One of the many train stations we visited and utilized to explore the various areas of France. This…read moreparticular station was really nice, clean, and easy to navigate to arrive at our desired train platform. Once inside we found many shops and stores to purchase food and beverages for the trip, and they even had a First Class Lounge for relaxation, coffe, and tea. Very reminicent of train travel in Japan.

Quality/Quantity - As cautious travelers, we always stop by the train station on our first day in…read morethe city to buy our tickets for the next leg of our trip. This is an especially good suggestion for people that do not speak the language. But today's ticket, we bought online months in advance. We were told that there was a savings buying early versus the same day, etc. Now that we have been in France for over two weeks, we are experienced and have figured out their bus, train, and metro systems. Well we hope, lol. Ambiance - It is a major public train station, so come early if you are not experienced. Crazy busy as expected. Pay to use toilets - 1 Euro. Several floors. Service - Self service in this station as again, we pre-bought our tickets months in advance. Price - 188 Euros to Lyon for two people. $220 USD. Owner Comment - Thanks for having affordable and smooth transportation with Inoui to Lyon.

During the day it's fairly simply to find your way around here, even though it's extremely…read morecrowded. At night it's a nightmare and extremely confusing to find the exit. They have a decent amount of places to get a bite to eat, but the lines are long and there's nowhere to sit. The bathrooms smelled awful, but at least they're available.

I gave Gare du Nord a 1-star review in 2010, and honestly, most of what I said still kind of holds…read more But the station is beautiful, and I believe it has, at least, stopped deploying those ridiculous unusable ticketing machines. We went through Gare du Nord to go to London last month, and EuroStar has actually gotten worse. I suspect this has more to do with Brexit than the train station, but it was not fun waiting in that line. It got extra unfun when my three-year-old told me he was feeling sick, then threw up all over the floor. So you know what, I'm calling it even. Gare du Nord is annoying but useful and gorgeous, and my offspring has now vomited on the floor (I ddi clean it up). I'm also giving myself permission to skip reviewing the Paul stall, where my mom picked up some pretty decent pastries and sandwiches. Three stars, and we'll see each other next time.

Love this beautiful metro station. Built in 1849, you can just imagine all of this history that has…read moretravelled on these tracks. For the Paris Olympics, it was so easy to use this station to get to the venues. Follow the pink directional signs or the app to navigate your journey.

The Gare de l'Est (East Station) is two train stations: one being part of the Paris Metro line,…read moreconnecting Lines 4, 5, and 7 and the other being the one of seven Paris mainline stations supporting TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) going to various cities in Europe. My nephew and I had planned a weekend trip to Luxembourg, and this station was the origination of the 2.5 hour high-speed trip, beginning early on a Saturday morning. We came from different places in Paris using Metro, and met up here. The walk from the Metro part of the station to the main central holding area takes a bit of time, with need to closely follow signs pointing to Gare de l'Est. About 24 minutes before the scheduled departure of our train, the platform number came up on the big board. At that point, we used the QR code from our purchased ticket to pass through the security gate of the platform. Then it was a long outdoor walk parallel to the train until one finds the correct car. We left right on-time. We came back to the same station from Luxembourg, and it was a simple matter of reversing direction back to the Metro side of the station to get back to our dorm/hotel.

Now let's keep in mind I know extremely little French and did get to travel with someone who is…read morefluent in the language and had been to Paris before though told me he wasn't an expert in Paris. It seems because of my presence he got to do more sightseeing than he would have otherwise. You can definitely find the English speakers if you go on bus tours or to the big attractions but lots of people in the service industry do know English or at least some small amount so you can communicate if you don't know French. I found people to be very friendly even with me not knowing much French and I did use the French I knew where I could. Apparently it's also customary to greet people when you go into venues unlike many regions of the US. Aspects of Paris reminded me of NYC with the street art, the interesting looking people, the aesthetics of various regions, the presence of familiar retailers like Uniqlo and of course, the public transit system (though you'd never get away with keeping a working vending machine in a NYC subway station). There are no English translations in the subway but I was able to figure out where I was going and figured that I'd probably be able to start learning French via immersion if I had to use public transit often. My boyfriend observed that it's a friendlier Paris today than it was in the past and was trying to figure out why exactly. I wish I'd have gotten to go when I was younger and with a school study of French behind me but it's never too late to go someplace new and I definitely didn't feel unwanted or shunned when I visited so I'd go back if given the opportunity again though would want to be a little better in French.

Paris is beautiful I really do recommend it. The buildings are so nice I recommend it 100% the…read morefood is nice and the Louvre Museum,Arc de Triomphe,Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris,eiffel tower,mona Lisa is so beautiful I thank Paris France and Paris Is supposed to have a "rude" population I've been here 1 day and everyone has been nice hope everyone enjoys and if your a tourist check out @big bus tours as they do good tours I left a review so enjoy Paris merci france soyez prêt à voir la belle ville et bonjour et au revoir

Slightly run down but functional intercity Paris train station. Our overnight train back from…read moreMarseille used this station. This ain't the more glamorous TGV station papi! It's a little bit like Amtrak, and not in a good way. The exterior of the building is beautiful, interior is somewhat grubby and the staff was well, let's just be polite and say "unfriendly"

This was the train station where we left from Paris to Madrid aboard the Renfe train. It's large,…read morebut has a washroom (where you can shower or freshen up) as well as a few cafes and places to grab a snack to go. Make sure you pay attention to the train schedule as to not miss your train. Getting onto the train was a huge task with large suitcases. Americans, pack a carry-on. You'll have an easier time maneuvering through the tight train aisles!

