Distance | 569 miles (918 km) | |
Train frequency | 8 a day | |
Direct train | No | |
Train companies | Caledonian Sleeper, LNER or First ScotRail Service |
Trains from Dundee to Paris cover the 569 miles (918 km) long route taking on average 12 h 18 min with our travel partners like Caledonian Sleeper, LNER or First ScotRail Service. Normally, there are 8 trains operating per day, including direct services available. Travelers depart most frequently from Dundee and arrive in Paris Gare de Lyon.
You can travel by train between Dundee and Paris with ScotRail. When you search Omio for times and tickets, we’ll show you the best deals available.
Scotrail is a train operating company in Scotland, providing rail services throughout the country. It operates a wide range of services, from commuter trains to long-distance intercity services. The company operates a variety of train types, including the Class 380, Class 385, Class 156, Class 158 and Class 170. These trains offer a range of onboard facilities, such as free Wi-Fi, power sockets, and comfortable seating. Scotrail also offers a range of ticket types, including Advance, Off-Peak, and Anytime tickets. The most popular routes for Scotrail include Glasgow to Edinburgh, Glasgow to Inverness, and Edinburgh to Aberdeen.
Train information from Dundee to Paris with ScotRail:
There are no direct trains from Dundee to Paris. Passengers must catch a train to London Kings Cross and then a Eurostar service from London St Pancras to reach Paris. Kings Cross and St Pancras are five minutes' walk apart, although this may take longer at busier times of the day. Up to eight direct trains leave Dundee for Kings Cross, with a journey time of less than six hours. However, journey times at weekends and on public holidays may be longer. Up to 15 trains leave St Pancras International daily for Paris, with an average journey time of two hours and 20 minutes.
Trains leave Dundee for London throughout the day, with the first departure in the morning and the last in the evening. Passengers wanting maximum flexibility of departure time may wish to consider an indirect service, which incorporates a change at Edinburgh Waverley. Similarly, Eurostar departures for Paris from London are frequent and spaced at regular intervals throughout the day.
Together, the two legs of the journey take around eight hours. However, passengers calculating total journey time for both legs of travel must remember to account for the time needed to walk from Kings Cross to St Pancras and for that spent at passport control at St Pancras. Eurostar check-in opens one hour and 15 minutes before the train departs and it is not recommended to arrive less than 40 minutes before departure. Consequently, total journey time can be estimated as a minimum of nine hours and 40 minutes.
Departure train station: Dundee railway station is around five minutes' walk from the centre of Dundee. It is accessible by foot or by local bus services. Station facilities include public toilets, a waiting room, shops and a station buffet.
Arrival train station: Paris Gare du Nord is situated in the centre of the French capital, within walking distance of some of its most famous attractions. The Paris Metro connects the station with others on the city's underground and RER rail services. Gare du Nord has an extensive range of shops and refreshment facilities, toilets, waiting rooms and a bureau de change.
Between them, LNER and Eurostar provide trains from Dundee to Paris. Some LNER services require a single change in Edinburgh but Eurostar services run directly to Paris from London.
LNER operates the Dundee to London section of the Dundee to Paris train journey. Up to eight services daily are direct and usually take less than six hours. There are also a number of indirect services, which generally take an additional 30 minutes.
With around 15 direct services per day, Eurostar operates the London to Paris portion of the Dundee to Paris train journey. Services are spaced at regular intervals throughout day and there is frequently more than one departure an hour.
LNER provides both first and standard classes of accommodation and carries luggage for free in both of them. Bicycles are also carried for free provided the passenger has reserved a space in advance. Assisted boarding is available on request and all trains have spaces for wheelchair users. Onboard catering includes an at-seat trolley service and a buffet car. Up to two pets per passenger are welcome provided that the animals in question are not taking up a seat. Additional pets may attract a small surcharge.
Eurostar offers three classes of travel accommodation: standard, standard premier and business premier. Standard and standard premier passengers are allowed up to two pieces of luggage and one item of hand luggage; business premier passengers may bring a maximum of three pieces of luggage and one item of hand luggage. Most folding bicycles are carried on Eurostar services, but non-folding ones must usually travel separately via EuroDespatch. All classes of passengers benefit from onboard refreshments and, for those in business premier, this takes the form of a three-course meal. Assisted boarding and wheelchair spaces are available on all trains. Assistance dogs are welcome but other animals are not permitted.
Booking as far in advance of the date of travel as possible is the best way to secure the best price for tickets to travel by train from Dundee to Paris. Eurostar run regular promotions, which are a good way of maximising the discount on the London to Paris leg of the journey. Flexibility over day and time of travel also offers the possibility of making savings. Friday and weekend tickets for Eurostar tend to be more expensive, as do those on or around major public holidays. Using valid railcards, such as Family and Friends, can also reduce the cost of the Dundee to London journey.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Dundee, which is located around 0.7 miles (1.1 km) away from the city centre, and they get off the train at Paris Gare de Lyon, located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) away from the city centre.
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