City to city
Munich to Paris by train
Hauptbahnhof Süd → Gare de l'Est
- Fastest
- ≈ 5h 48m
- Typical
- ≈ 6h 03m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 1
- Operators
- DB Fernverkehr AG, Trains Express Régionaux, SNCF VOYAGEURS, Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Trains link Munich (Hauptbahnhof Süd) and Paris (Gare de l'Est) in about 5h 48m at best, with at least 1 change along the way.
How long does the train from Munich to Paris take?
The fastest trains cover Munich to Paris in about 5h 48m; a typical journey takes around 6h 03m.
Is there a direct train from Munich to Paris?
Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.
Is the train or a flight faster from Munich to Paris?
A typical flight works out roughly 2h quicker door to door (about 4h 25m against 6h 25m by train, once airport time is counted) — but the train emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.
- Train, door to door
- ≈ 6h 25m
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 4h 25m (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~29 kg train · ~93 kg plane
Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules — method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.
Legendary routes through Munich or Paris
- Eurostar London → Paris
- TGV inOui Paris → Marseille
- ICE Sprinter Berlin → Munich
- Eurostar (Thalys) Paris → Amsterdam
Sleepers too: night trains from Paris.
More trains from Munich
- Munich → Nuremberg ≈ 1h 11m · direct
- Munich → Salzburg ≈ 1h 45m · direct
- Munich → Innsbruck ≈ 1h 55m · direct
- Munich → Stuttgart ≈ 1h 58m · direct
- Munich → Leipzig ≈ 3h 15m · direct
- Munich → Frankfurt ≈ 3h 17m · direct
More train routes in United Kingdom · France · Germany.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.