PARIS
airport information -
CDG Roissy Charles de Gaulle and Orly.
Information and tips on getting from Paris airports to central
Paris, Disneyland, and other parts of France, and on
transiting between the two airports
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About-Paris 2: PARIS AIRPORT INFORMATION
Paris has two airports, Roissy Charles
de Gaulle (CDG) to the north and Orly
(ORY) to the south.
If
you arrive in Paris by air, public transport will get you quickly into
central Paris; unless you can squeeze five passengers into a taxi, it
will
certainly be cheaper.
► Paris
Charles
de Gaulle Airport (Roissy) :
 Roissy - Charles de Gaulle
airport (CDG) is the main international airport for Paris, and the
second
busiest airport in Europe after London
Heathrow. The two main terminals are Terminal 1, used by most foreign
airlines, and Terminal 2, used by Air France, its partners, and some
other European flights.
►Hotels
at CDG Airport:
There are several hotels
located on and around each Paris airport. At CDG, these include the
convieniently situated Hilton
hotel, (H) the *** Novotel
hotel (N) and ** Ibis
hotel (I)
located at the heart of the airport in the Roissypole area between the
two terminals, and the Paris Airport Sheraton
hotel (S) which is right in Terminal 2, above the TGV and RER
station. Other hotels are outside the airport area.
Transport
to/from/at CDG Airport
Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport is linked to central Paris by airport
buses, ordinary buses, taxis and the RER rail link to the city centre.
►Trains
from CDG airport
Train
to central Paris : the RER:
The RER is
the Paris urban transit rail system: it has two stations at
Charles de Gaulle
airport, one called "Terminal 1" which is actually between the
terminals; the other under Terminal 2.
Cost
of a ticket to central Paris: 8.70 €uros. Tickets
can be
bought at the
station either from a ticket booth or from a machine.
An RER Airport-Paris ticket includes connections to any station on the
central area Paris metro system; you will probably need to change at
Gare du Nord or Chatelet les Halles.
- From Terminal 1. (British
airlines, US carriers, etc.) Take the airport shuttle or
CDGVAL light rail (faster - about 4 minutes) to "railway
station"
located at Roissypole. Once you reach the station buy
ticket/s
for
central Paris on the "R.E.R." (the express regional network) . Ask for
Paris zone urbaine, pronounced Paree, zone yure baine.
- From Terminal 2.
(Air France and partners). The train station is in the terminal. Follow
the signs for Gare TGV / Railway station. Once you reach the ticket
office for "RATP" (Paris urban transport network / RER/ Metro) buy
ticket/s for central Paris on the "R.E.R." (the express regional
network) . Ask for Paris zone urbaine, pronounced Paree, zone
yure baine.
Click this link for a photo-tour of the
journey from CDG Terminal 2 to Cental Paris
Taking the RER - a TIP -
Passengers arriving at Charles de Gaulle:
do not take the slow trains that stop at all or most stations into
central Paris. Check on the departure board over the platform. Slow
trains are slow, and fill up at all the stations in the northern
suburbs - among the less desirable of Paris suburban areas. So wait for
a fast train (one out of two for much of the day); you may wait ten
minutes longer, but you'll reach Gare du Nord only about 2 minutes
behind the slower train. Fast trains are often non-stop to Gare du
Nord, others have one or two intermediate stops only. Once into central
Paris, fast trains stop at all stations. You will probably need to
change once in central paris; your ticket will take you through to any
central destination.
On your way in to Paris, note the futuristic
"Stade de France" (French national football stadium) on your right as
you pass St. Denis.
Trains
to the rest of France: TGV
Useful
info:
the Paris CDG train-station is served by TGV high-speed trains
linking directly with most French cities: Lille, Lyon, Marseille,
Besançon, Dijon, Tours etc.... Check times! This is far easier than
taking the RER into Paris, then carting your luggage through to a
mainline train terminus. Click here for TGV times and prices
. Key in Roissy as your
departure station.
►Buses
from CDG airport
Buses
to central Paris:
There are two express bus operators
- ►
Roissybus
(run by the Paris bus company) travels from CDG directly to Place de
l'Opéra, in the 8th district of Paris.
The cost
of a ticket one way is
10 €uros. It is free for holders of a valid Paris-visite
travel pass.
►
Pickups
:
Terminal 1 door 32, Terminal 2B & 2D door 11,
Terminals 2A & 2C door 9; Terminals 2E & 2F -
hail the driver .
- ►
Les
Cars Air France (Air France coaches) operate two services
to central Paris.
Line 2
is from CDG to Porte Maillot (next to the the Paris Convention
Centre) and Arc de Triomphe (cost
15 €uros).
Line 4
goes directly
to Gare de Lyon and Gare Montparnasse (cost
16.50 €uros).
►
Pickups:
Terminal 1 door 34, Terminals
2A - 2C door C2; Terminals 2E & 2F - Gallery level, entrance 3.
CDG ►
Disneyland
connections
Choose between shuttle buses, a TGV
connection from Terminal 2 , and the RER .
► Shuttle buses, run by VEA,
operate about every 20 minutes in peak season. The bus service stops at
all terminals.
