Saint-Denis Pleyel station—the future hub of the Grand Paris Express—is a station that will open on June 24, 2024, with the extended Line 14 connecting the city of Saint-Denis to Paris Orly Airport via Paris.
From the station, you can take the RER D over the FUP bridge, or take the metro line 13 to Carrefour Pleyel and get off at Basilique. A short walk will take you to the Stade de France and the Olympic swimming pool (CAO) in Saint-Denis. The 300-meter-wide bridge is called "Le Franchissement Urbain Pleyel" - it crosses over the 48 railroad tracks.
The station is located near the Pleyel district and the H4 Tower, which has been transformed into a luxury hotel of almost 40 storeys. Line 14 is fully automated and therefore driverless, and operates on strike days.
The 30-kilometer-long metro line from Saint-Denis Pleyel station to the airport takes around 40 minutes. A special fare will be charged to Orly airport, which will drop you off at the bus station serving Orly 1, Orly 2 and Orly 3 terminals.
Extended line 14 crosses the Ile de France from north to south, stopping at Gare de Lyon, Châtelet and Saint-Lazare stations, but even more so at Bibliothèque François Mitterrand, Hôpital Bicêtre to the south and Paris Porte de Clichy, Saint-Ouen to the north.
Bus lines 139 and 255 from the "Docteur Finot" station (bus located on Boulevard Ornano) take you to Carrefour Pleyel in 5 minutes (10-minute walk).
The next metro lines to stop at this station are line 16 and line 17, both of which will open in two phases - part in 2026 and part in 2028.
Line 15 Nord should be operational in 2031.
Saint-Denis Pleyel is a station designed by architect Kengo Kuma, made of glass and wood that rises to a height of 35 meters and has 4 basement levels, a shaft of light. Over 45 meters of frescoes by Sergio Sanchez decorate the platforms of line 14.
A number of shops and a cultural facility (Imagine Pleyel) will be installed - all overlooking a rooftop garden.
Credit Photo : Bruno Lévy - Seine-Saint-Denis le département
November 2025: Saint-Denis Pleyel and Villejuif–Gustave Roussy stations are among the seven most beautiful stations in the world in 2025, according to the Prix Versailles (a global architecture award supported by UNESCO).
Getting there
Saint-Denis - Pleyel
Carrefour Pleyel
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Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport
Orly international airport - ORY
Paris Le Bourget airport - Business aviation
Roissypole bus station (Paris CDG airport)
BERCY BUS STATION
Bercy bus station - address: 208-210 Quai de Bercy, 75012 Paris. Bercy bus station is open from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day.
Access by metro via lines 6 and 14, Bercy station, then a short walk. You have to cross the park and its cobblestones to reach the station and climb a few steps. This station is old and the fleet of tourist buses will gradually change address to the Pershing station at Porte Maillot in Paris's 17th arrondissement.
Major work is being carried out between now and summer 2026 to improve visitor facilities (ticket office, toilets, benches, etc.).
The Bercy bus station is scheduled to close permanently in 2030. The Saint-Denis Pleyel station will take over.
PERSHING STATION, PORTE MAILLOT 17th ARRONDISSEMENT
The Porte Maillot-Pershing bus station (Paris 17th arrondissement, located at 22 Boulevard Pershing) has been open since December 15, 2025, following extensive renovation work.
This bus station serves Aerobus coaches (traveling between Paris and Beauvais Airport) and long-distance buses such as BlaBlaCar and FlixBus (to destinations including Brussels, Le Havre, Brest, Rennes, Caen, Rouen, Lille, Nantes, Tarbes, Poitiers, and Toulouse).
Nineteen platforms have been built, screens display upcoming departures, there is a ticket office, and three sheltered waiting areas. Restrooms are available on site, and benches allow you to wait for your bus while staying dry. The Pershing station is fenced off and security guards are present day and night. It is accessible from the RER C, metro line 1, and tramway.
For food, head to the Palais des Congrès shopping center, which is open from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Long-term parking is available a few minutes' walk away.
Saint-Denis Pleyel bus station - 2030 project
This station is in the planning stages and is scheduled to open in 2030, coinciding with the closure of Paris-Bercy, from which it will take over some of the long-distance bus routes.
List of SNCF train stations, bus stations (tourist buses), etc.
Paris metro and RER map (source: RATP)
