There are 6 ways to get from Madeleine to La Défense by train, bus, taxi, foot, or subway
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Train via Saint-Lazare
best- Take the train from Haussmann Saint-Lazare to La Défensetrain E
11 min€4–6Train
cheapest- Take the train from Auber to La Défensetrain A
13 min€3–5Bus
- Take the bus from Concorde to Gambettabus 73
39 minTaxi
- Take the taxi from Madeleine to La Défensetaxi 8.2 km
12 min€15–19Walk
- Take the walk from Madeleine to La Défensewalk 7.4 km
1h 29mLine 1 subway
- Take the subway from Concorde to La Défensesubway 1
21 min€3
Madeleine to La Défense by subway and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madeleine to La Défense is to line 1 subway which costs €3 and takes 21 min.
The fastest way to get from Madeleine to La Défense is to train via Saint-Lazare which takes 11 min and costs €3 - €6.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Concorde and arriving at Gambetta. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 32 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Auber and arriving at La Défense. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7 min.
The distance between Madeleine and La Défense is 9 km.
The best way to get from Madeleine to La Défense without a car is to train via Saint-Lazare which takes 11 min and costs €3 - €6.
It takes approximately 11 min to get from Madeleine to La Défense, including transfers.
Madeleine to La Défense bus services, operated by Réseau de bus Défense et Saint-Cloud, depart from Concorde station.
Madeleine to La Défense train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Haussmann Saint-Lazare station.
The best way to get from Madeleine to La Défense is to train via Saint-Lazare which takes 11 min and costs €3 - €6. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 39 min.
What companies run services between Madeleine, Île-de-France, France and La Défense, Île-de-France, France?
Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) operates a train from Haussmann Saint-Lazare to La Défense every 10 minutes. Tickets cost €1–3 and the journey takes 7 min. Alternatively, Réseau de bus Défense et Saint-Cloud operates a bus from Concorde to Gambetta every 15 minutes, and the journey takes 32 min. Seine Orly also services this route hourly.
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Haussmann Saint-Lazare to La Défense
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 3424
- Website
- Réseau Express Régional (RER Paris)
Train from Auber to La Défense
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Réseau Express Régional (RER Paris)
- Phone
- 3424
- Website
- RATP Paris
Subway from Concorde to La Défense
- 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 Concorde to Gambetta
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
- Website
- Seine Orly
Bus from Concorde to Gambetta
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Seine Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Estimated price
- €15–19
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
Madeleine to La Défense bus services, operated by Réseau de bus Défense et Saint-Cloud, arrive at Gambetta station.
Madeleine to La Défense train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at La Défense station.
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