Reims is the capital of Champagne and is famous for its magnificent cathedral where, by tradition, French kings were crowned. Also visit the splendid Bishop’s Palace, the Palais du Tau (the church always took care of its own) and the house, now a museum, where Germany unconditionally surrendered to General Eisenhower.
Reims is also the place to try Champagne. Most of the upper houses have guided tours of their cellars, many of which are carved out of the rock.
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Reims is a great center for exploring the region. Don’t miss the medieval troyes with their wonderful cobbled streets and fascinating museums. It is also one of the places for discount shopping, with the largest malls in France just outside the city center.
The hidden treasures of Champagne are also worth visiting, which includes both Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises, home of Charles de Gaulle, and a great Gaulle museum, and the Château de Voltaire where he lived for years with his lover.
Reims Tourist Office:
2 rue Guillaume-de-Machault
Tel.: 00 33 (0) 8 92 70 13 51
Reims tourism website
Paris to Reims by train
TGV trains to Reims depart from Gare de l’est in Paris (Place du 11 Novembre, Paris 10th arrondissement) throughout the day. The trip lasts 45 minutes.
Transport links to the Gare de l’Est in Paris
- Subway
Line 4: Porte de Clignancourt to Porte d’Orleans
Line 5: Bobigny-Pablo Picasso to Port d’Italie
Line 7: La Coureuve 8 May 1945 in Ville Juif to Louis Aragon - Para los autobuses, vea el mapa de autobuses de París
Connections to Reims by TGV
There are two stations that serve Reims. The main TGV station is the Champagne-Ardennes TGV station, which is located outside the city, 5 miles (8 kms) south of Reims. There is a direct TGV link from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to Champagne-Ardenne TGV station that takes about 30 minutes.
The main TGV from Reims-Paris also connects with Chalons-en-Champagne, Vitry-le-Francois, Charleville-Mezieres, Rethel and Sedan.
Enter Reims from the Champagne-Ardennes TGV station
The new tram in Reims has a shuttle service from the TGV station to the city center.
Connections via the TER Express service to Reims central station
Reims central station is in place de la Gare, about a ten minute walk from the city center.
Reims also connects with Epernay in Champagne and Laon in Picardy.
- Check out the main TER services on the TER website .
Booking train travel in France
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Paris to Reims by car
The distance from Paris to Reims is around 143 kms (88 miles), and the journey takes around 90 minutes depending on your speed. There are tolls on the Autoroutes.
Car rental in France
For information on how to rent a car under the return option lease scheme, which is the cheapest way to hire a car if you are in France for more than 17 days, try Renault Eurodrive’s buyback lease.
Getting from London to Paris
- By train (Eurostar)
Eurostar between London, Paris and Lille - By bus / coach Eurolines offers a cheap service from London, Gillingham, Canterbury, Folkestone and Dover to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Paris Gallieni. Six coaches a day; 2 all night; Travel time is 7 hours. The Eurolines stop is located at the Paris Gallieni bus station, 28 ave du General de Gaulle, right next to the Gallieni metro station, near Porte de Bagnolet (metro line 3, final stop).
Eurolines website for French travel - IDBus also operates between London and Lille and London and Paris. IDBus also runs from Lille to Amsterdam and Brussels.
IDBus website
