Châlons-en-Champagne is well connected by rail. Direct TGV services from Paris Est reach the city in under an hour (45 minutes by the fastest trains). Regional services connect to Reims (30 minutes) and Épernay (25 minutes). The station is a ten-minute walk from the town centre.
By car, the A4 motorway from Paris passes just north of the city; the journey takes about 90 minutes from central Paris depending on traffic. The A26 provides connections northward to Calais and southward toward Troyes.