Who owns Eurostar?
Eurostar is owned by SNCF (France).[1]
SNCF owns 56% of Eurostar rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: SNCF Group 2025 Financial and Sustainability Report. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- SNCF (Société nationale SNCF) (56% stake) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Saint-Denis
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Category
- Travel & transport › Railways
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Eurostar
Eurostar Group is the parent of the Eurostar and Thalys brands, according to a June 2023 Eurostar release. The same release gives SNCF Voyages Développement 55.75%, CDPQ 19.31%, SNCB 18.50% and Federated Hermes Infrastructure funds 6.44%. SNCF's 2025 financial report fully consolidates Eurostar Group and shows a 56% interest.
Ownership timeline of Eurostar
Where Eurostar sits in SNCF
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by SNCF
SNCF controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in railways, and who owns them
The 91 brands in railways on Brandtree belong to 68 owners. The largest is DfT Operator, with 9; SNCF has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| c2c | DfT Operator | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Avanti West Coast | FirstGroup | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| CPKC | CPKC | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Linha 4 do Metrô de São Paulo | Motiva | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Hellenic Train | FS Italiane | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Transtar | FTAI Infrastructure | 🇺🇸 United States |
| KAI Commuter | KAI | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| LTG Cargo | LTG Group | 🇱🇹 Lithuania |
About the owner: SNCF
SNCF is a state-owned company headquartered in Saint-Denis, France. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control.
SNCF is the French railway group. Its 2025 financial report says the head company, SNCF SA, is 100% owned by the French State, and that SNCF Réseau and SNCF Voyageurs are wholly owned by SNCF SA. The report lists Keolis, GEODIS and Rail Logistics Europe among its subsidiaries, and consolidates Eurostar Group at 56%.
🇬🇧 Eurostar and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Eurostar among them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Eurostar?
The parent company of Eurostar is SNCF, a state-owned company headquartered in France.
Is Eurostar British or French?
Eurostar originated in the United Kingdom, but it is owned today by SNCF, which is headquartered in France. So Eurostar is a British-origin brand under French ownership.
Is Eurostar still owned by SNCF?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Eurostar is still owned by SNCF (56% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] SNCF Group 2025 Financial and Sustainability Report — SNCF, Annual report; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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