Cab fare Gare du Nord to Les Gobelins?

We arrive via the Eurostar midday Dec 26th, our hotel is the Port Royal near the Les Gobelin metro.

I%26#39;ve always taken the metro, but this is her first time and I thought we might splurge on a cab.

Approximate cost??

Thanks

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Probably around 25 Euros, maybe less. We always take a taxi from Gare du Nord to our hotel in central Paris. The ride is hassle free and the famous monuments are on the horizon as you pass over the Seine. Spectacular!! Les Gobelin is not that far from Jardin du Luxembourg in the 13th eme.

oprah44

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Depending on the time of day, vageries of surface traffic, the average metered fare for a TAXI PARISIAN from the regular taxi rank at PARIS-Gare du Nord to the PORT ROYAL HÔTEL, 8 Blvd. Port Royal, 75005, near LES GOBELINS Metro should run 13€-17€.

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I would say minimum 15 at the very least, and up to 25 euros

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babba says %26lt;%26lt;%26lt;I%26#39;ve always taken the metro, but this is her first time and I thought we might splurge on a cab.%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;

This particular taxi ride is not really splurging. It%26#39;s part of the adventure. Wets the appetite for what is to come.

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Old Traveller...its certainly splurging for me...given that the metro will take me directly to Place D%26#39;Italie and then a short walk down the hill to the hotel. A cab will be at least the cost of a carnet.

But, as I%26#39;ve said..its her first time and maybe the splurge is worth it.

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Please make sure that you stand in the train station%26#39;s taxi line. You will notice tons of taxi%26#39;s sitting outside but if they are not in the official area/line, they will charge you 50% more.

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The regular taxi rank at Gare du Nord is fairly easy to find. You simply walk to the end of your EUROSTAR arrival platform...turn right onto the main concourse of the station...and walk straight ahead for 20-30 yards...until you bump into the TAXI sign.

If there%26#39;s any %26#39;trick%26#39; to this, it is that when Eurostar trains arrive, there is often a greater than usual demand for taxis...so it%26#39;s a good idea not to dawdle between train and taxi rank.

Of course, while you are at Gare du Nord, you could decide to run some %26#39;..housekeeping..%26#39; errands. You could stop at the Paris Tourism WELCOME booth at the station to purchase the PARIS MUSEUM PASS (if that%26#39;s part of your plan). You could also stop at the lower level Metro station to purchase CARNETs or transportation passes; stop at a newsstand to pick up a current issue of PARISCOPE magazine to find out what%26#39;s on, where, when, while you%26#39;re in Paris; and a copy of one of the l%26#39;Indispensable PARIS PAR ARRONDISSEMENT, BUS or BUS PARISIEN compact mapbooks (very detailed).

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KDK

You actually read my mind..if there%26#39;s a lineup for cabs I%26#39;ll do most of those things...get our Navigo Decouverte%26#39;s, p/u maps etc..while i%26#39;m waiting for the rush to die down.

Tha being said its a Sunday morning, so I%26#39;m hopeful that there%26#39;s not much of a run on cabs..

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I have just been quoted 65 Euro from Taxi-Paris.net. for the same ride. They will meet you in the arrival hall with your name on a card. Am I being ripped off or this is normal for this sort of service? Sounds like I would be better off standing in the line.