Make your Thalys journey an unforgettable experience!
It is already possible to benefit from broadband Internet access when travelling at 300 km/hr on Thalys trains equipped with WiFi (indicated by the WiFi logo on board). The system will be extended to all trains before the end of 2008.
How do I connect?
The ThalysNet portal (only accessible on board trains equipped with WiFi) enables you to benefit, free of charge, from the following services:
the position of the train in real time;
access to the latest headline news;
access to all Thalys website pages.
Internet access in Comfort 1:
You can access the ThalysNet portal and Internet free of charge during the whole of your journey.
Internet access in Comfort 2:
In Comfort 2, you can access the ThalysNet portal free of charge, but there is a charge for Internet access.
Two access options are available:
Travelling a long distance?
Forget the time and enjoy limitless surfing for 13 €
Free access during the whole of your journey
Travelling just a short distance?
We recommend the “60min” option for 6.5 €
Enjoy Internet access for one hour after connecting. If your connection is interrupted during this hour, the minutes during which you are no longer connected cannot be reclaimed: access stops one hour after you first connected.
This rule applies whether the cause of interruption is voluntary or for technical reasons. We suggest you choose your connection time carefully and to check if you are near an
before you begin your session.
An ever-evolving technology
Surfing the Internet while travelling in a high-speed train is a tour de force not as yet achieved by many high-speed train operators.
Thalysnet offers you the highest quality Internet connection between Paris and Brussels. Improvements are being made to the ThalysNet service on other destinations. In the near future, all Thalys trains will be equiped with WiFi technology.
Our experts are currently working to optimize access on Thalys routes. In the meantime, your Internet connection may be momentarily interrupted when the train enters a zone of reduced Internet access. Certain zones, and underground stations or long tunnels in particular, do not yet have relay stations guaranteeing stable access to the Internet when the trains pass through them.
To avoid any inconvenience, and in our concern for complete transparency, we have clearly identified on the attached map the zones on the Thalys network where Internet access is reduced. When the train moves into these zones, you may find your Internet access is interrupted briefly. However, as soon as the train leaves these zones, acces will automatically be restored.
Means of payment:
Payment for use can be made in two ways:
By credit card (Visa, American Express, MasterCard) directly on the ThalysNet website (only accessible on board trains equipped with WiFi).
By purchasing a on sale only at the Thalys Bar.
WiFi in Thalys trains: how does it work?
1 A tracking antenna on the roof that ensures Internet connection by bi-directional satellite link.
2 A Network operation centre
3 Tunnels. In covered areas, the satellite link is cut off. The Internet connection is maintained by switching to land relays (networks such as GPRS, UMTS, GSM…).
Service provided by 21Net and activated by Nokia Siemens Networks and Telenet
