London to Marseille train

Trains from London to Marseille start at €104.84 and take 7h 38m at their fastest.

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Skyline de Marseille depuis le fort Saint-Jean, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

The Trains from London to Marseille starts at €104.84 and takes 7h 38m door to door, run by 1 operator over 1,002 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 21 days before departure.

Checked September 15, 2026Priced for October 6, 2026One passenger, all fees included

  • 7h 38mDoor to door
  • 6h 54mMoving
  • €104.84 to €260.49From
  • 06:20 to 21:13First and last departure
  • 12Per day
  • 33.1 kgCO2

First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 6, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.

€104.84 to €260.49 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.

Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €218.14Wed16
  2. about €260.49Thu17
  3. about €198.34Fri18
  4. about €202.19Sat19
  5. about €189.54Sun20
  6. about €159.29Mon21
  7. about €123.54Tue22
  8. about €136.19Wed23
  9. about €168.09Thu24
  10. about €153.24Fri25
  11. about €161.49Sat26
  12. about €157.64Sun27
  13. about €131.79Mon28
  14. about €104.84Tue29

Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.

Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on October 6, 2026

Lowest CO2€105.94
  1. Eurostar International EI187106:207h 20m13:40London St Pancras InternationalMarseille Saint Charles

Door to door 8h 4mCO2 33.1 kgChanges 0Refundable

Carriers

Rail operators

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Eurostar International€103.197h 28m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
  • Eurostar International

The train gets you into Marseille. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

A room in Marseille for the night the train gets in

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Booking window

When to book London to Marseille

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €84.5190 days
  2. €85.1060 days
  3. €88.0545 days
  4. €92.1830 days
  5. €80.3821 days
  6. €89.2314 days
  7. €101.627 days
  8. €164.753 days
  9. €163.571 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €80.38.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 105 percent. The most expensive point is €164.75, 3 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €120.50Sun
  2. €108.11Mon
  3. €89.23Tue
  4. €108.11Wed
  5. €135.25Thu
  6. €125.22Fri
  7. €128.76Sat
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

London

Rail
  • London St Pancras International
  • Ealing Broadway
  • East Croydon

Marseille

Rail
  • Marseille Saint Charles
  • Marseille St-Charles
  • Marseille-Blancarde
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

How far it really runs
The route covers 1,002 km against 1,002 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 London at 06:20 and the last at 21:13, across 12 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
The alternatives

Trains against the other ways to make this journey

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 53m1h 43m3h 10m€89.23253.9 kg32
Train7h 38m6h 54m44m€104.8433.1 kg12

Questions about London to Marseille

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 London to Marseille take?

The Train from London to Marseille takes 7h 38m door to door, of which 6h 54m is spent moving. The route runs 1,002 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 London to Marseille cost?

The Train from London to Marseille starts at €104.84 for one passenger, as of September 15, 2026. A typical fare is €108.97. 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 London to Marseille?

1 operators run the Train from London to Marseille: Eurostar International. 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 London to Marseille use?

The Train from London to Marseille leaves from London St Pancras International and arrives at Marseille Saint Charles. 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 London to Marseille?

Traveling from London to Marseille by Flight costs €89.23 and takes 4h 53m door to door, against 7h 38m 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 London to Marseille?

Fares for the Train from London to Marseille bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €80.38. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 105 percent, measured on September 15, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.

How much CO2 does the Train from London to Marseille produce?

The Train from London to Marseille produces about 33.1 kg of CO2 per passenger over 1002 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.

What is provided on board the Train from London to Marseille?

Operators on the Train from London to Marseille publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 7h 38m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon

On this page
Every figure above was computed for London to Marseille on September 15, 2026: 1002 km of route against 1002 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €104.84, and 7h 38m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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