Paris to Florence by High Speed Trains


TGV: There is one word to describe TGV. Fast! World speed record holder, it zips from city to city at up to 322 kph (201 mph). With Paris as its hub, France's high speed network interconnects throughout Europe. TGV's high speed travel makes it an attractive alternative to the plane. If we had to find another word to describe the TGV, it would have to be “often”. Because, every day, 450 trains criss-cross the network, offering you a wide choice of journey times. Ensuring your comfort and convenience Looking for the best price, at the best time? That's second nature at TGV! First or Second class.
1st Class
Travel by First Class on TGV with wider, adjustable seats, power sockets for your electronic devices and all a 1st Class could offer in comfort.
A relaxing journey whether you are travelling alone, in a group or with your family.
First Class TGV has wider, reclining seats for maximum comfort.
Head rest, fold-down table, foot rest, individual adjustable light and power socket: making your comfort a priority.
2nd Class
TGV Second Class options will provide a confortable and saving option for you as well. Although it has a little bit less space in general when compared to 1st clas, it´s still a viable option when you want a saving option. You will find confort in 2nd class specially when travelling in big groups.
Second Class brings you seats with head rest, a fold-down table, foot rest and an individual reading light for your maximum
Some TGV are double-deckers: TGV Duplex.When placing an order you can list on the additional information box if you want a UPPER Decker or a LOWER one.
The TGV bar has a wide selection of meals and sweet snacks available to satisfy everybody's hunger. Eat at the bar or take them back to your seat. There is also a selection of DVDs, magazines, games and public transport tickets on sale.
Great meals and tasty snacks
Enjoy great meals on board the TGV: the Bar TGV and its shop can be found in coaches 4 and 14! Here you can create your own tasty and well-balanced menu with hot dishes, salads, sandwiches, desserts... or choose one of the Bar suggestions!

TGV GETS THE CHRISTIAN LACROIX TOUCH
Fashion designer Christian Lacroix has revamped the interior decor of the new TGV trains. New colours, equipment and spacious areas: rediscover your TGV!
2009: A Christian Lacroix makeover for TGV trains.
In 2009, fashion designer Christian Lacroix was selected to redesign the TGV interiors.
The trains have been given a makeover so can can travel in style and comfort like never before! These new trains run primarlily on the East France network.
Second Class: more space
The Second Class travellers now enjoy more legroom (92 cm compared to 85cm previously). Their seat is reclining and their head rest adjustable. Power sockets are also available.
Christian Lacroix has come up with an energising purple and red colour scheme for our new-look Second Class compartments.
“Le Bureau” in Second Class
The new TGV trains now feature a new “communications” area in Second Class: “Le Bureau”. Use this area for all your communications needs. It also features a power socket. This compartment is located in coach 7.
First Class: relaxation
For Christian Lacroix, First Class is all about relaxation so he chose a harmonious grey colour scheme. Every seat is reclining, every traveller has their own individual power socket, a pillow and adjustable table.
Don't forget: you can now use your mobile phone throughout your journey – But please consider using the areas between two coaches so as not to disturb the other travellers.
Freccia: The Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane offers 86 daily connections for major Italian itineraries. FrecciaRossa are trains that run through the high-speed line with fast and frequent connections. Frecciargento both the high-speed and traditional lines.
Freccia - Classes of Service
The trains are composed of 11 wagons - 574 seats in total:
3 Business wagons with Silence Area and two Sitting Rooms with 4 seats
1 Premium (1st class) wagon
5 Standard (2nd class) wagons
1 Restaurant/bar wagon
The trains are provided with:
air conditioning,
sockets for each seat,
led lights,
space for big-dimensioned luggage in the wagon vestibules,
6 monitors per wagon to display the pieces of information on the travel, news, videos and other useful news continuously updated.
