Paris to Rome train
Trains from Paris to Rome start at €141.69 and take 8h 10m at their fastest.
The Trains from Paris to Rome starts at €141.69 and takes 8h 10m door to door, run by 1 operator over 1,107 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 8h 10mDoor to door
- 7h 26mMoving
- €141.69From
- 36.5 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
No bookable itinerary on the day this page prices, so none is shown.
Train operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SNCF | €116.94 | 8h 9m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
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When to book Paris to Rome
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €54.6390 days
- €38.1360 days
- €38.6845 days
- €38.6830 days
- €56.2821 days
- €70.5814 days
- €86.537 days
- €82.683 days
- €113.481 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €38.13.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 198 percent. The dearest point is €113.48, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €68.38Sun
- €56.83Mon
- €59.03Tue
- €58.48Wed
- €73.88Thu
- €68.38Fri
- €70.58Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Paris
- Paris Gare de Lyon
- Massy TGV
- Paris Gare du Nord
Rome
- Roma Termini
- Ciampino
- Roma Balduina
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,107 km against 1,107 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Paris at 06:55 and the last at 21:16, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 1m | 1h 51m | 3h 10m | €111.65 | 280.4 kg | 88 |
| Train | 8h 10m | 7h 26m | 44m | €141.69 | 36.5 kg | 12 |
| Coach | 15h 9m | 14h 25m | 44m | €56.83 | 29.9 kg | 12 |
Questions about Paris to Rome
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Train from Paris to Rome take?
The Train from Paris to Rome takes 8h 10m door to door, of which 7h 26m is spent moving. The route runs 1,107 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Paris to Rome cost?
The Train from Paris to Rome starts at €141.69 for one passenger, checked on 12 September 2026. A typical fare is €140.87. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Paris to Rome?
1 operators run the Train from Paris to Rome: SNCF. Between them they file around 12 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Paris to Rome use?
The Train from Paris to Rome leaves from Paris Gare de Lyon and arrives at Roma Termini. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Paris to Rome?
Travelling from Paris to Rome by Flight costs €111.65 and takes 5h 1m door to door, against 8h 10m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Paris to Rome?
Fares for the Train from Paris to Rome bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €38.13. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 198 percent, measured on 12 September 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Paris to Rome produce?
The Train from Paris to Rome produces about 36.5 kg of CO2 per passenger over 1107 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometre. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveller, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Paris to Rome?
Operators on the Train from Paris to Rome publish Power sockets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 8h 10m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Paris to Rome on 12 September 2026: 1107 km of route against 1107 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €141.69, and 8h 10m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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