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I need to tell you about my sentimental Meaux again, I have one entry on the train station but let me tell you about public transports in general there, I was by my favorite wine store Nicolas in my capital City of Vannes and the guy there is from Meaux !!! More reason to come back and tell you about his historic City ; my first permanent entry to France when I met a lady from there back in September 1990. Plenty on my dear late Martine in my blog so will move on to the post at hand. Again, for reference, Meaux is in dept 77 of the Seine et Marne in the Île de France region of my Belle France! Therefore, let me tell you a bit more on curiosities of Meaux, part III !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I,

The City of Meaux is less than 50 km from Paris, and about 25 minutes from Paris-Est station by train or less than an hour by car, It is, also, 21 km ,and about 20 minutes from Disneyland Paris by the A4 Autoroute/highway by car as taken many times. For an advance will be back in November 2023 !!!

You can access Meaux on the roads by the A4 Paris/Metz-Nancy , A1 Paris/Lille, A5 Paris/Dijon, A104 (Francilienne) ,et A86 (rocade autour de Paris, Via the A4 autoroute/highway, you can go to Meaux from Paris by the A4 towards Metz-Nancy. It will take you out of Paris from the south. After 50 km of highway, exit the A4 towards the A140 towards Nanteuil-Meaux then towards Meaux-Centre becoming the road D360. Meaux will welcome you with an impressive view of its Saint Etienne Cathedral (St Stephens), You can get to Meaux from Reims by the A4 autoroute/highway towards Paris. After 97 km of highway, exit the A4 towards the A140 towards Meaux-Centre, becoming the road D360. When you arrive in Meaux, enjoy the panorama of the Saint-Étienne Cathedral. And Via the A1 and the A104: You can also take the A1 towards Lille-Charles de Gaulle Airport if you want to exit Paris from the north. You will then leave the A1 for the A104 towards Soissons-Marne la Vallée then you will take exit 6b towards Meaux. Once on the N3 you will exit towards Meaux-Centre becoming the road D603.

.You find plenty of parking in the City of Meaux, You can choose from the Parking Indigo Meaux Jean Rose at 1 Boulevard Jean Rose, Rue Tronchet (our favorite by the ramparts) ; Parking Indigo Meaux Parking Centre-Ville – Grand Cerf at 33 Rue du Tan , Other parkings are : 5, quai Jacques Prévert, Quai Sadi Carnot ,Pont Neuf., Place du Marché , Parking des Cordeliers., Place Henri Moissan, and Place Jean Bureau. Also, many on street parking in Centre City center around Place Henri IV,Our favorite with parking meter,You can go to the La Boutique Indigo Meaux Luxembourg ,Rue Tronchet, Mondays to Saturdays from 9h to 18h, and prepaid your City parking,

You have a lot more by the train station these are parkings EFFIA ; The parking gare de Meaux Nord P¨+ R exterior Nord or North of the train station, The parking gare de Meaux Est or East exterior parking of the train station , and the parking gare de Meaux Sud P+R exterior of the train station.  There is a free 30 minute parking in the City of Meaux ! The operation is simple, the 43 parking meters, installed in the red zone (City center), allow the first 30 minutes of free parking to be taken into account directly, preventing the motorist from having to return to their vehicle if they stay longer than half an hour, the free half-hour being in fact directly taken into account on the ticket affixed to the vehicle.

The Gare de Meaux train station (see post) at Place de la Gare, This was as well my first ride on a train in France going from Meaux to Gare de l’Est in Paris to visit her employer in the 10éme arrondissement of Paris, This station is served by trains on three axes: Paris-Est (gare de l’est) – Château-Thierry: direct trains between Paris and Meaux, then omnibus to Château-Thierry; Paris-Est – Meaux: direct trains from Paris to Chelles then omnibus to Meaux; and  Meaux – La Ferté-Milon: omnibus trains, for some trains having a point of departure or arrival at the Paris-Est station (they are then direct between Paris and Meaux). These three axes are part of the northern branch of the P line of the Transilien (Paris-Est network).

The SNCF Gare et Connexions on the Meaux train station : https://www.garesetconnexions.sncf/en/stations-services/meaux

You can take the trains from Paris Est or Gare de l’Est to Meaux (Direction Château-Thierry) about 25 min, and to Meaux (Direction Meaux) about 40 min, Take advantage of the Translien train line P to come and visit Meaux from Château-Thierry! Get off at the penultimate stop before Paris Gare de l’est to visit the town of Meaux. Do you prefer to take the RER A? Well get off at Marne-la-Vallée Chessy station (Disneyland), take bus 19 at the bus station which will drop you off at Meaux train station in 30 minutes or vice versa,

How to get to the very popular and worth it Musée de la Grande Guerre (see post) or Museum of the Great War (WWI) by bus, from Meaux train station ,only 10 minutes away with the following bus lines: Museum of the Great War bus stop, Hauts de Chantereine (opposite the museum) line G, and line 10,

A free shuttle bus awaits you at the train station to take you to the tourist sites of the city of Meaux. Every weekend of the year, and every day of school holidays in zone C, the P’tite shuttle takes you from the train station to the Great War Museum! Stops on the way: Meaux train station, Cathedral Saint-Étienne (the shuttle drops you off at Place Doumer, 200 meters from the cathedral), Meaux Beach / Pâtis Natural Park, Saint-Faron Cheese Factory and Museum of the Great War ,

More new bus lines in Meaux, The line R more buses between Meaux and Lizy-sur-Ourcq 7 days a week and later in the evening! Line S: an adjusted offer between May-en-Multien and Meaux, Seine-et-Marne Express lines to come to Meaux! Line 18: Melun – Meaux Line 02: Melun – Meaux, Line 69E: Meaux – Serris Val d’Europe,(also to Disneyland Paris) From the “Aéroport CDG 1” (RER B) stop take the Seine-et-Marne Express bus line 20 to Meaux train station (first ever bus ride in France when came to meet my future dear wife Martine ! . Line 19 Meaux – Meaux Quai B station in Serris – Val d’Europe station ,and close to Disneyland Paris,

The Transdev bus network on Meaux :https://www.transdev-idf.com/plan-et-horaires/meaux%20

Since 2022, the city of Meaux obtained the “Tour de France Cycling City” label thanks to the efforts undertaken over the years to make Meaux a cycling city. The Germinale association offers you bicycle loans throughout the year in front of the Tourist Office or at the Great War Museum, and during the summer at the entrance to the Pâtis park! All you have to do is bring your ID card/passport ! For private rentals and more see the Aux Vélos Meldois store at 24 rue de la Cordonnerie, They do repair, restoration, maintenance and Bike rental, webpage : https://www.lesvelosmeldois.com/

The local Meaux, Marne et Ourcq tourist office is located at 5, place Charles de Gaulle, 77100 Meaux .webpage : https://www.meaux-marne-ourcq.com/decouvrir/les-incontournables/

The city of Meaux on public transports: https://www.ville-meaux.fr/?id=717

The Ïle de France region mobilité public transports network and especially for Meaux : https://me-deplacer.iledefrance-mobilites.fr/itineraire

In all, always memorable moments that stayed with you no matter what, time does not diminished the sadness of not having my dear late wife Martine who introduce me to this historical city, Meaux. Also,a great inexpensive alternative to Disneyland only about 20 minutes away by car. Do see my other posts on Meaux. I will always remember Meaux, and Seine et Marne dept 77, Again, hope you enjoy this post curiosities of Meaux, part III !!! as I,

And remember, happy travels, good health, andn many cheers to all !!!