Paris Métro Line 8: all 38 stations from Balard to Pointe du Lac
From Balard under the Grands Boulevards and out across the Marne to Créteil. The hardest Paris line to type. 38 stations, 593 keystrokes.
October 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Line 8 opened on July 13, 1913, between Beaugrenelle and Opéra. It was pushed north to Richelieu - Drouot in 1928 and on to Porte de Charenton in 1931, and in 1937 it was rerouted from La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle to a new end at Balard. It crossed the Marne into the suburbs and reached Créteil - Préfecture in 1974, then Pointe du Lac in 2011.
The route
Leaving Balard, Line 8 stops at Lourmel, Boucicaut, Félix Faure, Commerce, La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle, École Militaire, La Tour Maubourg, Invalides, Concorde, Madeleine, Opéra, Richelieu - Drouot, Grands Boulevards, Bonne Nouvelle, Strasbourg - Saint-Denis, République, Filles du Calvaire and Saint-Sébastien - Froissart.
The second half continues Chemin Vert, Bastille, Ledru-Rollin, Faidherbe - Chaligny, Reuilly - Diderot, Montgallet, Daumesnil, Michel Bizot, Porte Dorée, Porte de Charenton, Liberté, Charenton - Écoles, École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort, Maisons-Alfort - Stade, Maisons-Alfort - Les Juilliottes, Créteil - L'Échat (Hôpital Henri Mondor), Créteil - Université, Créteil - Préfecture and Pointe du Lac.
Connections and typing
Of the 38 stations, 12 are shared with other lines in the game. The biggest are République (3, 5, 9, 11), La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle (6, 10), Concorde (1, 12), Madeleine (12, 14), Opéra (3, 7) and Strasbourg - Saint-Denis (4, 9). One full ride takes 593 keystrokes, counting letters only since accents are optional, about 15.6 per station. Créteil - L'Échat (Hôpital Henri Mondor) is the longest at 40, then École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort at 35, and Opéra is the shortest at 5. It tops the Paris difficulty ranking. Play Line 8.
Common questions
How many stations does Line 8 have in HelloSubway?
38 stations, from Balard to Pointe du Lac.
Where can I change from Line 8 to another line?
12 of its stations are shared with other lines in the game, including La Motte-Picquet - Grenelle, Invalides, Concorde, Madeleine, Opéra, Richelieu - Drouot.
How hard is Line 8 to type?
Typing every station once takes 593 keystrokes, about 15.6 per station. The longest name is Créteil - L'Échat (Hôpital Henri Mondor) at 40. The game rates it level 6 of 7 among the lines of its city.
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