Thanks for this wonderful explanation. For those attending the Olympics will there be any changes affecting our trip from the Airport to the city centre? Thanks
if If arrive on 7/17 does it make sense to buy the weekly pass? And will it last through the 7/21. I need transportation from and to CDG and Versailles for a day. TIA
Hello Dan, thanks for your vid. I have a question for you or anyone. I'm traveling to Paris soon. I know to take the RER B- line to Gare de Nord. I then need to take E- line to where I'm going. When I get to Gare de Nord, do I need to purchase another ticket to get onto E line or is the ticket I purchased at the airport still good for E line too? Thanks in advance for any help!!
I never take the taxi or Uber that cost over 50 euros. But the train cost around 12 euros and right inside the airport to directly the center of Paris. You can jump off at le marais or near your hotel. Be careful not to keep train and Metro tickets near cellphone. That will invalid your ticket ànd you have to go to the boost for help
This is a genuine question: Would you still take the train if you had a 3 hour conection? Is that enough time to take the train, have a look around and head back to the airport?
the cherry on top is if you could have provided information on how often the trains arrive! You just made it, but when was the next train? It cannot have been too long from CDG.
Not sure if this is something North American vs European or perhaps just me but when I was in that Airport trying to find something following the arrows on the signs (don't remember what exactly) I ended up downstairs rather than my destination. When I later analyzed what had happened : it was that the arrows for "go straight ahead" were "down pointing" arrows and I am use to seeing "up Pointing" arrows on signs that are trying to point you forward . I paid attention to see that that was the case when I was back in Montreal and didn't realize till I went away that other places could have different conventions for "Straight ahead".
11.45 € is a lot if you think that Beauvais is much further away than CDG, and the trip just costs about 17€. It's a tourist trap. The buses would be much cheaper although the ride would last an hour. But still the difference is double time half the price.
Over 11€ for the ticket is a rip off. Usually the price for RER single tickets is 5€ but they made a special exception for airports which I find unfair and targets tourists who don’t know the prices. It’s a bit a pain in the bum but I recommend you to get the pass navigo, especially if you stay close to a week. Getting the card is only 5€ and you can top up through your phone.
Hi there, this is really helpful. I am planning a family trip (4 people) and planning to stay near the airport and travel into Paris by train but it will be quite expensive if per person ticket is 11.45 euros only single way - we will end up paying roughly 85 euros for just one day round trip between 4 of us and there are other metro tickets we would need to get to see Paris. Is there any other economical way? i was thinking to use bus 350 which seems like a cheaper option or catch bus. does the ticket price drop if i catch RER from any non airport stop i.e. parc des expositions which is net to aairport stop on RER as RER is usually 5 euro per person? if you could please advise. also, how does it work with Pass Navigo as we are staying for 4 days.
@@gaganxs Buying tickets from the airport is more expensive than anywhere else. This is a hidden tax on tourists. The best thing to do is to buy “Pass Navigo découverte” - it’s the equivalent of a UK Oyster card. If you can’t buy this at Charles de Gaule you can try to go to the next RER stop by taxi. You can then do a weekly top up which will allow you to go wherever you want inside the Paris region for 30€. You can top up using an app, IDF mobilités. In total this will be 140€ for 4 people for a week. I don’t recommend taking the bus from Charles de Gaulle. It’s too far and buses are slow. Take the RER or rent a car (but then keep in mind parking is not easy or cheap in Paris). I also probably wouldn’t recommend the hotel in Charles de Gaulle. Once again it’s pretty far from the city.
@@gaganxs Four people in a taxi should cost the same as one person in a taxi. When you divide a taxi fare by 4, it's much more reasonable and possibly very close in price to the train or the bus.
@@gaganxs I personally use bus 350. You also have bus 351 if your destination in Paris is around Place de la Nation. And yes if you catch RER B from Parc des Expositions it's much cheaper, around 5e indeed. But you need to get there first, so... The train company knows you're stuck and that's how they get away with this. Although to be fair, the airport price used to be the same as any other long destination price, they didn't increase it they just dramatically decreased all the other prices (and then increased it a bit, over time, along with all others). But wait until they open the "CDG Express", which is expected to cost 24e (one way): I think they'll increase RER even further then, otherwise nobody in their right mind will use the new train, which will only marginally be faster and, unlike RER B, will only have one single destination.
@@julienb5815 My friend, I'm planning a trip to Spain in the end of November, and becuase of this trip, I'll have a connection in Charles de Gaulle airport of about 3 and half hours. I would LOVE to take my girlfriend to a nice café in Paris, but is this enough time if I dare take the train? Considering an uber ride will cost me 50 euros...
Love it, Dan! I just back from about a month in France. That's exactly how I got from CDG into the city. Transferred at Denfert-Rochereau to a Metro line and walked half a block to my hotel. I hadn't been to Paris since 200, and it is as magical as ever!!
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Thanks for this wonderful explanation. For those attending the Olympics will there be any changes affecting our trip from the Airport to the city centre?
Thanks
We’re the trains labeled? How do you know what train to take on platform?
Welcome in France Dan 👍if you can, go to my birthplace Nice on the French Riviera who is so beautiful to visit from Cannes to Menton for example ♥️
if If arrive on 7/17 does it make sense to buy the weekly pass? And will it last through the 7/21. I need transportation from and to CDG and Versailles for a day. TIA
Hello Dan, thanks for your vid.
I have a question for you or anyone. I'm traveling to Paris soon. I know to take the RER B- line to Gare de Nord. I then need to take E- line to where I'm going. When I get to Gare de Nord, do I need to purchase another ticket to get onto E line or is the ticket I purchased at the airport still good for E line too? Thanks in advance for any help!!
