The current name comes from the Parisii, Gallo-Celto tribes who occupied the area prior to the arrival of the Romans who establish the city of Lutetia around 52 BC. Around 508 CE, after Roman influence left, Clovis of the Franks attain rule that passed on to the descendants, the Carolingians. Clovis and those descendants are considered the first kings of France. Through the decades Paris continued to grow as an economic, cultural, political, religious, educational and military power in this part of Europe. In the late 18th century social upheaval overthrew the monarch and centuries of privilege for the aristocracy and clergy came to an end. The new forms based on the ideas of Enlightenment sent ripples through Europe. From this point on most monarchies in Europe began losing their ultimate influence and grip on power, the last of them surviving until the end of World War I. Paris and the surrounding areas were all scenes of heavy activity in both World Wars I & II. All of this history makes Paris one of the most remarkable cities in the world. There is so much to see and experience that one will never see it all in a visit. So always make plans to visit again and again.
Regions of Paris
Center of Paris
1st Arrondissement
2nd Arrondissement
3rd Arrondissement
Left Bank of Paris
5th Arrondissement
6th Arrondissement
7th Arrondissement
Inner Paris
8th Arrondissement
9th Arrondissement
East Paris
10th Arrondissement
11th Arrondissement
12th Arrondissement
South Paris
13th Arrondissement
14th Arrondissement
15th Arrondissement
West Paris
16th Arrondissement
17th Arrondissement
Paris Hills
18th Arrondissement
19th Arrondissement
20th Arrondissement
Petite Couronne
Hauts-de_seine
Seine-Saint-Denis
Cal-de-Marne
Grande Couronne
Seine-et-Marne
Yvelines
Essone
Val-d-Oise
Paris Points of Interest

Name | Type | Class | District | Department |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arènes de Lutèce | Archeological | Roman Theater | Left Bank Paris, FR | 5th Arrondissement |
Les Catacombes de Paris | Archeological | Ancient Burial site | South Paris, FR | 14th Arrondissement |
Jardin d’Acclimatation | Attraction | Amusement Park | West Paris, FR | 16th Arrondissement |
Bataclan | Entertainment | Club: Music Theater | East Paris, FR | 11th Arrondissement |
Le Moulin Rouge | Entertainment | Burlesque Palace | Paris Hills, FR | 18th Arrondissement |
Lido de Paris | Entertainment | Cabaret Revue | Inner Paris, FR | 8th Arrondissement |
Opéra Bastille | Entertainment | Bldg: Opera House | East Paris, FR | 12th Arrondissement |
Opéra Garnier | Entertainment | Bldg: Opera House | Inner Paris, FR | 9th Arrondissement |
Palais des Glaces | Entertainment | Theater | East Paris, FR | 10th Arrondissement |
Théâtre national de l’Opéra-Comique | Entertainment | Theater: Comedy | Central Paris, FR | 2nd Arrondissement |
Zoo de Vincennes | Entertainment | Zoo | East Paris, FR | 12th Arrondissement |
Barrière d’Enfer | Landmark | Bldg:Pavilions – French | South Paris, FR | 14th Arrondissement |
Bourse de commerce | Landmark | Bldg: Stock Exchange | Central Paris, FR | 1st Arrondissement |
Canal de l’Ourcq | Landmark | Structure: Canal | Paris Hills, FR | 19th Arrondissement |
Champs-Elysées | Landmark | Avenue | Inner Paris, FR | 8th Arrondissement |
Cirque d’Hiver | Landmark | Concert & Fashion Hall | East Paris, FR | 11th Arrondissement |
Colonne Vendôme | Landmark | Monument Square | Central Paris, FR | 1st Arrondissement |
Eglise de Saint Sulpice | Landmark | Church | Left Bank Paris, FR | 6th Arrondissement |
Eglise Saint-Germain-des-Prés | Landmark | Church: Oldest in Paris | Left Bank Paris, FR | 6th Arrondissement |
Élysée Palace | Landmark | Bldg: Palace | Inner Paris, FR | 8th Arrondissement |
Hôtel de Sully | Landmark | Historic House | Central Paris, FR | 4th Arrondissement |
