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Discount Cards
Reductions of at least 25% (for last-minute bookings), and of 40%, 50% or even 60% (if you
reserve well ahead or travel during low-volume 'blue' periods), are available with several dis-
count cards (valid for one year):
Carte 12-25 ( www.12-25-sncf.com in, French; €49) Available to travellers aged 12 to
25.
Carte Enfant Plus ( www.enfantplus-sncf.com , in French; €70) For one to four adults
travelling with a child aged four to 11.
Carte Escapades ( www.escapades-sncf.com , in French; €85) For people aged 26 to
59. Gets you discounts on return journeys of at least 200km that either include a
Saturday night away or only involve travel on a Saturday or Sunday.
Carte Sénior ( www.senior-sncf.com , in French; €56) For travellers over 60.
Rail Passes
Residents of Europe who do not live in France can purchase an InterRail One Country
Pass ( www.interrailnet.com ; 3/4/6/8 days €194/209/269/299, 12-25 yr €126/136/175/194) ,
which entitles its bearer to unlimited travel on SNCF trains for three to eight days over the
course of a month.
For non-European residents, Rail Europe ( www.raileurope.com , www.raileurope.com.au ) of-
fers the France Rail Pass ( www.francerailpass.com ; 3/6/9 days over 1 month US$186/268/
341) .