Air Canada has announced new and expanded air-to-rail connections where customers flying Air Canada to Europe can easily connect to rail services in Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland.
Customers who book Air Canada flights to Europe with ongoing connections on their rail partners will be able to “check in for all segments of their trip prior to departure, avoiding the need to obtain a train ticket at the station. As well, customers experiencing any flight disruption will have both their air and rail segments rebooked to provide peace of mind.”
- France: Sold under codeshare on SNCF Voyageurs, customers can purchase a single ticket that connects them at France’sCharles De Gaulle airport in Paris to up to 22 SNCF Voyageurs high-speed rail destinations across France, including Nantes, Bordeaux, Marseille and Strasbourg.
- Germany: Air Canada is building on its existing intermodal rail connections with Lufthansa Express Rail which provides access to up to 24 stations on Star Alliance intermodal partner Deutsche Bahn within Germany from Frankfurt airport. With today’s announcement, customers now have expanded options to reach more than 5,600 railway stations across the country using Deutsche Bahn’s Rail and Fly products from Frankfurt and Munich. As of August 2022, Deutsche Bahn became an Intermodal Partner of Star Alliance, the first non-airline partner of any of the major alliances., and Air Canada plans to launch codeshare on the German rail in 2024 via the Lufthansa express rail product, offering customers added benefits.
- Switzerland: Customers flying to Zurich or Geneva on Air Canada can now connect at the airport to Swiss Federal Railways trains and reach up to 11 stations throughout Switzerland, including such popular destinations as Basel and Lucerne.
- Austria: ÖBB services are now also available from Vienna airport to up to nine railway stations across Austria, including Linz, Salzburg and Innsbruck.
When you book these connections via Air Canada they will count as an Air Canada purchase which means you’ll earn the accelerated earn rates offered for AC purchases on cards like the American Express Aeroplan Card (3 points per dollar for AC purchases) and the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege Card (2 points per dollar for AC purchases)
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