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Paris to Poitiers by train
How to take a train journey from Paris to Poitiers
The newest high speed line in France bypasses Poitiers, but a connection has been provided, meaning that the the fastest trains provide the quickest ever link from Paris.
The slower trains take the previous route, but they still travel at high speed for more than 60% of the trip.
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From Paris Montparnasse to Poitiers Centre
Journey Summary
1hr 18min - 2hr 4min
Daily
Travel Information
Note that these trains to Poitiers depart from the Gare Montparnasse in Paris.
Final Destination: Bordeaux or La Rochelle or Poitiers
The departures with a journey time of 1hr 18mins (around 50% of all departures) are non-stop between Paris and Poitiers and they use the new high speed line; the LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire.
These fastest trains are not automatically more expensive.
The departures with a journey time of around 1hr 35mins still take the older route via St Pierre des Corps.
Poitiers is comparatively close to where the extension to the high speed line (the LGV Sud-Ouest) begins, hence the newly routed non-stop trains not being particularly faster.
Though if possible avoid the departures with a journey time of more than two hours, they're slower because they call at more stations and on departure from Paris they are joined to another train heading to Tours.
It's the separation of the two trains at St Pierre-des-Corps station which extends the journey time.
Mon-Thurs = 13 x trains per day
Friday = 16 x trains
Saturday = 12 x trains
Sunday =13 x trains per day
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.
Check the journey time as well as the price when booking tickets for Paris - Poitiers journeys, the journey times can vary by nearly an hour.
The fastest trains (1hr 18min) are non-stop, but they're not automatically more expensive.
The price is dictated by demand per departure and not speed, so book ahead and try and be flexible re: departure and arrival times.
The Oui.SNCF (French national railways website) will indicate the cheapest price per day - click on this and you will be shown the departures on which this price is available.
Seats will automatically be assigned when booking tickets for this journey, but rail pass users will need to be pay a reservation fee prior to boarding.
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Trainline | from €30 | |
| Download the Oui.SNCF app | from €30 | |
| SaveATrain | from €30 | |
| Happyrail | from €30 | |
| Oui.SNCF | from €30 | |
| RailEurope | from €30 |
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Good to Know
A mix of the new TGV Oceane and the older TGV Atlantique trains are used for these Paris to Poitiers high speed service, so here's a guide to how you can confirm which type of TGV train you will be travelling by.
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