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a small grocery store—but Hall 1 has a Starbucks. You'll find baggage check (consigne)
signs opposite track 13 in Hall 2 and by track M in Hall 1. Car rental is out the exit past
track M (Hall 1).
Don't leave this station without at least taking a peek at the recommended Le Train
Bleu Restaurant in Hall 1, up the stairs opposite track G. Its pricey-but-atmospheric bar/
lounge works well as a quiet waiting area—and there's free Wi-Fi. Slip into a red leather
couch and time-travel back to another era.
Taxi stands are well-signed in front of, and underneath, the station. “Les Cars” Air
France buses to Gare Montparnasse (easy transfer to Orly Airport) and direct to Charles
de Gaulle Airport stop outside the station's main entrance. They are signed Navette-Aéro-
port . To find them, leave from Hall 1, exiting with your back to track A. Walk toward the
Café Européen, but don't cross the street. The stop is to the right, on Rue Diderot across
from Café Les Deux Savoies. Buses normally depart at :15 and :45 after the hour; see “By
Bus” on here .
Key Destinations Served by Gare de Lyon: Vaux-le-Vicomte (train to Melun,
2/hour by train, 30 minutes; 3/hour by RER-D, 50 minutes), Fontainebleau (2/hour, 45
minutes; depart from the Grandes Lignes level), Disneyland (RER line A-4 to Marne-
la-Vallée-Chessy, at least 3/hour, 50 minutes), Beaune (roughly hourly at rush hour but
few mid-day, 2.5 hours, most require change in Dijon; direct trains from Paris' Bercy
station take an hour longer), Dijon (roughly hourly at rush hour but few mid-day, 1.5
hours), Chamonix (7/day, 5.5-7 hours, some change in Switzerland), Annecy (hourly,
4 hours, many with change in Lyon), Lyon (at least hourly, 2 hours), Avignon (9/day
in 2.5 hours to Avignon TGV Station, 5/day in 3.5 hours to Avignon Centre-Ville sta-
tion, more connections with change—3-4 hours), Arles (11/day, 2 direct TGVs—4 hours,
9 with change in Avignon—5 hours), Nice (hourly, 5.75 hours, may require change,
11.5-hour night train possible out of Gare d'Austerlitz), Carcassonne (8/day, 7-8 hours,
1 change, night trains leave from Gare d'Austerlitz), Zürich (6/day direct, 4 hours),
Venice (5/day, 10-12 hours with 1-3 changes; 1 direct overnight, 14 hours, operated by
private company Thello—which doesn't accept railpasses, important to reserve ahead
at www.thello.com ), Rome (3/day, 11-16 hours; 1 night train, 14 hours, operated by
private company Thello—which doesn't accept railpasses, important to reserve ahead
at www.thello.com ), Bern (15/day, 4.5-5.5 hours), Interlaken (7/day, 5-6.5 hours, 1-3
changes,2morefromGaredel'Est),and Barcelona (2/day,6.5hours,changeinFigueres;
night train possible from Gare d'Austerlitz).
Gare de l'Est
This two-floor station (with underground Métro) serves northeastern France and interna-
tional destinations east of Paris. It's easy to navigate: All trains depart at street level from