Paris to Lourdes by train

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From Paris Montparnasse to Lourdes

Journey Summary

Travel Time
4hr 36 min - 4hr 50min
Frequency
Daily
Travel Information

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

Final Destination: Tarbes

All Trains Also Call At: Bordeaux

Mon-Thurs = 3 x trains per day
Friday = 5 x trains
Saturday = 4 x trains
Sunday = 3 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.

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

Expect to pay more for this journey between the beginning of June and mid-September, particularly if you will be travelling on a Friday or Saturday.

Seats will automatically be assigned when booking tickets for this journey.

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 these TGV trains -more info is available on our guide to using rail passes in France.

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 €34

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.

Download the Oui.SNCF app from €34
SaveATrain from €34

SaveATrain Guide

Happyrail from €34

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.

Trainline from €34

Trainline Guide

RailEurope from €34

On this journey

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 Dax, the coach number on your ticket will for a coach in the part of the train heading to Lourdes

This journey is an opportunity to experience the best of French high speed rail travel you will 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 - Lourdes 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.

Though there isn't a high speed line between Bordeaux and Lourdes.

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