PARIS GARE DE L'EST
Read moreOn its display panels, you'll find Transilien line P trains, TERs to Champagne, the Ardennes and the Marne valley, TGVs to Alsace, Lorraine, Luxembourg and Germany, and night trains to Hanover, Berlin, Munich... A wide range of destinations. The Gare de l'Est, considered by many to be the capital's most beautiful, is the gateway - or exit - from the capital to the East. There are plenty of stores here, and the Gare du Nord is an easy 500-meter walk away.
GARE DU NORD
Read moreWith 180 million passengers a year, it is touted as Europe's leading station in terms of traffic. This "major multimodal crossroads" is home to RER lines B and D, Transilien lines H and K, TGVs serving most of the major conurbations in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, as well as others to Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, and Eurostar to London. With its many stores (in the section dedicated to regional traffic), the station is undergoing major renovations in the run-up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.