City to city
Paris to Avignon by train
Gare de Lyon → Avignon Tgv
- Fastest
- ≈ 2h 46m
- Typical
- ≈ 3h 37m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- SNCF VOYAGEURS, RER
Trains link Paris (Gare de Lyon) and Avignon (Avignon Tgv) in about 2h 46m at best, with no changes needed.
How long does the train from Paris to Avignon take?
The fastest trains cover Paris to Avignon in about 2h 46m; a typical journey takes around 3h 37m.
Is there a direct train from Paris to Avignon?
Yes: direct trains run between Gare de Lyon and Avignon Tgv.
Is the train or a flight faster from Paris to Avignon?
Door to door, the train typically wins: about 3h 55m city centre to city centre, against roughly 4h 15m for a typical flight once airport time is counted. The train also emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.
- Train, door to door
- ≈ 3h 55m
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 4h 15m (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~25 kg train · ~79 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 Paris or Avignon
- Eurostar London → Paris
- TGV inOui Paris → Marseille
- Eurostar (Thalys) Paris → Amsterdam
- Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Paris → Venice
Sleepers too: night trains from Paris.
More trains from Paris
- Paris → Reims ≈ 46 min · direct
- Paris → Lille ≈ 1h 17m · direct
- Paris → Brussels ≈ 1h 22m · direct
- Paris → Rennes ≈ 1h 30m · direct
- Paris → Nancy ≈ 1h 35m · direct
- Paris → Dijon ≈ 1h 38m · direct
More train routes in United Kingdom · France · Belgium.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.