Lille

Allow minimum 25 minutes outbound and 45 minutes for return connection.

At Lille, there are two stations: Lille Europe and Lille Flandres. Eurostar trains arrive at Lille Europe and the majority of TGV services depart from there. Some services depart from Lille Flandres, which is only 600 metres from Lille Europe and can be reached either on foot or by free shuttle bus.

Although there are fewer TGV trains per day via Lille than via Paris, changing at Lille is by far the easiest way for onward travel in France, since a simple platform change is all that is required.

Paris

Allow minimum 60 minutes outbound and 90 minutes for return connection.

Eurostar services arrive at Paris, Gare du Nord station, and most TGV onward services depart from other stations in Paris. These stations can be reached by metro, RER, taxi and sometimes by bus or on foot. Details of how to reach connecting stations are below. Please note the cost of metro and RER tickets is not included in the fare.

The Paris Metro is similar to the London Underground, whilst the RER is similar to the London suburban railways.

GARE DE L'EST

• Metro Line 4 (Direction Porte D'Orleans) or Metro Line 5 (Direction Place D'Italie). Approx. 5 minutes DIRECT.
• RATP - Bus No. 65, 46 & 38 (allow 10 minutes).
• WALK - Out of main exit and turn left. Cross over road continuing left up to crossroads. Turn right along Rue de Faubourg then left at MacDonalds! Approx. 10 minutes.

GARE DE LYON

• RER Line D (D2 Direction Melun or D2 Direction Malsherbes) Approx. 8 minutes, DIRECT & QUICKEST.
• TAXI - takes 15-20 minutes depending on time of day.
• RATP - Bus route 65 (allow 30 minutes).

GARE D'AUSTERLITZ

• Metro Line 5 (Direction Place D'Italie), DIRECT.
• RER Line B (Direction Robinson / St Remy) to St.Michel Notre Dame, then Line C (Direction Massy - Paliaiseau / Dourdan / St.Martin). Approx 25 minutes, QUICKEST.
• TAXI - takes 15-30 minutes depending on time of day.
• RATP - Bus route 65 (allow 40 minutes).

GARE MONTPARNASSE

• Metro line 4 (Direction Porte D'Orleans). Get off at Montparnasse -Bienvenue. Approx. 40 minutes DIRECT.
• RER line B (Direction Robinson / St Remy) to Denfert-Rochereau, then Metro Line 4 (Direction Porte de Clignacourt) Approx 15 minutes, QUICKEST.
• TAXI - takes 40-50 minutes depending on time of day.
• RATP - Bus no.96 (allow 50 minutes).

GARE ST LAZARE

• RER Line E (direction St.Lazare) alight here. On return journey take the same line, direction Chelles-Gournay or Villiers-Sur-Marne and get off at Magenta.
• TAXI - takes 15-20 minutes depending on time of day.
• RATP - Bus route 26 (allow 25-40 minutes).

Missed Connections

If an onward connection is missed, customers should go to the ticket office, where staff will book them onto the next available train. For semi or non-flexible tickets, there may be a charge for this at the discretion of the ticket office.