The world's largest underground railway station, the Station Chatelet - Les Halles is located…read moreunderneath the Westfield Forum des Halles shopping center. It's also the most convenient place to take a connection from the Paris Metro line system to the RER airport lines. Loaded my final trip for 2,5€ on my reloadable metro card on the morning of Day 7, taking line 1 to stop Chatelet. I made a mistake here: knowing I needed to connect to RER Line B, I couldn't find any signs so ended up going outside. Google maps seemed to indicate that, but thinking back, I am realizing that there must have been an underground connection between them. Navigating the outside with luggage in the rain was difficult. But after entering the shopping mall, I just followed the signs for RER. I found a machine to purchase an airport ticket, but it refused to work with my card that I had been using all along on Metro (it had the airport option grayed out...which was frustrating...showing that it was the right machine, but that I was doing something wrong). The only option was a bus to the airport which I definitely did not want. I then began to wander around until I found a staffed office. I tried to explain my situation to the older gentleman..he scanned my ticket, got exasperated (I think with the situation, not me) and told me I needed to go a ticket office to get it fixed. I was going to leave, but then a younger woman intercepted and told me she could fix it. She took my card, did 'something' to it, and then told me I could use the machine now. Sure enough, when I scanned the same card, it now gave me the option to purchase an airport ticket (13€). There is definitely something strange about how you can have the right paper ticket, but if it wasn't initially set-up a certain way, it won't work in all case. Not a good thing for a tourist. I paid the $15.18 (13€) and used it to scan through the gates (which were for all RER various lines). I then followed the signs for the airport line. I boarded the first train that came, and it ended up being OK. The journey took a while, going through five stops to terminal 2. Most people got off before then. I got off at the last stop, and had to scan my ticket to exit before I could enter the airport. Got to the airport station by 11:33. I had left the hotel around 10:15 so it takes a while...an Uber would have been around $35 for the journey. I'm glad that I experienced it, especially since I was by myself. But I see the use of Uber when in Paris next time.

This is a nice and big metro station with all the shopping stores around. However everything is so…read moreexpensive. They have AC inside. You have t pay €.70 euro for bathroom. Very crowded

Overview: very quick to get thru security, quite organized, and many options to choose from to eat…read moreat especially in the early morning ---- I had a train from Paris to London which departs at 7:09am and scheduled to arrive at 8:30am. The ticket tells you what time to aim to be at the station by 6:09am. It was pretty easy to navigate to from Gare du Nord, I didn't see signs for Eurostar specifically, but they had symbols of a train and a UK flag which led to the right place. Tickets were kinda expensive especially buying them not far in advanced I heard that the earlier you buy them the cheaper they are. There were a lot of people for this first train of the day and they are separated by country nationality and then into multiple lines to consolidate on space. You first scan your ticket, then do a passport scan, followed by another passport scan and then you go through security where they x-ray your bags. After all of the security measures there is a large waiting area with many seats spanning the length of the station, in between are different little gift shops and food areas along with seats and charger ports. With the departure so early, there are a lot of places to grab a quick breakfast or coffee to-go. And there are a couple of gift shops for last minute Paris souvenirs... like this GIANT Remy for 59€90, or a mini one for €10! Super cute plushies and a large variety of breakfast foods (sandwiches and pastries) available. ---- Overall: easy to navigate and board as an American, follow the symbols and get there early just in case!

I've taken Eurostar between Paris and London a few times over the years, and I remembered it being…read morerelatively painless back in like 2010. It's still nice to take a train from central Paris and end up in central London, and probably worth some aggravation to avoid the hassle of airports. But it isn't cheaper, and it kind of sucks. We took the Eurostar from Gare du Nord to St. Pancras last month and had a pretty unpleasant experience. Brexit may be partially at blame for the long, slow line at customs, but surely Eurostar can do something about their staffing to speed things along. It took longer to get through than any airport security I've dealt with in several years. The train was fine, unremarkable but comfortable enough. I didn't want to be on it, though, for something like two bonus hours. We were delayed due to an unspecified incident near the tracks at Lille, that the announcer referred to as a "tragedy" during one of his many mushy updates. We were eventually rerouted and left the station over an hour after our scheduled departure time, and took a slower route that avoided Lille. I have since looked up this mysterious tragedy in Lille, and the only references it to it online are related to this Eurostar delay. My boys were excited about going through the chunnel, but the actual passage felt like any other tunnel. I guess we can say we've been through it, at least. The ride was otherwise not the easiest with two kids, starting as it did with over an hour of sitting in place. My three-year-old was also sick that day, something we discovered when he threw up in the customs line. He proceeded to throw up twice more on the train, once on me, and once in the bathroom, where my husband had the pleasure of cleaning the floor with what he describes as half-ply European toilet paper. I guess that part isn't Eurostar's fault, but their nonsense certainly didn't help. I'm glad the train got us from point A to point B, but I'll avoid taking it again in the future.