I am travelling via easy jet and I have had an early flight in paris before BUT I want to get to barcelona in time to not waste a day and the first flight leaves at 740 and the next one doesnt ARRIVE in BCA until 330 in the afternoon...I know the metro starts at 5am and I am staying in the 19th, which is like 45 min from airport CDG. If I get to the metro by 5am can I make a 740 flight or just play it safe? I remember it not taking as long as it does here sometimes.
Posted by
Ottawa, Canada
4555 posts
WHere in the 19th are you? If you're close to Metro line 4, there's a Metro train that leaves POrte de Clignancourt at 5:03 and gets to Gare du Nord in 11 minutes. There's an RER B train (direction Aeroport CHarles de Gaulle) that leaves at 5:29 and arrives at the RER 1 station about 5:50 (for terminals 1 and 3) and at the RER 2 station (for terminal 2) a couple of minutes later. By the time you get to the check-in desk you will have about 90 minutes,,,shgould be plenty of time, considering it's a "domestic" flight.Easyjet, I believe, closes its check-in counter 40 minutes before departure (double-check to make sure the time in Paris) so you should be OK.
To check your particular run, go to ratp.fr, click on the little Union Jack icon to the right, and you'll ge a travel planner in English.
Posted by
OP
NYC
47 posts
I'm staying on the quai de la seine and the metro nearby is Crimee if i remember...I don't remember it taking a long time to get to cdg last time. About 45 min was accurate and I left around 5am. I get very paranoid bc living in nyc, if you have to travel in the wee hours it takes FOR EV ER and I have barely made flights due to the subway...When I flew out of orly it took me all of 2 seconds to go through security because I didn't have to disrobe and take a blood test,skin sample like in the US!
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OP
NYC
47 posts
Eww so, If i leave at 5 I would have to catch noctillen to stalingrad and for some reason having to wait for a bus makes me nervous...the first metro out of crimee leaves at 527, which puts me at CDG at 627. In that case, I could catch the noctillen at 5 and be at cdg in 56 min or so, giving me over an hour before my domestic flight, which should be enough time right? I just hate to be getting to BCA at 3pm and miss the whole day....
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
Arriving at 06:27 for a 07:40 flight is cutting it closer than I would recommend.
You could take a taxi to Gare du Nord and the RER B from there to CDG. The first RER B train leaves Gare du Nord at 04:53 and arrives at 05:30. The second one leaves at 05:30 and arrives at 05:58.
Posted by
Ottawa, Canada
4555 posts
I agree with Tim that an hour and a bit is probably too close for comfort, especially with Easyjet closing its check-in desk 40 minutes before flight time. I'd opt for the taxi to Gare du Nord, then the RER B out to the airport.