THEY TOOK MY WINE - How To Get to Charles De Gaulle Airport by Paris Metro
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- Опубликовано: 11 авг 2017
- How to get to the Paris airport by metro: you take RER B. That's really just about it. If you want to get to ORLY go south, CDG go north - just be sure you get on the right train (end of the line). If you're going to Beauvais, take the official bus here: www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com... Help me make more videos at / jayswanson and then find me on the internet in all of the usual spots:
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My name is Jay Swanson - I'm an American writer living in Paris on an artist visa and hoping to make the city of light my home base - at least for the foreseeable future. I write science-fiction and fantasy, vlog daily (when I'm not on a between-season break), and love pizza a little too much.
FAQ:
How long have you lived in France? On and off for over two years.
What do you miss most about ho- NACHOS
You're always talking about living on some ship. WHAT SHIP? - This ship: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Afri...
Where are you from originally? Pullman, Washington - a small university/agricultural town near Idaho (and yes, the potatoes are amazing).
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What do you edit with? Adobe Premiere - it's pretty much all I've ever used since high school.
Aren't you ever freaked out by leaving your camera behind to film yourself? Yep. But not too badly - I tend to be careful when I do.
Why are you living in #Paris? Because I've always wanted to. • Why I Want to Live in ...
But what are you doing there? • What Am I Doing in Paris?
Do you speak French? Oui.
Do you make money off RUclips? Ha, no. I wish.
Can I come stay with you in Paris? - Have you seen my apartment? It's too small for me as it is! • The Apartment Tour (Lo...
OK, but how do I use the Metro when I'm there? I made a handy video for you: • How To Use the Paris M...
Hi! Wanted you to know this video saved us from getting lost on the RER at 5 am to CDG! Keep these videos coming, they are so helpful. Also we think a Bread & Roses has AMAZING Croissants! 👍🏼
Bread & Roses is so good! And I'm glad that it helped =D
Hey Jay - Love all of your videos. My wife are in Paris now for 3 weeks, trying to act like we live here, and your videos have been the best so far on basic Parisian survival skills. I'm interrupting the Paris life to head to Scotland via CDG for a few days (writers' conference) and already knew about RER B, but seeing the tips on the "almost direct" train and such will be invaluable. Thanks!
Absolutely! I'm really glad they've been helpful 😀👍 Enjoy Scotland! It's awesome.
Your content is so underrated... thank you for all the info
You can also be sure a train is going to CDG instead of Mitry-Claye by the name of the train. If it begins with "E" (ERIC, EDDY, ERET, etc.) it's going to CDG. Then it's a matter of getting the express one! The express trains from CDG into Paris have names beginning with KA, JA, or UL.
Ah, I didn't realize the express trains had those letters - thanks! Sadly they just aren't running half the time I'm headed out there 😂😱
wow...thank you so much for your videos. we (my family) will visit paris next month and im quite nervous on how to navigate paris though metro or subways, etc. but your videos were awesome, it helped me understand what to do and how to use specially the public transpo. now, im more relax. i can do this. thank you so so much.
Happy they could help! There's even more information in my guide if you want to grab a copy before you come to Paris bit.ly/ParisVloggersGuide 😎👍
Wish I'd watched your videos before we got here. Today is Christmas & we've had a blast nonetheless. Fly back to Texas tomorrow!
Glad you're having fun! 😃 Merry Christmas 😊
I have been watching and loving your videos Jay...very very helpful videos... I would be spending almost a month there..so big Thanks..
Thank you so.muchs. I love you videos. Going in 2 weeks and you are helping me a lot. I am.less nerves because of you. God bless you
I'm glad to hear it! =D
Great video, super informative!
Great! =D
Last trip I went in through CDG and then took the RER in to Montparnasse and then Metro to my hotel. Then went back the same way. I did get on the wrong train heading back out but did get it sorted and made it to CDG on time for my flight home.
Watching your video is like a video sent from a friend 👌🏽 very helpful
Thanks for the how to tutelage! Made me remember traveling and all the "fun" airports can be ...(insert eye roll here)...enjoy!!!
