How to take the RER from the Gare du Nord to the Gare de Lyon

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  • Опубликовано: 6 окт 2021
  • A guide to transferring from Paris Gare du Nord to Paris Gare de Lyon by RER line D. RER = Réseau Express Régional, or express metro. For more help & advice on crossing Paris by metro or taxi see www.seat61.com/changing-stati...

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  • @wl03bu
    @wl03bu 2 года назад +3

    I believe you posted a similar video years ago and I watched it in preparation for my trip to Paris. I had to catch a very early train at Gare de Lyon, so I left Gare du Nord at 5:30am. In my hometown the metro doesn't even open until 6am so I was expecting the train to be empty. Boy was I wrong. The train pulls in and it is full people! They must have been the security, restaurant, cleaning etc staff that keep Paris running but live out in the suburbs. It was quite an experience. I really miss those experiences and hope to be able to travel again soon.

  • @Sweetie8387
    @Sweetie8387 Год назад +3

    Thank you this is exactly what I was after for my families first trip to Paris 😊

  • @SaPipers
    @SaPipers Год назад +4

    Thanks a lot for this used it today and jumped straight on the train, tickets bought on the Eurostar

  • @lovecuba2
    @lovecuba2 2 года назад

    Thank for the info. This makes a transfer smooth and easy.

  • @vlado2701
    @vlado2701 2 года назад +2

    As always very interesting and
    helpful video !
    * * *
    My heartfelt thanks dear
    Mark Smith for Your noble Mission ! Your videos takes me back to easier times , without
    the guilt ✓

  • @zebrasncrumpets1831
    @zebrasncrumpets1831 2 года назад

    Thank you!! So helpful! Have a wonderful day!

  • @iaingardener9268
    @iaingardener9268 2 года назад

    Really useful video, a boon for travellers

  • @CathodeRayNipplez
    @CathodeRayNipplez 2 года назад +1

    0:31 Tiles give suitcase wheels a steam train sound. How fitting.

  • @alllisonandthekids
    @alllisonandthekids 2 года назад

    Very helpful thank you👍

  • @pakroomitrains
    @pakroomitrains 2 года назад

    Wow that's awesome ❤️❤️❤️👍👍😍😍😍

  • @sirwinston2659
    @sirwinston2659 Год назад +2

    Can you not buy a ticket at the machine anymore?

  • @samtrak1204
    @samtrak1204 2 года назад

    How easy is it to navigate for a person in a wheelchair?

  • @georgenuich7808
    @georgenuich7808 Год назад

    Thank you, would have floundered without this vid

  • @karengill7898
    @karengill7898 2 месяца назад +1

    This is fantastic, but I wish to get from Gare de Lyon to Gare Du Nord (the opposite direction) and no-one does a video for this way round for users of the TGV from Geneva! I have seen written instructions, but would love a video please.

    • @seat61
      @seat61  2 месяца назад +1

      It's exactly the same, but the other way round!

  • @Mitology
    @Mitology 7 месяцев назад

    Thanks! Is 40 minutes enough for this journey? 😊

  • @wanderfulstops8488
    @wanderfulstops8488 2 года назад

    Is it Gare du Nord Ligne 4, Ligne 5 or RER?

  • @aliharriman
    @aliharriman 2 года назад +1

    Interesting that everyone is still masking in Paris. And I'm impressed at how clean the stations are compared to the U.K.

    • @jalilessanaa3920
      @jalilessanaa3920 2 года назад +1

      they are not that clear, I was there a week ago it is very dirty in comparison to Germany

    • @ce1834
      @ce1834 2 года назад +4

      clean? 😂 have you been on the Paris Metro? lol

    • @jalilessanaa3920
      @jalilessanaa3920 2 года назад +1

      @@ce1834 it is disgusting 🤮🤮

    • @sachatouille9856
      @sachatouille9856 2 года назад +2

      @@ce1834 It dépends on wich lines.

    • @vonvildenschwert3045
      @vonvildenschwert3045 Год назад

      Really? For me stations in the UK are definitely cleaner than at least in Paris. And same with the London Underground.

  • @michaelbruchas6663
    @michaelbruchas6663 2 года назад +1

    Love that RER…

  • @AlonsoRules
    @AlonsoRules 2 года назад +2

    The traditional Paris train ride

  • @kaasknabbelaar9659
    @kaasknabbelaar9659 7 дней назад

    it's a great video but i would have liked for it to be longer and more details

  • @samtrak1204
    @samtrak1204 2 года назад +2

    "The Silent Teacher"

  • @samtrak1204
    @samtrak1204 2 года назад

    Double decker look comfy. Is is a suburban, subway or commuter train?

