City to city
Paris to Munich by train
Gare de l'Est → Hauptbahnhof Süd
- Fastest
- ≈ 5h 46m
- Typical
- ≈ 6h 10m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 1
- Operators
- Trains Express Régionaux, SNCF, DB Fernverkehr AG, Arverio Bayern GmbH
Trains link Paris (Gare de l'Est) and Munich (Hauptbahnhof Süd) in about 5h 46m at best, with at least 1 change along the way.
How long does the train from Paris to Munich take?
The fastest trains cover Paris to Munich in about 5h 46m; a typical journey takes around 6h 10m.
Is there a direct train from Paris to Munich?
Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.
Is the train or a flight faster from Paris to Munich?
A typical flight works out roughly 2h 05m quicker door to door (about 4h 25m against 6h 30m 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 30m
- 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 Paris or Munich
- Eurostar London → Paris
- TGV inOui Paris → Marseille
- ICE Sprinter Berlin → Munich
- Eurostar (Thalys) Paris → Amsterdam
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 · Germany.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.