City to city

Paris to Rome by train

Gare de Lyon → Termini

Fastest

≈ 10h 34m

Typical

≈ 11h 22m

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 Rome (Termini) in about 10h 34m at best, with at least 1 change along the way.

How long does the train from Paris to Rome take?

The fastest trains cover Paris to Rome in about 10h 34m; a typical journey takes around 11h 22m.

Is there a direct train from Paris to Rome?

Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.

Is the train or a flight faster from Paris to Rome?

A typical flight works out roughly 6h 45m quicker door to door (about 5h against 11h 40m 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 40m

Flight, door to door

≈ 5h (est.)

CO₂e per passenger

~47 kg train · ~150 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 Rome

• Eurostar London → Paris
• TGV inOui Paris → Marseille
• Frecciarossa Milan → Rome
• Eurostar (Thalys) Paris → Amsterdam

Sleepers too: night trains from Paris · night trains from Rome.

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

All trains from Paris →

More train routes in United Kingdom · France · Italy.

Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.