 Poster: A snowHead
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well, more specifically, get from Gare du Nord to Gare du Lyon.
I have pretty tight connections... 50 mins max..for Eurostar/TGV between the two stations and I can't make a mistake.
I am thinking brave the taxi rank and the queues or hail one on the road, or go via the Metro RER.
Which ever one I plump for..I am pretty well commited...
It is mid-morning friday and I like the idea of getting a cab from the cafe tip, but I can't afford lose any time...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I dont want to mention the war but, the French unions may be on strike again  . Hope all goes smoothly.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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brian
brian
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JT, I'd go RER, in a cab you might hit traffic, and it's faster than the normal metro.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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You should be OK,
I'd go: (Edited to remove stupidity)
Gare du Nord - RER D Direction Melun (2 stops) to Gare de Lyon
If in doubt www.ratp.fr has a planner
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Planner was excellent when I had to get two teenagers across Paris by themselves a couple of years ago.
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The only time I did this, early Jan, turned out to be a big "Sale" day in the Paris shops. We had heaps of time, in fact so much that we were going to spend a few hours with friends who lived in a very posh part of Paris. We decided on the bus, just to see a bit more, but the traffic was solid. Eventually when the bus (and the cabs around us) hadn't moved at all for ten minutes we got off and dived down the nearest Metro. I wonder how far it is from the Gard du Nord to Gare du Lyon. Maybe you could walk it in 50 minutes?
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Another vote for the RER. I've queued for half an hour just t get a taxi after getting off Eurostar before.
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RER definitely. Taxi is a bit close to call, and weather dependent.
Only time I'd say different is if you have a lot of stuff with you (or hangers-on) that might make the taxi option a lot easier.
You might be able to walk it at a brisk pace - down the Bvd de Magenta, across the Pdl Republic, onto Temple/Calvaire/Beaumarchais (same road, just 3 different names along it), across the Pdl Bastille, down the Rue de Lyon, and you're there.
David Murdoch, the D2 or D4 will do it - Melun or Malesherbes
...or the number 65 bus.
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| Wear The Fox Hat wrote: |
| ...or the number 65 bus. |
Ah the dear old 65. Ealing Broadway to Kingston. Used to go all the way to Chessington Zoo in the good old days.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Its 7.5km don't walk.....
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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cfc5mu0, I didn't think it was as far as that - could be though - the map I have is a bit vague.
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cfc5mu0, according this site it is 4.2 Km by car, so likely to be rather less if you walk.
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You know it makes sense.
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Jonpim,
According to this site its 7.6km
Yes probably less if you walked..I wouldn't though..
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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cfc5mu0, looks like you're on the tourist route! 
2.9miles on Autoroute.
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Poster: A snowHead
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cfc5mu0, you may not be able to do "clever linky" things, but you are a darned site cleverer than I with that map.
I tried to do what you did and failed miserably.
JT, I have done this route many times on the RER with large suitcase, bootbag and backpack. Easy.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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JT, ..... time to test your 'tabbing in full kit' skills ........ 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Wear The Fox Hat, I could walk that if I had to... but I'll look for RER in the 1st instance.
Jonpim, I'll be travelling light with a trolley and a shoulder bag...
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BernardC,
Sussed it with the good help above... Supreme leg-it mode stage left to RER from Eurostar arrivals, follow the signs for D route and get on a southbound train heading for Medrun or Malesherbes for 2 stops and bob is an uncle.
I'll be in Chamonix on the 18th with some friends and heading over to Zinal, so if you are at a loss ......!!!!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Kids crossed Paris from CDG airport to Gare d'Austerlitz (including a line change) on the RER is mess than 50 minutes (or so they say  )
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| Helen Beaumont wrote: |
| Kids crossed Paris from CDG airport to Gare d'Austerlitz (including a line change) on the RER is mess than 50 minutes (or so they say ) |
is that for the overnight sleeper train to Briancon?
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Christopher, yes.
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just out of interest, how much does that cost return for adults?
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Christopher, if you book as far in advance as possible , not a lot. It was a couple of years ago now, but I think you can get a cheap fare for as little as 30 euros (one way)
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