Paris to Florence
Fare Description | Option | 2nd Class | 1st Class | ||
Saver Fare (not refundable or exchangeable) | One Way | $124.00 | $159.00 | ||
Saver fare Includes seat reservation. Seat reservation guaranteed. No refundable No Exchangeable. Printed at home tickets. Subject to availability. |
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Flexi (full fare - exchangeable) | One Way | $259.00 | $337.00 | ||
Flexi fare (full fare) Includes seat reservation. Seat reservation guaranteed. 80% refundable before departure date Exchangeable before departure date Printed at home tickets. Subject to availability. |
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Trip Duration:
10:14
hrs. Departures from Paris: 06:29||10:37 Change train in: milan |
PRINT AT HOME - How use your etickets:
Also, the etickets instructions are sent attached with the booking confirmation email
a) Seat Reservations: The train tickets include the seat reservations.
b) Saver Fare: No refundable. Exchangeable at train station prior the booked trip date.
c) Adult Full Fares and Children Fares: Children fare are valid for persons under 12 years old. Children under 4 years old travel free.
80% refundable up to 3 days before the travel date. When printed tickets should be returned to our office.
*Exchangeable at train station.
d) All tickets are subject to confirmation. The tickets have a variable horizon for booking, normally 60 to 90 days within trip date. A booking confirmation will be sent as soon as the booking have been processed.
e) All fares are per person in US Dollars, subject to to change before the booking processing
f) E-tickets: The way for retrieve or use instructions will be sent with the booking confirmation by email.
g) Physical Tickets (optional): The tickets are sent by FedEx, with the selected shipping option to the informed shipping address.
h) Handling fee: all bookings are subject to US$ 8 handling fee
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Useful Information
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Paris is the major European railway hub. 8 train stations connect Paris with major European destinations.
Paris Gare du Nord:
Eurostar and Thalys trains departs from Paris Gare du Nord.
The Paris Nord Train Station was originally built in 1846. Shortly after, it was rebuilt three times larger due to increasing traffic. The new and improved station was fully functional by 1864. The name was decided with the notion that travelers would be able to travel to Belgium, Netherlands, Northern Germany and the Scandinavian countries. And of course that is just what happened, and with the ever-growing high-speed rail network, more and more destinations are reachable from the Gare du Nord.
Address: 18 Rue Dunkerque. Paris. 75010 112, rue de Maubeuge 75010 Paris
View location on map: Google map
Paris Gare Lyon:
The day time trains from Paris to Milan departs from Paris Gare Lyon.
The Paris Lyon Train Station was built for the World Exposition of 1900. The architecture used in the construction of the Gare de Lyon is a classic example of the architecture of that time period. Despite the classic architecture, the station has been modernized to accommodate the high-speed TGV trains that whisk travelers throughout France.
Address: 20 boulevard Diderot, 75012 Paris
View location on map: Google map
Hours of operation: 3:30 am to 1:30 amParis Est Train Station- Gare de l'Est
The Paris Est Train Station represents the Belle Epoque generation of railway buildings. The west wing is the original building built in 1847 and In 1854, due to increased rail traffic, the east wing was built. The Paris Gare de l’Est station now provides train transportation to major cities in Central Europe such as Zurich, Switzerland; Munich, Germany and Vienna, Austria.
- Address: Place du 11 novembre 1918 75010 Paris
- View location on map: Google map
- Hours of operation: Open from 5:30am to 1:00am
Paris Montparnasse Train Station first opened in 1840 and this Paris train station provides service for intercity TGV trains traveling west and south-west of Paris. The Gare Montparnasse also houses a metro station and is credited with having the fastest moving walkway in the world.
- Address: 17, boulevard Vaugirard (15th “arrt”)
- View location on map: Google map
- Hours of operation: 4:30 am to 1:15 am
Paris Austerlitz Train Station was named after the famous Napoleon battle fought in the region that is now the Czech Republic. This Paris station was originally built in 1840 with the purpose of serving the Paris-Corbeil line. Today, the Paris Austerlitz station serves over 25 million rail passengers annually.
- Address: 55, quai d'Austerlitz (13th "arrt") 85 quai d'Austerlitz 75013 Paris
- View location on map: Google map
- Hours of operation: 5:30 am to midnight
Paris Bercy Train Station was originally designed for the departure and arrival of sleeper trains on overnight routes. Today, it still provides service for overnight trains, but also focuses on transporting vehicles to other stations. Paris Bercy station is located near the heart of Paris and is just a short walk from the Paris Lyon Train Station.
