City to city

Paris to Venice by train

Gare de Lyon → Venezia Santa Lucia

Fastest

≈ 10h 53m

Typical

≈ 11h 23m

Direct trains

No

Fewest changes

2

Operators

SNCF VOYAGEURS, FlixBus-eu, TRENITALIA, La Défense - Saint Cloud

Trains link Paris (Gare de Lyon) and Venice (Venezia Santa Lucia) in about 10h 53m at best, with at least 2 changes along the way. The corridor is part of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express — 1,270 km, typically ≈ 21 h — one of 744 routes plotted in the TrainRouter atlas.

How long does the train from Paris to Venice take?

The fastest trains cover Paris to Venice in about 10h 53m; a typical journey takes around 11h 23m.

Is there a direct train from Paris to Venice?

Usually not — expect at least 2 changes on this journey.

Which operators run trains from Paris to Venice?

SNCF VOYAGEURS, FlixBus-eu, TRENITALIA, La Défense - Saint Cloud.

This corridor in the atlas

• Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Belmond’s restored Art Deco sleepers of the 1920s–30s — black tie encouraged as the Alps slide past the champagne bar.

Legendary routes through Paris or Venice

• Eurostar London → Paris
• TGV inOui Paris → Marseille
• Eurostar (Thalys) Paris → Amsterdam
• Nightjet Paris → Vienna

Sleepers too: night trains from Paris.

More trains from Paris

• Paris → Reims ≈ 44 min · direct
• Paris → Lille ≈ 1h 13m · direct
• Paris → Brussels ≈ 1h 22m · direct
• Paris → Rennes ≈ 1h 30m · direct
• Paris → Dijon ≈ 1h 38m · direct
• Paris → Nancy ≈ 1h 39m · direct

All trains from Paris →

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Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data — exact times vary by day; always check the operator when booking.