CDG is definitely the king of "fun" - but I'm having a blast =D
Our hotel was near Sacre Coeur. We booked a taxi a few days ahead of flight home. A van taxi picked us up and the ride for the two of us was 60 euro. Well worth it.
You're actually help me discover new artists.
Great =D
Bro thanks for all your help , I just came back from Paris
Glad it helped!
First of all, I just found your channel and have been watching it religiously the last few days! I love it. Second, since it seems you always have a backpack with you, do you have any travel backpack/day backpack recommendations?
I recently got Peak Design's 30L and love it
Hello , i have been watching your videos preparing for my November trip to Paris! they have been extremely helpful,
if im gonna be in Paris and the surrounding areas for a full week , would you recommend using the Navigo? Thanks!
I'd definitely get a multi-day pass - the Navigo really only works well/is worth it if you start on a Monday because they don't pro-rate it based on when you buy it. It's always Monday-Sunday, but the multi-day passes are more flexible. If you're going to use the Metro a ton, then passes are always worth it. I have a lot more information and recommendations in my guide if you'd like to grab a copy you can do so here: bit.ly/ParisVloggersGuide - have a great trip!
We kept it pretty simple. We just took the subway to Paris Nord station and from there we bought the ticket direct to CDG. I seem to remember it was a direct train. All in all from the St Michel-Notre Dame station it took us about 1hr 15 minutes to get to CDG. There were signs all over the place telling you how to get to the train to the airport from Nord. I am sure it's probably as easy from any RER B station but that's how we did it. And he is NOT joking about getting controlled. We got controlled while we were changing lines at the Chatelet station. We did not have any cash on us and the controller threatened to take us to the police and confiscate our passport as our credit cards mysteriously would not run. I convinced the controller to walk with me to an ATM so I could get some cash. Not a pleasant experience. Do not lose those little subway tickets! That is the only place we saw controllers the whole time but do not mess with those guys!
Your vlogs have been so helpful! I am going to Paris this weekend! Is it safe to take the train at night 9 pm-2 am from the airport?
Jay you're always a winner 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Your videos are really Great! I DON’T UNDERSTAND THE ZONE SYSTEM? if you choose day passes, you have to choose between 1-5 zone? Which one should I Get?
Hey wait, what's the difference between a regular ticket and a ticket to the airport? Like, looking at a machine what get's you to the airport and what ...doesn't... You kinda mentioned it but didn't say how to resolve it. Now I'm worried :o
Jay, Love your videos I subscribed they are very helpful. Were coming to Paris next week. We can't wait to wander around and eat. I'll have one of my company T-shirts for you if I run into you. I'll find your address if we don't get to meet person to person.
I have to disagree with you on the ease of taking the train to CDG: My experience is mixed; taking the train from the airport to Gare du Nord was straight forward but the return trip was a nightmare. The metro is fairly easy to navigate, aslong as you prepare a little before heading out, however taking the RER B to the airport is another story. Firstly, It's odd that a direct, international airport train doesn't have announcements in both English and French, they seem to think every visitor to Paris must speak French; Secondly, train employees are of no use, they just go on about whatever they are doing, whether it's smoking a cigarette or walking along; Third, the trains can stop working at anytime with no reason given, this was my experience.
I took the RER B train from Gare du Nord to CDG and the train went to Gare d'Aulnay-sous-Bois, where it just stopped; there was some chatter in French on the PA, the doors opened, then nothing; every passenger was left with blank stares. After sitting there for what felt like 30 minutes, another train came and stopped on the platform beside us and people began going on that one, with no announcements either. That train didn't go anywhere and people got off. We had to leave the train station because we were gonna be late for our flight if we stayed, so we proceeded outside in the hopes that we would get some info or whatever. Downstairs inside the train station was complete chaos with no one seemingly having any clue of what's happening and no train reps making any announcements either; people were basically left to their own devices and so they were running out of the station frantically. A kind custodian worker tried to help us, but he didn't speak English well enough, so we headed out to try and get a Taxi. We waited at the Taxi stand for about 20 minutes before we could get one and the driver wanted to load other people in the vehicle, which we had no problem with because we just wanted to get to the airport. The other couple decided to go in another cab and so we were the only ones eventually in there. Before the driver drove off he turned off the meter and said the fare would be 50/60 Euros, I don't recall, for what would turn out to be a ten minute drive.
