Gare du NordThe busiest railway station in Europe and the hub for trains arriving and departing Paris on the Eurostar. With Thalys the Gare du Nord also serves Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany.
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Besides Gare Montparnasse, a structure of glass and concrete that is rather unsightly, the other five Parisian train stations have beautiful architectures. That said, Gare de Lyon, with its Belle Époque style and its famous four-dial clock tower, might be the nicest of them all — inside and out.
Gare du Nord, officially known as Paris-Nord, is located at 18 Rue de Dunkerque in the 10th arrondissement. It's about 2.5 miles north of the Louvre, which could be a 10-minute taxi, a 30-minute walk, or a trip on the Metro 7 line followed by a short walk.
Gare du Nord and the 10th ArrondissementIf 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.
If it's your first time in Paris, our recommendation is that you stay either in the 7th Arrondissement at the feet of the Eiffel Tower, or in Le Marais, the heart of medieval Paris.
Line 13. Line 13 serves important stations particularly for tourists, such as Montparnasse Bienvenüe, Invalides, Champs-Elysées-Clemenceau, Saint-Lazare, Place de Clichy and the Basilique Saint Denis. Line 13 is the longest metro line in the Parisian network (24.3km).
It's where you go to reach London on the Eurostar, but the majority of the millions of passengers are commuters on their way to and from jobs in the city.
Starting at Gare du Nord take the RER B train to Denfert-Rochereau.From there take the Metro line 6 to Bir-Hakeim where the Eiffel Tower is a short 10 minute walk away.
It's a pretty dodgy, run down station.Lots of armed guards, dubious characters and very busy. The surrounding streets are not very desirable and definitely wouldnt venture there late at night. Still, if you're leaving Paris by train, there's not a lot of choice.
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