Hôtel de Ville | Landmark | City Hall | Central Paris, FR | 4th Arrondissement |
Hôtel des Invalides | Landmark | Tomb of Napolean | Left Bank Paris, FR | 7th Arrondissement |
l’Arc de Triomphe | Landmark | Monument: Arch | Inner Paris, FR | 8th Arrondissement |
La Bibliothèque Nationale de France | Landmark | French Nat. Library | South Paris, FR | 13th Arrondissement |
La Cité de la Mode et du Design | Landmark | Fashion & Design Gallery | South Paris, FR | 13th Arrondissement |
La Conciergerie | Landmark | Fortress: Medieval | Central Paris, FR | 1st Arrondissement |
La Samaritaine | Landmark | Bldg: Historical Store | Central Paris, FR | 1st Arrondissement |
La Tour Eiffel | Landmark | Structure:Tower 1889 Fair | Left Bank Paris, FR | 7th Arrondissement |
La Tour Jean-sans-Peur | Landmark | Tower: Medieval | Central Paris, FR | 2nd Arrondissement |
Le Palais Royal | Landmark | Palace: Historic | Central Paris, FR | 1st Arrondissement |
Lion of Belfort | Landmark | Monument – Sculpture | South Paris, FR | 14th Arrondissement |
Maison de Victor Hugo | Landmark | Historic House | Central Paris, FR | 4th Arrondissement |
Mémorial de la Shoah | Landmark | Holocaust Memorial | Central Paris, FR | 4th Arrondissement |
Monument to Balzac | Landmark | Monument: Sculpture | Left Bank Paris, FR | 6th Arrondissement |
Olympia | Landmark | Bldg: Music Hall | Inner Paris, FR | 9th Arrondissement |
Palais de Chaillot | Landmark | Museums, Aquarium & National Theatre | West Paris, FR | 16th Arrondissement |
Palais de la Porte Dorée | Landmark | Art Deco House | East Paris, FR | 12th Arrondissement |
Palais du Luxembourg | Landmark | Historic Palace | Left Bank Paris, FR | 6th Arrondissement |
Panthéon | Landmark | Historical – Mausoleum | Left Bank Paris, FR | 5th Arrondissement |
Parc des Expositions | Landmark | Bldg: Exhibition Centre | South Paris, FR | 15th Arrondissement |
Père-Lachaise | Landmark | Cemetery | Paris Hills, FR | 20th Arrondissement |
Picpus Cemetery | Landmark | Cemetery | East Paris, FR | 12th Arrondissement |
Place de la Bastille | Landmark | Monument Square | East Paris, FR | 11th Arrondissement |
Place de la Concorde | Landmark | Obelisk Square Fountains | Inner Paris, FR | 8th Arrondissement |
Place des Victoires | Landmark | Monument: Square | Central Paris, FR | 2nd Arrondissement |
Place des Vosges | Landmark | Square: Historic | Central Paris, FR | 4th Arrondissement |
Place du Tertre | Landmark | Square: Artist Venue | Paris Hills, FR | 18th Arrondissement |
Pont Alexandre III | Landmark | Bridge Historical | Inner Paris, FR | 8th Arrondissement |
Pont de Bir-Hakeim | Landmark | Bridge Historical | South Paris, FR | 15th Arrondissement |
Pont Mirabeau | Landmark | Bridge Historical | South Paris, FR | 15th Arrondissement |
Pont Neuf | Landmark | Bridge Historical | Central Paris, FR | 1st Arrondissement |
Port-Royal Abbey | Landmark | Bldg: Royal Residence | South Paris, FR | 14th Arrondissement |
Porte Saint Denis | Landmark | Monument:Arch | East Paris, FR | 10th Arrondissement |
Promenade Canal St. Martin | Landmark | Canal | East Paris, FR | 10th Arrondissement |
Square Béla Bartók | Landmark | Monument Square | South Paris, FR | 15th Arrondissement |
Tour Montparnasse | Landmark | Skyscraper Vista | South Paris, FR | 15th Arrondissement |
Tour St Jacques | Landmark | Gothic Tower | Central Paris, FR | 4th Arrondissement |
Sacré-Cœur | Landmark: Religious | Basilica: Romano-Byzantine | Paris Hills, FR | 18th Arrondissement |
Église de la Madeleine | Landmark:Religious | Church – Classical | Inner Paris, FR | 8th Arrondissement |
Eglise Saint Nicolas du Chardonnet | Landmark:Religious | Church | Left Bank Paris, FR | 5th Arrondissement |