To me, the trains are hit or miss and if you don't speak French, you're out on the wind basically.
Paris is a strange place, the romance fades quickly. It is beautiful in many aspects but, it's also shabby and chaotic in many others; I think many people are programmed to love there from popular culture before actually going there. I stayed in Pigalle and it was cool because I can roll with alot but, walking around at nights you would see lots of guys trying to sell you drugs and lots of graffiti. I ate at a restaurant and the food prep and presentation was somewhat less than to be desired and to compound things, there was a mouse just running up and down, chilling in there; it was crazy. If that happened anywhere in the states, it would've been shut down but, I was reminded that it's just Ratatouille; so crazy!
A number of thoughts but I think your critique is pretty accurate that if you don't speak French, you'll have a hard time knowing what's going on if the trains are disrupted (if you watch my return trip I had a really similar experience - RER to bus back to RER again - all without any real explanation as to why it was happening). Even if you speak French, a lot of times the announcements are impossible to understand and you just have to follow the crowd, so you're not alone in that frustration at all. While I feel like the metro system is pretty intuitive, I have plenty of problems with the RER/CDG (knowing which terminal serves which airlines, getting BACK when there are hardly any signs for the RER when returning, etc.). So I totally feel your pain - I've been left hungry and frustrated just trying to get home or stressed out trying to catch a flight too. Even just flying through Germany on the trip in this video made me long for German engineering and design when compared to CDG.
As for your time in Paris overall, I hope that a few bad experiences won't poison your view of the city forever. Pigalle is in the red light district, famously so - the American GI's called it Pig Alley after the liberation of the city, and you can tell that it hasn't changed much. There are dozens of other places within Paris that will give you a way different experience the next time you come. Things like scammy taxi drivers and crappy restaurants are all to be found in any major city, unfortunately, and it sounds like most of what turned you off about Paris would turn you off about Chicago, New York, London, or any other major city you might visit if you stayed within their rougher neighborhoods. I hope that if you decide to give Paris another try that you'll find some resources that lead you to a better experience overall - I can promise you that there is an amazing experience to be had in Paris. There's a reason it's the most visited city in the world =D
Thanks for taking the time to share your story! Hopefully next time you can see if the rat can at least cook =D
Agree with you, with didn't get help from the Information desk at the metro, call the phone line to ask for help no one spoke either Italian, Spanish or English as we arrived from Barcelona via Bus and the signs directed us to help desk and information, the French Lady make sure we knew her shift was over too busy counting her euros, thank heavens for a Parisian that took pity on us, still we managed to get fined 50 Euros for discarding our tickets before we got out of the metro ( an expensive lesson to learn ) My fondness for France died right there and then.
Augusto Lugo I only spent a few days in Paris, and will be returning soon. However, there are other parts of France! My experience was that the further I got from Paris the less English people spoke (except TI). With my 100 words of French and the little bit of English that was spoken, I had a great experience (Verdun area, Lyon, Nimes, etc. ). I grew up in a a rural area and cities still bother me. But I greatly enjoyed my visit.
And people were very helpful.
awww, in the beginning guy plays "подмосковные вечера"... it's ironic because it's a sort of music by street artists that you can hear in Moscow trains when you go to "banlieue"
Gotta love music on the street =D
Going to Paris in 3 weeks with my mum and 2 of my siblings & it's our first time there so I'm a little nervous but watching your vlogs/tips of how to get around Paris is really helpful so thanks! Also, as I'm travelling with my younger siblings, and I just found out that Disneyland is like 10 to 15 mins from our hotel do you think it would be better to go on a taxi or is the metro the most efficient way to get around? (The hotel is also located right next go the train station so were lucky in that regard) Lol
It's totally up to you. Each taxi ride could easily cost the equivalent of ten metro rides, so it depends on what your budget and priorities are. Have fun while you're here!