It should be valid within two hours since the first use
thank you for the video! i will be landing at CDG airport in December this year and this is so helpful for me as i have not been to France since 1999!
Wow! That is quite a chunk of time. Enjoy your trip to Paris
Thank You do you know which train do u take to go to Lyon from the airport? TIA if anyone else can answer it
I've never been to Lyon, but maybe someone in the comments can jump in and help
@@thoughtsontravelandlife Thank You i hope so
I never take the taxi or Uber that cost over 50 euros. But the train cost around 12 euros and right inside the airport to directly the center of Paris. You can jump off at le marais or near your hotel.
Be careful not to keep train and Metro tickets near cellphone. That will invalid your ticket ànd you have to go to the boost for help
This is a genuine question: Would you still take the train if you had a 3 hour conection? Is that enough time to take the train, have a look around and head back to the airport?
the cherry on top is if you could have provided information on how often the trains arrive! You just made it, but when was the next train? It cannot have been too long from CDG.
Not sure if this is something North American vs European or perhaps just me but when I was in that Airport trying to find something following the arrows on the signs (don't remember what exactly) I ended up downstairs rather than my destination. When I later analyzed what had happened : it was that the arrows for "go straight ahead" were "down pointing" arrows and I am use to seeing "up Pointing" arrows on signs that are trying to point you forward . I paid attention to see that that was the case when I was back in Montreal and didn't realize till I went away that other places could have different conventions for "Straight ahead".
Nice video, I hope to use this information soon.
Thank you, great video👋🇫🇮!
So helpful. Thankyou for this video
greatest explanation ever. thanks
11,8 eur single ticket january 2024. Just f...tourists everywhere around Paris.
Hi How long would take actually to get to RER B stn from getting out of plane ( going through Immigration having Canadian passport) ?
2:!5 - i wondered if you also checked how much was the return ticket? its pretty expensive one way i.e. roughly 24 euro for round trip?
super helpful.
11.45 € is a lot if you think that Beauvais is much further away than CDG, and the trip just costs about 17€. It's a tourist trap. The buses would be much cheaper although the ride would last an hour. But still the difference is double time half the price.
keep thevticket until final destination. I ran across ticket controllers on arrival at final stop, they checked my ticket
Over 11€ for the ticket is a rip off. Usually the price for RER single tickets is 5€ but they made a special exception for airports which I find unfair and targets tourists who don’t know the prices.
It’s a bit a pain in the bum but I recommend you to get the pass navigo, especially if you stay close to a week. Getting the card is only 5€ and you can top up through your phone.
Hi there, this is really helpful. I am planning a family trip (4 people) and planning to stay near the airport and travel into Paris by train but it will be quite expensive if per person ticket is 11.45 euros only single way - we will end up paying roughly 85 euros for just one day round trip between 4 of us and there are other metro tickets we would need to get to see Paris. Is there any other economical way? i was thinking to use bus 350 which seems like a cheaper option or catch bus. does the ticket price drop if i catch RER from any non airport stop i.e. parc des expositions which is net to aairport stop on RER as RER is usually 5 euro per person? if you could please advise. also, how does it work with Pass Navigo as we are staying for 4 days.
@@gaganxs Buying tickets from the airport is more expensive than anywhere else. This is a hidden tax on tourists.
The best thing to do is to buy “Pass Navigo découverte” - it’s the equivalent of a UK Oyster card. If you can’t buy this at Charles de Gaule you can try to go to the next RER stop by taxi.
You can then do a weekly top up which will allow you to go wherever you want inside the Paris region for 30€. You can top up using an app, IDF mobilités.
In total this will be 140€ for 4 people for a week.
I don’t recommend taking the bus from Charles de Gaulle. It’s too far and buses are slow. Take the RER or rent a car (but then keep in mind parking is not easy or cheap in Paris). I also probably wouldn’t recommend the hotel in Charles de Gaulle. Once again it’s pretty far from the city.
@@gaganxs Four people in a taxi should cost the same as one person in a taxi. When you divide a taxi fare by 4, it's much more reasonable and possibly very close in price to the train or the bus.
@@gaganxs I personally use bus 350. You also have bus 351 if your destination in Paris is around Place de la Nation.
And yes if you catch RER B from Parc des Expositions it's much cheaper, around 5e indeed. But you need to get there first, so... The train company knows you're stuck and that's how they get away with this. Although to be fair, the airport price used to be the same as any other long destination price, they didn't increase it they just dramatically decreased all the other prices (and then increased it a bit, over time, along with all others).
But wait until they open the "CDG Express", which is expected to cost 24e (one way): I think they'll increase RER even further then, otherwise nobody in their right mind will use the new train, which will only marginally be faster and, unlike RER B, will only have one single destination.
@@julienb5815 My friend, I'm planning a trip to Spain in the end of November, and becuase of this trip, I'll have a connection in Charles de Gaulle airport of about 3 and half hours. I would LOVE to take my girlfriend to a nice café in Paris, but is this enough time if I dare take the train? Considering an uber ride will cost me 50 euros...
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Thanks Ed I appreciate it!
Me manifesting my visit to Paris (hopefully soon)😍. Thank u it’s helpful!!🐢
For the ticket is there any cash options beside the coins option
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Love it, Dan! I just back from about a month in France. That's exactly how I got from CDG into the city. Transferred at Denfert-Rochereau to a Metro line and walked half a block to my hotel. I hadn't been to Paris since 200, and it is as magical as ever!!