Trains arriving in Paris from eastern France and southern Germany, Luxembourg, and Basel, Switzerland, usually come to the Gare de l'Est in the northern part of the city very near the Gare du Nord (map).

Gare du Nord and Gare de l'Est are only a short walk from one another. You can walk between them in 10 to 15 minutes.

Cities served from the Gare de l'Est include Bar-le-Duc, Chalons, Culmont, Frankfurt (Germany), Luxembourg, Metz, Nancy, Reims, Remiremont, St-Die, St-Dizier, Sedan, Strasbourg and Troyes.

Métro lines 5 and 9 stop at Gare de l'Est.

Here's how to buy train tickets in France.

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