Paris’s coach map has been redrawn: Gallieni closed, FlixBus anchors at Bercy Seine and — since December 2025 — the Pershing terminal at Porte Maillot, with direct services to hundreds of European cities.
Paris has rebuilt its coach geography. The old Gallieni international terminus at Bagnolet — for decades the budget gateway — is closed. FlixBus now anchors at Bercy Seine, a purpose-built station at 210 Quai de Bercy by the park, and since December 2025 adds the Pershing terminal at Porte Maillot on the western edge, close to Neuilly and La Défense.
From the two terminals, direct services reach hundreds of cities: the domestic grid (Lyon, Lille, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Nantes) plus the European spine — Brussels, Amsterdam, London, Barcelona, Milan, Berlin.
Bercy Seine connects to metro lines 6 and 14 at Bercy; Pershing–Porte Maillot sits on metro line 1 and RER C. Night departures to the south and east leave from Bercy; the western European runs increasingly use Porte Maillot.
Practical note: both terminals are open-air platforms with minimal shelter — arrive fifteen minutes early, buy tickets in the app, and treat luggage as carry-on sized for speed.
Paris coaches are the sleeper bargain of European travel now that the terminals finally match the product. Brussels in four hours, Amsterdam in seven, London overnight — at fares that make the train wince if you book a fortnight out. Use Bercy for everything south and east and Porte Maillot for the west; if your hotel is on the Right Bank near the Champs-Élysées, Pershing saves you a full cross-town transfer. One honest caution: overnight coaches to Barcelona or Milan only make sense if you actually sleep on them — otherwise the day train or a budget flight earns the difference. And check which terminal your ticket says: Bercy and Porte Maillot are a city apart, and drivers do not wait.
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