At a glance
| Main terminals | Nanterre – La Folie / Chelles – Gournay, Tournan |
| Ticket inside Paris | 1 Métro-Train-RER ticket (2.55 EUR); specific fare outside Paris |
| Official map | ratp.fr/plan-metro |
The key stations, in order
→ Nanterre – La Folie (Éole)
| Station | Connections | Nearby sights |
|---|---|---|
| Nanterre – La Folie | – | Terminus |
| La Défense | 1, RER A, T2 | Grande Arche, CNIT, Les Quatre Temps |
| Porte Maillot | 1, RER A, C | Palais des Congrès, Bois de Boulogne |
| Haussmann – Saint-Lazare | 3, 9 (Havre-Caumartin), 12, 13, 14 (Saint-Lazare) | Printemps Haussmann, Galeries Lafayette, Gare Saint-Lazare |
→ Chelles – Gournay / Tournan
| Station | Connections | Nearby sights |
|---|---|---|
| Magenta | 4, 5, RER B, D (via Gare du Nord) | Gare du Nord, Gare de l'Est, Canal Saint-Martin (10 min) |
| Rosa Parks | T3b | – |
| Pantin | – | – |
| Noisy-le-Sec | – | – |
| Bondy | – | – |
| Rosny – Bois-Perrier | – | – |
| Val de Fontenay | RER A, T1 | Interchange |
| Villiers-sur-Marne – Le Plessis-Trévise | – | – |
| Chelles – Gournay | – | Terminus |
| Emerainville – Pontault-Combault | – | – |
| Gretz – Armainvilliers | – | – |
| Tournan | – | Terminus |
Connections: numbers are metro lines, T = tram, RER = RER lines, TGV/TER/Transilien = trains.
Not to miss
It is the direct way to link the department stores on boulevard Haussmann (Haussmann – Saint-Lazare) to La Défense in a few minutes, or to go from Saint-Lazare to Magenta with no change. At Magenta, passages lead to Gare du Nord and Gare de l'Est.
Hours and tickets
RER trains run roughly from 5:00 to midnight, with differences by line and branch (last trains often between 23:30 and 0:30): check the branch timetable on ratp.fr or iledefrance-mobilites.fr. Inside Paris the 2.55 EUR Métro-Train-RER ticket is enough. For an airport, Disneyland, Versailles, Chantilly or a distant station you need an origin-destination ticket at the zone fare: check today's price on iledefrance-mobilites.fr and keep the ticket until you exit.
Works and disruptions in 2026
I found no closure announced for RER E in November 2026: RATP refers to Île-de-France Mobilités for lines C, D and E. Check weekends before you travel.
Tips
The Éole extension to Mantes-la-Jolie, announced for 2026, has slipped: one press source says early 2027 for partial service (not officially confirmed); do not count on it. Check the display: some eastern trains do not go to Nanterre – La Folie.
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?
- La Défense
- Opéra Garnier
- Saint-Denis Basilica
Other lines
Line 1 · Line 4 · Line 6 · Line 7 · Line 8 · Line 9 · Line 12 · Line 13 · Line 14 · RER A · RER B · RER C · RER D
Sources: RATP (ratp.fr, works and timetables), Île-de-France Mobilités, local press for the summer 2026 works. Checked on 26 October 2026.