Cost
18 €.
Journey
time: about 50 minutes to an
hour under normal circumstances.
► Fastest
: the non-stop TGV service from the station in
Terminal 2.
Cost
: at least 25 € per person (adult) - which must make it
the most
expensive train journey in France mile for mile. Journey
time: about 12 minutes.
► Cheapest
: the RER : take the RER: change in
central Paris at Châtelet les Halles onto RER line A for Marne la
Vallée.
Cost
8.75 € per person. Journey
time: at least 1 hour and 20 minutes.
► Other possibility
: taxi
: A taxi from CDG to Disneyland should cost between 60€ and
80€
depending on the time it takes. At least 35 minutes.
► Terminal
to terminal and terminal to car parks PR and PX
CDG airport has a free
automated light rail network CDGVAL, which whisks you between the the
main terminals, the PR and PX car parks and the RER "Terminal 1"
station in just a few minutes.
► Taxis.
Available at all terminals, for a quick drive into central Paris.
Cost anything from 30 € upwards depending on destination,
time of day, traffic congestion. Allow 30 € to 50 € under
normal circumstances.
Transit between
Paris airports
CDG
>
ORLY connection
►
By
bus:
Air France runs a shuttle
connection between Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports
- Cost
:
16.90 €uros
Pickups
at
Paris-Charles de Gaulle:
Terminal
1: Exit 34 on the Arrivals level
Terminal 2A-2C: Entrance
C2
Terminal 2D-2B: Entrance
B1
Terminal 2E-2F: Gallery
level, Entrance 3
Terminal 2G: this
terminal is linked to Terminal 2C by the free N3 shuttle
bus.
► By RER
:
Take any RER train going to "Saint Rémy les Chevreuse" cross right
under Paris, and get off at the station at Antony, which connects to
the Orlyval light rail which take you right to the terminals
-
Cost
:
8.75 €uros (A zone 6 ticket).
► Paris Orly Airport
Orly airport lies 13 km south
of Paris
Orly is mostly used for domestic
traffic and low cost operators, but also has flights to a number of
European destinations,
with French and foreign airlines. Orly airport has two terminals, quite
close to each other; Orly Sud and Orly Ouest (South and West
terminals). The two terminals are connected by the free light-rail
Orlyval shuttle.
Connecting from an international
flight to a French domestic flight may sometimes involve a trip from
CDG to ORY. At least two and a half hours should be allowed between
arrival time at one airport and departure from the other.
► Hotels
at Orly Airport:
There are two hotels located on the airport at Orly, the *** Hilton,
and the ** Ibis
, located close to the terminals, and the *** Hotel
Mercure located close to the exit road just outside the
airport perimeter.
Transport
to/from/at Orly Airport
Orly airport is linked to central Paris by airport
buses, ordinary buses, taxis and the RER rail link to the city centre.
►
Trains
from ORLY airport
Train
to central Paris : the RER:
The RER is the Paris urban transit rail system: it does not run right
into Orly airport, but is reached by a light-rail connection, the
Orlyval.
RER B line. Orlyval trains take you directly in 8
minutes to the RER (express suburban train) station at Antony. Here you
connect to RER line B for a direct and rapid train journey into central
Paris (or on to CDG airport - same price). Cost
: 8.75 €uros.
There is no main-line railway station at Orly.
► Bus
from Orly to central Paris
You can also take the Orlybus shuttle direct from the airport,
the bus route terminates at Denfert
Rochereau metro station in the southern part of central
Paris.
Orly -
Disneyland
connections
Choose between shuttle buses, and the RER .
Shuttle busses, run by VEA, operate about every 45
minutes at peak times (morning) and every hour thereafter. The bus
service, cost
18 €, stops at both terminals. Orly South at
the Bus station, Orly West at Level 0 gate 1. The journey lasts about
50 minutes to an hour.
Alternatively, take the RER : change in
central Paris at Châtelet les Halles onto RER line A for Marne la
Vallée. Cost
: just 8.75 € per person:
Taxis.
Available at all terminals, for a quick drive into central Paris.
Cost anything from 30 € upwards depending on destination,
time of day, traffic congestion. Cost
: allow 25 € to 50 € under
normal circumstances.
Other
airport guides on About-France.com : Lyon Saint-Exupéry
airport (LYS)
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In
an emergency
in Paris:
24
hr chemist / pharmacies:
a) 84, av des Champs-Elysées 75008, tel
0145
62 02 41
b) 6, place Clichy 75009, tel
0148
74 65 18 .
English-speaking
pharmacies:
British Pharmacy
62, Avenue des Champs-Elysées
75008 Paris
0143
59 22 52
British-American pharmacy,
1 rue Auber, 75009
0142
65 88 29
English-language
crisis line;
SOS-Help
Daily 3 pm - 11pm
01 46 21 46 46
Ambulance:
Call/phone: 15
Hospitals:
Hertford British Hospital: 3, rue
Barbès, 92300 Levallois-Perret
Tel 0146 39 22 22
American Hospital of Paris
63, Bd Victor Hugo
92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine
0146
41 25 25
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