Paris Metro

Take the No 4 to Odeon and change to the No 10 to Cardinal Lemoine.

the official route map is RATP.fr. punch in your beginning and ending stations and it will give you route options and time.

Citymapper also works well and google maps usually works in Paris.

And in every metro station you can request a free paper metro map at the information booth and figure the process out yourself.

Ok yes I have the Paris Metro app and one of the options was line 4 to 10 Odeon. Google maps as well gives that route. Just trying to be as prepared as possible! Thank you

Why would you not take the RER B to St Michel, connect to métro 10, exit Cardinal Lemoine? Simpler and faster.

Ok I saw this as an option on the metro app and google maps. I saw somewhere St Michel station isn’t the best? Safest? Opinions on that?

Safety not a concern. Perhaps a lot of stairs? The RER B line is just coming up from a deep crossing under the Seine, but it has been an age since I was last at that station and I do not recall any particulars. It is an underground passage from St Michel-Notre Dame station to Cluny-La Sorbonne station to get the No 10 line.

So I just found another hotel that is a straight shot line 4 Gare Du Nord to Saint-Germain-des Pres. I'm considering this for simplicity although it is more expensive

A connection through St Michel is perfectly safe. There is an escalator at the departure end of the RER B quai, and a moving sidewalk that shortens the walking distance to métro 10, and it definitely eliminates an unnecessary connection from 4 to 10.

One of the reasons I never use googlemaps for public transportation information.

So it looks like I’m going to take line 4 from Gare Du Nord to St Germaine de Pres. Is finding the metro line 4 in Gare Du Nord coming from London pretty straightforward?

I did not find Chatelet overly confusing, always exited via Exit 1 because there are.... ESCALATORS!

Yes, follow the Metro signs which will show a round "4" with a purple background.

If you've been in London and can handle the Tube, you can handle the Metro. Or any other city's mass transit. Look at the map and head off.

Thank you, I admit I am overthinking. I am not an experienced traveler, but I am confident I can navigate, I really do want to see Paris!
If there is a walking tour that you can recommend let me know

I'm looking at Paris Walks

I took two Paris Walks, one of the Marais and one of Montmartre - both were excellent!

I did the Montemartre walk with Peter in October 2022. There were about 15 of us in the group. Unless things have changed, you will need cash to pay at the end of the tour.

And you'll be fine navigating the metro. Download the Citymapper app. It will give you instructions down to which cars of the metro to board and what exit to use leaving the station.

Ok great thank you for the encouragement. I have City Mapper and I've been playing around with it already. I also downloaded the Paris Metro App. The tour that will be going on the day I am there is The Marais which is close to where I'll be in the St Germain area

Citymapper has all the detail found with the RATP Bonjour app or the IDF Mobilités app, plus it can be configured for many other locations. Citymapper is the one public transportation app that everyone should download.

Great! It looks good for walking directions as well
is that right?