From Gare du Nord to hotel in 12th arrondissment

We are coming in from London on the Eurostar on June 4 around 5:30 pm. I was wondering what%26#39;s the best means from getting from the station to our hotel in the 12th? I%26#39;ve been looking at the various public transit maps for Paris and trying to discern which one to take, but frankly, I%26#39;m baffled. Is there a metro line that goes between my two points? Or are we better off taking a cab or bus? Thanks!

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There are metro stations every few hundred yards in central Paris. To give you directions, I need to know the address of your hotel.

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11 Rue de Lyon 75012

Thanks! I *think* Bastille is the closest metro station to us.

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Based on the hotel location given by Google Maps, the closest metro is Gare de Lyon.

You could take a taxi, which would cost around €10.

Or, for one metro ticket each, you could take metro Line 5 in the direction of Place d%26#39;Italie. Get off at Bastille, and change to Line 1 in the direction of Chateau de Vincennes, getting off at Gare de Lyon.

There is probably also a bus route, but I think the metro is easier to understand for people new to Paris. It is well signposted. The lines are identified by their numbers and the direction by the station at the end of the line.

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Ok so, using the itenerary planner on the RATP website, it also suggests getting off at Gare de Lyon but it lists it as an RER line rather than a metro line, I believe. So which would I be taking, RER or Metro? Sorry if I%26#39;m sounding ignorant, but it%26#39;s been 10 years since I%26#39;ve been to Paris and then it was with a tour group so I%26#39;m very rusty. Thanks!

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Well - sometimes the RER, the Metro, and a gare for les Grandes Lignes all share the same location, and they share the same name.

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Gare de Lyon is a mainline terminal station, and also a station on RER Lines A and D and metro Lines 1 and 14.

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The RER D line is probably the easiest.

When you arrive at Gare du Nord, turn left onto the main concourse and look for RER signs. (By the way, the RER is a suburban light rail link which conects outlying suburbs with central Paris. It works like the metro in the city itself but with fewer stops.) You will need to go down a flight of stairs (or escalator) to the ticket office then follow signs for RER D going towards Malesherbes or Melun (but not Orry la Ville-Coye.) Gare de Lyon is just 2 staions from Gare du Nord.

At Gare de Lyon, follow the exits for Boulevard Diderot, cross this main road and Rue de Lyon is directly ahead of you, opposite the station.

If you prefer you can take bus 65, but RER will be quicker and easier.