RER B & D change at G du Nord or Chatelet?
Mar 3rd, 2015, 04:02 PM
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RER B & D change at G du Nord or Chatelet?
Quick question...
We'll be taking the RER from CDG to Gare de Lyon and was just wondering where the best connection station is - Lyon or Chatelet? - or does it make no difference?
It appears (from the diagram of Chatelet that I found online and from my recollection from our last visit) that B and D trains going in the same direction share a platform, thus making the transfer really easy.
Is it the same at Gare du Nord?
Thanks.
SS
We'll be taking the RER from CDG to Gare de Lyon and was just wondering where the best connection station is - Lyon or Chatelet? - or does it make no difference?
It appears (from the diagram of Chatelet that I found online and from my recollection from our last visit) that B and D trains going in the same direction share a platform, thus making the transfer really easy.
Is it the same at Gare du Nord?
Thanks.
SS
Mar 3rd, 2015, 04:43 PM
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Here is the official transit website:
http://www.ratp.fr/en/ratp/c_21879/visiting-paris/ It will be useful throughout your visit.
The RER map is here: http://www.ratp.fr/en/ratp/c_20562/rer/ (it will ask you to allow pop-ups).
You will see that you must change trains (your question suggested connecting at Lyon; line B doesn't go there). The A and D lines for Lyon meet B3 at Chatelet les Halles. The Lyon stop is right at Gare de Lyon. I can't help with the platform layout at your transfer point; maybe www.parisbytrain.com can
It's a nuisance there is no Metro for Gare de Lyon. An easier and somewhat more comfortable route from the airport is to take Air France Cars bus service. Not necessarily faster, though, depending on traffic, and more expensive. Its first stop is directly in front of the train station. Details here; you want #4; current fare 17.50 €
http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/en/pa...blic-transport
http://www.ratp.fr/en/ratp/c_21879/visiting-paris/ It will be useful throughout your visit.
The RER map is here: http://www.ratp.fr/en/ratp/c_20562/rer/ (it will ask you to allow pop-ups).
You will see that you must change trains (your question suggested connecting at Lyon; line B doesn't go there). The A and D lines for Lyon meet B3 at Chatelet les Halles. The Lyon stop is right at Gare de Lyon. I can't help with the platform layout at your transfer point; maybe www.parisbytrain.com can
It's a nuisance there is no Metro for Gare de Lyon. An easier and somewhat more comfortable route from the airport is to take Air France Cars bus service. Not necessarily faster, though, depending on traffic, and more expensive. Its first stop is directly in front of the train station. Details here; you want #4; current fare 17.50 €
http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/en/pa...blic-transport
Mar 3rd, 2015, 04:55 PM
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If you are coming from CDG and want to get to Gare de Lyon then I think the easiest thing to do is take RER B to Châtelet-les-Halles and when you get there you walk off the train and take about 10 steps to the adjacent platform to get on RER A to Gare de Lyon, which is the first stop. I believe you can also do a similar cross platform transfer at Gare du Nord from RER B to RER D but the RER D runs less frequently than RER A so you might have a faster transfer at Châtelet-les-Halles.
Mar 3rd, 2015, 07:59 PM
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At Gare du Nord, you just have to walk from one side of the platform to the other to change from the RER B to the RER D. People going from Gare du Nord to Châtelet, for example, just jump on whichever train arrives first.
At Châtelet-Les Halles, you have to go up to the main interchange hall and then back down to another platform.
At Châtelet-Les Halles, you have to go up to the main interchange hall and then back down to another platform.
Mar 3rd, 2015, 08:44 PM
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^^ Kerouac, you do not have to go to the main hall at Châtelet-les-Halles. I'll say it again for the third time in case people still don't believe me. If coming from CDG and going to Gare de Lyon on the RER B when you get to ClH you walk to the adjacent platform to get the RER A to Gare de Lyon. I also mentioned that the same cross platform transfer was possible at GdN from RER B to RER D but the RER A usually runs more frequently than RER D so that is why I recommend the RER B to RER A transfer at ClH.
If you use the RATP or Transilien route planners when you enter a CDG to Gare de Lyon itinerary it will always suggest RER B to RER A and not RER B to RER D.
The OP is coming from CDG and wants to get to Gare de Lyon but posted something confusing about a transfer
If you use the RATP or Transilien route planners when you enter a CDG to Gare de Lyon itinerary it will always suggest RER B to RER A and not RER B to RER D.
