Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
Metro
The most central metro stations to jump off at are St-Michel by the Seine;
Cluny-La Sorbonne or Maubert-Mutualité on bd St-Germain; and Censier Daubenton or
Gare d'Austerlitz by the Jardin des Plantes.
Bus
Convenient bus stops include the Panthéon for the 89 to Jardin des Plantes and 13e
(Bibliothèque National de France François Mitterrand); bd St-Michel for the 38 to Centre
Pompidou, Gare de l'Est and Gare du Nord; and rue Gay Lussac for the 27 to Île de la
Cité, Opéra and Gare St-Lazare.
Bicycle
Handy Vélib' stations include 42 rue St-Severin, 5e, just off bd St-Michel; 40 rue
Boulangers, 5e, near Cardinal Lemoine metro station; and 27 rue Lacépède, 5e, near
Place Monge.
Boat
The hop-on, hop-off Batobus docks opposite Notre Dame on quai de Montebello,
and at the Jardin des Plantes on quai St-Bernard.
