On the new timetable which begins on December 15th, there will be two major changes on the Paris > Montpellier route:
(1) More of the trains from Paris will arrive at Montpellier Sud de France station instead of the main city centre station, Montpellier- St Roch.
(2) Ouigo services will begin to operate between Paris central Paris, the Gare de Lyon, and Montpellier and as a result the number of standard TGV InOui services will be reduced.
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Note that these trains depart from the Gare De Lyon in Paris.
Final Destination: Montpellier or Beziers or Barcelone or Perpignan
All trains also call at: Nimes
Most trains also call at: Valence TGV
Some of the TGVs from Paris have been diverted from Montpellier St-Roch station and will instead call at the brand new Montpellier Sud-de-France station.
This new station is on the edge of Montpellier and is connected to the city centre and Montpellier St-Roch station by tramway.
So if you are heading to Montpellier city centre take care to specifically select Montpellier-St Roch as the arrival station when looking up this journey.
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The journey:
For most of the train journey from Paris to Montpellier, the part of the trip between Paris and Nimes, you should be travelling at more than 270 km/h on the high speed lines.
This is not an outstandingly scenic journey, but the views from the windows pick up to the north of Nimes, as the train travels through Provence.
You will almost certainly be travelling by a TGV Duplex train on this route, but here's a guide to how you can confirm which type of TGV train you will be travelling by.
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If you are new to travelling by train in France, we recommend taking a look at our French Train Travel Guide.
It is packed with info and useful links to help ensure you’ll have a stress-free trip.
