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^^Kattiep and I came back the other way - Gare de Lyon to Gare du Nord yesterday. We got a taxi across paris as our bikes were packed up and we didn't have time to unpack and ride, or the inclination to attempt the metro with bike bags.
G7 is the taxi company - like (shameface) addison lee. You can phone their english speaking number +33141276699. You will need to give them a pick up address (not just Gare du Nord) so head out onto the street and find a shop to stand outside and give them that address.
We arrived late into Gare de Lyon and had just over an hour to get to GDN. Phoned taxi as soon as we got out of the station. It arrived 3 mins later. 20 mins across town 25 euro. Made it onto the train but the bikes (going registered luggage on the eurostar) didn't make it and were put on the next train.
I think your main problem will be that there could be a delay with the handlers getting the bikes off the train and down to the collection depot (which is pretty far down one of the platforms at GDN).
At St Pancras it took about 20 mins for the bikes to appear, and I think the UK team is a bit quicker than the french side of things... Good luck!