driving from the centre of paris to disneyland paris

Hi Jenny, if you are going to Disneyland Paris coming from Amsterdam i would keep it, but if your are visiting Paris and then going to Disneyland i would get rid of it. Public transport will take you to Disneyland easily, you take the RER line A and get out at Marne la Vallée/Chessy train station you will be right at the gate entrance.

I doubt renting a car would be cheaper than taking the high-speed Thalys train. If you book in advance you can get non-refundable/non-changeable tickets for as low as 30 euros. You can book the tickets on-line and print them out at home at www.thalys.com
Tell the website that you live in Holland, and will be picking your tickets up in Holland (you will still be print them out). Getting to Disneyland Paris is easy via the RER suburban trains. Line A4 will get you to Cinderellas Castle in 35 minutes departures every 5-10 mintues. Fare is 6.50 euros one-way.

Keep in mind that if you rent a car you have to pay drop off fees, gas, parking, and deal with traffic.

As Michael says, you will pay a fee for picking up a car in one country and dropping it off in another--and it will be pricey. Take the train.

Disneyland. Really?

Yeah Disneyland. It's the most visited attraction in Europe.....more visitors than the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre combined. Vacations are supposed to be fun.

Any hint of criticism of Paris Disneyland always makes the hackles rise, does it not?

Thank you all so much and thank you Germany for your great remark to Dallas. We are taking the train and RER. Thank you again

I suspect John’s very short (but legitimate nonetheless) question has more to do with a desire to understand why one would want to visit an exact replica of an amusement park in the U.S. when vacationing in Europe. After all, most of us have limited vacation time and might find a better use of it experiencing authentic France. There may be some good reasons for a few folks…no good reason at all for others. I’m not sure what value there is, however, in questioning John’s city of residence…doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. Anyway, I remember discussing this very topic a few years back with a hotel manager in London. He was quite amazed that another family staying at the hotel chose Disneyland Paris over Bastille Day activities when in Paris the week before. I didn’t disagree with his bewilderment on that one. I realize Jenny wasn't asking whether or not she should go to Disneyland, but this one sort of wandered off topic. And, recommending the train was the right answer.

Amen James! Travel in Europe is more than just Cathedrals an Art Museums. If it's okay to wear shorts in Europe why isn't it okay to visit a theme park. Bob, this may make your head explode: I've visited every Disney theme park on this planet: Orlando, Anaheim, Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Harbin China. Four years ago I took a morning flight from Newark to Orlando to check out a new ride that had just opened, then took an overnight flight direct to Paris, and then headed directly to DL Paris to checkout another new ride that had just opened there as well. For me visiting "frivolous" attractions like theme parks, zoos, wax museums, is an essential park of any vacation. I love the fact that I can ride Space Mountain one day, and view great works of art the next day at the Louvre. The original poster asked a simple direct transportation question about how to get from Amsterdam to DL Paris, and instead of providing help others decided to question her sanity.

OK, John, I have your back. I am always intrigued why folks choose to go to the European version of Mac Fake Land when there are so many real sites to see.

There. Preparing to repell boarders in three, two, one....lol

Disneyland is not Mac Fake Land to me. It is a real place that has filled my life with lots of happy memories.

I grew up in the 50s dreaming of visiting Disneyland. Fortunately I married someone who was equally enamored of all things Disney, and we went to DisneyWorld for our honeymoon. We loved it! Within a year, we made it to Disneyland. When our children came along we took them to DisneyWorld every year until they were old enough to appreciate other places. Then we went every two or three years. We were fortunate to get back to Disneyland for the 50th anniversary and had a wonderful time.

My husband and I are going to France next year for the first time, and we are carving out one day (out of two weeks) to see Disneyland Paris. I debated about it, but since my love of Disney is right up there with my love of Europe, I felt I had to see it. I think it will be really fun, and if others disagree, who cares. They don't have to go.

Wow, Michael S., I am in awe of you! I doubt I will ever get to all the Disney parks, but I think it would be really cool if I could.

I don't mind people questioning why go to Disneyland Paris. However, I do want to point out to the other Michael that it is not an exact duplicate of the ones in the U.S. If it was, I wouldn't go.

Instead of using the term exact replica, I could have said that Disneyland and Disney World are the archetypes for all other Disney parks, including Disneyland Paris. The differences, as I understand them, are slight. Perhaps the guests are very unique somehow from those you’ll find in Orlando…better dressers maybe? At any rate, I understand (but don’t share) the desire to visit the different Disney parks regardless and take no issue whatsoever with anyone wishing to do this activity instead of something else when in Paris. Different strokes for different folks.

Keep in mind that their are two Disney parks in Paris: the traditional Disneyland Park, and the separate Movie Studios park. Each has architecture and attractions unique to Paris. The DL park is geared more to younger kids, the Studios Park is more popular with teens and adults.