Paris to Venice by train

Paris to Venice by train:  Frecciarossa arrived at Milan Centrale.

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Paris to Venice in a day from €49

You can travel the 1,148 km (713 miles) from Paris to Venice in a single day by high-speed train through some great Alpine scenery, with cafe-bar, power sockets at all seats & free WiFi.  It's not just transportation, it's an epic European adventure with your feet up and a glass of prosecco to hand.  There are several ways to travel from Paris to Venice by train, this page explains the options between Paris & Venice in both directions, and the best way to buy tickets.  Information current for 2024. 

Travelling to Verona?  This page covers Paris to Verona by train, too.

IMPORTANT:  On 27 August 2023, a landslide at St Jean de Maurienne blocked the Paris-Milan line. Direct Paris-Milan TGV & Frecciarossa services are cancelled until at least March 2025.  Paris-Switzerland-Milan-Venice & Paris-Stuttgart-Venice routes are unaffected.  One Paris-Milan TGV is now running with a bus around the landslide.  See the landslide on video.

small bullet point  Paris to Venice: Which option to choose?

small bullet point  Option 1, Paris to Venice in a day by Frecciarossa (cancelled)

small bullet point  Option 2, Paris to Venice in a day by TGV (cancelled)

small bullet point  Option 3, Paris to Venice in a day via Switzerland (running normally)

small bullet point  Option 4, Paris to Venice using the Stuttgart-Venice sleeper (running normally)

small bullet point  Option 5, Paris to Venice with overnight stop in Turin (running, bus around landslide)

small bullet point  Option 6, Paris to Venice with overnight stop in Zurich (running normally)

small bullet point  Option 7, Paris to Venice via the Bernina Express (running normally)

small bullet point  Venice to Paris: Which option to choose?

small bullet point  Option 1, Venice to Paris in a day by Frecciarossa (cancelled)

small bullet point  Option 2, Venice to Paris in a day by TGV (running, bus around landslide)

small bullet point  Option 3, Venice to Paris in a day via Switzerland (running normally)

small bullet point  Option 4, Venice to Paris using the Venice-Stuttgart sleeper (running normally)

small bullet point  Option 5, Venice to Paris with overnight stop in Turin (running, bus around landslide)

small bullet point  Option 6, Venice to Paris with overnight stop in Zurich (running normally)

small bullet point  Option 7, Venice to Paris via the Bernina Express (running normally)

Route map

Paris to Venice train route map

 

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Highlighted = Paris-Venice train routes.

Red = high-speed lines.

Green = scenic sections of line.

(The Paris-Stuttgart-Venice TGV+sleeper route is not shown)

European Rail Timetable and mapReproduced from the excellent European Rail Map with kind permission of the European Rail Timetable people.

I recommend buying a copy of the European Rail Map for your travels, www.europeanrailtimetable.eu with shipping worldwide.


Paris to Venice by train

Which option to choose?

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Option 1, Paris to Venice in a day by Frecciarossa

A Paris-Milan Frecciarossa at Paris Gare de Lyon

A Frecciarossa 1000 at Paris Gare de Lyon.

Frecciarossa 1000 standard class   Frecciarossa 1000 premium class

Standard class.  Above right, Premium class seats, sold as Standard class on the Paris route.

Frecciarossa 1000 Business class   Luggage rack on Frecciarossa 1000

Business class

 

There are luggage racks in all classes.

Frecciarossa 1000 cafe-bar   Room for bags between seat backs

Cafe-bar:  Wine, beer, tea, coffee, snacks & hot dishes.

 

Space for bags between the seats.

Frecciarossa 1000 executive class   Frecciarossa 1000 executive class meeting room

Executive class, 10 luxurious seats at one end of the train.

 

Executive class meeting room.

Frecciarossa 1000   Frecciarossa 1000 executive class

Frecciarossa 1000

 

Executive class, that's my seat with the prosecco...

Scenery in France, en route from Paris to Venice by train

Take a good book, a bottle o' red, and enjoy the scenery from Paris to Venice with your feet up.  These are mountains in France...

Scenery in Italy, en route from Paris to Venice by train

And these are mountains in Italy.  Scenery between Oulx and Turin, courtesy of www.discoverbyrail.com.

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Option 2, Paris to Venice in a day by TGV

Paris to Venice by TGV:  A TGV train at Paris Gare de Lyon

A TGV to Turin & Milan at Paris Gare de Lyon.  There's no check-in, just be on board at departure time.

2nd class on a Paris-Milan TGV   Food on board the TGV from Milan to Paris

2nd class with mix of unidirectional seats & tables for 4.  Seats 2+2 across car width. Larger photo.

 

The cheese platter bought from the cafe-bar as the mountains swept by.

