There are 5 ways to get from La Défense to Musée d'Orsay by subway, bus, taxi, car, or rideshare
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Line 1 subway
best- Take the subway from La Défense to Tuileriessubway 1
26 min€3Drive 8.5 km
cheapest- Drive from La Défense to Musée d'Orsaycar 8.5 km
13 min€2Bus
- Take the bus from La Défense to Musée d'Orsaybus 73
49 minTaxi
- Take the taxi from La Défense to Musée d'Orsaytaxi 8.5 km
13 min€16–19Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Puteaux to Paris9.9 km
53 min€2
La Défense to Musée d'Orsay by subway and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Défense to Musée d'Orsay is to rideshare which costs €2 and takes 53 min.
The fastest way to get from La Défense to Musée d'Orsay is to taxi which takes 13 min and costs €16 - €19.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from La Défense and arriving at Musée d'Orsay. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 46 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from La Défense and arriving at Tuileries. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15 min.
The distance between La Défense and Musée d'Orsay is 9 km. The road distance is 8.5 km.
The best way to get from La Défense to Musée d'Orsay without a car is to line 1 subway which takes 26 min and costs €3.
The line 1 subway from La Défense to Tuileries takes 15 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
La Défense to Musée d'Orsay bus services, operated by Réseau de bus Défense et Saint-Cloud, depart from La Défense station.
La Défense to Musée d'Orsay train services, operated by RATP Metro, depart from La Défense station.
La Défense to Musée d'Orsay bus services, operated by Réseau de bus Défense et Saint-Cloud, arrive at Musée d'Orsay station.
What companies run services between La Défense, Île-de-France, France and Musée d'Orsay, France?
RATP Metro operates a subway from La Défense to Tuileries every 5 minutes. Tickets cost €3 and the journey takes 15 min. Alternatively, Réseau de bus Défense et Saint-Cloud operates a bus from La Défense to Musée d'Orsay every 20 minutes, and the journey takes 46 min. Seine Orly also services this route hourly.
- Phone
- 3424
- Website
- RATP Paris
Subway from La Défense to Tuileries
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- RATP Paris
- Phone
- 0 800 10 20 20
- Website
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
Bus from La Défense to Musée d'Orsay
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
- Website
- Seine Orly
Bus from La Défense to Musée d'Orsay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Seine Orly
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Puteaux to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Estimated price
- €16–19
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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More Questions & Answers
La Défense to Musée d'Orsay train services, operated by RATP Metro, arrive at Tuileries station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Défense to Musée d'Orsay is 9 km. It takes approximately 13 min to drive from La Défense to Musée d'Orsay.
There are 23634+ hotels available in Musée d'Orsay.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between La Défense and Musée d'Orsay. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.