Hey Jay, I'll be visiting Paris in early December of this year. I have an 11 hr layover and I am hoping to spend 6-7.5 hours in the city visiting Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, arc de triomphe, Pont Alexandre III. I don't know if I will have time to see anything else. My understanding is to take an RER B from CDG airport and I can buy a daily pass(Mobilis). Do you think it is possible to visit all these sites with Mobilis pass and within the specific time frame? I've been watching your Paris videos and they have been really helpful :) Thanks much
I think it's suuuuuuper doable. In fact, voila: ruclips.net/video/DhD_Mr_rL8c/видео.html
Thanks Jay :) I did watch that video; super helpful indeed!
August in Paris can be brutal, nothing is ever open. Enjoy Finland and getting out of the city for a bit!
It's been great! Glad to enjoy a little more space and a lot more pine trees :D
If you stay in Paris Métro ticket is ok but if you leave Paris you need another ticket because you take RER. and to go to airport you have a special fare (by bus, orlyval.. ).
Hi Jay, are there enough people taking the metro around 6-7:00 AM to make it safer for solo female travelers to ride during that time to the airport? Thank you.
Paris metro system is super!
The outskirt areas of Paris where the train passes through on the way to CDG can be very sketchy.. I was just in Paris last week and there were all these scary looking African dudes with hoods on and looking very mean. I think a guy tried to pickpocket me, but I turned around and he acted like he accidentally bumped into me. It was just really uncomfortable, since I all my bags and valuables on me.
So what do you do when the RER is not running? I was there one summer and for some reason the RER wasn't running or it wasn't running it's normal route. I heard at the time it was because of protests like the Air France protests, but I have no clue if it's true.
The airports usually have backup bus/shuttle situations but it can be really rough if the RER isn't running. USUALLY, even if on strike, the RER should still be in partial operation, but if there's a technical problem with the tracks or something they scramble (I've had this happen a few times and have never been stranded, just massively delayed on the final stretch home which is the WORST). But fear not - at least you'll still be able to get into Paris. Just look for the people helping and follow the crowds.
my dude i my entire layover in Paris is based on youre videos i get at 7:30 am and my flight is at 4:00 pm you think i can make a couple of stops i was thinking the tower, the arch and the palace what do you think ? am i dreaming ? or is it possible ? hope u can reply soon o travel this sunday :S
It's all up to your levels of adventure and travel competency =D ruclips.net/video/DhD_Mr_rL8c/видео.html Good luck!
Thank you for your videos ,am in Musee du Louvre as am writing this ,all your instructions are correct ,using trains ,going places ...on day 2 i could be confortable using train without fear, i got lost twice but eventualy i did find my ways. Oh thanks ,keep making them videos they do help.
I'm really happy to hear that! Thanks for sharing and enjoy your trip! 😁
Wait… how to get on the Express to CDG? Multiple B trains on same line ?
No coverage of the shuttle from the RER/TGV station to the terminal? Last time I went through CDG there was only a bus, now there's some fancy tram?
All kinds of fancy trams
@@JaySwanson I meant this. It wasn't open yet the last time I flew into CDG. easycdg.com/airport-guide/travel-between-terminals-move-around-paris-cdg-airport/cdgval/
I loved Paris and the metro. I never did it to the airport bc we got into Paris late and flew into ORY. Would love to find out how to get into the city from that airport without spending 35€. Any tips?
ORLY is on the same line - Line B - so theoretically you should be able to do the same thing (though you might have to catch a bus inbetween) otherwise the direct bus isn't terribly expensive: www.lebusdirect.com/en/lines-and-schedules/orly-airport-paris-etoile-champs-elysees-line.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjw8vnMBRDgARIsACm_BhKr3V7i0feqonSM_-KhO2saGoCnao05qHpr-8_SBWlztZjxHxwv9H8aApoREALw_wcB
Hello, quick question, can you buy these RER B Express tickets to CDG a few days before? Or you have to buy them the day of? Thanks :)
You can buy them whenever you like 😊 the tickets don't expire if you don't use them
Jay Swanson Cool! Thanks!
