Travelling to Stade Francais

Hi! We are travelling to Paris for the day on Sunday to watch the France/England rugby match at Stade Francais, we are travelling by Eurostar - can anyone help on how to get to the stadium from the station in Paris? I guess a taxi will be easiest, does anyone know how long this will take and how much it will cost? Many thanks

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I would not recommend a Taxi. Games generate massive traffic around the Stade de France. I suggest taking the RER. From Gare du Nord you can take the RER B direction CDG and get off at La Plaine-Stade de France. From there you can either walk to the stadium. Check this link for a map:

stadefrance.fr/images/plans/accespietontc.pdf

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I am with Morgan. It%26#39;s a big zoo, when there%26#39;s an event (sports or concerts) at Stade de France. Public transportation is the way to go. Keep your valuables in a safe place. The RER will be solid packed.

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Thank you! Just a couple more questions: is it easy to find the right train at Gare du Nord (2 people that, ashamedly, speak little to no French?!) and how long approximately will the journey be? Thank you again :-)

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From Gare du Nord to La Plaine Stade de France it%26#39;s only one (LONG) stop.

At Gare du Nord, follow the signs for the RER, then RER B3 or B5 for the right direction.

Don%26#39;t worry, you won%26#39;t be the only ones. So, just follow the huge crowds dressed in the colours of the two teams. ;o)

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Quibble %26quot;Stade Français%26quot; is the Parisian rugby team, the Stade de France is where you are going.

I second, third and fourth the previous posters - take the RER. (If you%26#39;ve ventured away from the Gare du Nord at all you can pick up the same RER at Chatelet.)

The stops made by each train light up on boards hanging above the platform before the train comes in but, IIRC, on match days all trains make the Stade de France stop.

Coming back it feels like it%26#39;ll take forever but in fact the whole operation is very well controlled by the local police and it%26#39;s all very orderly, sure there%26#39;s a bit of a wait for the trains and they are crowded but ... it%26#39;s all very good natured.

If there are a group of you travelling together then go to a ticket desk and buy a %26#39;carnet%26#39; of tickets for the Stade de France, this will give you ten tickets, saves time by only needing one person to queue up, speak and pay etc, and saves a wee bit of money. Trying to buy your return ticket AFTER the match is a nightmare.

What gate (porte) are you ? J-M are the far side from the RER B station so allow time to mosey round and queue to be allowed in.

You%26#39;ll have a great time.

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Sorry I see that there are only two of you so a carnet of tickets obviously isn%26#39;t worth it but remember to get two returns %26quot;Deux aller-retours pour le Stade de France%26quot;

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Merci!!! Seriously, thanks for all your help and advice, feel a lot %26#39;calmer%26#39; about the trip now and realllllly looking forward to it :-)

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This is great information. We%26#39;re going there in June to see the Rolling Stones and I%26#39;ve been worried about transportation. I had assumed a taxi would have been the best way to go. Thanks.

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Cameragirl, see you there.

It%26#39;s absolutely crazy, the Stade the France. We saw the Stones gig back in 2003 on a hot summer evening (well the whole summer was hot that year) and we had a blast.

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Oh, just remember, that they added a second Paris gig on July 3. We%26#39;ll be there for the first one, on June 2.

Be prepared for very jammed RER trains.