Day 3: Paris to Lyon
Train · About 1 hr 57 min
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Compare this journeyParis to Barcelona Coastal Express: 7 Days by Rail
Travel from Paris through Lyon and Montpellier before finishing in Barcelona. The moving days leave room for short walks after arrival, with major visits on the full days.
Cross-Border · Published planning example
- Duration
- 7 days
- Travel style
- Mid Range
Day-by-day itinerary
Open a day to read the plan and its spending notes.
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Day 1Paris Arrival and Historic Seine Walk
ParisArrive in Paris. Walk through the Tuileries Gardens, visit Notre-Dame exterior, and enjoy sunset from Pont des Arts.
€140 for one whole private room, €47 for meals, €10 for local travel and €8 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €205.00
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Day 2Louvre and Montmartre Views
ParisMorning timed entry at the Louvre Museum. Afternoon walk up to Sacre-Coeur in Montmartre with evening dinner in Le Marais.
€140 for one whole private room, €47 for meals, €10 for local travel and €8 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €205.00
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Day 3Travel to Lyon and Vieux Lyon
Lyon
Lyon, France Take a suitable high-speed train, usually around two hours from Paris. Leave bags before Fourvière and Vieux Lyon. Follow posted access hours for public traboules and respect residents; closed doors are not an invitation to explore.
€110 for one whole private room, €47 for meals, €10 for local travel and €8 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €175.00
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Day 4Travel to Montpellier
Montpellier
Montpellier, France Choose the actual arrival station, since Saint-Roch and Sud de France need different local journeys. After checking in, walk in the Écusson and around Place de la Comédie. Keep tomorrow’s cross-border rail ticket and luggage instructions available offline.
€110 for one whole private room, €47 for meals, €10 for local travel and €8 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €175.00
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Day 5Arrive in Barcelona from Montpellier
BarcelonaConfirm whether the booked train leaves Montpellier Saint-Roch or Sud de France; they are different stations. Arrive at Barcelona Sants and continue to your room. Keep the evening for a small part of the old city, with the main paid visit saved for tomorrow.
€175.00 for one whole private room, €52.00 for meals, €8.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €245.00
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Day 6Choose one main Gaudí visit
BarcelonaMake Sagrada Família the main visit if its interior is your priority. Park Güell requires a separate timed ticket and an uphill journey; fit it only if the slots leave a comfortable lunch and transfer. Skip the beach crossing today if the two visits already fill the available time.
€175.00 for one whole private room, €52.00 for meals, €8.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €245.00
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Day 7A simple Barcelona departure
BarcelonaThe Boqueria is a working market with its own trading calendar, so check the day before planning breakfast there. Choose a nearby café instead if it is closed or too far from your room. Collect bags and reach the correct airport terminal or train station with time to spare.
No overnight stay; €52.00 for meals, €8.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €70.00
Arrange the overnight stops first
Match the main journeys to the room locations, then book the visits you most want. Keep arrival afternoons flexible.
Destination details
Paris · Lyon · Montpellier. These guides explain local arrivals, admission choices and practical places to start.
Plan the Barcelona finish
The Barcelona guide explains the station arrival, city tickets and Gaudí admission choices. Give one main interior enough time on the full day. Two timed attractions plus a cross-city beach visit can be too much after several moving days.
Build the budget from nights and days
The day figures add up to €1,320.00 for one traveller before paid visits and extra journeys. A private-room line buys the whole room; divide only that part when sharing. These are chosen spending allowances, not available room offers or measured averages. Replace the stay amount with the full booking cost, including taxes and cleaning.
Add paid visits, excursions, intercity or inter-island tickets and airport journeys. The day notes separate accommodation, meals, local travel and small extras. The final day has no extra overnight allowance. The city budget cards are an alternative plan, so do not add them on top of this subtotal.
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Journeys between stops
How to get from one stop to the next. Journey times are approximate; use the ticket and timetable links to choose a departure for your travel date.
Day 4: Lyon to Montpellier
Train · About 1 hr 45 min
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Day 5: Montpellier to Barcelona
Train · About 3¼–3¾ hours
Choose a direct train to Barcelona Sants and check whether it leaves Montpellier Saint-Roch or Sud de France. Include the journey to that station before booking the arrival plans in Barcelona.
If you have fewer days
For six days, choose Paris and Barcelona with five overnight stays split between them. A direct daytime train uses most of the moving day, so do not count it as a full sightseeing day in either city.
Make this trip cheaper
Compare your room and daily spending choices in the cost calculator. Check each journey fare, including local transfers, and count tickets covered by a pass only once.
Make the itinerary fit your trip
Change the days in each city, leave out stops, and update the estimate without changing the published itinerary.