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On the Road Again: How to Reach Paris-Charles de Gaulle

Where: Paris, France
May 21, 2009 at 10:51 AM | by JetSetCD | 1 Comment

Your flight has landed, you've claimed your luggage and now you're trying to get the hell out of the airport. To erase confusion and get your on your way, all week long at Jaunted we will be detailing the various ways to get to and from major airports, and what those modes cost, from cheapest to the big blowout entrance. Got any tips or an airport suggestion? Let us know.

· RER B-line Extraurban Train: Although the cheapest route into Paris proper, opting for the RER means quite a bit of slogging around with your luggage. First, know what terminal you'll be arriving into; if Terminal 1, you must take a green transport shuttle to the RER station there, and if Terminal 2, take a blue shuttle to the station where the TGV train also stops. In exchange for the run-around, your RER into the city gives you a whole host of jumping off chocies: Gare du Nord, Chatelet-les-Halles, Saint-Michel/Notre Dame, Luxembourg, Port-Royal, and Denfert-Rochereau.
Total cost: €8.40 per adult or €5.90 per child, each way
Total time: 35 minutes to Gare du Nord

· Roissybus: If you're just dying to visit the Opera Garnier, why not do it straight from the airport? The Roissybus departs from the ground transportation area at each terminal, and goes direct to the opera house, from which you are able to hop the Metro or walk a short distance to Place Vendome and the Hotel Ritz for a little more immediate sightseeing.
Total cost: €8.90 per person, each way
Total time: 60-75 minutes, dependent on traffic

· Air France Shuttles: You don't need to have flown on Air France in order to utilize these shuttles. Leaving from Terminal 2 (take a free transfer from Terminal 1 to reach it), there are two coaches to choose from, depends on your destination: Line 2 to Porte Maillot and the Arc de Triomphe, and Line 4 to the Gare de Lyon and Montparnasse.
Total cost: €14 per person, each way; €22 round-trip
Total time: 45-50 minutes, dependent on traffic

· Taxis/Towncars/Limos: Always the most private and comfortable mode of transport into the city, taking a taxi or car means you'll have to interact with the locals right away, so practice your French for "are you taking me the long way?" Taxis can be gotten at the usual taxi queue, while it's better to arrange towncars and limosines beforehand so that the price and destination are settled.
Total cost: €50 flat fee for a taxi, and €105 and up for limos
Total time: 60-75 minutes, dependent on traffic

Related Stories:
· Paris Travel Guide [WikiTravel]
· Paris Travel Coverage [Jaunted]
· Airports Coverage [Jaunted]

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  1. juliana

    Jaunted Contributing Editor

    some taxis are mercedes

    we hopped in the taxi line outside CDG. nothing fancy, just the regular ole taxi line and we got a small, new, mercedes benz to take us to the 7th. these are like a dime a dozen in europe. but still, it felt nicer.
    May 21, 2009 at 12:24 PM

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