Finally, four days in Paris has come to an end, and it was already our last day in a blink of an eye! As our flight was pretty late in the evening, we had the morning and afternoon to walk around the right bank of Paris for the last time before heading home. 

Luggage Storage in Paris
Gare du Nord

We had to check out from our apartment before noon so we needed a place to store our luggage before leaving for the airport. Most train stations do provide luggage storage services as indicated on the websites. As we will be heading to the airport by train, we have chosen to store our luggage at Gare du Nord. 

However, upon arriving at the storage area, there was a massive queue that didn’t seem to be progressing. We checked with one of the people queuing and found out that the lockers were all taken, and they had to wait for the occupied lockers to be freed. That being said, this could take hours! Feeling disappointed, we turned to CityLocker instead.

CityLocker

There was a CityLocker facility nearby Gare du Nord, around 5-minute walking distance away. Fortunately for us, there was no queue at all and plenty of available lockers. You will have to visit their website here to book for a locker, and the price is around €7-€16 per day per locker. Booking and payment will be done online, and then the security code to unlock your booked locker will be sent to your email and phone number.

We keyed in the security code before entering the CityLocker premise. When you’re in, the door will automatically be locked behind you and you’ll be alone inside the premise with security cameras. We had no problems storing one big check-in and one small carry-on luggage into one locker, there were still much space left!
If you face similar difficulties in the train stations, I strongly recommend using CityLocker instead as they seem to be safe and more accessible at times of need. They do have multiple storage facilities in Paris, so do check if there is one near you.

Lunch – Kurdish Sandwich

After securing our luggage, we followed Google Map and found a highly recommended sandwich place, Urfa Dürüm, nearby the storage. There was a small queue but service was quite fast overall. The lady in the picture had flour and rolling pin in her hands, was busily preparing the flatbread dough and bake them with the ingredients on the spot, I could hardly keep up her speed. The place looked rather inconspicuous but its a hidden gem as it was the best kurdish sandwich ever – crunchy and flavourful Dürüm freshly prepared and wrapped in the flatbread pipping hot!!

Afternoon Stroll – Rue Montorgueil & Église Saint-Eustache

After our lunch, we wandered around randomly and enjoyed our last stroll in Paris. Perhaps it’s a good time to really relax yourself and take in what Paris really is about. The people, streets, food, or the many little things.

We strolled down the vibrant streets of Rue Montorgueil slowly, and then made our way through the little interesting shops. After visiting the gothic church of Église Saint-Eustache, we finally stopped for a coffee and people-watch.

Getting to the Airport from Paris

After collecting back our luggage from CityLocker, we walked back to Gare du Nord. Then, take the RER B train (blue) to CDG airport (~30 minutes). The RER train may end up be faster than a cab (~20 minutes), as there may be unexpected traffic jams on the road. Also, they are much cheaper at €10 one-way per person!

Be sure to check the signboard before boarding the RER B train. Make sure that it states “Aéroport Ch. de Gaulle 1” or “Aeroport Ch. de Gaulle 2 – TGV”. These are the trains with zero stops between Gare du Nord and CDG airport. and will save you massive amount of time. Our flight was from Terminal 1, so we had to stop at Terminal 3. Then, take a shuttle tram ‘CDGVAL’ to Terminal 1.

Though 4 days were rather short to completely explore Paris, we did our best to make every day count. The schedule was tight but we covered the essential places of interest. I hope you find my itineraries helpful and save you some time from the planning. Remember to try my tricks of beating the queue and let me know in the comment section how it went, even if it fails!

Check out below my other posts on how to spend four days in Paris. I hope you’ll have a wonderful trip in Paris!