What is the difference between SNCF Connect and Kombo?
Thanks to its official partnership with SNCF, you can book all your Inoui, Ouigo, TER, Intercités, Thalys and Eurostar train tickets on Kombo in 3 clicks. But we don't stop there: compare and combine 400 train, bus, plane and carpooling companies to find the journey that suits you best (cheaper, faster, more ecological etc.).
But that's not all! Kombo also takes care of you all along your journey thanks to a customer service based in France and easily reachable 7 days a week, but also full of little tricks and features developed to make your life easier, such as tickets available on the phone or automatic reimbursement in case of delay or cancellation.
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SNCF Connect versus Kombo
Can Kombo be cheaper than SNCF Connect?
Yes, Kombo allows you to have cheaper prices than SNCF Connect. Why? Essentially for 3 reasons.
First of all, Kombo offers other means of transportation. A bus, a carpool or a plane can be cheaper than a train ticket.
Kombo offers train tickets from other train companies, such as SNCB, NS, Italo or Trenitalia. As the tickets are not offered on SNCF Connect, you can find better prices on these trains.
Kombo allows you to find combinations of tickets that are cheaper than a direct trip. By combining tickets from SNCF or other companies, we often find much better prices. This works for journeys to and from small towns, but also when the journey is long, usually more than 2 hours.
What are the features of Kombo compared to the SNCF Connect website?
Kombo allows you to book plane, bus and carpooling tickets, in addition to train tickets, which SNCF Connect does not allow.
As far as train features are concerned, Kombo offers, like SNCF Connect, SNCF Advantage cards, ticket cancellation, ticket exchange and seat selection.
Kombo goes even further by offering automatic reimbursement in case of train delays or the invoice available in 1 click.
What companies does SNCF Connect offer?
Like Kombo, SNCF Connect offers TGV, Inoui, Ouigo, TER, Intercités, Eurostar, Thalys or Lyria but also night trains. But Kombo also offers Flixbus, Blablacar buses, and tickets from Air France, Easyjet, Transavia, Ryanair and most airlines.
What destinations does SNCF Connect offer?
While SNCF Connect offers all French destinations, Kombo offers many more destinations abroad, whether by train, bus or plane.
Find the cheapest SNCF tickets for this summer
The first SNCF tickets available for sale can be up to 2x cheaper, but be reactive. The best prices leave very quickly. The more you wait, the more you may pay dear.
What is SNCF Connect?
What is the difference between "SNCF Connect" and Kombo?
Kombo and SNCF Connect are two websites approved by SNCF, selling SNCF train tickets. Thus, Kombo is an official website for selling train tickets, like SNCF Connect.
Moreover, Kombo also offers an iOS app and an Android app.
However, unlike SNCF Connect, Kombo also sells bus, plane and carpool tickets, so you can book combined trips.
What is the difference between "SNCF Connect" and "SNCF"?
SNCF Connect is a subsidiary of SNCF, dedicated to online distribution, or in other words, to the sale of train tickets on the Internet. Thus, SNCF is a train operator that takes care of the transportation of passengers. And like Kombo, SNCF Connect only sells SNCF train tickets on its website.
The French Competition Authority ensures that competition is healthy and fair, and that SNCF Connect is not favoured by its parent company, SNCF, over sites like Kombo.
SNCF Connect and Oui.sncf: what's the difference?
Oui sncf changed its name in 2022 to SNCF Connect. Compared to Oui SNCF, SNCF Connect additionally offers information on commuter trains and urban transport such as metro, RER, buses, scooters, taxis or VTCs like Uber.
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