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Paris Saint-Lazare Station

All you need to know

Paris Saint-Lazare station is one of the six main Paris stations. Built in 1837 and boasting remarkable architecture, it is the oldest of them and the second busiest station in France, with more than 90 million passengers a year. Located in the capital's 8th arrondissement, the station is close to notable places to discover.

How do I get to Paris Saint-Lazare station?

With such high passenger numbers, Saint-Lazare station needs to be easy for passengers to reach. A metro stop (Saint-Lazare) serves it directly on metro lines 3, 12, 13 and 14. RER A and E run nearby, stopping at Auber and Haussmann - Saint-Lazare. Many bus lines serve the station, as do several Noctilien lines in the evening.

What are the main connections from Paris Saint-Lazare station?

Operated by SNCF all year round, Paris Saint-Lazare station is unusual in being more focused on regional than national transport. Transilien SNCF Voyageurs lines J and L run from here, as do trains on the Train NOMAD network (TER Normandie).

Since it first opened, Saint-Lazare station has served passengers travelling to the Paris suburbs and Normandy. Transilien line J, which is 256 kilometres long, links the station to Ermont - Eaubonne, Gisors, Mantes-la-Jolie and Vernon - Giverny. Line L, 76 kilometres long, calls at Versailles-Rive-Droite, Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche and Cergy-le-Haut stations. TER trains offer connections in Normandy, to destinations such as Rouen, Cherbourg, Le Havre, Évreux, Deauville and Caen.

  • Opening time (excluding public holidays)

    Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday : from 5h 00m to 1h 15m

  • Bank holiday hours

    New Year’s Day - Easter Monday - Labour Day - Victory Day (1945) - Ascension Thursday - Whit Monday - French National Day - Assumption Day - All Saints’ Day - Armistice Day - Christmas : from 5h 00m to 1h 15m

  • Address

    13 Rue d'Amsterdam 75008 PARIS-8E-ARRONDISSEMENT

Transport access

Bus

  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 24
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 32
  • 43
  • 53
  • 66
  • 80
  • 81
  • 94
  • 95

Buses

  • N150
  • N151
  • N152
  • N153
  • N154
  • N01
  • N02
  • N15
  • N16
  • N51
  • N52
  • N53

Commuter trains

  • E

Shuttles

  • 352

Metro

  • 3
  • 9
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14

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