If you prefer to travel at night, you can take the Intercités de Nuit night train from Paris to Nice, near the Italian border. From there, you can easily make your way to Rome with regional trains. This travel option will take you about 20 hours.
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The fastest and most comfortable way to travel from Paris to Rome is by taking the TGV high-speed train. This modern train will whisk you directly to Milan, where a second high-speed train, the Italian Le Frecce, will take you the rest of the way to Rome. For actual travel times, check out our timetable.
Thello night train & FrecciarossaThe journey by train from Paris to Florence is easy. You can make this journey entirely by day, but there's also a useful overnight option. Board an overnight Thello train in Paris, which leaves the French capital every evening bound for Venice.
A reservation guarantees you a seat or a bed on the train. Night trains have a number of accommodation options, ranging from reclining seats to single cabins with private bathrooms. You will pay a higher reservation fee for the more luxurious options.
The average journey time by train between Paris and Venice is 14 hours and 58 minutes, with around 23 trains per day. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays, so use our Journey Planner on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Because these train trips are all about the view, cars with wrap-around windows are common. Perhaps the most popular scenic train route in Italy is the Bernina Express, which connects Tirano in Italy to St. Moritz in the Swiss Alps.