Does anyone know the approximate travel time, by Metro, and the number of metro zones this would be? We want to catch the non-stop high speed rail to Amsterdam.
Thanks much, Mike & Mary
Posted by
Tampa, FL, USA
417 posts
According to:
http://www.ratp.info/touristes/index.php?rub=reperer&cat=itineraires&page=itineraires&langue=en
about 22 minutes. So leave about 45 for travel to be on the safe side!
Posted by
New York, NY, USA
76 posts
It's 5 zones. From Zone 5 (Charles de Gaulle) to Zone 1 (Gare du Nord). You will take the RER (regional) rather than the Paris Metro. Just follow the signs to "Paris by Train." Buy your ticket at the window with the person, don't try to use the machines unless you have exact Euro coins.
Posted by
Ottawa, Canada
4555 posts
And for timing, count on between 30 and 45 minutes for the RER run itself, depending on which one you catch (some make more stops than others).
Posted by
OP
Oshkosh, Wi, USA and La Trinite-Porhoet, France
87 posts
Thanks to all. I was unaware of the www.ratp.fr/ website in English. Mike
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
To be specific, you will take the RER B directly from CDG to Gare du Nord. The fare is €8.50. Lines can be long at the ticket windows. The ticket machines only accept coins and credit cards with embedded chips. Get some euro notes at an ATM and then get coins from a change machine to use in a ticket machine.