Paris to Orléans by train

This is a comparatively easy day trip from Paris to beautiful Orléans if you take care to target the trains heading to the station in the city centre.

Routes

From Paris Austerlitz to Orléans-Centre

Journey Summary

From

Paris

Paris Austerlitz Rail Station Guide

Orléans

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Orléans-Centre

Travel Time

58min - 1hr 55min

Frequency

Daily

Travel Information

Final Destination: Orléans-Centre

Year round service:

Mon-Friday = 9 x trains per day
Sat/Sun = 7 x trains per day

Between mid June and late August there are up to seven additional departures per day.

Tickets

Book early and save: Yes - if you take the Intercités (IC) trains

Book early and save: No - if you take the TER trains

The train service between Paris and Orléans is split between IC trains and TER trains.

If you can book in advance only a couple of days ahead, you can save more than €10 if you opt to travel by the IC trains; though your tickets can only be used on the specific IC train you selected when making a booking.

However, if you want to book tickets last minute at the station, the tickets will cost the same regardless of whether you will be taking an IC or TER train service.
So if you'll be buying at the station, simply book a ticket and take the next train to leave.

Rail pass users:

No reservation fees are charged on the Intercités trains on this route.

Where to book

Ticket Provider	Approximate Cost
Oui.SNCF	from €10
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
Trainline	from €10
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On this journey

Travelling On

IC (France) Train Guide

A relatively new TER train with large windows

TER (France) Train Guide

Journey Features

Scenic - NoNot High Speed

Good to Know

Many trains 'to Orléans' arrive at a station named 'Les Aubrais', but this station is 4km from the city centre.

So when looking up this journey take care to book tickets to 'Orléans-Centre' - as this station] lives up to its name, with a location that's a 12 - 20 min walk from Orléans cathedral.

Also at Austerlitz station take care that you're booking tickets and boarding trains to Orléans-Centre.

The service on this route is split between Intercités (IC) and TER trains.
Most of the IC trains are around 30 mins faster than the TER trains, so the TER trains have a journey time of around 1hr 30mins.

However, what's unusual on this route is some of the IC trains are the slowest services of all - so pay particular attention to the journey times of each departure when you're looking up this journey on the ticketing websites.

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