partnership or cohabiting), your unmarried children under 21 and dependent on you (no age limit for children with disabilities), or even your parents living under your roof.
To benefit from the SNCF annual leave ticket, you can request it online or via an approved travel agency. Online, you must download and complete the specific “annual leave ticket” form. On this document, indicate the details of your trip: itineraries, departure and arrival stations, as well as the names of accompanying persons, if you have any. It must also include the signature or stamp of your employer, or of the organization authorized to certify your status.
“If the applicant cannot submit the duly stamped form, he must provide a sworn declaration that he is in one of the above-mentioned cases and that he can benefit from the annual leave rate”indicates the end path company. Once completed, upload your form to the SNCF’s ALLOUI chatbot. Select “purchase an Annual Leave ticket”, then “request an annual leave ticket”. Add a scanned version of your form. Once you receive the deposit confirmation by email, contact an advisor on 36 35 (free service, cost of a call, available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) to finalize your ticket reservation and take advantage of the reduction.