Eglise Saint-Étienne-du-Mon | Landmark:Religious | Church – Renaissance | Left Bank Paris, FR | 5th Arrondissement |
Église Saint-Eustache | Landmark:Religious | Church: Gothic | Central Paris, FR | 1st Arrondissement |
Église Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas | Landmark:Religious | Church | Left Bank Paris, FR | 5th Arrondissement |
Eglise Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre | Landmark:Religious | Church | Left Bank Paris, FR | 5th Arrondissement |
Grande Mosquée de Paris | Landmark:Religious | Mosque | Left Bank Paris, FR | 5th Arrondissement |
Notre Dame des Victoires | Landmark:Religious | Church: 17th century | Central Paris, FR | 2nd Arrondissement |
Notre-Dame de Paris | Landmark:Religious | Cathedral: 12th century | Central Paris, FR | 4th Arrondissement |
Saint-Germain l’Auxerrois | Landmark:Religious | Church: Gothic | Central Paris, FR | 1st Arrondissement |
Sainte-Chapelle | Landmark:Religious | Church: Rayonnante Gothic | Central Paris, FR | 1st Arrondissement |
St Christophe de Javel | Landmark:religious | Church | South Paris, FR | 15th Arrondissement |
Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art | Museum | Art | South Paris, FR | 14th Arrondissement |
Centre Georges Pompidou | Museum | Art – Conceptual | Central Paris, FR | 4th Arrondissement |
Cité de l’architecture & du patrimoine | Museum | Architecture | West Paris, FR | 16th Arrondissement |
Cité de la Musique | Museum | Music | Paris Hills, FR | 19th Arrondissement |
Cité des Enfants | Museum | Children’s Science | Paris Hills, FR | 19th Arrondissement |
Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie | Museum | Science & Industry | Paris Hills, FR | 19th Arrondissement |
Fondation Henri-Cartier-Bresson | Museum | Art | South Paris, FR | 14th Arrondissement |
Foundation Henri Cartier-Bresson | Museum | Art | Central Paris, FR | 3rd Arrondissement |
Jerome de Noirmont | Museum | Art | Inner Paris, FR | 8th Arrondissement |
Jeu de Paume | Museum | Art | Central Paris, FR | 1st Arrondissement |
l’Assemblée Nationale | Museum | Historic | Left Bank Paris, FR | 7th Arrondissement |
L’Orangerie | Museum | Art | Central Paris, FR | 1st Arrondissement |
la Bibliothèque Nationale de France | Museum | Historic Library | Central Paris, FR | 2nd Arrondissement |
Le Grand Palais | Museum | Art | Inner Paris, FR | 8th Arrondissement |
Les Archives Nationales | Museum | French Archives | Central Paris, FR | 3rd Arrondissement |
Manufacture des Gobelins | Museum | Royal Dye Works | South Paris, FR | 13th Arrondissement |
Musée Bourdelle | Museum | Art:Sculpture | South Paris, FR | 15th Arrondissement |
Musée Carnavalet | Museum | Art | Central Paris, FR | 3rd Arrondissement |
Musée Cernuschi | Museum | Art | Inner Paris, FR | 8th Arrondissement |
Musée Cognacq-Jay | Museum | Art | Central Paris, FR | 3rd Arrondissement |
Musée Curie | Museum | Scientific | Left Bank Paris, FR | 5th Arrondissement |
Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Judaïsme | Museum | Jewish Art & History | Central Paris, FR | 3rd Arrondissement |
Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris | Museum | Art: Modern | West Paris, FR | 16th Arrondissement |
Musee d’Orsay | Museum | Art | Central Paris, FR | 4th Arrondissement |
Musée d’Orsay | Museum | Art – Impressionism | Left Bank Paris, FR | 7th Arrondissement |
Musée Dapper | Museum | Art: African | West Paris, FR | 16th Arrondissement |
Musée de l’Homme | Museum | Anthropological | West Paris, FR | 16th Arrondissement |
Musée de l’Institut du Monde Arabe | Museum | Historical – Arab | Left Bank Paris, FR | 5th Arrondissement |
Musée de la Serrure | Museum | Art | Central Paris, FR | 3rd Arrondissement |
Musée des Arts décoratifs | Museum | Art | Central Paris, FR | 1st Arrondissement |
Musée des Arts et Métiers | Museum | Arts & Trade | Central Paris, FR | 3rd Arrondissement |
