Taking the train from Dunkirk (Dunkerque) to Paris is the best way to get from the northern French ferry port city to the French capital.
Trains on this route leave from the Dunkirk train station in northeastern France and arrive at the Paris Gare du Nord train station. Trains run up to twice an hour, and are operated by the rail company SNCF.
The journey varies in duration depending on the train or train combination you choose. If you take a direct TGV train from Dunkirk to Paris, you can make the trip in as little as 1 hour and 40 minutes.
If you take a combination of a TER train and a TGV train, the trip can take 2 hours and 10 minutes or longer. This route requires a change at Hazebrouck, Arras, or Lille. Some connecting trains in Lille depart from a different train station, thus requiring a change of trains and stations there.
Fares for tickets on trains from Dunkirk to Paris depend on which train or trains you want to take. TGV train tickets cost from 20.00 euros for singles in second class and 25.00 euros for singles in first class. The combination of TER and TGV trains costs from 29.90 euros for a single in second class and 36.70 euros for a single in first class.