Cafe-bar on the Paris-Milan TGV   1st class on the Paris-Milan TGV

Cafe-bar selling tea, coffee, beer, wine, cold snacks & microwaved dishes.  Larger photo.

 

1st class with mix of unidirectional seats, solo seats, tables for 2 & for 4.  Seats 2+1 across car width. Larger photo.

Scenery in France, en route from Paris to Venice by train

The TGV from Paris to Italy leaves the Paris-Lyon high-speed line then slows right down through the Alpine foothills.  These are autumnal mountains in France...

Scenery in Italy, en route from Paris to Venice by train

And these are mountains in Italy in summer.  Scenery between Oulx and Turin, courtesy of www.discoverbyrail.com.

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Option 3, Paris to Venice in a day via Switzerland

Scenery along the Haut-Bugey line, seen from the Geneva to Paris train

Scenery from the Paris to Geneva train, as the train snakes through the hills on the wonderfully scenic Haut-Bugey line.

Lake Maggiore, seen from the train

Lake Maggiore, seen from the Basel and Geneva to Milan trains.

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Option 4, Paris to Venice using the Stuttgart-Venice sleeper

TGV Duplex at Paris Gare de l'Est

Step 1, Paris to Munich by TGV Duplex at Paris Gare de l'Est.

TGV Duplex cafe-bar   TGV Duplex upper deck 2nd class seats

The cafe-bar on the upper deck in car 4, serving tea, coffee, soft drinks, wine, beer, snacks & microwaved hot dishes.

 

2nd class seats, this is upper deck seating.  There's a mix or tables for 4 and unidirectional seating.

First class on board a TGV Duplex   A TGV Duplex at Paris Est.

1st class seats on the upper deck, a club duo on the left, a club quatre on the right.

 

A TGV Duplex.  The 1 near the door indicates 1st class, a 2 indicates 2nd class.

The Nightjet sleeper train to Venice at Munich Hbf

Step 2, Munich to Venice by Nightjet sleeper train, seen here on platform 12 at Munich HbfMore about nightjets.

Nightjet deluxe sleeper, 2-bed   Nightjet deluxe sleeper toilet & shower   4-berth couchette compartment from Cologne to Vienna

2-berth deluxe sleeper.  More info about Nightjet trains.

 

...en suite toilet & shower.

 

4-berth couchettes.

Sunrise as the sleeper train crosses the causeway into Venice

Sunrise as the Munich-Venice Nightjet crosses the causeway over the lagoon into Venice.  Courtesy of Andreas Wiedenhoff.

The Nightjet sleeper train arrived at Venice Santa Lucia

The Nightjet sleeper train arrived at Venice Santa Lucia.  More nightjet information.

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Option 5, Paris to Venice with overnight stop in Turin

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Option 6, Paris to Venice with overnight stop in Zurich

EuroCity train from Zurich to Milan at Zurich HB

This is a Giruno train at Zurich HB.  More about these EuroCity trains.

1st class on Giruno   Restaurant car on Giruno

Giruno, 1st class.  Larger photo.

 

Restaurant car with bar counter. Larger photo.

2nd class on Giruna   Bar counter in the restaurant car

Giruno 2nd class.  Larger photo

 

Level boarding. Note the destination screen in the door. 

Lake Lugano, seen from a Milan to Zurich train

The Zurich to Venice train takes the Gotthard main line through the Swiss Alps, past Lake Lugano.

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Option 7, Paris to Venice via the Bernina Express - the ultimate scenic route

TGV-Lyria at Paris Gare de Lyon

Paris to Zurich by TGV-Lyria.. This is a 320 km/h double-deck TGV-Lyria train at Paris Gare de Lyon.  Then take a Swiss domestic train from Zurich to Chur.

TGV Duplex cafe-bar   TGV Duplex 2nd class seats, upper deck

The cafe-bar on the upper deck in car 4, serving tea, coffee, soft drinks, wine, beer, snacks & microwaved hot dishes.

 

2nd class seats, this is upper deck seating.  There's a mix or tables for 4 and unidirectional seating.  360Ί photo.

TGV Lyria first class, upper deck   A TGV-Lyria train from Paris to Switzerland

1st class seats on the upper deck, a club duo on the left, a club quatre on the right. 360Ί photo.

 

A TGV-Lyria boarding at Paris Gare de Lyon.  You enter on the lower deck, with 9 stairs up to top deck.

First class seats   Bernina Express panormaic cars

Bernina Express 1st class seats.

 

Chur to Tirano by Bernina Express.

The train descends from the Bernina Pass

The Bernina Express descends from the Bernina Pass.  See the Bernina Express page.

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Venice to Paris by train

Which route to choose?