Musée des Égouts de Paris | Museum | Paris Sewers | Left Bank Paris, FR | 7th Arrondissement |
Musee du Louvre | Museum | Historical / Art | Central Paris, FR | 1st Arrondissement |
Musée du Petit Palais | Museum | Art | Inner Paris, FR | 8th Arrondissement |
Musée du quai Branly | Museum | Art – Tribal, Foreign | Left Bank Paris, FR | 7th Arrondissement |
Musée Edith Piaf | Museum | Biographical | East Paris, FR | 11th Arrondissement |
Musée en Herbe | Museum | Children | Central Paris, FR | 1st Arrondissement |
Musée en Herbe | Museum | Children’s | West Paris, FR | 16th Arrondissement |
Musée Grévin | Museum | Wax Work | Inner Paris, FR | 9th Arrondissement |
Musée Gustave Moreau | Museum | Art – House | Inner Paris, FR | 9th Arrondissement |
Musée Jacquemart-André | Museum | Art | Inner Paris, FR | 8th Arrondissement |
Musée Marmottan | Museum | Art & Furnishings | West Paris, FR | 16th Arrondissement |
Musée National Du Moyen Âge | Museum | Historical – Medieval | Left Bank Paris, FR | 5th Arrondissement |
Musée national Eugène Delacroix | Museum | Art | Left Bank Paris, FR | 6th Arrondissement |
Musée Nationale de la Marine | Museum | Maritime | West Paris, FR | 16th Arrondissement |
Musée Pasteur | Museum | Biographic | South Paris, FR | 15th Arrondissement |
Musée Picasso | Museum | Pablo Picasso | Central Paris, FR | 3rd Arrondissement |
Musée Rodin | Museum | Art – Sculptures | Left Bank Paris, FR | 7th Arrondissement |
Musée Yves Saint Laurent | Museum | Biographical: Faashion | West Paris, FR | 16th Arrondissement |
Palais de la decouverte | Museum | Science | Inner Paris, FR | 8th Arrondissement |
Palais de Tokyo | Museum | Art:Contmeporary | West Paris, FR | 16th Arrondissement |
Bois de Boulogne | Natural | Home to the French Open | West Paris, FR | 16th Arrondissement |
Bois de Vincennes | Natural | Park – Lake – Buddhist Temple | East Paris, FR | 12th Arrondissement |
Buttes-Chaumont | Natural | Lake, Waterfall & Temple on a Cliff | Paris Hills, FR | 19th Arrondissement |
Cimetière de Montmartre | Natural | Cemetery | Paris Hills, FR | 18th Arrondissement |
Cimetière de Montparnasse | Natural | Cemetery | South Paris, FR | 14th Arrondissement |
Île aux Cygnes | Natural | Islands | South Paris, FR | 15th Arrondissement |
Île de la Cité | Natural | Island: Center Medieval Paris | Central Paris, FR | 1st & 4th Arr. |
Île Saint-Louis | Natural | Island: Neighborhood | Central Paris, FR | 4th Arrondissement |
Jardin atlantique | Natural | Garden | South Paris, FR | 15th Arrondissement |
Jardin des Plantes | Natural | Garden – Botanical | Left Bank Paris, FR | 5th Arrondissement |
Jardin des Tuileries | Natural | Garden | Central Paris, FR | 1st Arrondissement |
Jardin du Luxembourg | Natural | Garden – Fountain | Left Bank Paris, FR | 6th Arrondissement |
Jardin Yitzhak Rabin | Natural | Garden in Parc Bercy | East Paris, FR | 12th Arrondissement |
Jardins du Trocadéro | Natural | River Promenade: Fountain | West Paris, FR | 16th Arrondissement |
Parc André Citroën | Natural | Former factory site | South Paris, FR | 15th Arrondissement |
Parc de Bercy | Natural | Riverside Park | East Paris, FR | 12th Arrondissement |
Parc du Champ de Mars | Natural | Park surrounding the Eiffel Tower | Left Bank Paris, FR | 7th Arrondissement |
Parc Georges-Brassens | Natural | Former meat market site | South Paris, FR | 15th Arrondissement |
Parc Monceau | Natural | Casual English Park | Inner Paris, FR | 8th Arrondissement |
Parc Montsouris | Natural | City Park | South Paris, FR | 14th Arrondissement |
Promenade Plantée | Natural | 4 mile Elevated Walkway Trail | East Paris, FR | 12th Arrondissement |
Seine River Banks* | Natural | City River Banks | Paris, FR | 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 12th, 13th. 15th, 16th Arr. |
