There are 6 ways to get from Paris Rive Gauche to Eiffel Tower by train, bus, ferry, taxi, subway, or foot
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Train
best- Take the train from Bibliothèque François Mitterrand to Champ de Mars Tour Eiffeltrain C
32 min€1–3Line 72 bus
- Take the bus from Gare de Lyon to Pont d'Iénabus 72
1h 7mFerry
- Take the ferry from Jardin des plantes to Tour Eiffelferry Hop On-Off
1h 32mTaxi
- Take the taxi from Paris Rive Gauche to Eiffel Towertaxi 7.5 km
16 min€14–18Line 6 subway
- Take the subway from Quai de la Gare to Bir-Hakeimsubway 6
36 min€3Walk
- Take the foot from Paris Rive Gauche to Eiffel Towerwalk 7.7 km
1h 31m
Paris Rive Gauche to Eiffel Tower by foot and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris Rive Gauche to Eiffel Tower is to train which costs €1 - €3 and takes 32 min.
The fastest way to get from Paris Rive Gauche to Eiffel Tower is to taxi which takes 16 min and costs €14 - €18.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Gare de Lyon and arriving at Pont d'Iéna. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 37 min.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Jardin des plantes and arriving at Tour Eiffel. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 1m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Bibliothèque François Mitterrand and arriving at Champ de Mars Tour Eiffel. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17 min.
The distance between Paris Rive Gauche and Eiffel Tower is 10 km.
The best way to get from Paris Rive Gauche to Eiffel Tower without a car is to train which takes 32 min and costs €1 - €3.
The train from Bibliothèque François Mitterrand to Champ de Mars Tour Eiffel takes 17 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Paris Rive Gauche to Eiffel Tower bus services, operated by Réseau de bus Défense et Saint-Cloud, depart from Gare de Lyon station.
Paris Rive Gauche to Eiffel Tower train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Bibliothèque François Mitterrand station.
What companies run services between Paris Rive Gauche, France and Eiffel Tower, France?
Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) operates a train from Bibliothèque François Mitterrand to Champ de Mars Tour Eiffel every 10 minutes. Tickets cost €1–3 and the journey takes 17 min. Alternatively, Réseau de bus Défense et Saint-Cloud operates a bus from Gare de Lyon to Pont d'Iéna every 15 minutes, and the journey takes 37 min.
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bibliothèque François Mitterrand to Champ de Mars Tour Eiffel
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Subway from Quai de la Gare to Bir-Hakeim
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.ratp.fr/en
- Phone
- 0 800 10 20 20
- Website
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
Bus from Gare de Lyon to Pont d'Iéna
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
- Phone
- +33 (0)1 76 64 79 12
- service.information.fr@batobus.com
- Website
- batobus.com
Ferry from Jardin des plantes to Tour Eiffel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.batobus.com/en
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Estimated price
- €14–18
Taxis Parisiens
- Phone
- +33 1 45 30 30 30
- Website
- taxis-parisiens.fr
Taxis G7
- Phone
- +33 1 41 27 66 99
- Website
- g7.fr
Alpha Taxis
- Phone
- +33 1 45 85 85 85
- Website
- alphataxis.fr
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More Questions & Answers
The best way to get from Paris Rive Gauche to Eiffel Tower is to train which takes 32 min and costs €1 - €3. Alternatively, you can line 72 bus, which costs and takes 1h 7m.
Paris Rive Gauche to Eiffel Tower bus services, operated by Réseau de bus Défense et Saint-Cloud, arrive at Pont d'Iéna station.
Paris Rive Gauche to Eiffel Tower train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Champ de Mars Tour Eiffel station.
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