Cheapest Way to Get Around Paris and other Paris, France Transportation Tips

Busker on the Metro

'Mode': AROUND
Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND: If you're tired of strolling the lovely boulevards in the city, join the underground denizens of Paris and take the Metro.
You're gauranteed a quick, cheap and colourful ride as there are many talented buskers who hop from train to train, bringing a smile to everyone.

Of course, you're never obliged to pay for this free entertainment. Just refuse politely if you're stingy or totally out of Euros ( haha, really?)

A ticket on the Metro cost about 1.30 euros. If you intend to travel more than once, buy 10 tickets for 10.50euros and save! Just approach the person at the ticket counter and ask for a carnet (say CAR-NAY) of tickets.
Of course, the proper way to say it would be,

"Bonjour ! oon carnay sil' vous plait.."

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Website: http://www.ratp.fr

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RER (Regional Trains): RER Train Doors

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Updated by bpacker

on Oct 13, 2004

Press the button!

'Mode': TO
Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND: This may seem pretty obvious but I've seen many frustrated travellers cursing colourfully on RER ( suburban trains ) when the doors don't seem to open. Actually all they need to do is to press a wee metallic button on the train door itself. Pushing it will open the heavy doors pneumatically..

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From the Airports to Paris: Cheap and Quick : Train from Airport to Paris

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Updated by bpacker

on Oct 13, 2004

Look out for this sign beside

Sheraton in CDG

'Mode': TO
Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND: Here's another myth to debunk. Travelling on the train from the the airport to Paris is not a horror story but a cheap and quick option for any traveller.

Here's why :
1) It cost only €7.60 for adults (children €5.30) to travel from the airport to Paris
2) The journey takes only 35 min flat! I timed it.
3) It's not confusing as you think. Hell, if an asian gal whose french suck big time can do it so can you.

To catch this suburban train ( called RER ) , just go to the Roissy train station in Terminal 2. It's directly under the Sheraton Paris Airport Hôtel Charles de Gaulle. If you're bloody unlucky to land in the dirty and old Terminal 1 , take the free shuttle bus called the Navette (every 10min) to T2.
From T2, the RER "B" will transport you to central Paris. To transfer to the intercity train
(called the Métro) get off at Gare du Nord, Châtelet-Les-Halles, or St-Michel, all of which are RER and métro train stops.

Time : The RER runs every 15 min, from 5am-12:30am
Schedule : Click on the website for the timetables

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From the Airports to Paris: From Paris to CDG International Airport

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Written by bpacker

on Oct 19, 2004

Check the Signboard First!