According to Resaneo’s train travel barometer, search patterns for trains show notable shifts along certain routes in September 2026. The Resaneo barometer indicates that searches between Paris and Lourdes jumped by 270% over the previous year, while searches toward Marseille rose by 80%.
The Lourdes route also records a 79% increase in its overall ranking, compared with +110% in September 2025. The visit of Pope Leo XIV on September 26–27 may have contributed to this surge, even if the data cannot precisely quantify its impact.
Another significant uptick: searches between Paris and Brussels rise by 121%, and those between Paris and Milan climb by 217%. Conversely, the Lille–London connection falls by 51%. London remains the most searched destination, despite an annual dip of 3%.
The Lourdes route also records a 79% increase in its overall ranking, compared with +110% in September 2025. The visit of Pope Leo XIV on September 26–27 may have contributed to this surge, even if the data cannot precisely quantify its impact.
Another significant uptick: searches between Paris and Brussels rise by 121%, and those between Paris and Milan climb by 217%. Conversely, the Lille–London connection falls by 51%. London remains the most searched destination, despite an annual dip of 3%.
TOP 10 TRAIN ROUTES MOST SEARCHED ON RESANEO
TOP 10 TRAIN DESTINATIONS MOST SEARCHED ON RESANEO
>SEPTEMBER 2026
1Paris > Londres6 %
2Paris > Lourdes270 %
3Paris > Marseille80 %
4Paris > Amsterdam41 %
5Paris > Bruxelles121 %
6Montpellier > Marne-la-Vallée11 %
7Avignon TGV > Aéroport Paris Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG)2 100 %
8Lille > Londres-51 %
9Lyon St-Exupéry TGV > Marne-la-Vallée280 %
10Paris > Milan217 %
1Londres-3 %
2Marne-la-Vallée-43 %
3Paris Gare de Lyon-6 %
4Aéroport Paris Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG)-3 %
5Marseille108 %
6Lourdes79 %
7Strasbourg67 %
8Paris Montparnasse-8 %
9Bruxelles61 %
10Barcelone45 %
Variation in search volume compared to September 2025
Amara Nambinga
