My family and I are in Paris for 7 days during a 3 week trip to Europe. We bought a 3 zone metro pass, but realized that it doesn't cover as far out as CDG airport. Does anyone know how much it costs to travel into Paris? We are staying near Cadet and Poissoniere metro stations. Thanks!
Posted by
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
8293 posts
Approx. 8 euros.
Posted by
dallas
24 posts
These links were helpful to me in figuring out how to get from CDG to Paris:
http://parisbytrain.com/paris-airport-terminal-2-train-photo-tour/
http://www.easycdg.com/pages/indexpag.html
There were two of us (in Oct 2009) and we decided to take a cab. It was 32 Euros from CDG to Rue de Jarente in the Marais. We took an airport shuttle back to CDG and it was 15 Euros.
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
The fare from anywhere in central Paris to CDG is €8.50. The fare from zone 3 to CDG is €6.90. Your pass will cover your ride from Cadet or Poissoniere into zone 3 so you should be able to go the rest of the way for €6.90.
Posted by
OP
Abbotsford, BC, Canada
18 posts
Thank you sooooo much!
Posted by
OP
Abbotsford, BC, Canada
18 posts
Evelyn
How long did it take for each trip, the cab and the train
Posted by
OP
Abbotsford, BC, Canada
18 posts
Just another question. I looked at the CDG airport terminal website that Evelyn provided, and noticed it talked a lot about needing a chip credit card to buy tickets in the machines. Does anyone know if that is the only way to purchase the tickets to Paris, by credit card only. If so, can we purchase tickets using our credit cards at a ticket office. We also have an HSBC bank account, and using the bank machine in the airport will be helpful, does anyone know also, if it must have a chip in it to be able to use the card. Thank you!
Posted by
OP
Abbotsford, BC, Canada
18 posts
Thanks Steve!
Posted by
Tempe, AZ, USA
1265 posts
Kim - There are change machines that will provide change for a 10 & 20 euro notes near the RER ticket machines. The RER ticket machines accept chipped cards and euro coins.
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
It will take 30 minutes on an express train and 34 minutes on a train that makes more stops to get from CDG to Gare du Nord on the RER B. If Cadet is closer to your hotel than Poisonniere, then you could take either Metro line 4 or 5 to Gare de l'Est and Metro line 7 from there to Cadet.
If your hotel is closer to Poisonniere, it will be faster to walk there from Gare du Nord than to take the Metro; but if you don't want to walk, you would follow the same route as above. From Gare de l'Est line 7 trains stop first at Poissoniere and then at Cadet.