SNCF TGV
Ranked 4 of 7 train services by recommenders
Fast, mostly on-time high-speed rail across France that pays delay compensation and is pleasant to use. Strikes are the main caveat.
Fast, mostly on-time high-speed rail across France that pays delay compensation and is pleasant to use. Strikes are the main caveat.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Reliable service with delay compensation
“on (very expensive) French TGVs you get compensation starting at 30 minutes delay”
Comment from 30 Dec 2025 in “Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn” “outside of strikes the TGV are mostly on time”
Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn” Pleasant, convenient way to travel
“So if you want to take a TGV to/from Paris, it is nice”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Real time map of France's rail network” “using the fantastic TGV here in France”
Comment from 27 Jan 2026 in “France Aiming to Replace Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, etc.”
Other train services people recommend
The four most recommended other train services, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amtrak | 25 | 20 | 56% | 6 | — | — |
| SBB | 11 | 2 | 85% | 6 | — | Approved |
| ÖBB | 8 | 3 | 73% | 5 | — | — |
| SNCF TGVThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) | 5 | 2 | 71% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“So if you want to take a TGV to/from Paris, it is nice”
“using the fantastic TGV here in France”
“on (very expensive) French TGVs you get compensation starting at 30 minutes delay”
“trains can be superfast. For example a tgv from strassbourg to marseille is 5-6h”
“outside of strikes the TGV are mostly on time”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.