- Address: 48 bis boulevard de Bercy 75012 Paris
- View location on map: Google map
- Hours of operation: Open from 6:00am to 11 pm
Paris Charles de Gaulle Train Station is connected to the main airport in Paris; the Charles de Gaulle Airport. This airport has the second highest traveler traffic in Europe, the first being London's Heathrow airport. This Paris train station provides both international train service and local RER trains into central Paris.
- Address: BP 35042 Tremblay 95716 Roissy CDG
- View location on map: Google map
- Hours of operation: 4:50 am to 1:00 am
Paris Saint-Lazare is a station on the Paris Métro serving lines 3, 12, 13 and 14 located on the border of the 8th and 9th arrondissements. It is the second busiest station of the metro system after Gare du Nord with 39 million passengers annually and is the western terminus of line 14.
The station offers connections to the following other stations:
Gare Saint-Lazare (SNCF)
Haussmann – Saint-Lazare on RER line E
Saint-Augustin on line 9
The station is named after the mainline railway station, which is situated in the Rue Saint-Lazare. It is in the commercial centre of Paris, near the major department stores.
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SNCF Assistance
If you encounter service disruptions or major delays, SNCF Assistance canimprove your travel experience during peak periods. Our volunteer staff are attentive and service-oriented, with an added guarantee of assistance should you need it.- In stations: staff members greet you and keep you informed during delays. If problems continue, they provide simple boxed meals.
- On board trains: the conductor arranges for onboard staff to assist you.
If your train arrives in Paris after metro and RER lines have shut down for the night, you’ll be transported safely to your home under a special agreement between the city and Paris taxi companies.
Acessibility
Accès Plus, Accès TER and Accès Plus Transilien services provide special assistance to travellers with disabilities or limited mobility. Available in nearly 360 stations throughout the French rail network, in five regions and in 51 stations in the Paris region, these services cost absolutely nothing. To take advantage of them, contact your Accès Plus adviser.
And then? Relax!
- On your day of departure, go to the station 30 minutes before your train is scheduled to leave. An SaachenNCF staff member will accompany you to the train, carry your luggage (up to 15 kilos) and get you settled on board.
- When you reach your destination, an SNCF staff member will meet you and take you to your meeting point in the station. If you’re changing trains, he'll help you board your new train.
- For travel between Lille, Lyon and Rennes, our Accès Synchro pilot program can assist you from your home to your destination
To Reserve:
Call +33 (0) 890 640 650 and press 1 (€0.11/minute incl. tax from a landline, plus any surcharge) or call 36 35 and say “Accès Plus” (€0.34 incl. tax the first minute and €0.11 for each additional minute from a landline, plus any surcharge). From outside France, call +33 892 35 35 35
Eurostar Assistance
Eurostar Assistance: call on 08432 186 186, or +44 1233 617 575 if you're currently outside the UK.
Available 7 days a week from 8am to 7pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 5pm Saturday, Sunday and UK Bank Holidays.
If you've already taken your journey and found something didn't go to plan, please email traveller.care@eurostar.com. Include details of what happened and your six-letter booking reference, and our Customer Care team will get on the case.When you travel in a wheelchair with Eurostar, we’ll reserve one of our dedicated wheelchair passenger spaces for you, which are in our Standard Premier and Business Premier carriages. You’ll also be able to take a companion with you at a discounted rate.
We’ll set up a ramp for you and one of our team will help you board the train and get you settled comfortably. It’s a good idea to arrive at the station at least 45 minutes before departure to give you plenty of time, and let a member of our team know you’d like a helping hand.
If you have restricted mobility and need a little help walking but you’re not confined to a wheelchair, we’ll be happy to arrange assistance for you to get to the platform, on the train and off again at your destination. You don’t have to arrange this in advance. Just ask at Eurostar ticket desk when you arrive at the station – we’ll take care of everything for you.
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Florence Santa Maria Novella:
The Florence Train Station was built in the early 1930's, but did not follow the architecture of the time. Instead, this station was built using a more modern design. Located near central Florence, the station is a walkable distance away from major attractions in Florence such as the Duomo.
Address: Piazza della Stazione, Firenze, Italy
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Booking.comThere is an area reserved for you on board every TGV train consisting of: 4 specially adjusted seats a button to call the ticket inspector to help you access to the adapted toilets. This area is situated in first class, but is accessible with a second class ticket
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