So does check in luggage ok to bring wine
how much are the train tickets for the Charles de Gaulle airport?
9€
I feel like all you ever eat is bananas ! :p also who is this ricky character? adorable
I read that in the French way.
The "adorable" part - not the bananas. I do eat a lot of bananas.
lol that doesn't answer my Q ;p the adorable didn't refer to the bananas..... :)
Fret not! I answered it in today's :D
In the 3-4 times I've been to Paris I've never ridden the metro. I feel like now I need to this next time I come over. Trying to shoot for October.
It's a great way to get around, but not the best way to actually *see* the city. Shout when you're here!
Jay Swanson Sorry I meant I've never ridden the metro from CDG. It looked really cool when you were on those people moving platforms. I do a shuttle to the city. I ride it all the time getting around Paris and love it. I'm not so versed on the RER except for catching it to Versailles.
I was wondering how you've never ridden the metro - I was impressed =D
Dude, GRRM Hosts a "Losers Party". Totally legit (and ironic... ain't no losers and everyone knows it) :D
Apparently it was a great party.
… wow... you look sunny here
Can i buy Navigo weekly pass as a tourist ?
Yep! They have a tourist version - but it only renews on Mondays so it's only a good deal if you arrive at the beginning of the week, otherwise 3 day or 5 day tickets are probably a better option. I wrote about it in my guide to Paris if you want to grab a copy bit.ly/ParisVloggersGuide
First time someone pushed through the barrier behind me on the Metro I nearly dropped him. I always clear my six now.
Woah where did the beard go?????
Edit: oh this is an old post haha you almost gave me a heart attack
😂😂
@@JaySwanson not funny!! 😡😋
I'm moving to Paris (16) at the end of September so I get kinda giddy every time I see you get on the metro there knowing that's gonna be home soon.
Glad to spread some joy 😂 Why the 16eme?
Jay Swanson it's where my host family got me an apartment.
Can't complain there!
Your GOAL BOARD didn't fall off the wall! WIN! ;-)
We'll see if it's still up when I get back...
J'aime beaucoup les vendredis français!! T'amuser en Finlande!
Merci! Deux fois =D
How is the climate in January? I’m going for 10 days
It's coooooooold
Like what temp range?
Well actually, it's trois cent quatre vingt onze.
The RER is not the metro...
looks like you did it just fine
Did... what?
pouring the beer
Ahhhhhhhhhh - it was just the slip of the bottle into the glass that surprised me, ha.
I’m sorry I’m confused a little. So tor transfer from one line to another do you have to buy a ticket every time
No - you only need one ticket per trip for the Metro/RER - but if you want to transfer to the bus you'll need a different ticket.
And no need to be sorry - that rule is a bit confusing!
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1:49 Matrix glitch
The background music is annoyingly loud
Bought wrong tickets got fined 🤬
How about Uber?
Now a day Uber is everywhere?
Yep, but not always reliable either (and often expensive)
In Paris for Christmas for about a week now. Uber from hotel near airport to Pyramides (Louvre Musem) was 40€. Coming back that night was about 60€ because demand from that area is very high at night. French drivers are extremely aggressive on very tight streets.
A 16 mile drive to the Louvre cost us $44 US dollars. The same 16 miles back to the hotel later that night was $66 US dollars. The higher cost was because demand from that area was higher.
What are you smoking :D ?
Life 😜
@@JaySwanson was in paris last week, thanks to all your videos, i made it safe there, avoided thr scams, took RER to CDG for return, you contributed to a great 1 week :) thanks a lot ! Oh i bought a Vogue and an untried Gauloise red... i thouth it was what you were smoking :(
You talk and cut these videos so fast that is hard to actually get the point of what you're explaining.
You can slow the speed down to suit your preference in settings 👍