There are 6 ways to get from Place des Ternes to La Défense by train, bus, taxi, subway, or foot
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Train via Charles de Gaulle - Étoile
best- Take the train from Charles de Gaulle - Étoile to La Défensetrain A
7 min€6–8Train
cheapest- Take the train from Charles de Gaulle - Étoile to La Défensetrain A
12 min€3–5Bus
- Take the bus from Charles de Gaulle - Étoile - Grande Armée to La Défensebus 73
28 minTaxi
- Take the taxi from Place des Ternes to La Défensetaxi 5.4 km
8 min€11–14Line 1 subway
- Take the subway from Charles de Gaulle - Étoile to La Défensesubway 1
13 min€3Walk
- Take the walk from Place des Ternes to La Défensewalk 5 km
59 min
Place des Ternes to La Défense by foot, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Place des Ternes to La Défense is to line 1 subway which costs €3 and takes 13 min.
The fastest way to get from Place des Ternes to La Défense is to train via Charles de Gaulle - Étoile which takes 7 min and costs €5 - €8.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Charles de Gaulle - Étoile - Grande Armée and arriving at La Défense. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 21 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Charles de Gaulle - Étoile and arriving at La Défense. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4 min.
The distance between Place des Ternes and La Défense is 5 km.
The best way to get from Place des Ternes to La Défense without a car is to train via Charles de Gaulle - Étoile which takes 7 min and costs €5 - €8.
It takes approximately 7 min to get from Place des Ternes to La Défense, including transfers.
Place des Ternes to La Défense bus services, operated by Réseau de bus Défense et Saint-Cloud, depart from Charles de Gaulle - Étoile - Grande Armée station.
Place des Ternes to La Défense train services, operated by Réseau Express Régional (RER Paris), depart from Charles de Gaulle - Étoile station.
The best way to get from Place des Ternes to La Défense is to train via Charles de Gaulle - Étoile which takes 7 min and costs €5 - €8. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 28 min.
What companies run services between Place des Ternes, France and La Défense, Île-de-France, France?
Réseau Express Régional (RER Paris) operates a train from Charles de Gaulle - Étoile to La Défense every 5 minutes. Tickets cost €3–5 and the journey takes 4 min. Alternatively, Réseau de bus Défense et Saint-Cloud operates a bus from Charles de Gaulle - Étoile - Grande Armée to La Défense every 15 minutes, and the journey takes 21 min. Seine Orly also services this route hourly.
- Phone
- 3424
- Website
- Réseau Express Régional (RER Paris)
Train from Charles de Gaulle - Étoile to La Défense
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Réseau Express Régional (RER Paris)
Train from Charles de Gaulle - Étoile to La Défense
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Réseau Express Régional (RER Paris)
- Phone
- 3424
- Website
- RATP Paris
Subway from Charles de Gaulle - Étoile to La Défense
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- RATP Paris
- Phone
- 0 800 10 20 20
- Website
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
Bus from Charles de Gaulle - Étoile - Grande Armée to La Défense
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- iledefrance-mobilites.fr
- Website
- Seine Orly
Bus from Charles de Gaulle - Étoile - Grande Armée to La Défense
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Seine Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Estimated price
- €11–14
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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Place des Ternes to La Défense bus services, operated by Réseau de bus Défense et Saint-Cloud, arrive at La Défense station.
Place des Ternes to La Défense train services, operated by Réseau Express Régional (RER Paris), arrive at La Défense station.
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