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Connection DU NORD – PARIS

TRAVEL TIME: 60 minutes COSTS: € 1.60 one-way

Paris du Nord – Paris Montparnasse (outward journey)

• To travel to Paris Montparnasse you will need to take the metro. Metro tickets can be purchased in the buffet-cars (carriages 4, 14, 24). Price per person, one-way: €1.60. We advise you to purchase your metro ticket on board Thalys, as the ticket desks at Paris du Nord can be really busy and there is no price difference. But, be quick, availability is limited. • Walk to the end of the platform to the main hall when you arrive at Paris du Nord station. • Follow the (M) signs and take the stairs down. • Continue to follow the (M) signs when you get to the bottom of the stairs. When the signs start indicating line names, follow the (M) (4) line (purple line). • Go through the gates (hang on to your metro ticket) and follow the signs (M) (4) in the direction of Porte d’Orleans. • Take the train to the 14th stop: ‘Montparnasse Bienvenüe’. • Follow the signs ‘Trains Grandes Lignes / Sortie’. Use the moving walkways (if the middle lane is travelling in the right direction, it is advisable to use this one as it moves faster). • Use your metro ticket to open the gates. • Use the escalators and go up a few floors (remain following the signs ʻGrandes Lignes’). • Finally, walk on beneath the large departure message board to get to where the platforms are located. • As the trains are long, please keep in mind that it may take you five to ten minutes to walk the length of the platform to your carriage. • Keep your TGV train ticket ready for inspection just before boarding the train.

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Paris Montparnasse – Paris du Nord (return trip)

• Walk to the end of the platform to the main hall when you arrive at Paris Montparnasse station. • Walk on beneath the big blue board on which (M) is written. • Talk the escalator or stairs down a few levels. • Buy a metro ticket and continue on past the gates (hang on to your metro ticket) and follow the signs (M) (4) in the direction of Porte de Clignancourt (purple line). • Use the moving walkways to get to the platform (if the middle lane is travelling in the right direction, it is advisable to use this one as it moves faster). • Take the train to the 14th stop: ʻGare du Nordʼ. • Use your metro ticket to open the gates. • Follow the signs ʻGrandes Lignesʼ and ʻThalysʼ until you get to the main hall. • Thalys trains usually depart from platforms 7, 8 or 9. The specific platform will be announced 20 minutes before departure on the message board in the main hall and on the TV screens on the platforms. • As the trains are long, please keep in mind that it may take you five to ten minutes to walk the length of the platform to your carriage. • Keep your Thalys train ticket ready for inspection just before boarding the train.

More information Paris

Paris Gare Montparnasse is the departure and arrival station for: • TGV trains to the southwest of (including , Irun, Brest, , , , , Lourdes)

For more information on the facilities, shops and restaurants at Gare Montparnasse: http://www.gares-en-mouvement.com

PDF Map of Paris : http://www.railteam.co.uk/media/pdf/station-maps/station-map_paris-nord_en.pdf PDF Map of Paris Gare Montparnasse http://www.railteam.co.uk/media/pdf/station-maps/MAP_Paris-Montparnasse_En.pdf

Minimum time needed to transfer from Paris North to Paris Montparnasse = 1 hour! (preferably 1.5 hours due to the long walking distance between the metro and train at Paris Montparnasse)

Can be subject to change!