Paris to Hendaye / Hendaia by train

Routes

From Paris Montparnasse to Hendaye

Journey Summary

From

Paris

Paris Montparnasse Rail Station Guide

Hendaye / Hendaia

The TGVs to Paris usually depart from this voie attached to the main station building

Hendaye Rail Station Guide

Travel Time

4hr 42min - 4hr 47min

Frequency

Daily

Travel Information

Note that these trains depart from the Gare-Montparnasse in Paris.

Final Destination: Hendaye or Irun

The trains which are typically scheduled to depart at 07:52 on Monday to Saturday; 10:52 on Saturday and Sunday and at 12:52 daily usually continue over the border to terminate at Irun station in Spain.

However, if you will be travelling to destinations in Spain south of Irun, including Bilbao and San Sebastian/Donastia then leave the train in Hendaye.

There are 1 or 2 x local 'Euskoren' trains per hour fom Hendaye/Hendaia to San Sebastian/Donastia - separate tickets required and connections will be available in San Sebastian into trains on to Bilbao.

To reach Bilbao by the end of the day, you will need to take trains which are schedule to depart Paris before 13:00.
If the train will be heading to Irun, but the interchange into the local trains is easier at Hendaye/Hendaia.

All Trains Also Call At: Bordeaux, Bayonne and Biarritz

Mon-Thurs = 4 x trains
Friday = 6 x trains
Saturday = 4 x trains
Sunday = 5 x trains

Tickets

Book early and save: Yes

Online bookings usually open: 4 months ahead of the travel date, but bookings can open sooner when SNCF is running a promotion

If tickets aren't on sale yet for your travel date, you can sign up to the ticket availability notification service on Oui.SNCF

When looking for tickets on Oui.SNCF tick the 'direct trains' box, on Trainline tick the 'fastest journeys' box.

Rail Pass Users:

If you will be travelling with an InterRail or Eurail pass, you will have to pay a reservation fee prior to boarding.

The €10 rail pass reservations tend to sell out particularly quickly for this journey on Fridays-Sundays in the summer months.
However, there are no viable alternatives for avoiding these TGV trains on this route.

Where to book

Ticket Provider	Approximate Cost
Oui.SNCF	from €39
Oui.SNCF Guide SNCF is the national rail operator in France and not so long ago it recently simplified both the range of tickets and the term and conditions of using them. Therefore the cheapest tickets also become more flexible too. Other improvements included a simple integration of travelling with bicycles and rail pass users being able to book reservations for national journeys, without paying booking fees. Though a legacy of when SNCF sold international tickets under the Rail Europe branding is that OuiSNCF is available in multiple translations with the offerings on the site then tailored to international visitors to France. However, some of the site's features, including the integration of mobility assistance into the booking path, are only available on the French language version. Something else to look out for is that simplest way of travelling with tickets is to use the SNCF 'My Travel' phone app, so it's therefore often a good idea to book on the OuiSNCF mobile service. How to Book Tickets on OuiSNCF - Step-by-Step This step by step guide shows how to use the Oui.SNCF, French national railways, website to buy tickets for train journeys within and both from and to France How to Book Tickets on OuiSNCF - Step-by-Step Buying and using Tickets for French rail travel This guide will help you save money, time and confusion. Buying and using Tickets for French rail travel Using Rail Passes in and to/from France How to use Eurail and InterRail passes on French train journeys and on international trains to and from France Using Rail Passes in and to/from France
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Trainline	from €39
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Happyrail	from €39
Happyrail Guide Happy Rail is a Netherlands rail ticket agency which sells tickets for both national and international journeys within a range of countries including Belgium France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland. HappyRail doesn't charge booking fees in the conventional sense, but if you're not Dutch you can expect to pay additional transaction fees, which will be added to the total cost. That's because the most common form of online payment used in The Netherlands is 'iDEAL' and HappyRail doesn't charge a transaction fee for 'iDEAL' payments, but only Dutch residents can sign up to 'iDEAL'. Other forms of payment include Visa debit cards will incur a fee. Booking Train Tickets with an Independent Ticketing Service What to look out for when using Omio, SaveATrain, HappyRail, Trainline and RailEurope (UK) when booking train tickets for European rail journeys Booking Train Tickets with an Independent Ticketing Service
RailEurope	from €39

On this journey

Travelling On

A TGV Océane train has arrived in Toulouse

TGV InOui (Océane) Train Guide

Journey Features

Scenic - NoHigh Speed (partial)

Good to Know

Two TGV trains will be usually be joined together for the part of the journey between Paris and Bordeaux, the coach number on your ticket will for a coach in the part of the train heading to Hendaye.

So don't be surprised to see a train, heading to a destination other than Hendaye/Irun, departing at the same time AND from the same voie (platform/track) as your train.

This will be the destination of the other TGV train that will be attached to the train heading to Hendaye/Irun - for the journey between Paris and Bordeaux.

This journey is an opportunity to experience the best of French high speed rail travel; you'll be travelling on the latest version of the TGV train on the newest high speed line in France.

These trains comprise the fastest ever Paris - Hendaye service because they use the full length of the new LGV Sud Europe Atlantique high speed line - so are non-stop between Paris and Bordeaux.

There isn't a high speed line between Bordeaux and Hendaye - and this part of the journey isn't particularly scenic either, though they are occasional glimpses of the Atlantic Coast, as the train nears the end of its journey.

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