Paris to Nice train
Trains from Paris to Nice start at €86.69 and take 5h 30m at their fastest.
The Trains from Paris to Nice starts at €86.69 and takes 5h 30m door to door, run by 1 operator over 686 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 5h 30mDoor to door
- 4h 46mMoving
- €86.69From
- 22.6 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 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.
Rail 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 | €71.84 | 5h 22m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
The trip ends at Nice Ville. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Nice for the night the train gets in
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When to book Paris to Nice
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €29.3390 days
- €27.1360 days
- €30.4345 days
- €30.9830 days
- €32.0821 days
- €39.2314 days
- €46.937 days
- €67.833 days
- €81.581 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €27.13.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 201 percent. The most expensive point is €81.58, 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.
- €41.98Sun
- €36.48Mon
- €37.03Tue
- €39.23Wed
- €46.93Thu
- €43.08Fri
- €45.28Sat
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
Nice
- Nice Ville
- Nice-Riquier
- Nice CP Station
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 686 km against 686 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 | 4h 28m | 1h 18m | 3h 10m | €72.71 | 173.7 kg | 48 |
| Train | 5h 30m | 4h 46m | 44m | €86.69 | 22.6 kg | 12 |
| Coach | 9h 41m | 8h 57m | 44m | €36.48 | 18.5 kg | 24 |
Questions about Paris to Nice
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 Paris to Nice take?
The Train from Paris to Nice takes 5h 30m door to door, of which 4h 46m is spent moving. The route runs 686 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 Nice cost?
The Train from Paris to Nice starts at €86.69 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €89.72. 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 Nice?
1 operators run the Train from Paris to Nice: 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 Nice use?
The Train from Paris to Nice leaves from Paris Gare de Lyon and arrives at Nice Ville. 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 Nice?
Traveling from Paris to Nice by Flight costs €72.71 and takes 4h 28m door to door, against 5h 30m 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 Nice?
Fares for the Train from Paris to Nice bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €27.13. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 201 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Paris to Nice produce?
The Train from Paris to Nice produces about 22.6 kg of CO2 per passenger over 686 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 Paris to Nice?
Operators on the Train from Paris to Nice publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 5h 30m 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 modeled 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 Nice on September 9, 2026: 686 km of route against 686 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €86.69, and 5h 30m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Related journeys
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