Is Gare du Nord open 24 hours?

The station is open every day (including public holidays) from 4.30am to 1am. Automatic luggage lockers are available every day (including public holidays) from 6am to 11.15pm - Level -1, access by escalators and stairs, opposite track 3 and next to the rue de Maubeuge exit.



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Aim to be at Gare Du Nord a minimum of 15 min before departure if you will be taking a THALYS train; all Thalys passengers now have to pass through security checks. Prior to the confirmation of the specific voie (platform/track) that a Thalys service will be departing from, you can join the queue for Thalys departures.

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Where does the Eurostar leave from in Paris? We have direct routes to London from Paris Gare du Nord and passengers have a choice from up to 10 trains a day.

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Eurostar recommends that you get to London St Pancras around an hour and 15 minutes before departure. This will give you enough time to clear security and passport control (for both the UK and France), and then wait in the departure lounge until the platform is announced.

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It depends which trains and what times you are looking at - Eurostar is very expensive in times of high demand because the cheap tickets get snapped up but can be relatively affordable if you choose less popular times.

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Check-in for Eurostar journeys opens an hour and 15 minutes before departure. We recommend that you arrive at least 90 minutes prior to your train leaving so you can have a stress-free check-in.

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Your passport will be checked by UKBA security staff before being checked by French passport control. This will only take a few minutes.

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Can I take food on board? Absolutely. You can bring your own food on European and London routes. And unlike in the sky, we won't restrict you with stifling rules on liquids.

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Passport control is a totally separate process, and passport control only wants to see passports. On board Eurostar, staff don't check tickets (because you've already scanned yours in to get entry to the departure lounge and platforms), let alone ask names.

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Métro. The Metro is the easiest, least expensive and quickest way to go out and to get home. Fourteen lines crisscross Greater Paris, from east to west and north to south. Good to know: As part of certain celebrations and events (New Year's Eve, Fête de la Musique, etc.), the Metro is open—and free—most of the night.

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Gare du Nord and the 10th Arrondissement If you want to be close to the train to London, the area near the Gare du Nord in the 10th arrondissement is the best area to stay in Paris. This area allows you easy access to the station and to neighborhoods like Montmartre and the trendy Canal Saint-Martin.

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Within the Gare du Nord, the first European train station, you will find a range of 59 shops including Five Guys, Roberta, Maison Pradier, De Neuville, Sephora, Mango, Etam, Celio, Jennyfer, Naf Naf, and Hema.

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Make it midweek. Savvy travellers know that the cheapest Eurostar tickets are usually for trains on Tuesday and Wednesday. It isn't only the fare that's a bargain, the hotels are too.

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Make it midweek Savvy travellers know that the cheapest Eurostar tickets are usually for trains on Tuesday and Wednesday. It isn't only the fare that's a bargain, the hotels are too.

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Unless you book well in advance, the cost of traveling to Paris on the Eurostar is more expensive than flying.

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