City to city
Paris to Florence by train
Gare de Lyon → Firenze SMN
- Fastest
- ≈ 9h 04m
- Typical
- ≈ 11h 04m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 1
- Operators
- SNCF VOYAGEURS, TRENITALIA, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB
Trains link Paris (Gare de Lyon) and Florence (Firenze SMN) in about 9h 04m at best, with at least 1 change along the way.
How long does the train from Paris to Florence take?
The fastest trains cover Paris to Florence in about 9h 04m; a typical journey takes around 11h 04m.
Is there a direct train from Paris to Florence?
Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.
Is the train or a flight faster from Paris to Florence?
A typical flight works out roughly 6h 45m quicker door to door (about 4h 40m against 11h 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
- ≈ 11h 25m
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 4h 40m (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~38 kg train · ~120 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 Florence
- 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.