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TGV France

SOURCE: https://www.tripsavvy.com/tgv-train-route-map-france-1517930

TGV Nord from Paris Gare du Nord. Connects to the north of France, to Lille, and Eurostar to London, Lille, and Brussels.

  • Paris to Lille – 59 minutes
  • Paris to Dunkerque – 1 hour 37 minutes

TGV Est from Paris Gare de l’Est. Connects to the east of France, one of the new regions now called Grand Est, serving destinations like Reims, Metz (visit the great Pompidou Metz Museum), Nancy, Strasbourg, Luxembourg and beyond.

  • Paris to Reims – 48 minutes
  • Paris to Metz – 1 hour 27 minutes
  • Paris to Nancy – 1 hour 31 minutes
  • Paris to Strasbourg – 2 hours 18 minutes

TGV Sud-Est from Paris Gare de Lyon. Connects to the south and east of France.

  • Paris to Lyon – 1hr 59 minutes
  • Paris to Dijon – 1hr 37 minutes

TGV Alpes from Paris Gare de Lyon. Connects to the east of France and in winter is particularly useful for skiers, going on to Alpine resorts like Courchevel.

  • Paris to Grenoble – 3 hours 2 minutes
  • Paris to Annecy – 3 hours 48 minutes
  • Paris to Chambéry – 2 hours 50 minutes

TGV Méditerranée from Paris Gare de Lyon. Connects to Provence and the Cote d’Azur.

  • Paris to Marseille – 3 hours 25 minutes
  • Paris to Avignon – 3 hours 36 minutes
  • Paris to Aix-en-Provence – 3 hours 8 minutes
  • Paris to Nice – 5 hours 38 minutes
  • Paris to Nimes – 2 hours 59 minutes

TGV Atlantique from Paris Gare Montparnasse. Connects to the south and the west of France.

  • Paris to Tours – 1 hour 49 minutes
  • Paris to Bordeaux – 2 hours 14 minutes
  • Paris to Toulouse – 5 hours 19 minutes
  • Paris to Pau – 4 hours 9 minutes
  • Paris to Lourdes – 4 hours 36 minutes
  • Paris to Le Mans – 55 minutes
  • Paris to Rennes – 1 hour 25 minutes
  • Paris to Nantes – 1 hours 56 minutes

Buy Tickets

The best place to check TGV prices and buy online if you are in the USA and Europe is Rail Europe.