Transferring from the Gare Du Nord to the Gare de l'Est

There are three options from making the transfer from the Gare Du Nord in Paris to the Gare De L’Est.

By 2027, to coincide with the commencement of the CDG Express service, an underground waking route will open, but until then this is the current easiest option on foot.

Inside the Gare Du Nord there are no signs pointing the way to the Gare de l'Est.

When you step off a train, you will walk ahead on to the main concourse which spans the station, but head to the left hand side of it; You'll be walking towards the atrium which leads to the parts of the station that are below street level

When you're on the far side of the station, with the atrium to the left and then behind you, use an exit located across the front of the station (don't use a side exit)

Then when you are outside the station, look to the left - a couple of short blocks away on the other side of a street crossing over a busier street you will see the Hotel Hor.
It is on the right hand corner of a pedestrianized section of the street, the Rue de Dunkerque, which has created a wide alley which goes straight ahead, beside the hotel - which will be on the right.

Turn right at the end of this 'alley' and you will be on the Rue D'Alsace which has now also been pedestrianized to create a terrace which over looks the Gare de l'Est - you can't miss it, it will be ahead and over to the left.

After a minute of walking over to the left there is now an elevator and an escalator which leads down to a courtyard area beside the station, which is on the same level as the concourse of the Gare de l'Est.

Walk ahead from the escalator and you will step into the street beside the station, there wll be doors on the left on to the main concourse.
The journey will have taken around 5 to 7 minutes.

It may seem an indulgence to use the Metro, as it’s only a one stop journey on Metro Line 5 (direction Place d'Italie).
However, the access to/from Line 5 at both the Gare Du Nord and Gare De L’est is easier than at most other Metro stations, escalators will help you to manage luggage down and up from the trains.

So it won’t take any longer than walking and if you can manage this one station hop, there's less of a risk of getting lost.
If you don’t normally mind taking busy Metro trains and are considering walking to save on the cost of a Metro ticket, then our advice is to take the Metro, particularly if you will be making the transfer in the late evenings, or after darkness has fallen.

If you’re travelling in a group that’s managing a lot of luggage, then taking a taxi isn’t such an extravagance.
If there’s three of you the taxi won’t be much more expensive than buying three metro tickets; and the taxi is by far the least stressful option for getting heavy bags from the Gare Du Nord to the Gare de l’Est.

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