At a glance
| Terminals | Balard / Créteil – Pointe du Lac |
| Number of stations | 38 |
| Ticket | 1 Métro-Train-RER ticket (2.55 EUR) |
| Official map | ratp.fr/plan-metro |
The stations in order and what you see there
| Station | Connections | Nearby sights |
|---|---|---|
| Balard | T3a | Parc André-Citroën (15 min) |
| Lourmel | – | – |
| Boucicaut | – | – |
| Félix Faure | – | – |
| Commerce | – | Rue du Commerce |
| La Motte-Picquet – Grenelle | 6, 10 | Rue Cler (10 min), École Militaire |
| École Militaire | – | Champ de Mars, Tour Eiffel (15 min), École Militaire |
| La Tour-Maubourg | – | Hôtel des Invalides, Tombeau de Napoléon |
| Invalides | 13, RER C | Hôtel des Invalides, Musée de l'Armée, Pont Alexandre III |
| Concorde | 1, 12 | Place de la Concorde, Jardin des Tuileries |
| Madeleine | 12, 14 | Église de la Madeleine, Place Vendôme (10 min), Fauchon |
| Opéra | 3, 7 | Opéra Garnier, Galeries Lafayette, Printemps |
| Richelieu – Drouot | 9 | Hôtel Drouot, Grands Boulevards, Passage Jouffroy |
| Grands Boulevards | 9 | Musée Grévin, Passages couverts |
| Bonne Nouvelle | 9 | Grand Rex, Porte Saint-Denis |
| Strasbourg – Saint-Denis | 4, 9 | Porte Saint-Denis, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis |
| République ⚠ | 3, 5, 9, 11 | Place de la République, Canal Saint-Martin (10 min) |
| Filles du Calvaire | – | Cirque d'Hiver, Marché des Enfants Rouges (10 min) |
| Saint-Sébastien – Froissart | – | Musée Cognacq-Jay, Marais |
| Chemin Vert | – | Place des Vosges (10 min), Marais |
| Bastille | 1, 5 | Place de la Bastille, Opéra Bastille |
| Ledru-Rollin | – | Marché d'Aligre, Rue de Charonne |
| Faidherbe – Chaligny | – | Marché d'Aligre (10 min), Faubourg Saint-Antoine |
| Reuilly – Diderot | 1 | Marché d'Aligre |
| Montgallet | – | – |
| Daumesnil | 6 | Coulée verte René-Dumont |
| Michel Bizot | – | – |
| Porte Dorée | T3a | Palais de la Porte Dorée, Aquarium tropical, Bois de Vincennes, Zoo de Paris (15 min) |
| Porte de Charenton | T3a | – |
| Liberté | – | – |
| Charenton – Écoles | – | – |
| École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort | – | Musée Fragonard |
| Maisons-Alfort – Stade | – | – |
| Maisons-Alfort – Les Juilliottes | – | – |
| Créteil – L'Échat | – | Hôpital Henri Mondor |
| Créteil – Université | – | – |
| Créteil – Préfecture | – | Centre commercial Créteil Soleil |
| Pointe du Lac | – | Lac de Créteil |
Connections: numbers are metro lines, T = tram, RER = RER lines, TGV/TER/Transilien = trains. ⚠ = stop not served by line 8 since 22 July 2026.
Not to miss
For the Invalides and Napoleon's tomb: Invalides or La Tour-Maubourg; for the Madeleine church and Place Vendôme: Madeleine; for the Opéra Garnier and the department stores: Opéra; for the Marais and Place des Vosges: Chemin Vert or Bastille.
Hours and tickets
First train around 5:30 on all lines; last train at the terminus around 1:15 from Sunday to Thursday and around 2:15 on Fridays, Saturdays and the eve of public holidays (2026 times taken from Paris je t'aime, an unofficial source: confirm on the line page at ratp.fr). Expect a train every 2 to 5 minutes during the day. After the last metro, the Noctilien night bus takes over. A single Métro-Train-RER ticket costs 2.55 EUR (fare from our general metro guide, to confirm on ratp.fr) and allows changes between metro lines; for several days compare Navigo Easy and Paris Visite.
Works and disruptions in 2026
Since 22 July 2026 line 8 trains no longer stop at République, because of renovation works (water infiltration, reorganisation of passenger areas). RATP communications point to reopening in spring 2027 (April 2027 in the sources read, exact date to confirm). Lines 3, 5, 9 and 11 still serve République. The line was also closed between Balard and Concorde from 20 to 27 August 2026: that is over.
Tips
To reach République, get off at Strasbourg – Saint-Denis or Filles du Calvaire and walk a few minutes, or change at Bastille/Opéra for another line. Eastern stations are quiet in the evening; the line also serves the Bois de Vincennes via Porte Dorée.
Official map
The official metro, RER and tram map can be downloaded free at ratp.fr/plan-metro (PDF and interactive map). We do not reproduce the map: it belongs to RATP and Île-de-France Mobilités.
Go further
- Metro and RER in Paris: general guide
- Navigo or Paris Visite?
- Hôtel des Invalides
- Madeleine church
- Opéra Garnier
Other lines
Line 1 · Line 4 · Line 6 · Line 7 · Line 9 · Line 12 · Line 13 · Line 14 · RER A · RER B · RER C · RER D · RER E
Sources: RATP (ratp.fr, works and timetables), Île-de-France Mobilités, local press for the summer 2026 works. Checked on 26 October 2026.
