Paris to Le Mans by train

Note that these trains to Le Mans depart from the Gare-Montparnasse in Paris.

Final Destination: Le Mans or Rennes or Nantes or Brest, or Quimper, or Le Croisic

*A mix of the new TGV Oceane and the older TGV Atlantique trains are used for these Paris to Le Mans high speed services, but here's a guide to how you can confirm which type of TGV train you will be travelling by.

There are now also three low-cost Ouigo train services per day from Paris to Le Mans, there are scheduled to depart at 08:24; 14:24 and 15:15.

Those Ouigo services are more basic than these InOui trains, though they won't particularly matter for this comparatively short journey.
What will impact on the journey if you take those Ouigio services, is the need to 'check-in' prior to departure, which makes the total journey time around 30mins slower.

Book early and save: Yes

Online bookings usually open: up to 6 months ahead of the travel date - but bookings can open sooner when SNCF is running a promotion.

When booking 2nd class tickets only one type of ticket will be available per departure, discounted 'Prems' tickets or 'Seconde' tickets; though the price of Seconde tickets are also typically cheaper when they are first placed on sale.
When booking 1st class tickets there will be a choice of Premiere tickets and Business Premiere tickets.

The two key T&Cs of booking Prems, Seconde, or Premiere tickets are:

1. Up until two days prior to departure, these types of tickets can be refunded for no additional charge (big tick), but a €15 fee will be payable for making a refund in the two days prior to departure.
2. It's also possible to exchange tickets to an alternative departure on the same journey, but you will have to pay any difference in price between the cost you paid and the cost at the time of the exchange.

Though if you book Business Premiere tickets, the key T&Cs are that tickets can be exchanged and refunded free of charge up to 30 minutes after departure, so if you get to the station just too late to miss the train you were originally booked on to, you won't lose out financially.

Seats will automatically be assigned when booking tickets for this journey, but rail pass users will need to be pay a reservation fee prior to boarding these TGV trains.

The price is dictated by demand pe