One of several train stations serving the town of Versailles. Coming from Paris, I took the L line…read morefrom Gare Saint Lazare (leaves about once every 20 min, make sure it's the specific L line that ends at Versailles Rive Droite and not some other destination) and this is the last stop.* The station itself isn't that large, just a simple couple rooms and an outdoor train platform. There is a bus stop directly outside the station. Take bus #s 1, 3 or 4 to bring you closer to the palace area of Versailles, or you can take a ~17 min leisurely walk to see a bit of the town before hitting up the main attractions. *Total time takes about 40 minutes and you need to purchase a one-way or round trip zone 1-5 ticket, OR do an unlimited Mobilis one-day ticket for zones 1-5. If you do the train tickets only, and want to take the bus once you get to Versailles, then you need to purchase bus tickets for within 1 zone separately. Would suggest to buy all these in advance at your train station of origin to avoid having to figure it out later.

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.

Huge railway station on 3 levels. Local trains, trains to Normandy and doubtless more. Shops from…read morefashion to jewelry and (more importantly) food, crepes, groceries and drinks. Many escalators to move you around - the signage to this Brit/American is a little illogical (so it can take a few minutes to find a restroom (there are VERY few!) ) for example. It does it's job and drops you a short taxi ride from all the sights you came to see.

This train station in Paris, France is one of the seven large mainline railway station terminals…read more Several railway lines have been immortalized in various works of art notably paintings by Monet at the Musee d'Orsay. It is the second busiest train station in Paris after Gare du Nord, handling 100 million passengers a year. The station is quite large so it took me a while to walk from one end to the other to catch my train. This train station makes it easy to get to Giverny to visit the Monet house and garden. It took about 40 minutes. I'm so impressed by the mass transit in France and Europe.

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.

One of the good things about the era of smartphones is that they tell you where the busy areas are,…read moreand if an area is busy then there must be some interesting things going on there, which is why I ended up in this, well, rather not so touristy part of Paris. Yeah, the station wasn't all that bad either, and it did place you in an interesting location.

Located in the north side on Montmartre area, and a five walk from our hotel…read more Part of the Metro 12 line. We were equal walking distance and to here and the Lamarck station. A few days into the trip we used this station more. Flat walking to and from station. Less stairs. Escalator at the Marie exit. All important if you have already walked 10 miles for the day. Purchasing metro tickets are easy. I recommend trying to get them during non rush hour parts of the day. The kiosk is inside downstairs. Use the roller bar to use in English. I recommend the 10 pack. You get a discount and can use them on the metro, bus or tram. It was just under $20. Black line faces up, insert in the end and ticket pops up on top, grab it and pass thru the gate quickly. I downloaded the RATP app to help find lines and connections. Both buses and metros were easy to use.

Quality/Quantity - Now that we have been in France for over 3 or 4 weeks, we are experienced and…read morehave figured out their bus, train, and metro systems. Well we hope, lol. This trip was easy in and out. Ambiance - It is a major public train station for Versailles, so come early if you are not experienced. Crazy busy as expected. Service - Self service in this station. Price - 4.60 Euros. $5.50 US; very affordable. Owner Comment - Thanks for having affordable and smooth transportation with Inoui to Lyon.

What a nice train station with lots of glass in the front. There's even a restroom on the far…read moreplatform for anyone to use (as long a you are within the Station). There's a convenience store here and another place with station staff to buy tickets from. The latter aren't the friendliest but the female staffer actually let me back into the station to use the restroom. From the outside on the street the station looks so cool.

Okay, once again this is another unique Parisian station, this one having a bunch of signatures on…read morethe ceiling, which certainly makes it stand out. Honestly, I do wish a lot more places would add nice decorations like this on their stations, but then again they do, and it ends up costing so much more.

Not a review for/on France's metro system…read more This is a station in progress. The signage is in calligraphy style verses traditional subway mosaic. There is mosaic of "flowers/leafs" in progress. Plus mosaic signatures, of who, I don't know. It's a station that I should look into if I had more time in Paris. The signage is good. Love that the 1st and 2nd train etas are posted...common practice in metro stations. The announcements can be tricky for a non-French speaker like me but here's a tip.....just nod and react as the locals do. If they get off the train you should follow.