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Gare Saint-Lazare

3.5 (62 reviews)
Open 5:00 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)

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Anthony H.

Gare Saint-Lazare is a decent train station hub that services several train companies and the Metro. The station is easy to nagivate but for tourists such as myself, the signage can be difficult to read and understand. With me having a good understanding of the French language, there were still issues with finding the right train when traveling long distance to another city. However, using Gare Saint-Lazare for the Metro is easy and convienent and again it's a hub that supports many train lines that will transfer you to different parts of the city. This station also has plenty of stores for shopping, wheither it's clothing, luggage or food, this station has it all. Overall, it's a decent train station and the trains tend to run on time.

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Pat K.

Very large train station that intersects the metro, suburban trains and RER lines. I came from an RER train and wanted to get onto a suburban "J" train to head northeast outside Paris for some fishing on the Seine river. Over 25 platforms and you won't know where they are at for your train until 5 minutes before departure. SO you have keep watching the screen (don't take your eyes off the screen) to catch the platform where your train will be. I looked away for a few minutes to find a place to eat but by the time I looked up, the train had already left. So keep your eyes glued to the screen! I got on the train after 30 more minutes for the next train but my eyes were strained looking up at the monitor to see which platform! Basically you will see a herd of people running to the platform once it shows itself - you have to run too because if you don't make the 5 minute limit, you miss it!

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Connie L.

This is a massive, bustling station in the 8th arrondissement, with plenty of metro and train connections. The station itself is basically like a shopping mall, with chain stores for clothing/accessories (Swatch, Calzedonia, Etam, Celio, etc.), food/drink (Burger King, Paul, Starbucks), among others. They also provide services if you need to buy tickets or subscribe to a Navigo, although when I went to the service center for the latter, the line was long and customers near the front of the line had been waiting for hours. Around 6 PM we could also see some of the employees starting to pack up and leave for the night, which sparked a lot of understandable complaining/grumbling from the customers in line. (Ultimately, I decided to apply for my annual Navigo card online.) The station was kind of dirty, but that's probably to be expected given how much foot traffic it gets every day. There are some benches/seating throughout the station, but I wouldn't consider the station a pleasant place to wait or spend a significant amount of time. It's a pretty convenient place to meet someone though, if you happen to be in the area.

Gare SaInt-Lazare
Patty R.

We really thought this was a great, easy to navigate station, considering it's a major one. We were headed to Caen in Normandy to visit World War 2 Landmarks, and this is how you get there. We didn't have any problems, except for as we waited with our coffee and pastry to learn which track we were due for. Had a strange encounter with a rather strange fellow who attempted conversation with us, continually, until my husband pulled out his Bronx, NY childhood training! That sent the guy scurrying. But, we did see lots of train staff around so we felt assured that we were in a safe environment. We had the opportunity, as mentioned, to get a little petit dejeuner and that little kiosk was clean and staff were helpful, with tasty pastries. All in all, it was a good visit!

David S.

From experience I have to admit that on one of those warm summer day this place gets incredibly hot inside, particularly if you are waiting to find out which platform your train heads from (they didn't announce it util five minutes before the train left, which meant that there was a horde of people all making a mad rush to get some good seats). The station itself is pretty large, with a number of exits. There is also a metro station underneath, and once I discovered that there are tunnels stretching out under the city to connect with other metro stations - in fact you can walk underground all the way to Opera. Mind you, the Hungry Jacks here gets pretty packed, though I later discovered that there was a McDonalds on the other side of the road. Oh, the trains from the station head off toward Normandy - like London, Paris doesn't have a single central station, but rather five (or is it six) stations that service different parts of the country (and Europe).

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3.6(8 reviews)
1.7 kmStrasbourg-St Denis/Bonne Nouvelle, 10ème

Loved the Paris Metro and RER trains. I went everywhere in Paris via RATP and used their online…read morewebsite to get around to various destinations. Also used Apple Maps with it. Are the stations and tunnels old & dingy? Sure. But they do their jobs. It reminded me of the subways in NYC because the trains were so frequent and accessed everywhere I wanted to go. Compared to San Francisco, it was amazing. Just be aware at the Montmartre station, the stairway up goes round and round and round forever. It was never ending, but I was very grateful to not have been one of the many tourists there who were lugging their rolly bags up those never ending steps with them. Some of the agents working in the Metro stations don't speak english, even in the main large stations. Luckily the little station I used for my main departure route had an english speaker and suggested I get a Navigo card since I was staying 2 weeks. It cost 10 euros, you need to get a photo (much smaller than US passport size, and they will cut it down to fit) and they will upload whichever amount pass you want on here - weekly pass is minimum and those are from Monday to Sunday, no matter which day you purchase it on. The Navigo card is good for ten years. Just buy your tickets and keep them on you. The 2 weeks I was there, on three occasions, Metro Police/Officials checked everyone for their tickets. Two times was in the tunnels of I don't remember which stations, once was just before arriving to the Palace of Versailles when they fined a handful of confused tourists and an international american student 35 euros each. A ticket to the Palace of Versailles Rive Gauche station from the Saint-Placide station in the Louvre area was just 4.15 euro. If you're disabled, RATP may be difficult to navigate. They do say they've made many stations disability friendly with escalators and elevators, but it didn't seem that way with many of the stations. They're still working on it. Paris is imo not a friendly place for disabled and wheelchair users. Alas, too old and too many cobblestones. Things that make the city amazing also has its drawbacks and this is one of them.

Very bad service in general. I tried 3 kiosk machines and two are out of pass and another one…read morecannot load weekly pass. What is the problem with French People! I tried use phone app and because I do not have France phone number, that is denied too. Again, I am really furious at this moment, what is the problem with France!

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