There are 8 ways to get from Gare de Lyon to The Louvre by subway, bus, ferry, taxi, or foot
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Line 1 subway
best- Take the subway from Gare de Lyon to Louvre - Rivolisubway 1
12 min€3Line 14 subway
- Take the subway from Gare de Lyon to Châteletsubway 14
13 min€3Bus
- Take the bus from Gare de Lyon - Diderot to Louvre - Rivolibus N16 / ...
20 minFerry
- Take the ferry from Jardin des plantes to Louvreferry Hop On-Off
49 minLine 1 subway via Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre
- Take the subway from Gare de Lyon to Palais Royal - Musée du Louvresubway 1
13 min€3Line 87 bus
- Take the bus from Gare de Lyon - Diderot to Pont des Arts - Quai de Contibus 87
30 min€3Taxi
- Take the taxi from Gare de Lyon to The Louvretaxi 4.5 km
9 min€10–13Walk
- Take the foot from Gare de Lyon to The Louvrewalk 3.5 km
42 min
Gare de Lyon to The Louvre by subway and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gare de Lyon to The Louvre is to line 1 subway which costs €3 and takes 12 min.
The fastest way to get from Gare de Lyon to The Louvre is to taxi which takes 9 min and costs €10 - €13.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Gare de Lyon - Diderot and arriving at Louvre - Rivoli. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15 min.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Jardin des plantes and arriving at Louvre. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 29 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Gare de Lyon and arriving at Louvre - Rivoli. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8 min.
The distance between Gare de Lyon and The Louvre is 3 km.
The best way to get from Gare de Lyon to The Louvre without a car is to line 1 subway which takes 12 min and costs €3.
The line 1 subway from Gare de Lyon to Louvre - Rivoli takes 8 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
Gare de Lyon to The Louvre bus services, operated by Bord de Marne, depart from Gare de Lyon - Diderot station.
Gare de Lyon to The Louvre train services, operated by RATP Metro, depart from Gare de Lyon station.
What companies run services between Gare de Lyon, France and The Louvre, France?
RATP Metro operates a subway from Gare de Lyon to Louvre - Rivoli every 5 minutes. Tickets cost €3 and the journey takes 8 min. Alternatively, Bord de Marne operates a bus from Gare de Lyon - Diderot to Louvre - Rivoli hourly, and the journey takes 15 min. Réseau de bus Défense et Saint-Cloud also services this route every 30 minutes.
Subway from Gare de Lyon to Louvre - Rivoli
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.ratp.fr/en
Subway from Gare de Lyon to Châtelet
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.ratp.fr/en
Subway from Gare de Lyon to Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre
- Ave. Duration
- 9 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 - Diderot to Louvre - Rivoli
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
- Phone
- 0 800 10 20 20
- Website
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
Bus from Gare de Lyon - Diderot to Louvre - Rivoli
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
Bus from Gare de Lyon - Diderot to Pont des Arts - Quai de Conti
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.ratp.fr/en
- Phone
- +33 (0)1 76 64 79 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- batobus.com
Ferry from Jardin des plantes to Louvre
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://www.batobus.com/en
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Estimated price
- €10–13
Alpha Taxis
- Phone
- +33 1 45 85 85 85
- Website
- alphataxis.fr
Taxis G7
- Phone
- +33 1 41 27 66 99
- Website
- g7.fr
Taxis Parisiens
- Phone
- +33 1 45 30 30 30
- Website
- taxis-parisiens.fr
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Gare de Lyon to The Louvre bus services, operated by Bord de Marne, arrive at Louvre - Rivoli station.
Gare de Lyon to The Louvre train services, operated by RATP Metro, arrive at Louvre - Rivoli station.
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