There are 10 ways to get from London to Paris by train, bus, rideshare, car, car train, car ferry or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train • 2h 16m
110€ - 350€
Cheapest option
Bus • 8h 45m
24€ - 40€
8 alternative options
Rideshare • 5h 49m
28€ - 55€
Drive, Eurotunnel • 4h 31m
190€ - 216€
Drive, car ferry • 5h 51m
54€ - 132€
Fly from London Heathrow • 4h 13m
55€ - 226€
Train to London Gatwick, fly • 4h 24m
55€ - 175€
Fly from London City • 6h 25m
107€ - 375€
Train to London Luton, fly • 4h 55m
70€ - 232€
Train to Birmingham, fly • 5h 20m
109€ - 312€
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Paris is to bus which costs £22 - £35 and takes 8h 45m.
The quickest way to get from London to Paris is to train which costs £100 - £310 and takes 2h 16m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from London and arriving at Paris, Gallieni. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 45m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from London St Pancras Eurostar and arriving at Paris Nord. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 16m.
The distance between London and Paris is 344 km.
The best way to get from London to Paris without a car is to train which takes 2h 16m and costs £100 - £310.
The train from London St Pancras Eurostar to Paris Nord takes 2h 16m including transfers and departs twice daily.
London to Paris bus services, operated by Eurolines FR, depart from London station.
London to Paris train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Eurostar station.
The best way to get from London to Paris is to train which takes 2h 16m and costs £100 - £310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £22 - £35 and takes 8h 45m, you could also fly, which costs £45 - £210 and takes 4h 13m.
- Distance: 343.6 km
- Duration: 2h 16m
What companies run services between London, England and Paris, France?
Eurostar operates a train from London St Pancras Eurostar to Paris Nord twice daily. Tickets cost 110€ - 350€ and the journey takes 2h 16m. Alternatively, Eurolines FR operates a bus from London to Paris, Gallieni 5 times a day. Tickets cost 14€ - 40€ and the journey takes 8h 45m. FlixBus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 55€ - 250€
Flights from Birmingham to Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 75€ - 290€
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 600€
Flights from London City to Paris CDG via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- 270€ - 950€
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 35€ - 180€
Flights from London Luton to Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 45€ - 240€
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 35€ - 95€
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City to Paris CDG via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- 110€ - 360€
Flights from Birmingham to Paris CDG via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 110€ - 310€
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City to Paris CDG via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 140€ - 400€
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Birmingham to Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 130€ - 430€
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City to Paris CDG via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- 190€ - 650€
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City to Paris CDG via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- 270€ - 950€
Rome2rio's guide to Eurostar
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Eurostar to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 110€ - 350€
- Website
- eurostar.com
- Business Premier
- 310€ - 350€
- Standard
- 110€ - 140€
- Standard Premier
- 160€ - 210€
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- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 147€
- Website
- Eurotunnel
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- 10€ - 25€
- Website
- southernrailway.com
- Schedules at
- southernrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- 10€ - 15€
- Anytime 1st Class
- 19€ - 25€
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 14€ - 20€
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Standard
- 14€ - 20€
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras International LL to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- 15€ - 20€
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- 15€ - 20€
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras International to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 18€ - 27€
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- 8€ - 22€
- Off-Peak Single
- 13€ - 20€
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- 18€ - 27€
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 160€
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- 40€ - 60€
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- 110€ - 160€
- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- comments@londonmidland.com
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 50€
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
- Advanced Single/Anytime Advance
- 8€ - 13€
- Anytime Day Single
- 40€ - 50€
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Eurolines is a network of coach companies that operate throughout Europe plus Morocco. It’s an affordable way to travel around the continent, with tickets starting at €5. All coaches have Wi-Fi, plug sockets and USBs, reclining chairs and toilets, and a standard ticket includes up to two medium suitcases plus carry-on luggage. Within France, Eurolines serves 69 destinations; including Paris, Lyon, Versailles, Nice and Bordeaux.
Contact Details
- Phone
- + 33 1 41 86 24 21
- Website
- eurolines.fr
Bus from London to Paris, Gallieni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 14€ - 40€
- Website
- Eurolines FR
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from London, London Victoria Coach Station to Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 24€ - 30€
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- 4€ - 55€
- Website
- dfds.co.uk
- Reclining seat
- 22€ - 28€
- Reclining Seat
- 27€
- Bed in a 4 berth inside shared cabin
- 5€
- 2-bed inside cabin
- 35€ - 55€
Blablacar is a popular ridesharing platform with 70 million users over 22 (mostly European) countries. The basic idea is that you carpool with locals who are already planning to drive your route and have space in their car. With some flexibility, you’ll get to your destination often faster and cheaper than other means. On the website or app, enter your departure and arrival points and your date of travel, sift through the profiles of drivers who’ve posted pre-planned drives and find one whose timing and preferences match yours. Request to join the ride, wait to be accepted, and pay your share of the set price.
Rome2rio's guide to BlaBlaCar
Contact Details
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from London to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 28€ - 55€
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
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The quickest flight from London Heathrow Airport to Paris CDG Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 15m.
London to Paris bus services, operated by Eurolines FR, arrive at Paris, Gallieni station.
Paris is 1h ahead of London. It is currently 11:41 PM in London and 12:41 AM in Paris.
London to Paris train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Air France and British Airways offer flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris CDG Airport.
Book your London to Paris train tickets online with Omio.
Book your London to Paris bus tickets online with Omio, Busbud and FlixBus.
There are 19761+ hotels available in Paris. Prices start at 87€ per night.
The best way to get from London to London Heathrow Airport is to train which takes 14 min and costs £4 - £35.