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Marseille–Briançon

Marseille → Briançon · France

The Durance valley all the way up: Aix, Sisteron’s citadel, Gap, Embrun above the lake, and the highest town in France at the buffer stops.

Distance
299 km
Fastest time
≈ 4 h 45 min
Average speed
63 km/h
Top speed
120 km/h

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Marseille–Briançon, Marseille to Briançon
Photo · Remontees · CC BY-SA 4.0

Stations

  1. 0 kmMarseille Saint-Charles +3
  2. 9 kmSaint-Antoine
  3. 21 kmSimiane
  4. 24 kmGardanne
  5. 35 kmAix-en-Provence
  6. 61 kmMeyrargues
  7. Show 8 more stations
    1. 95 kmManosque-Gréoux
    2. 110 kmLa Brillanne-Oraison
    3. 128 kmChâteau-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
    4. 144 kmSisteron
    5. 163 kmLaragne
    6. 179 kmSerres
    7. 195 kmVeynes-Dévoluy +1
    8. 220 kmGap +1
  8. 236 kmChorges +1
  9. 257 kmEmbrun +1
  10. 274 kmMontdauphin-Guillestre +1
  11. 288 kmL'Argentière-les-Écrins +1
  12. 301 kmBriançon +1

The stations this train called at in the operator’s timetable (ÖBB Scotty, the TER 17406 on 12 October 2026), in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Other runs of the train may skip some of them, and the timetable can change. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.

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Questions and answers

How long is the Marseille–Briançon?

The Marseille–Briançon runs 299 km from Marseille to Briançon.

How long does the Marseille–Briançon take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 4 h 45 min for the 299 km. That is an average of 63 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.

Who runs the Marseille–Briançon?

SNCF.

How old is the Marseille–Briançon?

The line has been in service since 1884. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

How often does the Marseille–Briançon run?

3 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).

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