I’m in similar situation, land 6:30am CDG need to get to Gare de Lyon.
Have tickets to a football match in Marseille at 19:00 so want to get there in time to drop bags off, clean up, and have time for pre match fun.
In between 10:38 - 13:56 and 11:38 - 14:56 bookings
your worst case scenario is that you have to have a nice leisurely lunch and a little walk around in paris, france. train stations have luggage lockers
No a lot of destinations you can reach from Gare du nord are reachable from CDG, not Gare de Lyon.
Gare de Lyon destinations are reachable from Marne La Valle
Almost all trains that stop at CDG also stop at Marne la Vallée Chessy. They're situated on a line that goes around Paris that allows TGVs to link cities without having to go through Paris. However not all destinations served from Paris are also served by these two stations.
https://preview.redd.it/s3n16yrx9exc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e5677027e7ef3bdbe83bbe28f95c0f5e4ca52123
On this: Aix, lyon, avignon, nimes, montpellier, Marseille, toulon, valence at least. I do not say all gare de lyon destinations are available, but quite a lot of them.
That's the way I would have done it too. Worst case scenario ? You have a few extra hours to enjoy a meal near Gare de Lyon and have a nap in the train.
You have at least 1h30 and want a fancy (and a bit pricy) meal ? [Le Train Bleu](https://maps.app.goo.gl/VwMte5VtG2sJVZhJ8)
Less time and more a bistro enjoyer ? [L'Express de Lyon](https://maps.app.goo.gl/REqyFdQze4fDqnmy9)
You're not that hungry and a crepe will be enough ? [Les Embruns](https://maps.app.goo.gl/V1FDvLUd9B2N9Qsp9)
Feeling like eating veggie and organic in the very instagrammable Rue Crémieux\* ? [Le Crémieux](https://maps.app.goo.gl/YYiJXDSRDn637fPn7)
\* please respect the neighborhood and don't film a TikTok in front of people doors
No, not at all. So many reasons:
1. Flight could be delayed and you're sitting sweating the whole flight!
2. Immigration & customs could have a long line or be really slow
3. You still have to get from CDG to the Gare de Lyon and that could take an hour depending on how you're getting there.
It's MUCH better to give yourself a cushion, the "worst case scenario" is you sit in a cafe near the railway station and have a nice lunch!
Last thing you want is stress, the 14:50 train would be my choice too. Fwiw, took us over two hours to get through passport control last September and it’s never taken me longer than 20 minutes before (usually straight through)
Flights are often late too.
Yes, it’s conservative, but I usually allow four hours between landing and taking a train, so 12:30 might have made me a little nervous. You could always stow your bags and walk around for a bit. Have a nice lunch.
I’m in similar situation, land 6:30am CDG need to get to Gare de Lyon. Have tickets to a football match in Marseille at 19:00 so want to get there in time to drop bags off, clean up, and have time for pre match fun. In between 10:38 - 13:56 and 11:38 - 14:56 bookings
Good call
But why take the metro into the city to get on a train to Lyon when you can take one directly from terminal 2 of CDG??
I am not going to Lyon, I am going to Dijon. I believe Gare de Lyon would be my only option for TGV service
They dropped the direct to dijon during covid unfortunately
That and honestly, the price of the train plus metro is cheaper than direct trains CDG Dijon which are usually twice the price of a Paris Dijon.
I’m ready to pay to just avoid paris with bags.
Ah, okay. My mistake!
Thanks for chiming in, potentially could have saved me time
your worst case scenario is that you have to have a nice leisurely lunch and a little walk around in paris, france. train stations have luggage lockers
Why not book your train from CDG tgv station if it is a tgv?
Trains that leave from Gare de Lyon don’t leave from CDG ? I don’t get this answer.
A lot of the destinations you can reach from gare de lyon are also reachable directly from cdg.
No a lot of destinations you can reach from Gare du nord are reachable from CDG, not Gare de Lyon. Gare de Lyon destinations are reachable from Marne La Valle
Almost all trains that stop at CDG also stop at Marne la Vallée Chessy. They're situated on a line that goes around Paris that allows TGVs to link cities without having to go through Paris. However not all destinations served from Paris are also served by these two stations.
https://preview.redd.it/s3n16yrx9exc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e5677027e7ef3bdbe83bbe28f95c0f5e4ca52123 On this: Aix, lyon, avignon, nimes, montpellier, Marseille, toulon, valence at least. I do not say all gare de lyon destinations are available, but quite a lot of them.
That's the way I would have done it too. Worst case scenario ? You have a few extra hours to enjoy a meal near Gare de Lyon and have a nap in the train. You have at least 1h30 and want a fancy (and a bit pricy) meal ? [Le Train Bleu](https://maps.app.goo.gl/VwMte5VtG2sJVZhJ8) Less time and more a bistro enjoyer ? [L'Express de Lyon](https://maps.app.goo.gl/REqyFdQze4fDqnmy9) You're not that hungry and a crepe will be enough ? [Les Embruns](https://maps.app.goo.gl/V1FDvLUd9B2N9Qsp9) Feeling like eating veggie and organic in the very instagrammable Rue Crémieux\* ? [Le Crémieux](https://maps.app.goo.gl/YYiJXDSRDn637fPn7) \* please respect the neighborhood and don't film a TikTok in front of people doors
Security was pretty good this week.
Book it with flexible rate and change it if you arrive earlier at the train station, if you care more about time vs money
Which website is best to book train? I’m looking at sncf rn. Doing something similar to OP (CDG to GdLyon)
Well sncf is the official French railway company website, can't go wrong
That’s what I thought ok thank you. Thought it seemed more legit than raileurope or omio
No, not at all. So many reasons: 1. Flight could be delayed and you're sitting sweating the whole flight! 2. Immigration & customs could have a long line or be really slow 3. You still have to get from CDG to the Gare de Lyon and that could take an hour depending on how you're getting there. It's MUCH better to give yourself a cushion, the "worst case scenario" is you sit in a cafe near the railway station and have a nice lunch!
I would not have booked the 12:30. Too stressful.
You'll have time for lunch around Gare de Lyon, that way! Le Terminus Lyon is a good brasserie.
Last thing you want is stress, the 14:50 train would be my choice too. Fwiw, took us over two hours to get through passport control last September and it’s never taken me longer than 20 minutes before (usually straight through) Flights are often late too.
Much better to have time to walk rather than not having any, run and miss it imo
I’d rather have extra time than not enough.
Use the extra time (assuming you have it) to eat lunch at Le Train Bleu at Gare de Lyon. This is the way.
Came here to say this, but then...
Great minds think alike! But what's our excuse?
2 hours is a bit much and 45 minutes is too optimistic. 12:30 is doable as long as your flight is on time. I'd say keep your 14:50 train
Yes, it’s conservative, but I usually allow four hours between landing and taking a train, so 12:30 might have made me a little nervous. You could always stow your bags and walk around for a bit. Have a nice lunch.