The OP is coming from CDG and wants to get to Gare de Lyon but posted something confusing about a transfer
Mar 4th, 2015, 02:29 AM
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FM, I was just trying to keep it simple and restrict the information to the RER B & D. If you start talking about the RER A, too, somebody is sure to chime in and say that metro lines 1 & 14 also go from Châtelet to Gare de Lyon. ;-)
Mar 4th, 2015, 07:49 AM
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But then you'll have to make a long transfer to lines 1 or 14 at Châtelet-les-Halles. RER B to RER D at Gare du Nord or RER B to RER A at Châtelet-les-Halles are the simple solutions for getting from CDG to Gare de Lyon. 
Mar 4th, 2015, 12:47 PM
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Ooops...
yeah, I had a typo...meant should I change at Chatelet or NORD going to Lyon as my destination.
My bad...sorry I confused everyone.
Been to Paris five times, so I'm not really a newbie at this...just a horrible typist.
As I said...I was pretty sure from experience that all you had to do was cross the platform at Chatalet...just checking to see if that was also the case at Nord.
Since some of you brought up changing to A at Chatelet rather than to D at either Nord or Chatelet, is that really easier? It appeared that changing from B to A would involve going up and down to cross to a different (but parallel) platform across the double-tracks...not quite as easy (luggage!).
Here is my rememberance of Chatalet. You can see a change from B to D is easier: (Sorry about the goofy diagram; it looks better when typed in a monospace typeface...but you'll get the idea.)
| P | A B | P | D
| L | A B | L | D
| A | A B | A | D
| T | A B | T | D
| F | A B | F | D
| O | A B | O | D
| R | A B | R | D
| M | A B | M | D
If no one is really sure, I'll just wait till we get to Chatalet and cross to whichever train is there -- either A or D.
SS
yeah, I had a typo...meant should I change at Chatelet or NORD going to Lyon as my destination.
My bad...sorry I confused everyone.
Been to Paris five times, so I'm not really a newbie at this...just a horrible typist.
As I said...I was pretty sure from experience that all you had to do was cross the platform at Chatalet...just checking to see if that was also the case at Nord.
Since some of you brought up changing to A at Chatelet rather than to D at either Nord or Chatelet, is that really easier? It appeared that changing from B to A would involve going up and down to cross to a different (but parallel) platform across the double-tracks...not quite as easy (luggage!).
Here is my rememberance of Chatalet. You can see a change from B to D is easier: (Sorry about the goofy diagram; it looks better when typed in a monospace typeface...but you'll get the idea.)
| P | A B | P | D
| L | A B | L | D
| A | A B | A | D
| T | A B | T | D
| F | A B | F | D
| O | A B | O | D
| R | A B | R | D
| M | A B | M | D
If no one is really sure, I'll just wait till we get to Chatalet and cross to whichever train is there -- either A or D.
SS
Mar 4th, 2015, 01:29 PM
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http://www.ratp.fr/plan-interactif/
this map shows that RER B South is directly linked (handicap accessible logo) to RER A East as French Mystique said.
this map shows that RER B South is directly linked (handicap accessible logo) to RER A East as French Mystique said.
Mar 4th, 2015, 01:49 PM
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apersuader65...
I'm only trying to determine the <strong>platform assignments</strong> of A, B and D.
Thanks, but I know that the lines are "linked." (and handicapped accessibility does not necessarily mean they use the same platform...an elevator-enabled overhead crossing would qualify.)
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I'm only trying to determine the <strong>platform assignments</strong> of A, B and D.
Thanks, but I know that the lines are "linked." (and handicapped accessibility does not necessarily mean they use the same platform...an elevator-enabled overhead crossing would qualify.)
SS
Mar 4th, 2015, 02:57 PM
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Hi all...
Thanks for all the suggestions, but it's probably a good time to put this thread to bed. (I didn't help by mis-typing my original post...sorry about that.)
No worries...I'll just forget about changing at Nord, get off the B train at Chatelet and get on whichever train (A or D) stops on the other side of the same platform, since both go to Lyon.
SS
Thanks for all the suggestions, but it's probably a good time to put this thread to bed. (I didn't help by mis-typing my original post...sorry about that.)
No worries...I'll just forget about changing at Nord, get off the B train at Chatelet and get on whichever train (A or D) stops on the other side of the same platform, since both go to Lyon.
SS
