I will be arriving in Paris ORLY at 9:50am and will be leaving on the following day. Can somebody tell me if I can do all these before 9pm:
1.Metro San MIchel Notre Dame... see the Notre Dame de Paris, then Place Saint Michel, then walk towards the Conciérgerie (where Marie Antoinette was imprisoned).... walk towards the majestic Hotel de Ville
2.Metro Pont Neuf, the oldest bridge in Paris...., then walk towards the Musée du Louvre, see the facade of the Louvre and the glass pyramids
3.Metro Opera....the view of the Opera will knock your socks off!
4.Metro Charles de Gaule Etoile... Arc du Triomphe.. avenue des champs d%26#39;Elysée.... walk towards the Concorde
5.Metro Anvers.. to take you to Montmarte and Sacre-Coeur, take the funicular (fare is covered by your Paris visite card.)... from the Sacre-Coeur, enjoy the view of Paris
6.Metro Trocadero , walk towards the Palais de Chaillot, excellent view of the Eiffel Tower from there... pause,..take pictures... then walk towards the Eiffel tower, collapse!
Also, is it safe to be walking around the city during the nightime? 10pm perhaps? I will be staying at Picary Hotel near Gare dur Nord.
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Yes you will manage all of this in one day! You will be worn out though!!
Sometimes the metro might seem quicker, but with going down, wait form the right train, changeing station....walking can be much quicker!
1. hotel de ville is a few minutes walk form notre dame so nice and easy.
Walk from there to pont neuf and you will be at the louvre.
3. If your going to the louvre it would probably be easier to walk stright to to arc de triomphe from there as its a straight run.You can see it easily from the pyramid.
5. get the metro then to abbess its the closest to the funicular and still has the old art neuveau metal signage outside. Get to sacre cour before sunset!
We stayed in the latin quarter and walked home twice very late at night and felt very safe. ....safer than London.
enjoy!
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Wow...It looks like a Marathon to me....
I will slightly change your itinerary by getting off the metro at Luxembourg station (RER B). You can head then to Saint Michel while admiring %26#39;%26#39;La Sorbonne%26#39;%26#39; university that happens to be on boulevard Saint Michel. Going to Notre Dame de Paris is less than a 10mn walk from there. Hotel de Ville is not that far away either so it is feasible by feet. Then continue walking to Pont Neuf where you will find yourself in front of the impressive Louvre. In the square of the Louvre, don%26#39;t forget to have a look on the reversed pyramid, an idea of Mitterand (also part of the Da Vinci Code drama if you read the book). Then head to Champ Elysées as you will pass through Jardin des Tuileries that takes you straight to La Concorde. The walk from La Concored to the Arc de Triomphe is a good 20-30mn if you want to be at ease.
From l%26#39;Arc de Triomphe take the métro line #6 at %26#39;%26#39;Charles de Gaulle Etoile%26#39;%26#39; straight to Anvers Station. There you will be 3mn from le funiculaire that takes you up to Sacré Coeur but it is out of order. So be prepared to take the hundreds of steps or more to Sacré Coeur but the view is worth it.
Take back the same ride on the tube but in the opposite way, change trains in Charles de Gaule Etoile, take RER A to Opera.
After visiting the area and having the full view of the Opera, go back to the same station, talke line #7 to Gare de l%26#39;Est and change to one of the many lines that take to Gare du Nord.
One final word: this will be a marathon...it is kind of a pity as the beauty of Paris is in wandering around, hassle free, stopping at a café or more, have a drink and do the people-watching bit....But hey, it%26#39;s your call :)
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Here%26#39;s yet another variation on your %26quot;marathon.%26quot; Start at St. Michel as you suggest. IMO you%26#39;ve already got enough without adding the walk from Luxembourg. See pl. St. Michel *before* Notre Dame cathedral. A very short detour by rue de la Harpe will take you past St. Séverin and St. Julien le Pauvre churches. From the garden by St. JleP (Square Viviani) is one of the best views of the cathedral.
