Major Routes from Paris
All train times given here are the shortest time and on a direct route. You can continue on to other cities from these destinations.
TGV Nord from Paris Gare du Nord. Connects to the north of France, to Lille, and Eurostar to London, Lille and Brussels.- Paris to Lille - 59 mins
- Paris to Dunkerque - 59 mins
- Paris to Reims - 48 mins
- Paris to Metz - 1hr 27 mins
- Paris to Nancy – 1hr 31 mins
- Paris to Strasbourg – 2hrs 18mins
- Paris to Lyon - 1hr 59mins
- Paris to Dijon - 1hr 37 mins
- Paris to Grenoble - 3hrs 2 mins
- Paris to Annecy - 3hrs 48 mins
- Paris to Chambéry - 2hrs 50 mins
- Paris to Marseille - 3hrs 25 mins
- Paris to Avignon - 3hrs 36 mins
- Paris to Aix-en-Provence - 3 hrs 8 mins
- Paris to Nice - 5 hrs 38 mins
- Paris to Nimes – 2 hrs 59 mins
- Paris to Tours – 2 hrs
- Paris to Bordeaux – 3 hrs 3 mins
- Paris to Toulouse – 5 hrs 167 mins
- Paris to Pau – 5 hrs 27 mins
- Paris to Lourdes – 5 hrs 55 mins
- Paris to Le Mans – 55 mins
- Paris to Rennes – 2 hrs 13 mins
- Paris to Nantes – 2 hrs 12 mins
How to buy TGV tickets
- The best place to check TGV prices and buy online if you are in the USA is Rail Europe (US)
- The best place to check TGV prices and buy online if you are in the UK is Rail Europe (UK)
- Also try Voyages sncf (in French).

