The huge—actually bewilderingly large—train station of Gare Montparnasse, in the southern part of central Paris (map), serves trains arriving from the west of France (Brittany, Chartres, Versailles, etc) as well as regional routes closer to Paris.

The nearest Métro station, Montparnasse-Bienvenüe, serves Lines 4, 6, 12 and 13.

If you arrive at Gare Montparnasse and want to get your bearings in Paris immediately, consider whisking to the top of the Tour Montparnasse skyscraper, right in front of the station, for the panoramic bird's-eye views of Paris from its 56th floor. More...