Do I need to book a taxi before arriving at Paris La Défense?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 23 Jul, 2023
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La Défense is predominantly a business area, although it does attract a fairly large number of tourists due to many of the buildings in the area, as well as the fact that it’s the end of the Metro line.
Ease of finding a taxi will depend on the time of day and day of week. In general you should not have any issues, however there’s likely times of the week when you may have some trouble, such as early in the day, especially on a weekend.
Thankfully there’s an easy solution. Very close to the Defense station are two hotels – the Sofitel next to the Metro station, and the Renaissance a very short walk away. Both of these should have taxis available most of the day, or will be able to arrange one for you if they don’t.
(Ironically on my first ever trip to France I was headed to the Renaissance and my taxi driver got lost finding it! I think we drove around the “loop” 3 or 4 times before he finally managed to find the right exit!)
No, cabs at this location work like everywhere else in terms of demand, I would not rely on Google street view as your guide. There are always cabs available at that location. You may have to wait a few minutes during an off peak time, but my experiences have always been good.
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