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Paris to Berlin

Paris to Berlin

France to Germany by rail

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Paris to Berlin by rail takes about 7 h 46 min on the direct ICE run jointly by Deutsche Bahn and SNCF — the first-ever direct ICE between the two capitals, launched in December 2024 and rerouted via Erfurt and Halle in December 2025. Nearly a quarter of a million passengers rode it in its first year. A direct night option returned in March 2026 with the private European Sleeper.

Route facts

Duration (day)≈ 7 h 46 direct ICE, one daily each way (Berlin dep 07:06, Paris dep 11:07)1
Duration (night)≈ 16 h, European Sleeper via Brussels, 3 nights/week since 26 March 20262
Distance≈ 878 km3
OperatorsDB + SNCF (ICE 3, up to 320 km/h on the LGV Est); European Sleeper (night)4
ReservationsICE tickets include the seat reservation5
Fares (2026)ICE from €59.99 (2nd) / €89.99 (1st); European Sleeper seats from €49, sleepers from €139. Book at int.bahn.de / europeansleeper.eu1
Direct ICE since16 December 20244

Terrain along the route

100200 Paris Gare du Nord — 57 m, km 0Berlin Hbf — 30 m, km 1115 288 m 0 km 1115 km
Terrain elevation sampled along the line — tunnels appear as the ridges they pass beneath. Highest station: Paris Gare du Nord at 57 m. Computed from Trainmap's route geometry and AWS Open Data terrain tiles.

Scenic highlights

  • LGV Est plains. Eastern France crossed at ≈ 310 km/h — the scenery moves almost too fast to take in.6
  • After the Rhine at Kehl. Rolling country of forests, meadows and vineyard villages — described by reviewers as the most beautiful stretch of the run.6

Stations on this route

  1. Paris Gare du Nord
  2. Berlin Hbf

The route's recent history is a compressed story of Europe's rail revival: after nine years with no direct train, the ÖBB Nightjet returned in December 2023, the direct ICE followed in December 2024, the Nightjet was withdrawn again in December 2025 when French public funding ended — and the private European Sleeper stepped in from March 2026 (Railway Pro, Seat 61).

“The good German-French cooperation is the backbone of a united Europe. The new ICE direct connection between Berlin and Paris is a symbol of this.”

— Richard Lutz, CEO of Deutsche Bahn, 16 December 20245

Related routes

Sources

  1. seat61.com
  2. seat61.com
  3. about.visitberlin.de
  4. railway-news.com
  5. railwaypro.com
  6. travels-of-a-life.com

Facts last verified 2026-07-18 · About Trainmap · All iconic routes

Rail data: signal.eu.org/osm
Stations: Trainline, Nominatim
Maps: Carto, OpenStreetMap, Stamen, Stadia Maps
3D Terrain: AWS Terrain Tiles, Mapzen
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