La Butte aux Cailles | Neighborhood | South Paris, FR | 13th Arrondissement | |
Latin Quarter | Neighborhood | Lively school & student area | Left Bank Paris, FR | 6th Arrondissement |
Montmartre | Neighborhood | Artists community on a hill | Paris Hills, FR | 18th Arrondissement |
New Jewish Quarter | Neighborhood | East Paris, FR | 11th Arrondissement | |
Place Pigalle | Neighborhood | Strip club area | Paris Hills, FR | 18th Arrondissement |
Rue Cler | Neighborhood | Shops – Markets | Left Bank Paris, FR | 7th Arrondissement |
Rue des Rosiers | Neighborhood | Jewish Quarter | Central Paris, FR | 4th Arrondissement |
Rue Montorgueil pedestrian area | Neighborhood | Cafes – Bars | Central Paris, FR | 2nd Arrondissement |
The Marais | Neighborhood | Historic Aristocratic | Central Paris, FR | 4th Arrondissement |
le Cordon Bleu | School | Culinary | South Paris, FR | 15th Arrondissement |
Universitaire de Paris | School | University | South Paris, FR | 14th Arrondissement |
Bercy Village | Shopping | Markets | East Paris, FR | 12th Arrondissement |
Galeries Lafayette | Shopping | Department Store | Inner Paris, FR | 9th Arrondissement |
La Gallerie Vivienne | Shopping | Local Bazaar | Central Paris, FR | 2nd Arrondissement |
Le Bon Marché | Shopping | Department Store | Left Bank Paris, FR | 7th Arrondissement |
Passage Choiseul | Shopping | Local Bazaar | Central Paris, FR | 2nd Arrondissement |
Passage des Panoramas | Shopping | Local Bazaar | Central Paris, FR | 2nd Arrondissement |
Passage du Grand-Cerf | Shopping | Local Bazaar | Central Paris, FR | 2nd Arrondissement |
Passages des Princes | Shopping | Local Bazaar | Central Paris, FR | 2nd Arrondissement |
Printemps | Shopping | Department Store | Inner Paris, FR | 9th Arrondissement |
Gare d’Austerlitz | Transportation | Train Station South bound Lines | South Paris, FR | 13th Arrondissement |
Gare de Bercy | Transportation | Train Station Southeast bound Lines | East Paris, FR | 12th Arrondissement |
Gare de l’Est | Transportation | Train Station East bound Lines | East Paris, FR | 10th Arrondissement |
Gare de Lyon | Transportation | Train Station Southeast bound Lines | East Paris, FR | 12th Arrondissement |
Gare du Nord | Transportation | Train Station North bound Lines | East Paris, FR | 10th Arrondissement |
Gare Montparnasse | Transportation | Train Station Southwest bound Lines | South Paris, FR | 15th Arrondissement |
Gare St. Lazare | Transportation | Train Station Northwest bound Lines | Inner Paris, FR | 8th Arrondissement |
Cimetière de Montparnasse | Park | Cemetery | South Paris, FR | 14th Arrondissement |
Disneyland Paris | Attraction | Amusement Theme Park | Marne-la-Vallée | Seine-et-Marne |
Grande Arche | Landmark | Bldg. High Rise | La Défense | Hauts-de-Seine |
Provins | Landmark | Fortified City | Provins | Seine-et-Marne |
Notre-Dame de Pentecôte | Landmark: Religious | Church | La Défense | Hauts-de-Seine |
Château de Versailles | Landmark | Palace & Gardens | Versailles | Yvelines |
Château de Fontainebleau | Landmark | Palace & Park | Fontainebleau | Seine-et-Marne |
Basilique de Saint-Denis | Landmark: Religious | Basilica & Royal Tombs | Saint-Denis | Seine-Saint-Denis |
Musée de La Défense | Museum | Historic | La Défense | Hauts-de-Seine |
CNIT | Shopping | Convention Center – Hotel | La Défense | Hauts-de-Seine |
Day Trips
Daily excursions may be easily taken on a train or bus into adjoining areas near a major metropolitan area. Schedules usually provide multiple trips in the morning hours as well as, returns to the city in the late afternoons or early evenings. There are also day tour operators that will run a bus that will include a guide and entry tickets for one price. See our Tours page for more information.
