train connection

sorry for the confusion with the word "cnx" - which actually is short for connection. I wanted to know how to get from St. Lazare to make our connectionto our train that departs from Paris Est. So could you please explain to me again how to do this - you mentioned something, but was the by Metro? thank you, elly

I'll have a go at your question in a moment. But first, you have an abbreviation (I guess) in your question of "cnx train". Now I haven't lived in the States for a while so I am not up on all the new abbreviations. I don't know what a cnx train might be? The train will be operated by SNCF, the French National railway. If it is a TGV (Train of High Speed), that also is operated by SNCF. Now for the question. I have seen it answered here several times, probably by Ed of Pensacola and others so I may not be agreeing exactly with what they put in the archives. If I were doing it, looking at a map, I would take the E1 RER from its origination at Haussmann-St Lazare one stop to Magenta which is feet away from Gare de l'Est.

I first heard of Connex a few years ago when they were running a private train from Berlin south to Bavaria (but not to Munich). At the time they were shown on the Bahn website with the designation 'X' (instead of, for example, ICE, TGV, or THA). I no longer see their trains out of Berlin nor do I see any of their trains from Paris to Frankfurt or Stuttgart. I also don't see any reference to them on the Internet after 2005. In 2006, Connex changed their name to Veolia and operate local transit systems worldwide. Their website says nothing about Paris to Frankfurt trains. Veolia does operate some trains in Germany, particularly the BOB (Bayerische Oberlandbahn) south of Munich (Holzkirchen, Bad Tölz, Schliersee). Maybe someone in Germany will have better info. The directions given by Nigel agree with those on www.ratp.fr.

Ah Elly, I see what you meant now. Well, what I said was "E1 RER from its origination at Haussmann-St Lazare one stop to Magenta which is feet away from Gare de l'Est". I'm sure you must have a guidebook to France or Paris. Whichever one it is it must talk about the public transport in Paris. There are two commuter train systems within Paris, the Métro and the RER, and then the suburban trains. The Métro is a short distance network of mostly underground train. The RER is a longer distance network which stops much less frequently and goes further into the country. The RER network has several lines designated by letter. The E1 line of RER starts at Haussmann-St Lazare near where your inbound train arrives. You get on it and go one stop, getting off at Magenta. Go upstairs and you are at Gare de l'Est, where your outbound train leaves from. I hope that's clearer. I just don't know what else to say to make it clearer.

Here is the transit map of Paris. http://www.ratp.fr/informer/pdf/orienter/f_plan.php?fm=pdf&loc=reseaux&nompdf=metro Sorry. You'll have to cut and paste. I can't make a link because of the '?' in the URL.