Who owns Ouigo?
Ouigo is owned by SNCF (France).[1]
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) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Saint-Denis
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Category
- Travel & transport › Railways
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Ouigo
Ouigo is the low-cost train service in the SNCF group. The 2025 financial report says it launched in 2013 as a low-cost TGV service, and that Ouigo classic extended it in 2022. Ouigo España SA is consolidated at 100% in the same report.
Ownership timeline of Ouigo
Where Ouigo 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%.
🇫🇷 Ouigo and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 318 brands that began in France. 99 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Ouigo is not one of them.
- APRR — Eiffage 🇫🇷
- ASF — VINCI 🇫🇷
- Air Caraïbes — Dubreuil Aéro 🇫🇷
- Air Corsica — Air Corsica 🇫🇷
- Air France — Air France-KLM 🇫🇷
- Arval — Arval 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Ouigo?
The parent company of Ouigo is SNCF, a state-owned company headquartered in France.
Is Ouigo French?
Yes. Ouigo originated in France and its owner, SNCF, is also headquartered in France.
Is Ouigo still owned by SNCF?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Ouigo is still owned by SNCF. 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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