Metro Connection
 

Taking a trip to Europe and need help with suggestions for tranpotation between the Gare du Nord station in Paris and our hotel on Rue Cler. Thanks in advance

A good site is www.ratp.com

I entered Gare du Nord as your Station of departure, and La Motte Picquet as your destination station

You get Line 4 to Strasbourg-st Denis, then change to Line 8 to La motte. travel time 16 miuntes...and a nice map to go with all of this.

I know it's cheaper by metro, but I've decided there is a time and place to spend a few euros. And this is it.

My moment came in Milan several years ago, when we were doing the reverse of your question: We were going from our hotel to the train station. The metro was only 2 blocks from the hotel. Should be a snap. However, we waited on the platform for 30 minutes as trains came and went, packed like sardine cans, until one arrived that we could squeeze onto with our luggage. I suppose we could have forced our way earlier, but it just looked like it would be unpleasant. Anyway, from that experience we decided a few extra euros were worth it.

At Gare du Nord walk 3 minutes to the Metro, line 4, direction Porte d'Orleans. Change at Strasbourg-St Denis to line 8, direction Balard. Get off at Ecole Militaire, and walk 3 minutes to the Rue Cler. Total time is 23 minutes.

You might want learn how to use the RATP site for other trips on the Metro or bus. Click on the little British flag on the top to get an English version.

http://www.ratp.com/

:-)

If you're not mad keen on changing train lines under ground, you could ride the N° 42 bus from just outside Gare du Nord to the Alma-Marceau stop (you get a nice scenic tour enroute), get off, then on a N° 80 at the same place. Ride to a stop on Avenue Bosquet convenient to your hotel. Here is a map of that neighborhood: tinyurl.com/2v3gmg

Do you have LUGGAGE?

How much?

Do you care whether or not you have to go up and down stairs making connections?

What time of day? During rush hour? Like sitting in traffic on busses?

If you do take the metro, make sure all of your valuables are secure and hang onto your belongings at all times - especially when corresponding at Strasbourg Saint-Denis.