notre dame

The closest Paris Metro stations to the Notre Dame Cathedral are:

• St-Michel Notre Dame - RER B Train Line (blue)
• St-Michel Notre Dame - RER C Train Line (yellow)
• Cité - Line 4 (fuschia)

(Photo by Ginger Nut)

(Map courtesy of RATP)

More Information

RER C Train Map

Photos of Notre Dame at Flickr.com

Notre Dame de Paris on Wikipedia.org

Here are RER C train schedules for common routes such as Paris to Chateau Versailles and Orly Airport.

The RER C train is complicated with its 8 different terminus stations (used to denote direction of travel).

RER C Schedule - Paris to Versailles (PDF) - If you’re going from central Paris to Chateau Versailles, this is your schedule.  This RER C route travels past several central Paris stations (Gare d’Austerlitz, St Michel Notre Dame, Musée d’Orsay, Invalides, Pont de l’Alma,  Champ de Mars/Tour Eiffel) on its way to Versailles Rive Gauche station in Versailles, the closest train station to Chateau Versailles. RER C trains making this route will be labeled with direction: “Versailles - Rive Gauche“. Be careful not to confuse this RER C train direction with “Versailles Chantiers - St Quentin en Yvelines”, which does not stop at Versailles - Rive Gauche station.  The difference is that Versailles Chantiers station is about 15 minutes walk to the Chateau as opposed to 5 minutes for Versailles Rive Gauche.

RER C Schedule - Paris to Orly Airport (ORY) and Massy TGV Station (PDF) - This schedule stars from Eiffel Tower / Champs de Mars RER C station and travels clockwise through southern Paris, stopping at St Michel, Gare d’Austerlitz before making its way to Aeroport d’Orly shuttle bus station (Pont de Rungis) and ends at Massy TGV train station. Note that the RER C does not stop directly at Orly Airport but stops at Pont de Rungis where you must transfer to a RATP bus to complete the journey to Orly Airport terminals West and South. RER C trains making this route will be labeled with direction: “Pont de Rungis - Aeroport d’Orly” or “Massy Palaiseau“.

(Schedules courtesy of Transilien)

For travelers to and from Orly Airport, here are the first and last trains from Gare d’Austerlitz and Pont de Rungis station (where a bus completes the journey to the airport):

• First train from Gare d’Austerlitz to Pont de Rungis Aeroport d’Orly 05:07
• Last train from Gare d’Austerlitz to Pont de Rungis Aeroport d’Orly 23:52
• First train from Pont de Rungis Aeroport d’Orly to Gare d’Austerlitz 04:46
• Last train from Pont de Rungis Aeroport d’Orly to Gare d’Austerlitz 23:30

Popular Destinations along RER C train line in Paris

• Eiffel Tower / La Tour Eiffel
• Invalides, Napolean’s Tomb
• Orsay Museum / Musée d’Orsay
• Saint-Michel
• Notre Dame
• Austerlitz Train Station / Gare d’Austerlitz
• Library Francois Mitterand / Bibliotheque François Mitterand
• Orly Airport shuttle bus station / Pont de Rungis-Aeroport d’Orly (RER C does not connect directly to Orly Airport, shuttle buses are required from Pont de Rungis station)
• Versailles, Chateau Versailles (outside of Paris)

Links

Paris RER Map