SAP Concur expands cross-border rail travel in Europe

These integrations aims to simplify how business travellers book domestic and cross-border rail journeys in Concur Travel.

SAP Concur is expanding its European rail offering by integrating content from French rail operator SNCF (incl. TGV, regional trains, Eurostar and Lyria) and Austrian rail operator ÖBB into Concur Travel. Building on its existing rail content, these integrations aims to simplify how business travellers book domestic and cross-border rail journeys in Concur Travel.

With SNCF now available in Concur Travel, business travellers can book, manage and cancel their journeys in one place, on the Concur Travel mobile app. By Q1 2027, they will also be able to change travel times and exchange tickets. Concur Travel is currently the only online booking tool to offer these full self-service capabilities for SNCF bookings, giving travellers more control over their journeys and reducing the need for offline servicing while keeping them within their company’s managed travel programme.

Through its expanded partnership with Trainline, SAP Concur has integrated Journey Stitching into Concur Travel, enabling travellers to combine rail segments from different operators in a single itinerary and booking. For inbound journeys, particularly for travellers arriving in Europe from outside the region, Concur Travel now makes it possible to pre-book onward rail travel before departure, rather than having to organise it after arrival.

“Corporate customers have been asking for a rail booking experience that works across borders and reflects the way people travel in Europe,” said Paul Dear, VP Concur Travel EMEA at SAP Concur. “Together with Trainline, we have built a rail platform that supports domestic travel, inbound journeys and cross-border journey stitching. Adding SNCF and ÖBB expands our European rail network and allows companies to offer more rail routes in a single booking, supporting lower-emissions business travel.”