LloydJ

How long should I allow to get from G de N to G de Lyon on a week day early afternoon by taxi? How much?

TimS

The Journey Planner at www.ratp.fr says that it will take 9 minutes on the RER D or 22 minutes on bus #65. I imagine a taxi will do the route in 15-20 minutes.

hanl

RER D is likely to be the quickest option, in my experience. Though you will need to factor in time to get a ticket if necessary, and to get down to the RER platform.

kerouac

If you take the RER D, the ride will cost you 1.50€ and take about 6 minutes, with just one stop at Châtelet.

helen_belsize

If you are getting off the Eurostar or any other long distance train you have to allow time for the taxi queue, well organised but a minimum of 10 minutes. If you need to buy tickets for the metro, the queues in Gare du Nord Metro are long for the same reason, lots of out of towners arriving at same time. Last but not least, how much luggage will you have, if little public transport probably quicker if you don't take long to buy a ticket. Saturday about 11 am a nightmare, I had no luggage so walked to the next metro station to buy my carnet for a short visit.

LloydJ

To Helen,Kerouac,hanl and TimS,
Thanks to all of you for your help.