Any idea how to get by metro (train) from the GARE DU NORD to the Rue du Champs area ???
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Rue du Champs is an in-exact destination.....but if you mean %26#39;..rue du Champs du Mars..%26#39; in the 7eme--Invalides / Eclole Militaire / Tour Eiffel area (the Hôtel du Champ de Mars??) as the saying goes, %26quot;..Ya%26#39; can%26#39;t get there from here (by Metro) ; ya%26#39; gotta%26#39; go somewhere else to start...%26quot; That is to say there isn%26#39;t a direct route by Metro. You would need to take the #4 Metro from GARE du NORD (heading in the direction of Porte d%26#39; Orleans) to STRASBOURG-SAINT DENIS , then switch to the #8 Metro ligne (heading in the direction of Balard) to ECOLE MILITAIRE station. Rue du Champ de Mars is acouple of blocks north of the station , along Ave Bosquet.
Perhaps the best way (certainly the most scenic) is to simply take the #42 public bus route (heading in the direction of Hôpital EuropéenGeorges Pompidou), from it%26#39;s starting point at GARE du NORD to the bus stop at the corner of Ave da la Bourdonnais %26amp; Ave. Joseph Bouvard (just sout of the Eiffel Tower, along the Champ de Mars) and walk the 4-5 blocks. The #42 bus route will take you on a %26#39;..mini-tour..%26#39; of Paris...along the Blvd. Haussmann shopping area, around Place de la Opéra and the Garnier Opéra, around place de la Madeleine and Église Madeleine, through Place de la Concorde, up the lower Champs Élysés, across the Seine at Pont d%26#39; Alma, along the Left Bank quais to and around a tall, pointy, cast-iron construction (it has a name, I%26#39;m sure) that many visitors seem to find amusing for some reason, to the stop along Champ du Mars.
#42 BUS ROUTE--
www.ratp.info/orienter/f_plan.php…
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Thank you so much - so detailed and helpful.... Think that the bus will encounter alot of traffic on a Saturday around 10:00am ? How long would it take by bus ? By Metro (with the changes, etc.) ???
Also - since you%26#39;re so helpful.... What%26#39;s the best way for an adult and child (15) to get the best fares ? Read about a 10 ticket carnet. Will only be there for two days (but need 4 just getting to and from the train station). Your advice ?
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The Metro transfer would take approx. 25-30 mins from GARE du NORD to ECOLE MILITAIRE. The #42 bus transfer would take at least 35 mins from GARE du NORD to the stop at Ave. de la Bourdonnais %26amp; Ave. Joseph Bouvard.
In practical terms...the potential time difference between Metro and #42 bus isn%26#39;t all that much (but there%26#39;s no accounting for surface traffic)...and when you factor in the %26#39;..mini-tour..%26#39; you%26#39;ll get across Paris upon arrival...probably won%26#39;t even be noticed.
For your public transportation need for a two day visit, your best bet will probably be CARMETs (booklets of 10 reduced price tickets--11 €) as necessary will probably be your best bet. If you want simple %26#39;..hop-on / hop-off..%26#39; conveneince to ALL public transportation (RER, regular Metro, Bus, Tram, Funicular, NightBus) within the City of Paris, then you should consider purchasing one-calendar-day (valid from First Train in the AM until Last Train in the PM on day of useage) MOBILIS Zone 1-2 (5,50 €) transportation passes. It%26#39;s probably pretty much a toss-up--cost vs. convenience--either way.
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