Thursday, April 12, 2012

travel from the airport

Does anyone know the best (cheap, prefer not to get taxi) way to get from Charles DeGaulle airport to Madeline station?




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Hi



You can take the RER B line to Chatelet and switch there to the metro line that takes you to Madeline. Check out the metro map on www.ratp.info/informer/anglais/index.php#



We took the RER B line to get into Paris and it takes 30-40 minutes to get into town and I think it costs about 8 €.



Regards


Gard


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I would consider taking the Roisybus to the Opera. Cost is E8,40, and you%26#39;re one metro stop away from Madeleine. As the previous poster said, taking the RER is also an option, however, I would recommend getting off at Gare du Nord and then taking a taxi to your hotel vs. trying to change trains at Chatelet with onward travel. The Chatelet station is enormous, and changing trains there with luggage has driven many grown men to tears.




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Hi



Yes, the Chatelet station is BIG. We took the metro there and we walked to get out. After a while we realized that we had gone in a big cicle and that we had come back to where we started :-) We had a good laugh about it. But if you keep your head cool it is possible to make the change there but keep it in mind when you pack your suitcase...there are lots of stairs where you have to carry to the suitcase.



Regards


Gard




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As noted, there is a sort of direct Metro connection between the RER %26#39;B%26#39; ligne--ROISSYRAIL--station at GARE du NORD and the #4 Metro ligne to MADELEINE station---but the underground Correspondence between RER and #4 Metro train platforms is loooong. The same applies to the looong underground Correspondence between the RER %26#39;B%26#39; ligne platforms at the huge (this total station complex--Les Halles/Chatelet-Les Halles/Chatelet--8 different RER %26amp; Metro lignes converge here) literally sprawls under approx. 20-24 sq. city blocks) CHATELET-Les HALLES (RER portion of the station complex) to the train platforms for the #14 Metro ligne onward to MADELEINE.





Perhaps the best %26#39;combination%26#39; of speed and cost routing will be the RER %26#39;B%26#39; ligne--ROISSYRAIL--train to the CHATELET-Les HALLES station, then up the escalators to street level and a TAXI PARISIEN from the regular taxi stand right there, for the short taxi ride (closer to Madeleine than Gare du Nord--approx. onward taxi fare 6-7 €) to your final destination near MADELEINE.

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