There are 9 ways to get from Montpellier to Parma by train (TGV, Renfe, Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, train, or train (Renfe, Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Chambéry
best- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Parmatrain Fr
9h 26m€110–202Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Montpellier to Grenoblebus FlixBus N740 / ...
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Parmabus N425
10h 30m€59–105Drive 680.7 km
- Drive from Montpellier to Parmacar 680.7 km
7h 46m€125–180Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane MPL - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Parmatrain
7h 9m€112–402Bus, train
- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
- Take the train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the bus from Piazza Colombo - Sanremo to Parma Via Traversantebus
12h 32m€67–102Train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charlestrain Ter
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Villetrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Sampierdarenatrain Re
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Parmatrain
14h 8m€125–198Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane MPL - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Parmatrain
8h 49m€157–395Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MRS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Parmatrain
8h 17m€105–277Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane MRS - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Parmatrain
7h 55m€91–324
Montpellier to Parma by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Montpellier to Parma is to bus which costs €55 - €110 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Montpellier to Parma is to fly and train which takes 7h 9m and costs €110 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from Montpellier to Parma. However, there are services departing from Montpellier and arriving at Parma via Grenoble. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Montpellier to Parma. However, there are services departing from Montpellier Saint-Roch and arriving at Parma via Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 26m.
The distance between Montpellier and Parma is 829 km. The road distance is 680.7 km.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Parma without a car is to train via Chambéry which takes 9h 26m and costs €110 - €210.
It takes approximately 9h 26m to get from Montpellier to Parma, including transfers.
Montpellier to Parma bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Montpellier station.
Montpellier to Parma train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Montpellier Saint-Roch station.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Parma is to train via Chambéry which takes 9h 26m and costs €110 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €110 and takes 10h 30m.
What companies run services between Montpellier, France and Parma, Italy?
You can take a train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Parma via Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, and Milano Centrale in around 9h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Montpellier to Parma via Grenoble in around 10h 30m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Sampierdarena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova Brignole to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €26–35
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU!
Train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Montpellier to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Grenoble to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Montpellier to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Montpellier to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39 0871 344976
- [email protected]
- Website
- satambus.it
Bus from Piazza Colombo - Sanremo to Parma Via Traversante
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- satambus.it
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
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Booking & Getting There
Montpellier to Parma bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Grenoble station.
Montpellier to Parma train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud station.
Yes, the driving distance between Montpellier to Parma is 681 km. It takes approximately 7h 46m to drive from Montpellier to Parma.
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