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Routes in France

 
 
London to Toulouse via Paris or Lille
From 9 hours 6 minutes

The university town of Toulouse, known as 'La Ville Rose' for its dinstinctive pink buildings, is the gateway to the French Pyrenees

 
 
 
 
London St Pancras International to Pau via Paris
From 8 hours 40 minutes
 
 
 
 
London to Grenoble via Paris
Grenoble to London via Paris
From 6 hours 10 minutes
 
 
 
Nice beach
 
London St Pancras International to Nice via Paris (day or sleeper) or Lille
From 8 hours 50 minutes

Taking the sleeper train is worth it just to be woken up by the sun as you hit the Cote d'Azur. Wake up early so that you can follow the coast as the sun comes up, admiring the rich and famous' back gardens as you head to Nice.

 
 
 
 
Direct from London St Pancras International to Lille Europe (also known as Lille International)
From 1 hour 20 minutes.

Check-in times are famously short, the seats are spacious, clean and comfortable, you can wine and dine in a buffet bar, and on arrival there’s none of the hassle of baggage reclaim. Lille is the high speed gateway to Europe.

 
 
 
 
Direct from St Pancras International to Paris Gare du Nord
From 2 hours 15 minutes

Check-in times are famously short, the seats are spacious, clean and comfortable, you can wine and dine in a buffet bar, and you arrive in the heart of Paris.

 
 
 
 
London St Pancras International to Lyon via Paris or Lille
from 4 hours 57 minutes
 
 
 
 
London St Pancras to Chambery via Paris (day or sleeper)
From 8 hours.
 
 
 
 
London St Pancras International to Marseille via Lille or Paris
from 6 hours 15 mins
 
 
 
 
From London St Pancras to Avignon via Lille or Paris
From 6 hrs 1 minute

For an even quicker service to Avignon, there is a direct service from London, 10 July - 11 September

Here's our short video of what it's like to travel by train from London to Avignon: