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Paris Metro / RER line and station information for popular destinations like CDG Airport, Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame, Versailles, Gare de Lyon and more.

Lyon January 27-28

By | January 26, 2009 | in Attractions

I’ll be out of the office for a few days in Lyon on some consulting work.  I won’t be able to respond to questions on the ParisByTrain.com forums with the timeliness that I’d prefer, but rest assured, I’ll get back to you by Friday or shortly thereafter. Have a great week everyone.

Paris Apartment Rentals

By | January 13, 2009 | in Attractions

I recently met Gail Bosclair of Perfectly Paris which offers Paris vacation apartment rentals in the Montmartre area. Visitors to Paris these days are getting savvy to the idea of renting out apartments for a few days to a week at a time.  They end up paying less than they would for a hotel while … Read more

Champs-Elysées New Year’s Eve

By | January 3, 2009 | in Attractions

Avenue Champs-Elysées on New Year’s Eve looking with trees lit from Concorde all the way to the Arc de Triomphe. Glass bottles of any type are now banned (“interdit“).  There’ll be packs of heavily armored police folks at all major Paris Metro stations along the Champs-Elysées searching bags.  People still manage to bring bottles on … Read more

Gare du Nord Exit, TGV, RER, Bus, Metro Sign

By | August 8, 2008 | in Attractions

Here is a photo of a directional sign within Gare du Nord station showing: Metro Lines 4 and 5 (bottom row) RER E suburban express trains on platforms 30 to 36, accessible by elevators (“Par Ascenseurs”) Grandes Lignes (“Main Train Lines”) of type TGV, Eurostar (Paris to London high speed train), and Thalys (Paris to … Read more

Paris by Train Forums

By | July 4, 2008 | in Attractions

Paris by Train Forum Paris by Train forum is now open for questions, answers, general discussion about all things public transportation in Paris. Have a question on Paris Train Schedules? How to get to your hotel in Paris? Where are the best baguettes in Paris? Ask your question on the Paris by Train forums!