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MAX JEUNE is the subscription for young people aged 16 to 27!


With the MAX JEUNE subscription, you book a ticket free of charge on certain TGV INOUI, OUIGO Grande Vitesse and INTERCITÉS trains with compulsory booking, and on many destinations in France, to Luxembourg and Freiburg im Breisgau (outside peak periods).

You can find out more and take out a MAX JEUNE subscription directly on the MAX JEUNE / SNCF Connect page in just a few clicks. 

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In addition to MAX JEUNE tickets at €0, you can benefit from the MAX AVANTAGE JEUNE fare and get a 30% discount on TGV INOUI and INTERCITÉS trains with compulsory booking in 1st and 2nd class, on all trains open to booking.

How do I book a ticket with a MAX JEUNE subscription on SNCF Connect?

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    Booking form

    Select the age group (4-29) in the Passenger 1 menu, then enter your age and finally the corresponding MAX JEUNE subscription

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    Subscriber identification

    Then enter your subscriber number and your date of birth

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    Results page

    The proposals take into account the discount linked to the MAX JEUNE subscription

To find out real-time availability of MAX JEUNE seats over the next 30 days, use the MAX JEUNE simulator. Please note that the display of available seats is given for information only. The information is updated every day at the end of the day.

You can lock in up to 6 journeys with your subscription. You will be notified several times

  • by e-mail, D-7 before departure,
  • a final reminder is sent to you D-1 before departure.

Confirm your journey on your MAX JEUNE area before 5pm the day before your journey. Without confirmation from you, your bookings will be automatically cancelled.

To travel, you will be asked for your e-ticket and identity document during on-board inspection.

Questions and Answers

  • Your MAX JEUNE subscription is valid until the eleventh month of the year in which you are 27 years old. The month of your 28th birthday, your MAX JEUNE subscription will be cancelled automatically and free of charge. 

  • In the event of overcrowding on an eligible train, your seat is not guaranteed on the train concerned. In this case, you will be notified before your journey is confirmed.

  • If you are not offered any trains, sign up via the MAX JEUNE alert sent to you to receive notification as soon as new MAX JEUNE trains go on sale.

    infoMAX JEUNE bookings open 30 days before departure (and not 90 days as for standard bookings) and are in 2nd class. Certain €0 trains at peak times are not open to the MAX JEUNE subscription

  • By subscribing to MAX JEUNE you commit to a minimum of 3 months. During this period, cancellation is not permitted.

    After this 3-month period, you can cancel your subscription at any time, subject to a €15 handling fee. After 12 months, you can cancel your subscription free of charge. 

  • If you have a disability card and need a seat booked for wheelchair users:

    • log in to your Max area up to 48 hours before the departure of the train
    • access the contact form via the "Assistance for People with Reduced Mobility" section.

  • No, transportation of a fully assembled/unfolded bike is not authorised with a MAX JEUNE ticket.

  • There are several scenarios in which you can be blocked from booking your tickets:

    • Your journey counter may be full: you can anticipate up to 6 journeys at a time, beyond which you cannot make an additional booking. To check your journey counter, go to your Max area. If you have 5 booked journeys + 1 ticket in your basket, you will not be able to place a new ticket in your basket, nor will you be able to place two tickets in your basket for the same day and the same city.
       
    • If you are travelling with friends who are also MAX YOUNG subscribers, you must make separate bookings.
       
    • Do you already have a booking from this city for the same day? Only one booking per day from the same city is permitted with your MAX JEUNE subscription.
    • If you carry out searches and do not validate your order, remember to delete it from your basket.

  • The MAX JEUNE fare at €0 cannot be exchanged. It allows you to cancel your ticket at no cost until the train departs.

    The MAX AVANTAGE JEUNE fare gives you greater flexibility: you can exchange or cancel your ticket free of charge up to 7 days before departure. From 6 days before departure, fees apply: €19 per person per journey for TGV INOUI, or 40% of the ticket price (with a maximum of €15) for INTERCITÉS with compulsory booking. Up to 30 minutes before departure, an exchange is still possible (limited to one) at the same cost. However, tickets exchanged within this period are no longer refundable.

    For journeys with connections, these fees are only applied once. Finally, once the train has departed, the MAX AVANTAGE JEUNE fare is neither exchangeable nor refundable, unless the ticket has been made available again prior to departure.

  • You can contact MAX JEUNE on 09 80 98 01 76 (non-premium rate number, open every day from 9am to 7pm) or via the contact form

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