The Standard fare is the basic solution that has no restrictions and allows you to travel as easily as you have always done.

If you choose the Standard Fare, you can make two booking changesfor free until the train departs , and once within three hours afterwards. Also, if you decide to change your ticket, , you can do so only once until the train departs, and pay a change fee of 20% of the ticket with the maximum of 1.55 euro.

The trains under the Standard Fare are the Eurostar AV (high-speed), T-Biz, Eurostar, Intercity Plus, Couchettes, Wagons-Lits and Excelsior trains.

To sum up:

Trains allowed	Trains with place booking at the time of purchase: AV, T-Biz, ES*, ES*city, IC Plus, CC, WL, and Excelsior
Reductions allowed	All
Change reservation	Before the train leaves: twice free After it has left: once, within 3 hours, with no extra charge
Change ticket	Once until the train you have booked leaves paying 20% of the ticket, with a maximum of 3 euro
Get another train	Allowed on the same day and until 3 hours after the train leaves, or on the first possible train of the same or a lower class, on payment of 8 euro.On other days, travellers are considered as being without a ticket
Refund	Before the train leaves: refund less 20% After departure: until 3 hours after, refund with a deduction fee of 50%. %. The request may only be made at the place of departure or issue, provided that the place of issue and the place of destination are not the same.