Travelling from Charles de Gaulle to Saint Lazare? The second busiest station in Paris, handling over 275000 people each day, Gare Saint-Lazare is one of the oldest and most famous stations in the city.
The station is in fact featured in one of Manet’s famous paintings, The Railway, which now resides in the National Gallery of Art in the USA. In recent years the station finds itself in a very dense and popular shopping district which brings many visitors the stations own shopping mall.
Located in the 8th arrondissement of the city, the station serves the western suburbs of Paris with transilien rail services and intercity trains travel across Normandy, some 1600 trains depart the station each day.
Passengers flying into Paris Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG) with subsequent rail connections at Gare Saint-Lazare should plan their journey carefully, both transport hubs are extremely busy.
CDG processes over 190000 passengers each day with 1300 aircraft movements daily. The airport is located 30 km Northeast of Saint Lazare and is spread out over a large site.
The airport has 3 main terminals, with terminal 2 spread into 7 independent and self sustained sub-terminals. The sheer size of the airport can make even the seasoned traveller very weary about onward travel.
Air France use Charles de Gaulle as their main hub and many other airlines use the airport to connect Paris to the world. Onward travel is offered at CDG via road and rail, with the A1 motorway close by and the airport having its own rail station underneath terminal 2E/F.
When considering how to get to Saint-Lazare from CDG it is recommended to get a private taxi as it is the only direct door to door option.
Private Taxi from Charles de Gaulle to Saint Lazare
The service from T2 Transfer makes the journey between Charles de Gaulle to Saint Lazare easy and straightforward. The fully licensed and professional driver will meet you in the CDG arrivals area, negating your worries about navigating to other onward journey options.
Identifying themselves by holding a placard with your name on it, they will then take you to the waiting taxi. T2 Transfer operate a fleet of brand new luxury vehicles so you will travel in style, you will not share the taxi with any other party, the transfers are completely private.
If you have booked children on your journey, age appropriate car seats will be fitted free of charge.
The journey will last approximately 40 minutes (traffic dependent) and your driver will be happy to answer any questions you may have, the drivers helpfully speak both French and English.
You can speak with T2 Transfer customer services 24/7 if you have any questions any other time.
If you decide to make a booking but cannot make the journey, T2 Transfer have no cancellation fees. They also provide convenience by allowing passengers to pay for their journey in either euros, pounds or dollars.
Prices for the journey are below:
- 1-3 passengers – € 60
- 4 passengers – € 60
- 5 passengers – € 70
- 6 passengers – € 75
- 7 passengers – € 80
- 8 passengers – € 85
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Transfers from Paris CDG to Saint Lazare By Train
There are a couple of options to go between CDG to St Lazare train station on the Parisian suburban rail network, these journeys start on the RER B network from CDG RER station, which operates between 0500 and 0000 with trains departing every 15-20 minutes.
The first option is to take the RER B to Gare du Nord where you then walk to Gare Magenta and take the RER E to Gare Haussmann Saint-Lazare. Gare Saint-Lazare is a short walk away.
The second option is to take the RER B to Chatelet-Les-Halles. From there you walk to Chatelet and take the Metro Line 14 to Gare Saint-Lazare.
Duration: 40 minutes.
Cost: Adult single ticket is €10, Child single ticket is €7.
It is possible to take other connections across the suburban rail network but they add no value and take longer.
There are no mainline train services between CDG rail station and Gare Saint-Lazare.
Transfer from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Saint Lazare
There are no direct buses from Charles de Gaulle airport to Saint Lazare, there is however the Roissybus that goes to Opera which is a short walk away. The Roissybus departs from the bus stops at terminal 2E/F and the journey takes 50 minutes (traffic dependent).
Duration: 1 hr 20 minutes
Cost: Adult single ticket is €13.
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