PARIS CDG TO ST LAZARE - STILL
 

Hi All
Still working on getting to St. Lazare station from the airport. From looking at the RER map, it looks like I do B3 (the Blue one) to Gare Du Nord. From there is there another RER to St. Lazare? The more I look at this thing, the more confused I get. BTW is it too far for a Taxi from CDG to St. Lazare? Thanks for your help.
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Yes, you take RER B from CDG to Gare du Nord. You would then switch to RER E at Gare du Nord and it's only a few minutes ride to St. Lazare. The reason it may look confusing is RER E doesn't appear on older system maps. A taxi from CDG to St. Lazare would probably run 40-45 Euros.

Using the RER involves a lot of going up and down, and the station at Gare du Nord is a fair hike from the train depot.

I'd use the #26 bus that takes you door-to-door.

I just posted this link on another thread-- see if this answers your question. It worked for me on a similar problem.

http://www.transilien.com/GB/default.htm

How much luggage will you have and how "fit" are you. Going up and down stairs in the RER is not fun. It is, of course, not "too far" for a taxi. It will be, as said, about 45E.

Actually, asking if it is "too far" makes me think this is a first trip to Paris. If so, you might be well served to simplify your entry to Paris and take a taxi to the Gare. Where are you going from there?

Take a taxi.

Just to clarify what I said above: I would take RER B from CDG to Gare du Nord, then the #26 bus to Gare St-Lazare. To locate the bus stop, print out an area map from this page:

<b>http://www.ratp.info/orienter/plan_telech_quartiers.php</b>

Pull down the second menu, select <i>Gare du Nord</i>, click OK. As you can see, the #26 bus stops right outside the southeast door of the terminal.

If you <u>do</u> decide to use RER E to get to the other station, you will need to go to the Magenta stop, east of Gare du Nord. Be sure you get on the train Direction Haussmann St-Lazare. The only advantage I see to this option is that it's 1.40&euro; cheaper, because your RER fare is good all the way, but a bus ticket is extra.

A third choice would be to ride RER B to Ch&acirc;telet, then M&eacute;tro Ligne 14 to Gare St-Lazare. This route has the advantage of requiring the minimum of pathfinding, because you wouldn't have to go outside the train station as in the case of RER E or bus #26. The connections at Ch&acirc;telet are well-marked (but can require walking for 5 minutes).

Hi All
Thank you, thank you, thank you! You guys have really helped. God - I love this forum!!!
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