Timișoara to Paris by train
Travel from Timișoara (Romania) to Paris (France) by train (1461km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Timișoara in Romania to Paris in France, the main route leads via Hungary and Germany or Switzerland. Please read the following information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Timișoara (Romania) - Vienna (Austria) - Munich (Germany) - Paris (France)
- 2Timișoara (Romania) - Budapest (Hungary) - Zurich (Switzerland) - Paris (France)
1461 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Timișoara to Paris, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Paris - Timișoara / Bucharest - Bordeaux / Bucharest - Lyon / Bucharest - Marseille / Bucharest - Strasbourg / Brașov - Paris / Brașov - Lyon / Brașov - Marseille / Brașov - Strasbourg1 Timișoara (Romania) - Vienna (Austria) - Munich (Germany) - Paris (France)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Timișoara (Romania) to Vienna (Austria)
To travel from Romania to Austria by train, we recommend you a direct night train. You find the exact schedule and ticket prices via our booking links.
It is also possible to split your route. First from your departure place in Romania to Budapest (Hungary). From Budapest you continue by Railjet train to Austria (Vienna, Graz, Linz, Salzburg).
It might be the case that you have to book more than one ticket.
1) First one from your departure place to the place you enter the international train to Austria (Bucharest, Brașov, Sighișoara, Arad, Timișoara)
2) Then for the international train itself.
3) And finally one in Austria if you continue to a smaller place.
Where to buy a ticket from Timișoara to Vienna?
Check times&prices 
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 346 Bucharest - Vienna / EN 347 Vienna - Bucharest
train company:
ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen / CFR Căile Ferate Române
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vienna - Timișoara / Arad - Vienna / Arad - Graz / Arad - Innsbruck / Arad - Linz / Arad - Salzburg
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Vienna (Austria) to Munich (Germany)
From Austria to Germany you can travel cheaply by ICE and Railjet trains. ÖBB sells economy tickets ("Sparschiene") from 12 EUR. There are many train connections daily.
On longer distances, we recommend a Nightjet night train. These offer you comfortable overnight travel in a seating car, couchette car or sleeping car. Tickets for the Nightjet start at 29 EUR. In the sleeping car from just 69 EUR.
There are night train connections from Vienna, Innsbruck, Linz and Salzburg to Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Hamburg and Berlin.
Find your itinerary, timetable and train tickets through our booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Vienna to Munich?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE) / Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ490 Vienna - Hamburg / ÖBB nightjet NJ40490 Vienna - Düsseldorf / ÖBB nightjet NJ456 Vienna - Berlin / ÖBB nightjet NJ420 Innsbruck - Düsseldorf / ÖBB nightjet NJ40420 Innsbruck - Hamburg
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Munich - Vienna / Vienna - Berlin / Vienna - Cologne / Vienna - Düsseldorf / Vienna - Hamburg / Vienna - Stuttgart / Graz - Berlin / Graz - Munich / Salzburg - Berlin / Salzburg - Munich
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1c Travelling from Munich (Germany) to Paris (France)
Travel from Munich to Paris by ICE and TGV INOUI high-speed-trains. The ticket price starts at 39 EUR. The journey times is six hours. There are at least five train connections per day with only one change of trains.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Munich to Paris?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Intercity (IC) / IntercityExpress (ICE) / ICE Alleo Germany - France (ICE Alleo) / TGV Alleo France - Germany (TGV Alleo)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Paris - Munich
2 Timișoara (Romania) - Budapest (Hungary) - Zurich (Switzerland) - Paris (France)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Timișoara (Romania) to Budapest (Hungary)
To travel from Romania to Hungary by train, buy your ticket from international ticket offices at stations in Romania or online on the website of CFR. There are a number of offers available, including discounts on regular one-way or return tickets as well as advance saver fares.
You can also buy online tickets from Hungarian Railways MAV START, however online tickets from MAV START have to be printed from ticket machines at stations in Hungary!
International services run mainly from Bucharest either via Brasov - Sibiu/Sighisoara - Simeria or Craiova - Timisoara to Arad and then via the Curtici/Lököshaza border crossing to Budapest. Additional international express trains run from Brasov - Cluj Napoca - Oradea via the Episcopia Bihor/Biharkeresztes border crossing to Budapest.
Where to buy a ticket from Timișoara to Budapest?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterRegio (IR)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 346 Bucharest - Vienna / IC 406 Brașov - Budapest / EN 472 Bucharest - Budapest
train company:
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START / CFR Căile Ferate Române
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Timișoara / Bucharest - Budapest / Brașov - Budapest / Iași - Budapest / Cluj-Napoca - Budapest / Sibiu - Budapest / Sighișoara - Budapest
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2b Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Zurich (Switzerland)
There are direct train connections from Budapest to Zurich. During the day with the Railjet and overnight with the Nightjet night-train.
The travel time from Budapest to Zurich by train is just 10.5 hours.
Ticket prices for the Railjet start at 44 euros. For the nightjet night train, ticket fares start at 29 euros in the seating car, 49 euros in the couchette car and 69 euros in the sleeping car.
We personally recommend the train connection with the night-train. It saves you a hotel stay and is very convenient and comfortable.
It is worth booking early so that you can get saver-fares. You can find the current ticket prices and the timetable via our booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Zurich?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ) / ÖBB Nightjet (NJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 40467 Zurich - Budapest / EN 40462 Budapest - Zurich
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zurich - Budapest
2c Travelling from Zurich (Switzerland) to Paris (France)
Travel from Zurich to Paris by direct TGV Lyria high-speed-train. The ticket price starts at 29 EUR. The journey time is four hours. There are at least six train connections per day. The trains depart every two hours.
The departure station is Zurich HB. The arrival station is Paris Gare de Lyon.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
TGV Lyria France - Switzerland (Lyria)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Paris - Zurich
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Do you have questions about the connection between Timișoara and Paris? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
