Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon - how long to allow?
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Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon - how long to allow?
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I have less than an hour to get from Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon to catch the TGV to Avignon. I would take a taxi but gather the queues can be unpredictably long. Is the metro the next best - how long does it take? Is it walkable?
Would welcome any suggestions - thanks.
Daktari
I have less than an hour to get from Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon to catch the TGV to Avignon. I would take a taxi but gather the queues can be unpredictably long. Is the metro the next best - how long does it take? Is it walkable?
Would welcome any suggestions - thanks.
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It's an eight-minute journey on RER line D, which is quicker than the metro. You use metro tickets for either.
Both Gare du Nord and Gare de Lyon are large stations, so allow plenty of time to walk between platforms.
Both Gare du Nord and Gare de Lyon are large stations, so allow plenty of time to walk between platforms.
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Yes, it is unrealistic, albeit technically possible for a really fast walker. Gare du Nord is in the North of Paris, and Gare de Lyon is next to the river. www.mappy.fr actually gives the pedestrian time as 1h07. Want to jog with your luggage?
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I've walked many times with luggage from Austerlitz station (across the Seine from Gare de Lyon to Gare du Nord and an hour would be good if you knew exactly how to go (fairly straight forward but still)
One begs the question since there are about hourly trains Gare de Lyon to Avignon you put yourself in such tight straights - and if you are arriving by train at Gare du Nord your train could well be a tad late IME
One begs the question since there are about hourly trains Gare de Lyon to Avignon you put yourself in such tight straights - and if you are arriving by train at Gare du Nord your train could well be a tad late IME
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Hi D,
You can find directions for using public transportation between any two points in Paris at www.ratp.fr.
You can find directions for using public transportation between any two points in Paris at www.ratp.fr.