The
Charles De Gaulle Airport CDG to Central Paris
train offers normally the fastest and most reliable transfer
option by public transport into central Paris.
The RER trains
to Paris have separate stations for each terminal, 1 & 2. Terminal
1 station being the end of the line.
If you arrive at terminal 3, you have to walk by covered walkway to
terminal 1.
If you have lots of luggage you may find it better to use one of the
Paris airport buses.
At CDG there are stairs and barriers to be negotiated and in Paris,
there are long walks and more stairs and escalators to exit or transfer
from your destination station.
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Trains
run at about 15 minute intervals. They alternate between fast and
slow trains. All trains stop at the key stations in Central Paris,
the slow trains stop at about 6 or 7 additional stations in the suburbs.
The key stations for visitors are Gare Du Nord, Chatelet and St Michel.
Each of these stations are vast transport interchanges, self contained
communities in their own right. You will have to walk reasonably long
distances, even if you are just interchanging to a Metro
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Using
The RER
The RER
trains are suburban mass transport commuter trains, they are not specialised
airport transfer trains. There are no special facilities for large
amounts of luggage.
This shouldn't put you off if you have luggage, only at the very peak
of the rush hour do the trains become crowded.
The trains
are single class trains. You can stand in the compartment by the automated
doors or more normally enter the seating compartments between the
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Frequencies
& Timetables
Trains run around every 15 minutes daily.
Trains run from about 5:00 until 24:00, there is surprisingly little
difference in frequency during the hours of operation.
Journey time will be about 25 minutes to Gare Du Nord, 35 minutes
to St Michel.
Going into Paris take the first train that comes.
Going out to the airport make sure the train is going to the airport,
the line divides before the airport and about half the trains go
to Mitry - a long way from the airport.
Fares
The RER is run by RATP, the same company who run the Paris Metro
and buses. You can purchase a ticket to any RER or Metro station
from the ticket kiosks at the airport.
Be careful to retain your ticket. You will need to negotiate electronic
barriers on both entering and exiting the stations, inspections
of tickets within the system are fairly common too.
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Fare
in Paris :
8.20 Euro Single (5.80 Euro Children)
Any RATP
travel pass accepted valid for zones 1-5, including the Paris
Visite Card. |
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