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Paris to Torino / Turin by train
How to take a train journey from Paris to Torino / Turin
Take the fabulous rail journey from Paris to beautiful Torino/Turin, which combines more than two hours of travelling in excess of 280 km/h and then a passage through the Alps.
When the usual timetable operating it's possible to connect at the magnificent Torino Porta De Susa station for a high speed train on to Napoli/Naples via Bologna; Firenze/Florence and Roma/Rome.
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From Paris Gare de Lyon/Paris Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
Journey Summary
5hr 37 min - 6hr 37 min*
Daily
Travel Information
Note that these trains depart from the Gare De Lyon in Paris.
Final Destination: Milano
All trains also call at: Chambery and Modane and Bardonecchia
2 (or 3) x trains per day
The slower train, which usually departs Paris between 10:00 and 11:00 diverts off the direct route to call at the main station in central Lyon
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 4 months ahead of the travel date, usually (the booking window can be shorter in Oct-Nov).
When looking for tickets on Oui.SNCF tick the 'direct trains' box; on Trainline tick the 'fastest journeys' box.
The price is dictated by demand per departure, so book ahead and try and be flexible re: your departure and arrival times.
There can be particularly big discrepancies per departure on this route.
If tickets aren't on sale yet for your travel date, then this is a journey for which it's worth signing up to the ticket availability notification service on Oui.SNCF.
Do that and you'll receive an email within moments of the tickets being released for sale.
It's worth making an effort as this is a journey on which the very cheapest tickets tend to sell out particularly fast.
Trenitalia does NOT sell tickets for this journey.
Rail Pass Users:
If you have an InterRail or Eurail pass, these TGV France-Italy trains are at the top of the most expensive rail pass reservation fees charts.
As the rail pass reservation fees are more expensive than the discounted tickets, which will be available for this journey, you can save money by not using your rail pass on this trains and by booking tickets instead.
Definitely don't pay the reservation fee until you have checked the ticket prices; and also don't leave it until the last minute before arranging reservations on this route.
Or if you will be travelling this route at a weekend with a rail pass, money saving options are now available.
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Trainline | from €29 | |
| Oui.SNCF | from €29 | |
| SaveATrain | from €29 |
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Journey Features
Good to Know
The TGV heading to Torino and on to Milano will often be joined to another TGV heading to a different destination on departure from Paris.
So don't be surprised, when looking at the departure displays at Paris Gare De Lyon, if you see a train departing at the same time and from the same voie (track/platform) as the train heading to Milano.
This other train will also have a different train number.
You won't have to worry about boarding the wrong part of the train - your seat will have been assigned in the train heading to Torino.
The TGVs making the journeys to Italy also spell out where they will be heading to on the exterior of the coaches.
This is, in our humble opinion, one of the most exciting journeys you can take on European express trains.
We love the mix of high speed travel and stunning Alpine scenery
Aside from the wow factor of the speed, most high speed train journeys aren't scenically interesting, when high speed lines pass through hills and mountains, they tend to dive into tunnels.
This journey picks up in terms of scenery once the train leaves the high speed line behind - and that's what makes this journey so exceptional, the alpine views from a TGV train don't get better than this!
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