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Option 1, Venice to Paris in a day by Frecciarossa

A Paris-Milan Frecciarossa at Paris Gare de Lyon

Frecciarossa 1000 at Paris Gare de Lyon.

Frecciarossa 1000 standard class   Frecciarossa 1000 premium class

Standard class.  Above right, Premium class seats, sold as Standard class on the Paris route.

Frecciarossa 1000 Business class   Luggage rack on Frecciarossa 1000

Business class

 

There are luggage racks in all classes.

Frecciarossa 1000 cafe-bar   Room for bags between seat backs

Cafe-bar:  Wine, beer, tea, coffee, snacks & hot dishes.

 

Space for bags between the seats.

Frecciarossa 1000 executive class   Frecciarossa 1000 executive class meeting room

Executive class, 10 luxurious seats at one end of the train.

 

Executive class meeting room.

Frecciarossa 1000   Frecciarossa 1000 executive class

Frecciarossa 1000

 

Executive class, that's my seat with the prosecco...

Scenery in France, en route from Venice to  Paris by train

Take a good book, a bottle o' red, and enjoy the scenery from Venice to Paris with your feet up.  These are mountains in France...

Scenery in Italy, en route from Venice to  Paris by train

And these are mountains in Italy.  Scenery between Oulx and Turin, courtesy of www.discoverbyrail.com.

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Option 2, Venice to Paris in a day by TGV

Venice to Paris by TGV:  The TGV train at Paris Gare de Lyon

A Milan-Turin-Paris TGV at Paris Gare de Lyon.  There's no check-in, just be on board at departure time.

2nd class on a Paris-Milan TGV   Food on board the TGV from Milan to Paris

2nd class with mix of unidirectional seats & tables for 4.  Seats 2+2 across car width. Larger photo.

 

The cheese platter bought from the cafe-bar as the mountains swept by.

Cafe-bar on the Paris-Milan TGV   1st class on the Paris-Milan TGV

Cafe-bar selling tea, coffee, beer, wine, cold snacks & microwaved dishes.  Larger photo.

 

1st class with a mix of unidirectional seats, solo seats, tables for 2 & for 4.  Seats 2+1 across car width.  Larger photo.

Scenery in France, en route from Venice to Paris by train

Take a good book, a bottle o' red, and enjoy the scenery from Venice to Paris with your feet up.  These are mountains in France...  Watch the Paris-Milan TGV video guide.

Scenery in Italy, en route from Venice to Paris by train

And these are mountains in Italy.  Scenery between Oulx and Turin, courtesy of www.discoverbyrail.com.

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Option 3, Venice to Paris in a day via Switzerland

Lake Lugano, seen from a Milan to Zurich train

Lake Lugano on the Gotthard route, seen from the train from Milan to Zurich.

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Option 4, Venice to Paris using the Venice-Stuttgart sleeper

The Nightjet sleeper train arrived at Venice Santa Lucia

Step 1, Venice to Stuttgart by Nightjet sleeper train, seen here at Venice Santa Lucia.  More about nightjets.

Nightjet deluxe sleeper, 2-bed   Nightjet deluxe sleeper toilet & shower   4-berth couchette compartment from Cologne to Vienna

2-berth deluxe sleeper.  More info about Nightjet trains.

 

...en suite toilet & shower.

 

4-berth couchettes.

An ICE3 (class 407) at Paris Gare de l'Est

Step 2, Stuttgart to Paris by high-speed ICE train, seen here at Paris Gare de l'Est.

Bistro-restaurant on a class 407 ICE3   Lunch in the bistro on an ICE train

Restaurant car.

Lunch in the restaurant.

2nd class seats on a class 407 ICE3   Class 407 ICE3 1st class seats

2nd class seats.

 

1st class seats.

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Option 5, Venice to Paris with overnight stop in Turin

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Option 6, Venice to Paris with overnight stop in Zurich

EuroCity train from Zurich to Milan at Zurich HB

A Giruno train at Zurich HB.  More about these EuroCity trains.

1st class on Giruno   Restaurant car on Giruno

Giruno, 1st class.  Larger photo.

 

Restaurant car with bar counter. Larger photo.

2nd class on Giruna   Bar counter in the restaurant car

Giruno 2nd class.  Larger photo

 

Level boarding. Note the destination screen in the door. 

Lake Lugano, seen from a Milan to Zurich train

The Venice to Zurich train takes the Gotthard main line through the Swiss Alps, past Lake Lugano.

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Option 7, Venice to Paris via the Bernina Express - the ultimate scenic route

First class seats   Bernina Express panormaic cars

Bernina Express 1st class seats.

 

the Bernina Express uses panoramic carriages.

The train descends from the Bernina Pass

The Bernina Express descends from the Bernina Pass.


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