time to travel from Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 141
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
time to travel from Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon
I call upon the expert travelers once again. My wife and I are traveling this September from Orlando to London and then to Dijon via Paris. I have booked a great fare on the Eurostar from London to Paris ($100 round trip) and plan on taking the RER D to Gare de Lyon and catching a TGV to Dijon. Since the fares seem to be heavily discounted with advance purchase: how long should I allow to get from Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon and on the train? The RER should take 14 minutes. I am looking at arriving in Gare du Nord on the Eurostar at 11.47am and departing the Gare de Lyon at 14:53. Does this sound doable? I believe the tickets on the TGV can be printed at home. If I have to change to a different train, how difficult is that? It is hard to tell from the Raileurope website.
Many thanks,
Racer 042
Many thanks,
Racer 042
#2
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 49,560
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Heck, you could walk it with that much time. On the RER D, it should take about 10-15 minutes.
Don't use RailEurope to buy a ticket from Paris to Dijon unless you want to throw money out the window. Use www.voyages-sncf.com or www.tgv-europe.com.
Don't use RailEurope to buy a ticket from Paris to Dijon unless you want to throw money out the window. Use www.voyages-sncf.com or www.tgv-europe.com.
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 141
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
It is funny that I can find a price on RailEurope but when I enter it in either voyages-sncf or tgv-europe, it doesn't come up with a trip? Maybe its too early? This is for September 20, 2012.
#4
You must be doing something wrong. Are you using the Paris (all stations) setting on www.voyages-sncf.com ?
#5
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 49,560
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
racer, you're right. I'm getting messages on both sites that there aren't any trains on the 20th (no matter what times I put in). That's so strange! It shouldn't be too early at all. I don't know how to explain it!
BTW, yes, I used the Paris, toutes gares option.
BTW, yes, I used the Paris, toutes gares option.
Thread
Original Poster
Forum
Replies
Last Post
MichelleMcCarthy
Europe
6
Dec 11th, 2003 10:37 AM