--- title: "Trains from Florence to Paris | EveryRail" description: "One change gets you from Florence to Paris by train, in about 9 hours 19 minutes to 9 hours 41 minutes depending on whether you route via Milan or Turin." image: "https://everyrail.com/api/route-image/florence-to-paris/" --- [Home]()[Europe by train]()[Italy]()Florence to Paris by train [Home]()[Europe by train]()[Italy]()Florence to Paris by train **Share** - - [Share on WhatsApp]() - [Share on X]() - [Share on Facebook]() - [Share by email]() **On this page** - [About Florence to Paris by train]() - [Where to book]() - [Find places to stay in Paris]() - [Frequently asked questions]() - [More routes]() [Book now]() Last updated September 2026 # Florence to Paris by train One change gets you from Florence to Paris by train, in about 9 hours 19 minutes to 9 hours 41 minutes depending on whether you route via Milan or Turin. ![Gare du Nord train station in Paris]() Origin [Florence]() Destination [Paris]() Countries [Italy](), [France]() [Florence]() and [Paris]() are not connected by a direct train. Every journey needs one change, and where you make it affects both your risk and your journey time. The quickest option, changing at [Turin](), runs about 9 hours 19 minutes. ## At a glance: Florence to Paris by train | Detail | What to expect | | --- | --- | | Direct service | None. One change every time | | Fastest journey | About 9 hours 19 minutes, via Turin Porta Susa and an SNCF TGV | | All Trenitalia journey | About 9 hours 41 minutes, via Milano Centrale, one operator throughout | | Departure station | Firenze Santa Maria Novella (Florence SMN) | | Change station | Milano Centrale or Turin Porta Susa, depending on which route you pick | | Arrival station | Paris Gare de Lyon | | Fares | Sold as two separate operator tickets. There is no combined through fare | | Sleeper option | Not currently running | | Distance | About 1,188 km (738 miles) by rail | Treat these figures as the current published schedule rather than a promise for your exact date. One thing can genuinely upend your plans though: engineering works on the Alpine crossing, covered next. ## Book around the Alpine closure: 12 September to 9 October 2026 For four weeks this autumn, infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau is closing the classic line between Chambéry and Modane for Maurienne line maintenance, from 12 September to 9 October 2026. Both operators on this corridor, [Trenitalia]()'s Frecciarossa and the SNCF TGV, cross that exact section of track to get over the Alps, so neither runs its direct Paris to Turin or [Milan]() service during those four weeks. There is no same-train bus swap partway through the journey: the direct service simply does not run. If your dates fall inside the closure, route via Switzerland instead, changing at Basel or Zurich for the Gotthard line, or at Geneva or Lausanne for the Simplon line, into Milan. It adds a change and several hours to an already long day, so treat it as a fallback, not a like-for-like substitute. Works schedules move, so reconfirm your specific train with Trenitalia or SNCF once your booking window opens. ## Two ways to make the one change Whichever way you go, you are changing trains exactly once. The two options trade speed for certainty. Stay with Trenitalia the whole way and you leave Firenze Santa Maria Novella in the early afternoon, most days around 12:55, reaching Milano Centrale a couple of hours later. About an hour's wait leaves time for a coffee before a second Frecciarossa carries you on to Paris Gare de [Lyon](), arriving late evening near 22:36. You will not save time doing it this way. What you get instead is a rebooking guarantee: because both tickets are Trenitalia's, a delay that costs you the connection means an automatic seat on the next available service, at no extra charge. Swap the second leg for an SNCF TGV and you change at Turin Porta Susa rather than Milan. This is actually the quicker combination overall, around 9 hours 19 minutes on the best-timed departures, and it gives you two realistic windows to leave most days instead of one. The trade-off is that a Trenitalia ticket and an SNCF ticket are two separate contracts. If the first train runs late and the connection is lost, nobody owes you a seat on the next one. Book this route as a single itinerary through a retailer where you can, and insist on at least 45 minutes at Turin, a same-station change that can absorb a genuine delay. Most travellers should default to the Milan route. Losing 22 minutes is a small price for a guaranteed rebooking on a nine-hour day. Switch to Turin only if the timings genuinely suit you better, or a second departure window later in the day matters more than the safety net. ## Where you actually arrive, and where you do not Start at Firenze Santa Maria Novella, a dead-end terminus right in the old centre, about ten minutes on foot from the Duomo. There is only one station to think about on the Italian end. Every version of this trip lands you at Paris Gare de Lyon, in the 12th arrondissement, with its own Métro and RER connections. That is not Gare du Nord. Anyone continuing by Eurostar or onward into northern France should look twice at their ticket, because those trains depart from Gare du Nord instead. The change itself happens somewhere substantial either way. Milano Centrale is the grander