Parks · Our pick in Paris
Jardin du Luxembourg
The Senate’s garden
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Jardin du Luxembourg
The Jardin du Luxembourg is in the 6th arrondissement, managed by the Senate; its gates are on the rue de Vaugirard, the boulevard Saint-Michel and the rue Guynemer.
Why it's on our list
- The Medici Fountain
- Toy sailboats
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Jardin du Luxembourg before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Jardin du Luxembourg, as the crow flies.
- Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, Paris800 m10 min walk
- L’Hotel1.1 km13 min walk
- Cheval Blanc Paris1.4 km18 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Jardin du Luxembourg 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
- Notre-Dame des ChampsM12600 m8 min walk
- Saint-SulpiceM4650 m8 min walk
- RennesM12650 m8 min walk
Key sights
- Notre-Dame1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- The Louvre1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Musée d’Orsay1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Place Vendôme2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Palais Garnier2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Eiffel Tower3.3 kmWalk 42 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Arc de Triomphe4.3 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Sacré-Cœur4.5 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Charles de Gaulle Airport25 kmCar or taxi 87 min
Main railway stations
- Gare Montparnasse1.5 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Gare de Lyon2.7 kmWalk 34 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Gare Saint-Lazare3.5 kmWalk 43 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Gare de l’Est3.8 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Gare du Nord4.0 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 18 min