Ikea - from Paris - by train

I'm not sure if I should be supporting Ikea, but love it or hate it...Ikea is very handy when you need to furnish and create a functional Parisian apartment - quickly and on the cheap.

(Let's face it, given the condition of most Paris apartments, you're lucky if you had light fittings when you moved in).

But moving on....you won't find Ikea in Paris proper, but there are a few in the suburbs.

So...can you get to any of them by train? Yes.

1.  Find your way to Montparnasse Bienvenüe using the metro lines.

2.  Find your way to the SNCF part of the station, and take the SNCF line N leaving from Gare Montparnasse to Plaisir Les-Clayes (approx. 45 min).

3.  Walk from the Plaisir Les-Clayes station to the Ikea - Paris Ouest, Plaisir store (approx. 5 min).

••  Don't forget you'll need your own bags to carry items, and for bigger items and furniture - Ikea offer a delivery service.

••  The other option of course is to hire a car for a day, especially for a big furniture shop.

••  Note that there's a bunch of other houseware stores in the nearby area as well.

••  Ikea address:
Paris Ouest, Plaisir
Centre commercial Grand Plaisir
202 rue Henri Barbusse
78370 Plaisir