Parks · Our pick in Paris
Jardin des Plantes
Gardens, glasshouses and galleries
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Image courtesy of © Gustave en résidence · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Jardin des Plantes
The Jardin des Plantes is at 57 rue Cuvier, in the 5th arrondissement.
Why it's on our list
- Glasshouses
- Grande Galerie de l’Évolution
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Jardin des Plantes before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Jardin des Plantes, as the crow flies.
- Le Pavillon de la Reine1.4 km18 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Jardin des Plantes are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest métro stations
- JussieuM10350 m5 min walk
- Gare d'AusterlitzM10M5450 m5 min walk
- Quai de la RapéeM5550 m7 min walk
Key sights
- Notre-Dame1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- The Louvre2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Musée d’Orsay3.0 kmWalk 38 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Place Vendôme3.4 kmWalk 43 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Palais Garnier3.7 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Sacré-Cœur4.9 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Eiffel Tower5.0 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 22 min
- Arc de Triomphe5.8 kmCycle 25 minCar or taxi 24 min
- Charles de Gaulle Airport24 kmCar or taxi 84 min
Main railway stations
- Gare de Lyon1.0 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Gare Montparnasse3.0 kmWalk 38 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Gare de l’Est3.7 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Gare du Nord4.0 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Gare Saint-Lazare4.5 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 20 min