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Meet halfway in Paris

For a group meeting in Paris, the fairest points are usually Châtelet-Les Halles, République, Nation or Saint-Lazare - each links several Métro lines to an RER, so most arrondissements reach them without a change. Which one is fairest depends on where everyone starts: togather compares real door-to-door times for each person and returns the spots that keep the trip even.

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Where groups actually meet in Paris

Interchanges that work as a fair midpoint for most groups. togather will not always land on one of these - it answers for your actual starting points - but they are the ones that come up again and again.

  1. Châtelet-Les Halles

    Métro 1, 4, 7, 11 and 14, plus RER A, B and D

    The default answer for a group spread across the whole city: five Métro lines and three RER lines meet here, so it is reachable without a change from almost anywhere inside the Périphérique and from much of the suburbs.

  2. République

    Métro 3, 5, 8, 9 and 11

    Five Métro lines and a large open square to actually stand in, which makes it far easier to find each other than a cramped underground interchange. Strong for groups split between the east and the centre.

  3. Nation

    Métro 1, 2, 6 and 9, plus RER A

    The fairest eastern option, and it saves anyone coming from Vincennes or further east the trip into the centre and back out. Four Métro lines plus the RER A keeps it even for the rest of the group.

  4. Saint-Lazare

    Métro 3, 12, 13 and 14, plus RER E and Transilien

    The obvious pick when part of the group is coming from the north-west suburbs, since that is where they arrive. Line 14 makes it quick from the south-east of the city too.

  5. Gare de Lyon

    Métro 1 and 14, plus RER A and D

    Fast from both the east-west and north-south axes thanks to lines 1 and 14, and the natural choice if anyone in the group is arriving by train rather than crossing the city.

  6. Montparnasse-Bienvenüe

    Métro 4, 6, 12 and 13, plus Transilien

    Four Métro lines covering the whole south of the city, which makes it fairer than anything central for a group living on the Left Bank rather than split across the river.

  7. Bastille

    Métro 1, 5 and 8

    Three lines and a square everyone already knows how to find, sitting on the boundary between the centre and the east - a common fair point for groups that skew towards the 11th and 12th.

How to pick a fair meeting point in Paris

Paris is compact enough that people assume any central spot is fair. It usually is not. The Métro is radial, so two people in neighbouring arrondissements can still need a change through the centre to reach each other, and the RER - which is what makes a point genuinely fair for anyone outside the city - only touches a handful of stations.

So the question is not where is the middle, it is which interchange do everyone’s lines already pass through. Châtelet-Les Halles is the default because five Métro lines and three RER lines converge there. But it is not always right: for a group living in the 11th and 12th, Nation or Bastille is fairer, and sending them to Châtelet just adds a change each way.

Suburbs change the answer completely

The moment one person is starting outside the Périphérique, the fair point moves onto the RER. Averaging positions on a map hides this - it produces a spot that is convenient for the four people already in the centre and slow for the one who is not. togather compares real door-to-door times per person, so the answer reflects the network each of them is actually on.

Add each starting point, pick how everyone travels, and share the result with the group.

Meeting halfway in Paris - questions

Where is a fair place to meet halfway in Paris?
Usually a Métro-to-RER interchange rather than a geographic midpoint - Châtelet-Les Halles, République, Nation or Saint-Lazare. Which one is fairest depends on everyone's starting point and travel mode, which is what togather works out.
What if some of the group is coming from the banlieue?
Then the fair point usually shifts onto an RER station rather than staying inside the Métro network. togather times each person on the network they actually use, so a suburban starting point pulls the answer towards the RER instead of being averaged away.
Does it work if people are cycling rather than taking the Métro?
Yes. You set the mode per person, so someone on a Vélib' is timed on cycle routes while someone else is timed on the Métro. Paris groups are very often mixed, and that is the case this is built for.

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