By city
Train or fly from Paris
Train or fly from Paris? Times, fares and CO₂ for every route we cover, counting the airport trip.
From Paris
Train wins
Paris → London
The Eurostar is the most under-debated decision in European travel.
Train wins
Paris → Lyon
TGV in under two hours. The flight exists for nostalgia reasons.
Train wins
Paris → Marseille
Three hours to the Mediterranean without a single boarding pass.
Train wins
Paris → Amsterdam
Reverse of the easy one. Still easy.
Depends
Paris → Nice
Six hours on the TGV down the length of France, or ninety minutes over it. Depends what the trip is for.