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Jeune 12-17
railcard
If you’re 12-17 years old, you can save up to 60% year round with a Jeune railcard. Conditions apply.
Learn more
If you’re under 17 and already have a valid 12-25 or 12-30 railcard, you automatically qualify for the new Jeune benefits. There’s no need to change your card.
Guaranteed discounts on every journey
Looking for special rail deals year round? With a Jeune 12-17 card, you can get discounted fares on TGV, TER and Intercité trains. Teens qualify from age 12 to 17, and can benefit right up to the day before their 18th birthday. Annual card fee: €50*.
- 25% discount guaranteed on all trains, for bookings any time, right up to the last available seat.
- Up to 60% off fares booked ahead for TGV and Intercité trains requiring reservations.
- Up to 50% off fares booked ahead for TER and Intercité trains not requiring reservations, for all journeys starting in off-peak periods.
- Special last-minute deals exclusively for Jeune cardholders, sold only through voyages-sncf.com and at SNCF-certified online travel agencies.
Browse our Fare Calendar (pdf)
showing off-peak (blue)
and peak (white) periods
*Prices valid at 25/09/12, excluding special offers.
New
experiences
Stretch your horizons with a Jeune 12-17 railcard and discover new benefits for sports and leisure activities:
- Meet SNCF athletes
- 5% off UCPA courses all year round
- 5% off BAFA certificate courses for camp counsellors
- Additional reductions on newspaper and magazine subscriptions through OFUP
See conditions opposite
Special deals for sports & leisure
Discounts from UCPA
Get 5% off year round on UCPA courses for TEENS (ages 11-13) and JUNIORS (ages 13-17) in continental France and abroad(1). For information on this exclusive benefit:
- call 3260 and say “UCPA”
- or call 0825 880 800 (in France: €0.15€/min from a landline, plus any fees charged by your service provider). From outside France call +33 969 325 095.
Discounts on BAFA certificate courses for camp counsellors
If you’re 17 or older and are interested in getting a BAFA (Brevet d’Aptitude aux Fonctions d’Animateur) certificate, use your Jeune railcard to go through UCPA and save 5% on their course. For more information, visit UCPA Formation
Discounts on magazine subscriptions
Buy a new Jeune railcard and—if you’re under 18—get an additional €8 off all subscriptions through OFUP (except titles with a red dot). In France, call OFUP’s Customer Service on 0978 971 450 (cost of a local call plus any fees charged by your service provider) Monday through Friday, 09.00-18.00.
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Meet SNCF athletes
Snowboarders, fencers, judokas, rowers and more—meet and mingle with Olympic and Paralympic athletes, including medallists from the London Games. Your Jeune railcard is your ticket to events we’ll be organizing all year round. Come to learn more about your favourite sport and open up new horizons.
Follow our athletes’ performance, support them at critical moments in their careers, talk technique or fun, share their lives for a day and experience first-hand the thrill of top-level sports. Stay in touch for more information in November!
Benefits
on board
Enjoy savings and other benefits at every stage of your journey.
- Food and beverages on board: Discount on a Menu Malin meal or 15% off selected meals
- Home luggage pickup: 25% off your second bag
- Train+Hôtel: Complimentary breakfast in Accor hotels
- Ticket exchanges and refunds: More flexibility
See conditions opposite
Learn more about
your benefits
Food and beverages on board
Present your Jeune card and enjoy a Menu Malin meal for €6* instead of €6.90* on TGVs—or get a 15% discount on selected meals in TGV café-bars or served at your seat aboard Intercité trains. See conditions.
Home luggage pick-up
Save 25% starting with your second bag. Your luggage will be delivered to the address of your choice in 24 hours minimum. Discount applies to €15 fee for standard luggage and additional bags and cannot be combined with other offers. See conditions.
Train+Hôtel
Get complimentary breakfast for one—or for two people sharing a room—when you book your train ticket and accommodation at an Accor hotel in France or Europe at the same time. See conditions.
Ticket exchanges & refunds
For TGV and Intercité trains requiring reservations, you can still exchange your tickets free of charge or receive a full refund until the day before your scheduled departure. And if you exchange your tickets on the day of departure, you pay only €3 per person per leg of your journey—instead of €10* for non-cardholders—plus the difference, if any, between the tickets you exchanged and your new ones.
Learn more
To buy your Jeune railcard or get additional information, select the point of sale or information desk most convenient for you.
Points of sale and
information desks
Sur Internet
Buy a Jeune 12-17 railcard online
Download information on our Jeune 12-17 railcard and conditions of use (pdf, 3 pages)
Stations, SNCF sales offices and certified travel agencies
All of our employees and advisers are happy to assist you.
Find an SNCF sales office near you
Download information on our Jeune 12-17 railcard and conditions of use (pdf, 3 pages)
By telephone
In France, call 36 35 (€0.34/min including tax, plus any fees charged by your service provider). From outside France, call +33 8 92 35 35 35 (cost of an international call, plus any fees charged by your service provider).
Download information on our Jeune 12-17 railcard and conditions of use (pdf, 3 pages)