Gateway to the south-east
Gare de Lyon is where TGVs leave for Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nice, the Alps, Switzerland and Italy. At rush hour and at the start of school holidays, the streets around the station in the 12th arrondissement fill up quickly.
For a TGV, build your margin into the ride rather than the platform: leave about 45 minutes before departure from central Paris, an hour at rush hour or on a Friday evening.
