Opened in 1990, the TGV Atlantique (high-speed train) places Bordeaux 3 hours from Paris and 5 hours from Lille. The line also goes to Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport, highly practical for international flights leaving from Paris.
Bordeaux station is the country’s third largest after those in Lyon and Marseilles.
| CITY | TRIP IN HOURS |
| Paris | 3h |
| Lyon | 5h 40 |
| Marseille | 5h |
| Madrid | 13h 50 |
| Genève | 7h 30 |
| Lille | 4h 40 |
| Londres | 6h 50 |
S.N.C.F. All sorts of information for travelling with French national rail: traveller’s guide, consultation of train times and prices for travelling on the Grandes Lignes. Information on freight products, S.N.C.F itself and railway research-innovation. There is also section for young graduates. www.sncf.fr
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