Means of Payment
Thalys.com accepts many different means of payment.
Thanks to our secure payment system, you can purchase tickets with:
- credit cards issued in France;
- international cards issued by Eurocard, Mastercard and Visa;
- magnetic swipe cards: Diner’s Club or American Express;
- Cofinoga cards.
Thalys.com also offers the possibility of purchasing tickets with an e-card.
Contact your bank for more information.
On Thalys.com, you can use this means of payment if you have chosen to print your tickets or receive them free of charge by post.
If you wish to use another means of payment, make your reservation via Thalys.com and then choose payment and collection at a train station. You will be able to collect your tickets using any of the following means of payment:
- credit cards issued in France;
- international cards issued by Eurocard, Mastercard and Visa;
- magnetic swipe cards: Diner’s Club or American Express;
- cheque;
- Thalys travel vouchers (only at tickets windows in Thalys stations).
SIf you do not wish to order online, you can visit a Thalys point of sale and purchase tickets directly using any of these means of payment.
Security
Ordering tickets on www.thalys.com is perfectly secure. Your payment details are protected by SSL V3 encryption, making transactions completely safe.
Secure sites are indicated with a padlock located at the bottom of the page. This means all banking information entered on Thalys.com is completely secure.
When paying online, the addresses used start with https:// (the 's' stand for secure): the data is encrypted and therefore protected before being transferred over the Internet.
This protocol is used by most banks and major online merchants. It provides maximum security for credit card numbers transmitted via the Internet.
Your credit card number will not be saved in the site’s sales history, which is an additional safeguard.