🏛 Unesco World Heritage Site
Amiens Cathedral 🏛
Ardennes WWI Sites
Auvers-sur-Oise
Champagne Region 🏛
– Eperny
– Reims 🏛
Château de Chantilly
Chartres Cathedral 🏛
Fountainbleau 🏛
Lille
Loire Valley Châteaus 🏛
– Amboise
– Chambord
– Chenonceau
– Villandry
Monet’s Giverny
Normandy
– Bayeaux
– D-Day Beaches
– Mont Saint-Michel 🏛
Rouen
Somme WWI Battlefields
Verdun-Meuse-Argonne WWI Battlefields
Paris Weather & Climate
The overall climate throughout the year is mild and moderately wet. Summer days are usually warm and pleasant with average temperatures between 15 and 25 °C (59 and 77 °F), and a fair amount of sunshine. Each year, however, there are a few days when the temperature rises above 32 °C (90 °F). Spring and autumn have on average, mild days and fresh nights but are changing and unstable. In winter, sunshine is scarce; days are cool, and nights are cold but generally above freezing with low temperatures around 3 °C. Snow falls every year, but rarely stays on the ground.
Airports
Many options are available flying into Paris as many airlines offer flights from international and domestic locations. Transportation is accessible from airports to the center of Paris.
CDG Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle (Roissy-en-France, FR) – The largest airport in France, the second busiest in Europe and the tenth in the world. Located 28 km north of Paris it is the major hub for for Air France. There are non-stop flights to 23 US cities with legacy and low-cost carriers for connections to the rest of Europe. The majority of international flights arrive at CDG. Transportation to the city center on RER line “B” or Roissy Bus to stop at Place Charles Garnier.
ORY Aéroport de Paris-Orly (Orly, FR) – Prior to the Charles de Gaulle opening in 1974, Orly was the main airport in Paris. Located 17 km south of the city center the majority of flights are domestic within France and it is France’s seconded busiest. Transportation to city is on Orly Bus to the Denfert-Rochereau metro station line 6 in the 14th Arrondissement.
BVA Aéroport de Beauvais Tillé (Beauvais, FR) – Predominately used by low-cost and charter carriers. Aérport Buses run between Porte Maillot metro and airport. Minimum travel time is 1 hour to city center.
Public Transportation
Suburban Train: SNCF/Transilien (complete network map)
H line, Paris Gare du Nord ↔︎ Pontoise / Persan-Beaumont / Luzarches, Pontoise ↔︎ Creil
J line, Paris Gare Saint-Lazare ↔︎ Gisors / Eaubonne / Mantes-la-Jolie / Vernon
K line, Paris Gare du Nord ↔︎ Crépy-en-Valois
L line, Paris Gare Saint-Lazare ↔︎ Cergy-le-Haut / Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche / Versailles-Rive-Droite / Saint-Germain-en-Laye
N line, Paris Gare Montparnasse ↔︎ Dreux / Mantes-la-Jolie /
Rambouillet
P line, Paris Gare Est ↔︎ Coulommiers / Crécy-la-Chapelle / Provins / La Ferté-Milon / Château-Thierry
R line, Paris Gare de Lyon ↔︎ Melum / Montereau / Montargis
U line, La Défense Grande ↔︎ Arche Le Verrière
Train Stations in Paris
Gare Aéroport CDG (Roissy-en-France, FR) – TVG trains to northern France & Belgium. Southern trains to southern France.
