Arriving by car :
Depending on the time of the day you are arriving, you have many options on how to reach the hotel. E.g. during rush hours, it may be quicker to cross Paris to avoid the heavy traffic on the ring road.
Minotel Français is located in the very centre of Paris, opposite the Gare de l’Est train station.
You can park your car at a preferential rate in parking “Gare de l’Est” which faces the hotel on Place du 11 Novembre in 75010 Paris (distance : 100 m).

By train :
The “SNCF” French railway offers many national and international, daily connections to 5 different Parisian railway stations.

Saint Lazare train station is about 2,5 km by taxi from the hotel away.
By subway : take line no. 3 at the Saint Lazare station in the direction of Gallieni (Parc de Bagnolet). At the “Opéra” stop, change for line no. 7 in the direction of La Courneuve and get off at the “Gare-de-l’Est (Verdun)” stop (about a 15-minute journey).

Gare de Lyon train station is about 4,3 km by taxi from the hotel away.
By subway : take line no. 1 at the Gare de Lyon station in the direction of La Défense (Grande-Arche). At the “Bastille” stop, change for line no. 5 in the direction of Bobigny and get off at the “Gare-de-l’Est (Verdun)” stop (about a 15-minute journey).

Montparnasse train station is about 5,6 km by taxi from the hotel away.
By subway : take line no. 4 at the Montparnasse-Bienvenue station in the direction of Porte-de-Clignancourt and get off at the “Gare-de-l’Est (Verdun)” stop (about a 20-minute journey).

Gare de l’Est train station is opposite the hotel. It lies within walking distance, since it is about 100 m from the hotel away.

Gare du Nord train station lies within walking distance, since it is about 300 m from the hotel away.

From Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport :
The airport is about 20 km from the hotel away by taxi. Take the RER B at the airport (the RER is the Paris metropolitan and regional rail system) in the direction of Robinson / Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse. Get off at the “Gare-du-Nord” stop where you will take subway line no. 5 in the direction of Place- d’Italie. Get off at the “Gare-de-l’Est (Verdun)” stop (about a 45-minute journey).

From Orly airport which is about 25 km from the hotel away by taxi :
Either at the “Orly-Sud” or the “Orly-Ouest” stop, take subway Orly-Val in the direction of Anthony where you will change to the RER B (the RER is the Paris metropolitan and regional rail system) in the direction of Aéroport Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle. Get off at the “Gare-du-Nord” stop where you will take subway line no. 5 in the direction of Place-d’Italie. Get off at the “Gare-de-l’Est (Verdun)” stop (about a 40-minute journey).

Fairs, trade shows and exhibition centres :
Parc des Expositions (Paris-Porte de Versailles) exhibition complex is about 17 km from the hotel away by taxi.
By subway : take line no. 4 at the “Gare-de-l’Est (Verdun)” stop in the direction of Porte-d’Orléans. At the “Montparnasse-Bienvenue” stop, change for line no. 12 in the direction of Mairie-d’Issy and get off at the “Porte-de-Versailles” stop (about a 30-minute journey).

Palais des Congrès (Paris-Porte Maillot) convention centre is about 10 km from the hotel away by taxi.
By subway : take line no. 7 at the “Gare-de-l’Est (Verdun)” stop in the direction of Villejuif-Mairie d’Ivry. At the “Musée-du-Louvre-Palais-Royal” stop, change for line no. 1 in the direction of La Défense (Grande Arche). Get off at the “Porte- Maillot” stop (about a 30-minute journey).

Parc des Expositions (Paris-Nord-Villepinte) exhibition hall is about 20 km from the hotel away by taxi.
By subway : take line no. 5 at the “Gare-de-l’Est (Verdun)” stop in the direction of Bobigny-Pablo-Picasso. At the “Gare-du-Nord” stop, change to the RER B (the RER is the Paris metropolitan and regional rail system) in the direction of Aéroport Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle. Get off at the “Parc des Expositions” stop (about a 45-minute journey).