City to city
Rome to Paris by train
Termini → Gare de Lyon
- Fastest
- ≈ 10h 23m
- Typical
- ≈ 10h 34m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 1
- Operators
- TRENITALIA, SNCF VOYAGEURS, Trenord, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français
Trains link Rome (Termini) and Paris (Gare de Lyon) in about 10h 23m at best, with at least 1 change along the way.
How long does the train from Rome to Paris take?
The fastest trains cover Rome to Paris in about 10h 23m; a typical journey takes around 10h 34m.
Is there a direct train from Rome to Paris?
Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.
Is the train or a flight faster from Rome to Paris?
A typical flight works out roughly 5h 55m quicker door to door (about 5h against 10h 55m 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
- ≈ 10h 55m
- 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 Rome or Paris
- Eurostar London → Paris
- TGV inOui Paris → Marseille
- Frecciarossa Milan → Rome
- Eurostar (Thalys) Paris → Amsterdam
Sleepers too: night trains from Rome · night trains from Paris.
More trains from Rome
- Rome → Naples ≈ 1h 12m · direct
- Rome → Florence ≈ 1h 40m · direct
- Rome → Bologna ≈ 2h 07m · direct
- Rome → Pisa ≈ 2h 45m · direct
- Rome → Milan ≈ 3h 08m · direct
- Rome → Venice ≈ 3h 51m · direct
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.