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Gare Montparnasse
Gare Montparnasse is the terminus for trains from the southwest and west, including ser-
vices from Brittany, the Loire, Bordeaux, Toulouse and Spain and Portugal. Some of these
services will eventually move to Gare d'Austerlitz (by 2020 once refurbishment is com-
plete). Located in southern Paris.
Gare St-Lazare
Gare St-Lazare is the terminus for trains from Normandy. Located in Clichy, western Paris.
Gare Routiére Internationale de Paris-Galliéni
Eurolines ( GOOGLE MAP ; www.eurolines.fr ) connects all major European capitals to Par-
is' international bus terminal, Gare Routiére Internationale de Paris-Galliéni (
GOOGLE MAP ; 08 92 89 90 91; 28 av du Général de Gaulle; Galliéni). The terminal is
in the eastern suburb of Bagnolet; it's about a 15-minute metro ride to the more central
République station.
GETTING AROUND PARIS
Getting around Paris is comparatively easy for a big city. Most visitors combine the efficient
metro with walking. Buses offer a good view of the city, but can be hard to figure out and
slowed by traffic. More tempting is the city's communal bike-share scheme, Vélib'.
Underground Rail
Paris' underground network is run by RATP and consists of two separate but linked sys-
tems: the metro and the Réseau Express Régional (RER) suburban train line. The metro has
14 numbered lines; the RER has five main lines (but you'll probably only need to use A, B
and C). When buying tickets consider how many zones your journey will cover: there are
five concentric transportation zones rippling out from Paris (5 being the furthest), so if you
travel from Charles de Gaulle airport to Paris, for instance, you will have to buy a zone 1-5
ticket.
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