Then continue on foot to the Louvre. Now take Métro Line 2 two stops from the Palais Royal station to Opéra, then RER Line A one stop from Auber to CdG/Étoile. From here walk towards pl. de la Concorde. You can take Métro Line 1 all or part of the way if you get tired or are running short of time.
From Concorde take Métro Line 12 either to Abbesses or Lamarck-Caulaincourt. Since the funicular is out of service you might as well use one of these stations. It%26#39;s an interesting walk to the Sacré Coeur basiilca from either and less steep than from Anvers. Or you could pick up the Montmartrobus.
Finally take the #80 bus from Montmartre to Pont de l%26#39;Alma and walk from there to Trocadéro. (You might as well see some of the stuff you missed while you were underground!)
The one day Zone 1-2 Mobilis pass costing 5€50 is a better buy than the (IMO over-priced) Paris Visite pass and will give you all the same transportation privileges within Paris. www.ratp.fr
¡Buena suerte! Bon courage! Good luck!
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I just realized you are *probably* getting a Zone 1-5 PV pass for two days to include your travel from/to CDG. It would be better to buy your CDG-Paris tickets separately (8€10 each) and a Zone 1-2 Mobilis pass (5€50) for your %26quot;marathon%26quot; than a two day Zone 1-5 Mobilis pass.
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I%26#39;m going to make a couple of BIG assumptions here, and I know how risky that is, but:
First assumption is that you misspelled your hotel, and that it is actually the Hotel Picardy near Gare du Nord.
My second assumption is that you will be going to your hotel first, coming from ORY before you begin your day%26#39;s journeys around the city.
If those two facts are correct, if it were me, I would alter my itinerary this way:
The sky is almost always clearer in the morning than it is in the afternoon, so my advice is always to do the Sacre Coeur in the morning. Since your hotel is within walking distance of Montmartre, I would consider starting my tour up there.
Check into your hotel around 1100h-1130h would be my guess. Throw your bags down, head back out and go down virtually any one of the Metro entrances just outside your hotel%26#39;s front door, and take Metro Line 10 one stop north to Barbes Rochechouart. If you%26#39;re feeling great, just turn left out the front door of your hotel, and follow rue du Dunkerque all the way to its end at the Anvers Metro stop, cross the street and head up rue de Steinkerque straight to the Sacre Coeur. It is ALL uphill, but manageable if you%26#39;re fit. See the Sacre Coeur, enjoy the view, then walk next door to the Place du Tertre, have lunch at Cafe Eugene, and start heading down the hill toward the Pigalle Metro. It%26#39;s going to be around 1400h by the time you%26#39;re on the Metro again from Pigalle to Arc de Triomphe on Line 2. Get off at CDG-Etoile, see the Arc and walk down the Champs Elysee to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Get on the Metro and go to Havre-Caumartin. Be there by 1530h. You%26#39;ll come out just north of, and uphill of the back of the Opera House. Take the short walk, admire the place, take pictures, then get back on the Metro at Opera by 1600h, and go two stops to Palais Royale/Musee du Louvre on Line 7. Give yourself about 30 minutes to walk around and admire the Louvre, the Pyramid, etc. Get back on the Metro (same stop) and head on Line 1 to Hotel de Ville. Get out, admire the facade, then head across the bridge to Notre Dame by no later than 1800h. Admire Notre Dame, then walk toward the Conciergerie. From the Conciergerie, walk straight south toward the Place St. Michel. It will be around 1830-1900h and you%26#39;re going to be hungry. Stop at the patio at Le Depart St. Michel for a quick bite and some coffee to re-energize yourself. Be done with all of it by 2000h and head down the stairs to the RER C and get on the train to Champs de Mars/Tour Eiffel. Come up, see the Eiffel Tower and walk back across the river toward the Palais de Chaillot (opposite your proposed plan), and you%26#39;re evening ends at 2100h with a view of the Eiffel Tower, right on schedule.
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