An extremely popular way to travel in France and Europe is by Train.

Using TGV (Train a grande vitess) one of the fastest trains in the world, is a great way to travel within France and neighbouring counties and view the scenery. It connects over 150 cities at the speed of about 320 mph.

To get an idea you can travel from Paris to Geneva in about 3 hours and 45 minutes, or a Paris to Nice trip is just under 6 hours.

There are first and second class options when you book your ticket.  First class gives you more seating and luggage space with reclining seats. Depending on the length of your trip a meal may also be included.

North American Visitors:

Round-Trip One-Way Select a City Pair London-Paris Paris-London Florence-Rome Rome-Florence Florence-Venice Venice-Florence Amsterdam-Paris Paris-Amsterdam Brussels-Paris Paris-Brussels Rome-Venice Venice-Rome Brussels-London London-Brussels Nice-Paris Paris-Nice Paris-Rome Rome-Paris Amsterdam-Brussels Brussels-Amsterdam Prague-Vienna Vienna-Prague Milan-Venice Venice-Milan Avignon-Paris Paris-Avignon See All Cities Departure Date day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Departure time morning afternoon evening Return Date day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Return time morning afternoon evening Adults:

UK visitors:

The TGV Booking Center gives you an excellent option to book your ticket online at a great price.

You can purchase your train tickets including the Eurostar online at Rail Europe. They offer different passes depending on your travel needs.  They offer special discount for Youth and Senior passengers (under age 26 and over 60).

Senior Passes

Please visit our Train Travel Option page to get an idea of what type of passes are out there.

Eurostar

Eurostar, another great travel option, takes you form Paris downtown to London Waterloo International in about 2 and half hours going through an underground tunnel (the Chunnel). Eurostar goes through London, Ashford in Kent, Paris, Brussels, Lille, Disneyland Resort Paris and Calais-Fréthun directly.   

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Travel Tip:

Please make sure that you reserve your seat as well when you purchase a train ticket.

Paris Train Stations

There are 6 major train (Gare) stations in Paris, serving various destinations:

Gare St. Lazare - Paris 8
Mostly Serving: Basse Normandie and Haute Normandie

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Gare de l'Est - Paris 10
Serving: Champagne, Alsace, Eastern Europe, Germany

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Gare du Nord - Paris 10
Serving: Northern France, Belgium, Netherlands and England. Eurostar's hub.

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Gare Montparnasse - Paris 15
Serving: Versailles, Brittany, Loire Valley, West and Southwest France and Spain

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Gare Austerlitz - Paris 13
Serving: Loire Valley, Southwest France (Cote d'Azure, Provence), Switzerland, Itlay, Spain and Portugal.

 

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Gare de Lyon - Paris 12
Serving: Southeast France, Lille, Rhône Valley, Provence, Switzerland, Italy.

 

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