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Paris Gare du Nord Train Station
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Gare du Nord Train Station Paris

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Gare du Nord (or Paris Nord), built between 1861 and 1864, is the busiest railway station in Europe. It’s the main station for trains to North France and also for the Eurostar from London, Lille and Brussels. It runs both TGV trains and SNCF trains.

Eurostar arrives here from London, Brussels and Lille.

Getting to Paris on Eurostar

Services from the Gare du Nord

TGV services go to:

  • Tourcoign, Roubaix, Lille-Flandres
  • Calais-Ville, Calais-Frethun, Lille-Europe
  • Rang-du-Fliers-Verton, Etaples-Le Touquet, Boulogne-Ville
  • Dunkerque, Hazebrouck, Bethune, Lens, Arras
  • Saint-Omer
  • Valenciennes, Douai

Most popular Intercités run to:
Creil, Boulogne, Cambrai, Maubeuge
Saint-Denis, Pontoise
Aulnay-sous-Bois, Crepy-en-Valois

Most popular TER trains run to: Mitry-Claye, Laon
Persan-Beaumont
Amiens

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Practical Information

112 rue de Maubeuge
Paris 10
Information on Paris Gare du Nord
Operating hours 5am to 1am

Transport links to Gare du Nord

  • Metro
    Ligne 4: Porte de Clignancourt to Porte d’Orleans
    Ligne 5: Bobigny Pablo Picasso to Place d’Italie
  • For buses, see the Paris Bus map

To Charles de Gaulle airport
Take RER (Regional Express Railway) train Line B directly to the airport

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