There are 7 ways to get from Musée d'Orsay to Cité by train, subway, bus, ferry, taxi, or foot
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Train, line 4 subway
best- Take the train from Musée d'Orsay to Saint-Michel Notre-Dametrain C
- Take the subway from Saint-Michel to Citésubway 4
9 min€3–4Train
cheapest- Take the train from Musée d'Orsay to Saint-Michel Notre-Dametrain C
10 min€1Line 69 bus
- Take the bus from Pont Royal - Quai Voltaire to Châtelet - Quai de Gesvresbus 69
17 min€3Ferry
- Take the ferry from Musée d'Orsay to Notre Dameferry Hop On-Off
31 minBus
- Take the bus from Passerelle L.S. Senghor to Châtelet - Quai de Gesvresbus 72
17 min€2–3Taxi
- Take the taxi from Musée d'Orsay to Citétaxi 2.2 km
4 min€7–9Walk
- Take the walk from Musée d'Orsay to Citéwalk 1.9 km
23 min
Musée d'Orsay to Cité by foot, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Musée d'Orsay to Cité is to train which costs €1 and takes 10 min.
The fastest way to get from Musée d'Orsay to Cité is to taxi which takes 4 min and costs €7 - €9.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Pont Royal - Quai Voltaire and arriving at Châtelet - Quai de Gesvres. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11 min.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Musée d'Orsay and arriving at Notre Dame. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 21 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Musée d'Orsay and arriving at Saint-Michel Notre-Dame. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3 min.
The distance between Musée d'Orsay and Cité is 2 km.
The best way to get from Musée d'Orsay to Cité without a car is to train and line 4 subway which takes 9 min and costs €3 - €4.
It takes approximately 9 min to get from Musée d'Orsay to Cité, including transfers.
Musée d'Orsay to Cité bus services, operated by Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP), depart from Pont Royal - Quai Voltaire station.
Musée d'Orsay to Cité train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Musée d'Orsay station.
What companies run services between Musée d'Orsay, France and Cité, Île-de-France, France?
Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) operates a train from Musée d'Orsay to Saint-Michel Notre-Dame every 10 minutes. Tickets cost €1 and the journey takes 3 min. Alternatively, Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) operates a bus from Pont Royal - Quai Voltaire to Châtelet - Quai de Gesvres every 20 minutes. Tickets cost €3 and the journey takes 11 min.
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 Musée d'Orsay to Saint-Michel Notre-Dame
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Musée d'Orsay to Saint-Michel Notre-Dame
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 3424
- Website
- RATP Paris
Subway from Saint-Michel to Cité
- Ave. Duration
- 1 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- RATP Paris
Bus from Pont Royal - Quai Voltaire to Châtelet - Quai de Gesvres
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP)
- Phone
- 0 800 10 20 20
- Website
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
Bus from Passerelle L.S. Senghor to Châtelet - Quai de Gesvres
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
- Phone
- 0 800 10 20 20
- Website
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
Bus from Passerelle L.S. Senghor to Châtelet - Quai de Gesvres
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
- Digital ticket
- €2
- Onboard ticket
- €3
- Website
- Seine Orly
Bus from Passerelle L.S. Senghor to Châtelet - Quai de Gesvres
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Seine Orly
- Phone
- +33 (0)1 76 64 79 12
- [email protected]
- Website
- Batobus
Ferry from Musée d'Orsay to Notre Dame
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Batobus
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Estimated price
- €7–9
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
The best way to get from Musée d'Orsay to Cité is to train which takes 10 min and costs €1. Alternatively, you can line 69 bus, which costs €3 and takes 17 min.
Musée d'Orsay to Cité bus services, operated by Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP), arrive at Châtelet - Quai de Gesvres station.
Musée d'Orsay to Cité train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Saint-Michel Notre-Dame station.
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