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Paris to Colmar by train or bus

About 445 km. The train is fastest at 2.7 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹2,660 per person.

Colmar to Paris

Fastest

Train

TGV inOui from Gare de l'Est (direct, or change at Strasbourg)

2.7 h door to door

Cheapest

Bus

FlixBus / BlaBlaCar Bus via Strasbourg

from ₹2,660 per person

Best value

Train

TGV inOui from Gare de l'Est (direct, or change at Strasbourg)

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
TrainTGV inOui from Gare de l'Est (direct, or change at Strasbourg)2.7 h₹3,730–₹14,380per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
BusFlixBus / BlaBlaCar Bus via Strasbourg7.5 h₹2,660–₹4,790per personDailyRome2Rio ↗

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option2 people4 people
Train · TGV inOui from Gare de l'Est (direct, or change at Strasbourg)₹7,460–₹28,760₹14,920–₹57,520
Bus · FlixBus / BlaBlaCar Bus via Strasbourg₹5,320–₹9,580₹10,640–₹19,160

Once you’re in Colmar

  • Best time: May – October; late November – December for the Christmas markets
  • Typical stay: 2 days
  • November: Great month: November is in the middle of the recommended season (May – October; late November – December for the Christmas markets). Plan around: Christmas Markets: Book Rooms Early. Christmas markets of Alsace can fall this month.

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