Taking the train from Cherbourg to Paris is an easy way to get from the ferry port city in Normandy to the French capital.
Trains from Cherbourg to Paris depart daily from the Cherbourg train station in northern France and arrive at the Paris Gare Saint Lazare train station. Trains run once every hour or two throughout the day and are operated by SNCF.
The journey time from Cherbourg to Paris is dependent on what kind of train or combination of trains you travel on. If you choose a direct InterCity train, you can make the journey in 3 hours and 15 minutes.
If you take an InterCity train and change to a TER train at Caen, the travel time can be 3 hours and 30 minutes or longer.
The price of a single train ticket from Cherbourg to Paris depends on what train or trains you travel on. InterCity train tickets cost 20.00 euros for second class and 40.00 euros for first class. The combination of InterCity and TER train tickets cost 36.30 euros for second class and 72.20 euros for first class.