Gare d’Austerlitz (13th Arrondissement) – regular trains to and from the center and southwest of France and the majority of night trains.
Gare de Bercy (12th Arrondissement) – Regular trains to Auvergne and Burgundy.
Gare de l’Est (10th Arrondissement) – TGV to and from Luxembourg, ICE/TGV to and from south Germany, RZD night train to and from Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany.
Gare de Lyon (12th Arrondissement) – Regular and TGV trains to and from southern and eastern France, Switzerland, Monaco, and southwest Germany. You can also catch day and overnight trains to and from Italy.
Gare de Massy TGV (Massy, FR) – TGV trains to western France.
Gare du Nord (10th Arrondissement) – TGV trains to and from Belgium, the Netherlands, west Germany (Thalys), and the UK (Eurostar from London) and some trains from Northern Europe.
Gare Montparnasse (15th Arrondissement) – TGV and regular trains to and from the west and south-west of France, the fastest way and in Spain. Gare Vaugirard is an extension of Gare Montparnasse.
Gare St. Lazare (8th Arrondissement) – Trains to and from Normandy.
Light Rail / Tram: RATP (RER route map)
RER Lines with multiple terminis:
A line, Saint-Germain-en-Laye (A1): PoissyBois (A2): Cergy-Le-Haut (A3): Boissy-Saint-Leger (A4): Marne-la-Vallee (A5)
B line, Robinson (B2): Aeroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV (B3) : Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse (B4): Mitry-Claye (B5)
C line, Versailles Château, Pontoise (C1), Massy Palaiseau (C2), Dourdan la Forêt (C4), Versailles-Château-Rive-Gauche (C5) , St-Martin d’Etampes (C6) , St-Quentin en Yvelines (C7), Versailles Chantiers (C8)
D line, – Melun (D2), Creil (D3), Malesherbes (D4)
E -line, Haussmann St-Lazare (E1), Chelles Gournay (E2), Tournan (E4)
TRAMWAY lines in Paris only: (tram route map)
T3A – Pont du Garigliano ↔︎ Porte de Vincennes
T3B – Porte de Vincennes ↔︎ Porte d’Asnlères Marguerite Long
Metro / Subway: RATP METRO (route map)
Lines with termini:
1 – La Defense ↔︎ Chateau de Vincennes
2 – Porte Dauphine ↔︎ Nation
3 – Pont de Levallois-Becon ↔︎ Gallieni
3bis – Porte des Lilas ↔︎ Gambetta
4 – Porte de Clignancourt ↔︎ Mairie de Montrouge
5 – Bobigny-Pablo-Picasso ↔︎ Place d’Italie
6 – Charles de Gaulle-Etoile ↔︎ Nation
7 – La Courneuve-8-Mai-1945 ↔︎ Mairie d’Ivry, Villejuif-Louis Aragon
7bis – Louis Blanc ↔︎ Pré-Saint-Gervais
8 – Balard ↔︎ Ponte du Lac
9 – Pont de Sevres ↔︎ Mairie de Montreuil
10 – Boulogne Pont de Saint-Cloud ↔︎ Gare d’Austerlitz
11 – Chatelet ↔︎ Mairie des Lilas
12 – Front Populaire ↔︎ Mairie d’Issy
13 – Saint-Denis-Universite, Asnieres-Gennevilliers Les Courtilles ↔︎ Chatillon Montrouge
14 – Saint-Lazare ↔︎ Olympiades
City Bus: RATP (bus route map)(night route map)
347 lines
Ferry / Boat: Batobus
Bicycles: Vélib
Funicular: RATP (Montmartre Funicular)
Transit Cards / Passes: Visite Pass