of the two stations and keeps a left luggage office if you want a longer stop there. Turin Porta Susa has none, though nearby Turin Porta Nuova does. ## What it costs, and how the pass fee compares Nobody publishes a single Florence to Paris fare. You are always buying two tickets: a [Florence to Milan]() or Florence to Turin leg from Trenitalia, then a [Milan to Paris]() or Turin to Paris leg from Trenitalia or SNCF, each priced on its own promotional schedule and released separately. Neither operator publishes a stable starting price worth quoting here, so check both legs directly once your travel date is fixed rather than relying on an old headline fare. Fares for both legs typically open around four months out, and booking early tends to protect your choice of departure times. Paying for business or executive on either operator buys wider seats and a more flexible fare, plus on Trenitalia, food brought to your seat. Both routes accept an Interrail or Eurail pass, and here the reservation fee genuinely settles the choice. Trenitalia's Frecciarossa charges one flat €13 reservation regardless of class. The SNCF TGV charges €31 in second class or €45 in first, well over double. Unless the Turin route's extra departure actually matters to your day, book the Milan route. It is the cheaper pick for pass holders too. ## No sleeper option on this corridor Thello used to run an overnight service between Paris and Italy, but it stopped in 2020 and nothing has replaced it. Every current way to make this trip runs in daylight. If one long sitting does not appeal, break the journey up instead with a night in Turin or Milan and finish the trip the next day. ## Where to book ### Train tickets - Omio Omio connects you with over 1,000 transport providers - trains, buses, flights, and more - to simplify your travel planning. [Check times & prices]() - Rail Europe Rail Europe is a leading travel tech company specializing in European train bookings for over 15,000 travel professionals worldwide. - Trainline Trainline sells rail and coach tickets worldwide on behalf of major UK and European transport companies. ### Train service - [SNCF Voyageurs]() SNCF is France’s state-owned rail operator, running high-speed, regional, and international TGV services across Europe. [Official website]() [Check times & prices]() - [Trenitalia]() Trenitalia is Italy’s state-owned rail operator, running high-speed, intercity, and regional trains across the country and beyond. [Official website]() [Check times & prices]() ## Find places to stay in Paris [![Bright bedroom with white bedding and a breakfast tray on the bed]()**Browse stays in Paris**Hotels and apartments via Booking.com]() ## Frequently asked questions ### Is there a direct train from Florence to Paris? No, and there is no direct service planned. You will change once, either at Milano Centrale if you stay with Trenitalia the whole way, or at Turin Porta Susa if the second leg is an SNCF TGV. ### How long does the train from Florence to Paris take? About 9 hours 19 minutes on the quickest combination, changing at Turin onto the TGV, or about 9 hours 41 minutes staying with Trenitalia via Milan. Both involve exactly one change; the gap between them comes down to connection time and which company runs the second train. ### Which station do trains from Florence arrive at in Paris? Gare de Lyon, in the 12th arrondissement, not Gare du Nord. Anyone continuing by Eurostar or onward into northern France should check their ticket carefully, because those services leave from Gare du Nord instead. ### Is the Florence to Paris train affected by engineering works in 2026? Yes. The Alpine section between Chambéry and Modane closes for maintenance from 12 September to 9 October 2026, a four-week closure, and both Trenitalia's Frecciarossa and the SNCF TGV cross that exact stretch, so neither runs its direct Paris to Italy service during that window. Travellers with dates inside it need the route via Switzerland instead, changing at Basel or Zurich, or at Geneva or Lausanne. ### Is there a sleeper train from Florence to Paris? No overnight option currently exists on this corridor. Thello's old Paris to Italy sleeper stopped running in 2020 and nothing has taken its place; a stopover night in Turin or Milan is the nearest substitute. ### Can I use an Interrail or Eurail pass on this route? Yes, on both routes, but the reservation cost is not equal. Trenitalia charges a flat €13 to reserve on the Frecciarossa, while the SNCF TGV charges €31 in second class or €45 in first, so pass holders save money by routing through Milan rather than Turin. ### Which station do I need in Florence? Firenze Santa Maria Novella, usually shortened to Florence SMN. It sits inside the historic centre, close enough to the Duomo to walk, and both route options depart from there. ## More routes [![Florence Cathedral dome and bell tower rising above the rooftops]()Amsterdam to FlorenceAmsterdam to Florence by train has no direct service. Fastest trips take about 14 hours; many practical itineraries take 18 hours or more.]()[![Notre-Dame gargoyle overlooking Paris and the Eiffel Tower at sunset]()Amsterdam to ParisAmsterdam to Paris by Eurostar: direct trains in around 3 hours 15 to 3 hours 35 minutes. Around 10 direct departures daily, from Centraal to Gare du Nord. 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