    • @peeky44
      @peeky44 2 года назад +2

      The RER (Réseau Express Régional) loosely translates as Regional Express Network. It's difficult to compare to other systems - London's Crossrail (which isn't yet open) is the only obvious analogue.
      It functions like an express metro (subway) in the central area, stopping much less frequently than most Paris Métro lines - but outside of the City of Paris itself (Zone 1 of the fare system) it is a typical suburban or regional rail system. It was originally created by joining existing lines on opposite sides of the city using new or disused tunnels. Trains are very frequent in the central area, about every 5-10 minutes for most of the day, but the lines branch in the suburbs so commuter towns further out may only get a 15- or even 30-minute service depending on demand on that branch.

    • @samtrak1204
      @samtrak1204 2 года назад

      Thank you.

  • @JoseCampos-zr4te
    @JoseCampos-zr4te 2 года назад

    👏👍

  • @RD-ht6go
    @RD-ht6go 2 года назад +2

    I'm a bit peeved by the fact that the Navigo card is not recycled when you exit the station.

    • @alandargie9358
      @alandargie9358 2 года назад +1

      You can recharge it. The blue one, Navigo Easy, has just been issued (October 2021) and it replaces carnets of metro tickets (sets of ten tickets). So it is a lot greener than buying paper tickets which are discarded after the journey.

  • @jgodfrey546
    @jgodfrey546 2 года назад

    I gather the Navigo card is a new fare system.....?

    • @alandargie9358
      @alandargie9358 2 года назад +1

      The standard Navigo has been out for ages but is only available for Paris area residents. This blue one (Navigo Easy) is a rechargeable replacement for the old carnet blocks of ten tickets. I understand single tickets are still available.

  • @thomasreiser
    @thomasreiser 2 года назад

    Be careful with bags as they can get stuck

  • @SaPipers
    @SaPipers 2 года назад +1

    Invaluable as I have a 30 minute window

    • @Mitology
      @Mitology 7 месяцев назад

      I have a 40 minute window too, how fast did you have to go? Did it work fine? Thanks

    • @SaPipers
      @SaPipers 7 месяцев назад

      @@Mitology Follow his directions I still did it as quickly as possible

  • @augurpearce4964
    @augurpearce4964 2 года назад

    So Navigo is basically the Parisian French for Oyster?
    I'm also curious about the dropping of 'Grandes Lignes' from the directions to main line trains. Does that mean RER and Metro are no longer considered 'trains' at all?

    • @alandargie9358
      @alandargie9358 2 года назад

      Navigo (the classic purple one) is similar but not exactly the same. It is:
      1. Only available for Paris area residents
      2. A fixed monthly fee for unlimited travel
      The blue Navigo Easy is available to anyone and replaces Carnets of metro tickets. It is the same price as a carnet (16.90) I understand but can be recharged with further batches of ten tickets for slightly less so once you start recharging it becomes cheaper.

    • @alandargie9358
      @alandargie9358 2 года назад

      Re the trains thing - Metro lines are not at all considered trains (SNCF). RER are a bit of a mixture between trains and metro system. Like a rapid metro in the centre but more like a train in the outskirts. The ticketing system is different to the metro, the price depends on distance, like the London Underground - although within Paris the metro tickets can be used. SNCF trains do run suburban lines which are now denominated by a letter for the line. SNCF rules apply, especially regarding things like having to "compost" your ticket. Easy to get caught out as they look and feel similar to the RER.

    • @augurpearce4964
      @augurpearce4964 2 года назад

      @@alandargie9358 - that's great, thanks, Alan. But my point about the signs was that, to my mind, 'Trains Grandes Lignes' implies a contrast with 'Trains Petites Lignes' (which I took to mean Metro trains). (RER only confuses the issue, because I suspect many of the 'Grandes Lignes' signs were put ip before the RER even existed.)

    • @alandargie9358
      @alandargie9358 2 года назад

      @@augurpearce4964 Grandes Lignes means long distance intercity (usually TGV these days of course) as opposed to suburban SNCF lines.

  • @pega17pl
    @pega17pl 2 года назад

    (2:03) Tatsächlich "Fernzüge"! Paris wird doch noch europäisch. Wenigstens hier. - Grüße, Heinz

    • @alexj9603
      @alexj9603 2 года назад

      Macht durchaus Sinn, weil von hier aus Züge in die Schweiz fahren.

  • @benemisara
    @benemisara Год назад

    Brill video, apart from the fact you want platform 42 and the B line, not 44 on the D

    • @seat61
      @seat61  Год назад +3

      D goes to Gare de Lyon, B doesn't. Temporary trackwork excepted.

    • @bsimpson6204
      @bsimpson6204 9 месяцев назад

      On the Paris transport map it's the Green D Line