We will be staying near Place St Michel on rue Seguier and need to get to CDG on a mid-morning(arr by 11:00am) weekday. Prefer not to use a taxi because of expense. Also, we'll have luggage so maybe the stairs on Metro would be difficult. Any economical suggestions?
Posted by
Ardmore, PA, US
225 posts
Search this website for past posts about "shuttles" and "RER B". There are lots of helpful hints.
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
It's a very short walk to the St-Michel Notre-Dame RER station. Can you schlepp your luggage that far? From there you can take the RER B directly to CDG. I think there are escalators at S-M N-D, but I can't remember for sure.
Posted by
Paris, France
506 posts
RER B - Station St. Michel is just along the bridge at Pont St. Michel - not far from Place St. Michel and the fountain. There are escalators - a few stairs too.
Per person the train will be 8.20. The train runs every 15 minutes and will take approximately 30 minutes to arrival at the terminal.
There are 2 stations at CDG - most likely you are at Terminal 2 - second stop. Check on your itinerary.
For shuttle try www.parisshuttle.com
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
Just for the sake of being complete, the RER B ride from St-Michel Notre-Dame to CDG takes 40 minutes. The RER B line divides northeast of Paris. Be sure to get on a train that is going to CDG.
Posted by
Washington, DC
180 posts
I was just in Paris and booked parishuttle and had no problems. It was 25 euros each way (about $40 US dollars each way). You book and pay ahead of time online. the website is parishuttle.com
There were others on the shuttle and on the return trip I did say my flight left 1/2 hr earlier then it did - which I think eased my mind but I didn't need it - the shuttle went to several stops but I got to the airport in plenty of time
Posted by
OP
Brunswick, Maine, USA
90 posts
I want to thank everyone for there suggestions. I'm leaning toward using RER because of cost and proximity to our apt. I checked several shuttle sites including parrisshuttle and the AirFrance bus. The expensive services were willing to pick up at your site and the lesser expensive ones had set pick-up spots that required either a taxi or metro ride from our location. It looks like the RER station is a 2 short block walk. I'll scout out the escalator/stairs situation when we arrive in Paris.