Intercités de nuit

Intercités de nuit
Route map as of 2024
Intercités de Nuit arriving in Briançon after its journey from Paris
Overview
OperatorSNCF
LocaleFrance
Dates of operation2012–present
PredecessorCorail Lunéa, Lunéa
Other
Websitewww.sncf-voyageurs.com/en/travel-with-us/in-france/intercites/overnight-travel/

Intercités de Nuit is a brand name used by France’s national railway company, SNCF, to denote overnight passenger rail services in France. It was known as Corail Lunéa[1] before 2009 and as Lunéa[2] from 2010 to 2012. In 2012 the brand was reintegrated into the main Intercités network.

Between 2013 and 2017, most services were cancelled due to budget cuts. Only four routes, from Paris to Briançon, Albi, Latour de Carol and Nice, were kept.[3][4]

Network in 2026

As of 2026, the Intercités de Nuit network consists of the following lines:[5][6]

Route Stops Frequency Remarks
Paris - BriançonParis-Austerlitz - Crest - Die - Luc-en-Diois - Veynes-Dévoluy - Gap - Chorges - Embrun - Montdauphin-Guillestre - L'Argentière-les Écrins - BriançonDaily This train is sometimes coupled with the service to Nice as far as Valence.
Paris - NiceParis-Austerlitz - Marseille-Blancarde - Toulon - Les Arcs-Draguignan - Saint-Raphaël-Valescure - Cannes - Antibes - Nice-VilleDaily This train is sometimes coupled with the service to Briançon or Cerbère as far as Valence.
Paris - ToulouseParis-Austerlitz - Les Aubrais - Souillac - Gourdon - Cahors - Caussade - Montauban-Ville-Bourbon - Toulouse-MatabiauDaily On Fridays and Saturdays this train is typically coupled with additional coaches that continue to Latour-de-Carol.
Paris - AurillacParis-Austerlitz - Les Aubrais - Saint-Denis-près-Martel - Bretenoux - Laroquebrou - AurillacDaily This train is typically coupled with the service to Albi as far as Brive.
Paris - Rodez / AlbiParis-Austerlitz - Les Aubrais - Saint-Denis-près-Martel - Rocamadour-Padirac - Gramat - Assier - Figeac - Capdenac - Viviez-Decazeville - Aubin - Cransac - Saint-Christophe - Rodez - Carmaux - Albi-Madeleine - Albi-VilleDaily to Rodez (runs to Albi on Fridays only) This train is typically coupled with the service to Albi as far as Brive.
Paris - TarbesParis-Austerlitz - Facture - Dax - Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse - Bayonne - Orthez - Pau - Lourdes - TarbesWeekdays only
Paris - Latour-de-CarolParis-Austerlitz - Les Aubrais - Auterive - Saverdun - Pamiers - Foix - Tarascon-sur-Ariège - Les Cabannes - Luzenac-Garanou - Ax-les-Thermes - Mérens-les-Vals - Andorre-L'Hospitalet - Porté-Puymorens - Latour-de-Carol-EnveitgTwice weekly This train is typically coupled with the service to Toulouse and operates as an extension of that service.
Paris - CerbèreParis-Austerlitz - Nîmes - Montpellier - Sète - Agde - Béziers - Narbonne - Port-la-Nouvelle - Leucate - Rivesaltes - Perpignan - Elne - Argelès-sur-Mer - Collioure - Port-Vendres - Banyuls-sur-Mer - CerbèreTwice weekly This train historically travelled via Toulouse but since 2023 it has been diverted to pass through the Rhône valley and serve new stations on the Mediterranean.

This train is sometimes coupled with the service to Nice as far as Valence.

Network in 2012

Network map, 2012.

