Taxi to Every Paris Train Station

Each major Paris station serves its own part of France and Europe. Gare du Nord handles the Eurostar to London and trains to Brussels, Amsterdam and Cologne. Gare de l'Est serves Strasbourg, Nancy, Metz, Reims and ICE trains to Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Munich, as well as Luxembourg.

Gare de Lyon is the departure point for TGV trains to Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Avignon and Montpellier, plus Lyria trains to Geneva and Lausanne. Gare Montparnasse serves the west and south-west: Bordeaux, Nantes, Rennes and Tours.

Gare Saint-Lazare is the gateway to Normandy (Rouen, Le Havre, Caen and Deauville in season), and Gare d'Austerlitz runs Intercités trains to Orléans, Limoges and Toulouse as well as night trains to the south-west and the Pyrenees.

For a domestic TGV, arrive 20 to 30 minutes before departure, and more during school holidays or busy holiday weekends. For an ICE to Germany, 20 to 30 minutes is also enough, since there are no border formalities on the French side.

The Eurostar to London is the exception: check-in, security and passport control close 30 minutes before departure, so plan to be at Gare du Nord 60 to 75 minutes ahead. The streets around the big stations get congested at rush hour, so your driver will suggest a departure time to match your train.

Naming the right hall saves time with heavy luggage. At Gare de Lyon, say whether you need Hall 1 or Hall 2. At Montparnasse, some TGV trains leave from the Vaugirard area, about ten minutes on foot from the main hall, so mention it if your ticket shows it.

At Gare du Nord, the Eurostar terminal is upstairs on the rue de Dunkerque side. At Saint-Lazare, ask for the main-line hall under the large glass roof. Also check whether your train leaves from Gare de Bercy rather than Gare de Lyon, as some Ouigo and Intercités trains do; we drive to Bercy too.

A taxi between two Paris stations costs €39 in a classic car. Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon takes 15 to 30 minutes; Gare du Nord and Gare de l'Est are only about ten minutes apart on foot, and Gare d'Austerlitz is a few minutes from Gare de Lyon.

For a train-to-plane connection, Gare du Nord or Gare de l'Est to CDG costs €65 in a classic car (40 to 55 minutes), and Gare Montparnasse or Gare de Lyon to Orly costs €49. Montparnasse is the station closest to Orly, 20 to 30 minutes away. Massy TGV, south of Paris, is served for €55, €75 or €95 depending on the vehicle.

Night trains often reach Gare d'Austerlitz between 6 and 7 am, when the metro has only just reopened. Our service runs 24/7 on booking, so a driver can be waiting at the station with a name board and take you straight to your hotel or home.

Fares are reference fares, tolls included. The exact price is confirmed when you book (depending on time, demand and availability; a night surcharge may apply), and it can then be adjusted for waiting beyond 15 minutes, an added stop, a changed route or exceptional traffic.

For a traveller with one small bag the metro is fine, but with suitcases, children or a tight timetable, a taxi to the station forecourt removes the stairs, the connections and the crowded platforms. From three people with luggage, the cost per person gets close to that of public transport, without the effort.

For a family or group catching the same train, the 7-seat van at €75 from central Paris keeps everyone and every suitcase together in one vehicle.

Gare Saint-Lazare is surrounded by company headquarters, hotels and the department stores of boulevard Haussmann, so many of our station rides start at a hotel or an office a few streets away. The driver collects you at your exact address and drops you outside the station.

This works for any station: a meeting followed by a TGV, a shopping morning before a train to Normandy, or a hotel checkout on the way to Gare de Lyon. Booking is online, by phone or by WhatsApp, 24/7.