Arriving in the 9th arrondissement: Gare du Nord, Saint-Lazare, Auber and the local stations

Article contents

1. From Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle: RER B to Gare du Nord
2. From Orly: line 14 to Saint-Lazare
3. RER A at Auber: the gateway to the Opéra district
4. From the other Paris stations
5. The 9th arrondissement stations worth knowing
6. By taxi or ride-hailing
7. Through the door of a Haussmann building
8. A flat ready from the first minute
9. Frequently asked questions

The 9th arrondissement has a feature visitors notice quickly: it is surrounded by major stations without really containing one. Gare du Nord lies just to the east, Gare Saint-Lazare just to the west, and the RER A stops at Auber, beneath the Opéra district. For a visitor this is a real advantage, provided they know which gateway to choose for their flat’s address.

Here are the routes we recommend, and the details that make arrival relaxed.

From Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle: RER B to Gare du Nord

From the Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle terminals, the RER B runs straight to Gare du Nord, in the 10th arrondissement, on the edge of the 9th. From there, several options:

• walk to the streets around square Montholon and rue La Fayette, when the flat is in the eastern 9th;
• follow the connection to Magenta station and take the RER E to Haussmann-Saint-Lazare, for addresses near the department stores;
• take metro line 2 to Anvers or Pigalle, for flats towards avenue Trudaine, rue des Martyrs or the area known as SoPi.

The right choice depends on the exact street. That is why each flat’s digital welcome book gives one single route rather than a list of options.

From Orly: line 14 to Saint-Lazare

Metro line 14 now links Orly airport to central Paris and stops at Saint-Lazare, a short walk from the western 9th. From Saint-Lazare, guests walk to La Trinité, rue de Châteaudun or the upper part of boulevard Haussmann, or take line 12 towards Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Saint-Georges and Pigalle. Driverless and frequent, line 14 is the easiest route to explain to a guest who does not know Paris.

RER A at Auber: the gateway to the Opéra district

Auber station, on the RER A, lies beneath the Opéra district. It serves guests arriving from Gare de Lyon or from the west of the Île-de-France region. It is linked underground to the Opéra and Havre-Caumartin metro stations and to Haussmann-Saint-Lazare on the RER E, which makes it a handy hub for flats near the department stores and Chaussée-d’Antin.

From the other Paris stations

• Gare de Lyon: the RER A goes straight to Auber.
• Gare de l’Est: line 7 crosses the 9th with stops at Poissonnière, Cadet, Le Peletier, Chaussée d’Antin-La Fayette and Opéra.
• Gare Montparnasse: line 12 runs up to Trinité-d’Estienne d’Orves, Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Saint-Georges and Pigalle.
• Gare Saint-Lazare: lines 3, 12 and 13, the RER E and line 14 meet there, and much of the 9th is within walking distance.

The 9th arrondissement stations worth knowing

The area is dense with stations, which keeps directions for guests simple. By sector:

• Opéra and department stores: Opéra, Chaussée d’Antin-La Fayette, Havre-Caumartin;
• Nouvelle Athènes and Saint-Georges: Saint-Georges, Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Trinité-d’Estienne d’Orves;
• rue des Martyrs and SoPi: Pigalle, Anvers, Saint-Georges;
• Grands Boulevards, Drouot and square Montholon: Grands Boulevards, Richelieu-Drouot, Le Peletier, Cadet, Poissonnière.

Get a feel for each of these sectors on our pages about the Opéra and department stores district, Nouvelle Athènes and Saint-Georges and rue des Martyrs and SoPi.

By taxi or ride-hailing

For a family, a guest with heavy luggage or a night arrival, a car is often the most comfortable choice. In the 9th, the sensitive point is traffic around the Opéra and the department stores, especially on busy days. Giving the driver the full address, with the carriage-door number, and sharing the real arrival time avoids waiting for guests in the wrong place.

Through the door of a Haussmann building

The 9th is an arrondissement of Haussmann buildings and early nineteenth-century houses around the Nouvelle Athènes. Their entrance often follows the same pattern: a heavy coded carriage door, a hallway sometimes with a second door, a main staircase, and a lift which, when there is one, is often small. For a guest arriving with two large suitcases, these details matter.

Before each arrival, guests therefore receive:

• the access codes and where the intercom is;
• a photo of the carriage door, taken from the pavement;
• the floor, the side of the landing and a photo of the flat’s door;
• the key handover planned for their stay: in person, key box or smart lock.

These instructions are part of our check-in and check-out service. Laura and Hannah check them on site for every flat before the first booking.

A flat ready from the first minute

Once through the door, guests should find a clean flat at the right temperature, ready to live in: beds made, towels folded, wifi details on display. Cleaning between stays ends with that check. The welcome book then takes over for the rest of the stay, with local addresses and the visit ideas we share in our article what to do in the 9th arrondissement.

Taking care of arrival also means taking care of your reviews: it is often the first thing guests mention. Arrival therefore plays a central part when we support owners in the 9th.

Frequently asked questions

Photo: Cheng-en Cheng, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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