As of 2012, the former Lunéa network consisted of the following lines:[1]

Route Stops Frequency
Paris - Irun / TarbesParis-Austerlitz - Les Aubrais - Morcenx - Dax - Bayonne - Biarritz - Guéthary - Saint-Jean-de-Luz-Ciboure - Les Deux-Jumeaux - Hendaye - Irun

branch line: Dax - Orthez - Pau - Lourdes - Tarbes

daily
Paris - NiceParis-Austerlitz - Toulon - Les Arcs-Draguignan - Fréjus - Saint-Raphaël-Valescure - Cannes - Antibes - Nice-Villedaily
Paris - Toulouse / AlbiParis-Austerlitz - Les Aubrais - Souillac - Gourdon - Cahors - Caussade - Montauban-Ville-Bourbon - Toulouse-Matabiau

branch line: Les Aubrais - Saint-Denis-près-Martel - Rocamadour-Padirac - Gramat - Assier - Figeac - Capdenac - Viviez-Decazeville - Aubin - Cransac - Saint-Christophe - Rodez - Carmaux - Albi-Madeleine - Albi-Ville

weekends only
Paris - Portbou / Latour-de-Carol / LuchonParis-Austerlitz - Les Aubrais - Vierzon - Limoges-Bénédictins - Castelnaudary - Carcassonne - Lézignan-Corbières - Narbonne - Perpignan - Elne - Argelès-sur-Mer - Collioure - Port-Vendres - Banyuls-sur-Mer - Cerbère - Portbou

branch line: Limoges-Bénédictins - Auterive - Saverdun - Pamiers - Foix - Tarascon-sur-Ariège - Les Cabannes - Luzenac-Garanou - Ax-les-Thermes - Mérens-les-Vals - L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre - Porté-Puymorens - Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg branch line: Limoges-Bénédictins - Muret - Carbonne - Boussens - Saint-Gaudens - Montréjeau - Loures-Barbazan - Saléchan-Siradan - Marignac-Saint-Béat - Luchon

daily
Paris - Bourg-Saint-Maurice / Saint-Gervais-les-BainsParis-Austerlitz - Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux - Albertville - Moûtiers-Salins-Brides-les-Bains - Aime-La Plagne - Landry - Bourg-Saint-Maurice

branch line: Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux - Aix-les-Bains-Le Revard - Rumilly - Annecy - La Roche-sur-Foron - Cluses - Sallanches-Combloux-Megève - Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet

weekends
Paris - BriançonParis-Austerlitz - Crest ... Gap ... Briançonwinter only
Hendaye - NiceHendaye - Saint-Jean-de-Luz-Ciboure - Biarritz - Bayonne - Dax - Bordeaux-Saint-Jean - Marmande - Agen - Montauban-Ville-Bourbon - Toulouse-Matabiau - Marseille-Saint-Charles - Toulon - Les Arcs-Draguignan - Saint-Raphaël-Valescure - Cannes - Antibes - Nice-Villeweekends only
Hendaye - GenevaHendaye - Saint-Jean-de-Luz-Ciboure - Biarritz - Bayonne - Dax - Puyoô - Orthez - Pau - Coarraze-Nay - Lourdes - Tarbes - Lannemezan - Saint-Gaudens - Toulouse-Matabiau - Valence-Ville - Lyon-Part-Dieu - Genève-Cornavinsummer and holidays
Strasbourg / Luxembourg - Nice / PortbouStrasbourg - Sélestat - Colmar - Mulhouse - Belfort - Montbéliard - Besançon-Viotte - Lyon (no stop) - Avignon-Centre - Arles - Marseille-Saint-Charles - Toulon - Les Arcs-Draguignan - Saint-Raphaël-Valescure - Cannes - Antibes - Nice-Ville

branch line: Luxembourg - Thionville - Metz-Ville - Nancy-Ville - Toul - Neufchâteau - Culmont-Chalindrey - Lyon branch line: Lyon - Nîmes - Montpellier-Saint-Roch - Sète - Agde - Béziers - Narbonne - Perpignan - Elne - Argelès-sur-Mer - Collioure - Port-Vendres - Banyuls-sur-Mer - Cerbère - Portbou

daily (Portbou branch weekends only)

See also

References

  1. ^ ab"Lunéa website". Archived from the original on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  2. ^Lunéa devient INTERCITÉS de nuit, voyages-sncf.com
  3. ^seat61.com - A guide to French Intercités de Nuit (formerly Lunéa) retrieved 19 May 2016
  4. ^SNCF Intercités, Lignes de nuit, retrieved 16 November 2017
  5. ^Our INTERCITÉS destinations, SNCF, accessed 23 January 2026.
  6. ^"Historical train compositions 2025 - SNCF ICN". vagonWEB (in Czech). Retrieved 23 January 2026.

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