4 hours in Paris. 4 hour walking tour map
You have 4 hours in Paris. Transiting through Charles de Gaulle airport, visit Paris in 4 hours. Take the RER B metro line to Chatelet Les Halles. In two hours, walk through the oldest districts. See Les Halles Shopping Mall, Centre Pompidou, Notre-Dame, the river banks and Le Louvre. A first discovery of some of the greatest sights in town. If you are transiting throught Orly Airport, metro line 14 will even faster and more securely bring you to Chatelet Les Halles. Paris walking tour maps.
4 hours in Paris
You are transiting through Charles de Gaulle Paris Airport. You have only 4 hours to spend. There are two options.
During the day (avoid rush hour), take a taxi to Place du Trocadéro. From the terrace, walk down across the river to Eiffel Tower. Take a taxi back to airport.
Alternatively, take the RER B metro line to the city at the airport up to Saint-Michel station. You are right at the center of the old city ready for an easy walk alongside some of the most spectacular sights. Get started. Take the RER B metro at Charles de Gaulle terminal 1 or 2 to Saint-Michel in Paris (marker A on map below). Check RER B timetable from "Aeroport Charles de Gaulle" station to "Saint-Michel Notre-Dame" station. Count one hour.
See Eiffel Tower in 4 hours from Airport
4 hours in Paris walking tour
At Saint-Michel RER B metro station, you are a 15' walk from Notre-Dame, the most visited sight in town and one of the most beautiful churches in the world (1). Spend 30' around Notre-Dame which cannot be visited.
Walk to the Louvre (4) along the romantic quays of the Seine river and through the Passerelle des arts pedestrian bridge (3). This walk takes 30'.
Spend one hour in Le Louvre. This is not enough time to visit the museum. You can see the Louvre from the outside, a splendid royal palace and the spectacular glass pyramid.
Walking to Centre Pompidou (6) will take you 30'. Spend one hour at Centre Pompidou, both a daring modern monument in an old district and a world class modern art museum.
Walking to Les Halles Shoppoing Mall and RER B Chatelet les Halles metro station beneath it (7) will take you 15'. Count one hour back to the airport.
See Notre-Dame on 4 hours in Paris tour
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