PARIS - France 2014 - page 299

tracks1-30.Checkthedeparturemonitorstoseewhichsectionyourtrainleavesfrom:De-
partures marked with a yellow square leave from tracks 2-12, while those marked with a
blue square depart from tracks 22-30 (suburban Banlieue trains depart from tracks 13-21).
A train information office is opposite track 17, and ticket sales are at each end of the
station through the halls opposite tracks 8 and 25. Most other services are down the escal-
atorthroughthehalloppositetracks12-20(baggagelockers,carrental,WC,smallgrocery
store, more shops, and Métro access). There's a post office at track level, near the top of
the escalators. Access to taxis and buses is out the front of the station (exit with your back
to the tracks).
Key Destinations Served by Gare de l'Est: Colmar (almost hourly,3direct,others
changeinStrasbourg,3.5hours), Strasbourg (atleasthourlywithTGV,2.5hours), Reims
(12/day with TGV, 45 minutes), Verdun (3/day via shuttle bus and TGV, 1.5 hour; 3.5
hours by regional train with transfer in Chalôns-en-Champagne), Interlaken (2/day, 6.5
hours, 2-3 changes, 7 more from Gare de Lyon), Zürich (7/day, 5-6 hours, 1-2 changes,
faster direct trains from Gare de Lyon), Frankfurt (5 direct/day, 4 hours; 4 more/day with
change in Karlsruhe, 4.5 hours), Vienna (7/day, 12-17 hours, 1-3 changes, night train via
Munich or Frankfurt), Prague (5/day, 12-18 hours, night train via Mannheim or Munich),
Munich (6/day, 6 hours, most with 1 change, 1 direct night train), and Berlin (5/day, 8.5
hours, 1-2 changes; 1 direct night train, 12.5 hours).
Gare St. Lazare
This compact station serves upper Normandy, including Rouen and Giverny. All trains ar-
rive and depart one floor above street level.
From the Métro, follow signs to Grandes Lignes to reach the tracks (long walk).
Grandes Lignes to all destinations listed below depart from tracks 23-27; Banlieue trains
depart from 1-16. The ticket office and car rental are near track 27. Train information of-
fices (accueil) are scattered about the station. This station has no baggage check, but it
doeshaveathree-floorshoppingmallwithfood,clothing,andmore(withyourbacktothe
tracks, head a few steps through the halls). Taxis, the Métro, and buses are well-signed.
Key Destinations Served by Gare St. Lazare: Giverny (train to Vernon, 8/day
Mon-Sat, 6/day Sun, 45 minutes), Rouen (nearly hourly, 1.5 hours), Le Havre (hourly,
2.25 hours, some change in Rouen), Honfleur (13/day, 2.5-3.5 hours, via Lisieux, then
bus), Bayeux (9/day, 2.5 hours, some change in Caen), Caen (14/day, 2 hours), and Pon-
torson/Mont St-Michel (3/day,4-5.5hours,viaCaen;moretrainsfromGareMontparnas-
se).