Saint-Lazare

I recently traveled through Saint-Lazare train station in Paris and here's what I found. The trains run right on schedule, which is great. However, there are some things that need improvement. On Sundays (I have no experience on otherdays), the station closes from midnight until 4:30 a.m. If you miss your train, you'll be stuck outside in the freezing cold. This is a big deal because Saint-Lazare is one of the main train stations in Paris. It's a head-scratcher why they don't let people with morning tickets stay inside. Paying 1 Euro to use the restroom (WC) seems a bit steep, and the staff in charge of them could use some lessons in politeness. Also, it's a real hassle that there are no restrooms in the underground metro stations, including Saint-Lazare. Customer service counters close early, around 9:00 pm. If you need help after that, you're out of luck. So, if you're planning to use this station, make sure to plan ahead and get your tickets sorted before you arrive. While Saint-Lazare is great with keeping time, there are some things that could make the experience much better.

Saint Lazare train station is closed to Saint Augustine church and Madeleine church, 10 min to Champ Elyse by car.

Beautiful train station in Paris with excellent lighting & lots of shops. It's one of the mainline station & one of the busiest stations in Paris. It has excellent architecture beauty with clock displayed at centre. It has main lines and metro connectivity lines which makes convenience for passengers!!

Gare Saint-Lazare is a decent train station hub that services several train companies and the Metro. The station is easy to navigate but for tourists such as myself, the signage can be difficult to read and understand. With me having a good understanding of the French language, there were still issues with finding the right train when traveling long distance to another city. However, using Gare Saint-Lazare for the Metro is easy and convenient and again it's a hub that supports many train lines that will transfer you to different parts of the city. This station also has plenty of stores for shopping, whether it's clothing, luggage or food, this station has it all. Overall, it's a decent train station and the trains tend to run on time.

Waited ages for ticket staff who promptly kept closing desks so we missed 2 trains, tickets issued wouldn't scan so staff just told us to 'allez' no help at all, ended up having to walk through quickly when other people with train cards scanned and we were worried about someone stopping us only just made the 3rd train, such a contrast to Spain