Originally Posted by
SeamusSA
Going via metro involves considerable schlepping across GdN to the metro platforms and making a connection (more schlepping) en route to get to the Tuileries station, then walking up the stairs to ground level and walking a couple blocks to the hotel. Much, much easier to just take a taxi, it's not that far and would cost about 10€ or less.
Goodness gracious, people! I guess someone didn't learn that "When in Rome, we do as the Romans do."
Originally Posted by
bzcat
We are arriving by Eurostar to Nord and we are staying at the Westin, which is near Tuileries Metro station. What is the best way to get to our hotel?...
I assume Metro is probably the most economical and practical way. Is there a website that shows the layout of Gare du Nord in English, or better yet if someone has a photo tutorial of how to transfer from Eurostar to the Metro?
bzcat, yes you're right - Metro/RER is the most practical and economic way to get to your hotel in the middle of the afternoon. Despite what the above poster mistakenly said, it is possible to take the Metro/RER and avoid hauling your suitcases up/down stairs.
From Gard du Nord, buy a Metro ticket (€1.60 if bought singly) and head to the RER platforms in the basement of Gare du Nord (map
here - follow the icons to the "Underground"). Take
any southbound RER B train (towards Robinson, Massy, or Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse) one stop to Châtelet - Les Halles. Transfer to Metro 14 towards Saint-Lazaire, and take it two stops to Madeleine.
Here's my reasoning: Madeleine is a little further from the hotel than Tuileries, but not far and it's a direct walk from the station, plus the Place de la Madeleine is pretty. Also, the RER and Metro 14 are accessible, complete with elevators, and are also the fastest lines through Paris, so this trip shouldn't take forever like on other Metro lines.
I hope you'll enjoy Paris like the locals, the Metro included. Let me know if you have other questions about public transportation in Paris.
Peace.