Air France expands rail-air service to all Ouigo routes at Paris CDG amid 43% ridership surge

Air France announced Tuesday it will expand its Train+Air rail-air connection service — operated jointly with French national rail — to cover all Ouigo low-cost high-speed train routes serving Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. The move follows a 43% year-on-year increase in service usage in the first half of this year.

Air France has partnered with SNCF Voyageurs for more than 30 years to offer combined rail-and-air itineraries. The service initially operated on TGV Inoui routes and, from 2025, expanded to include Ouigo trains serving Aix-en-Provence TGV, Avignon TGV and Marseille Saint-Charles.

The latest expansion brings all Ouigo routes passing through Charles de Gaulle Airport into the program, further strengthening connectivity between rail and air travel.

Air France said the growth in ridership reflects travelers' growing interest in integrated rail-and-air journeys. Customers can book their entire itinerary — train and flight — in a single transaction.

If a train or flight is delayed or canceled, passengers are guaranteed a seat on the next available service at no additional cost. Online check-in is also available through the Air France website starting 30 hours before departure.

Vincent Etchebehere, Air France's vice president for sustainability and new mobility, said multimodal travel is "one of the cornerstones of Air France's strategy." He added that by expanding the service to all Ouigo trains operating at the airline's hub, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, the airline aims to offer customers a wider choice of departure times and a more convenient, low-carbon way to reach the airport.

Air France said it plans to continue expanding its multimodal travel offering by deepening the integration of rail and air services. The Train+Air service is available for booking on the Air France website.

Meanwhile, Air France was founded in 1933 as France's national carrier, promoting French culture and the arts worldwide. It became part of the Air France-KLM Group following a merger with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in 2004. The airline is based at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and is a member of the SkyTeam alliance.