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Does the RER B line from CDG stop at Gare du Nord? We will be trying to get to the Les Gobelins metro stop. It looks like we can take the orange line (#5)from there, but I want to confirm the RER stop.

kerouac

Les Gobelins is on line 7. You will want to change at Châtelet-Les Halles for line 7 (an endless connection including two very long moving walkways).

janisj

To confirm what kerouac says - the connection is an &quot;<b><u>endless connection including two very long moving walkways</u>&lt;B/&gt;. And twice when I used that station in March one of the moving walkways wasn't moving - so and even longer walk.

If you are traveling very light - OK. But otherwise, I'd consider a taxi - either all the way from CDG, or take the RER to St Michel and a taxi from there.</b>

janisj

D*mn - screwed that up. Here it is again:

To confirm what kerouac says - the connection is an &quot;<b><u>endless connection including two very long moving walkways</u></b>&quot;. And twice when I used that station in March one of the moving walkways wasn't moving - so and even longer walk.

If you are traveling very light - OK. But otherwise, I'd consider a taxi - either all the way from CDG, or take the RER to St Michel and a taxi from there.

Robespierre

I wouldn't screw around with underground <i>correspandances</i> at all.

I would ride the RER to Port-Royal, come up out of the ground and grab the N&deg; 91 bus (direction Bastille) to Les Gobelins - 2 minutes tops for the transfer. Here's a map:

http://www.ratp.info/picts/plans/pdf...port_royal.pdf

kwren

Another vote to avoid Chatelet with suitcases if possible. Walking, stairs, ugh!

kerouac

Robespierre, surely you know that buses are absolutely terrifying to people who don't know where they are going. While a rail journey of any type makes it impossible to stray from the route, the fear factor that a bus driver has the freedom to deviate from the route precludes this sort of transportation. And taxis even more so.

Robespierre

You're absolutely right.

But what about a rogue switch/points operator that might shunt a train onto the wrong line? What about that? Huh? Huh?

rkkwan

If one doesn't want to try the bus, one can also ride the RER to Denfert-Rochereau, Metro #6 to Place d'Italie and then one stop on #7 to Les Gobelins.

Robespierre

To me, the entire goal is to get out of the underground railway system as soon as possible. Those treks through Habitrail Paris are time and energy wasters - I'd rather get on buses at ground level three times than change rail lines once.

Since you have to come out of the ground sooner or later, the one time my route requires doing it is &quot;free.&quot;

francophile03

Take a taxi-simple.

Travelnut

If you want to take a taxi from the RER, then go to Denfert Rochereau.

I do like the buses, but can understand the hesitation when just arriving. There are really good maps showing the bus stops on www.ratp.fr.

Robespierre

It's easy to get lost at ratp.fr - so here's a direct link to a map of the bus route in question:

http://www.ratp.info/orienter/f_plan...&amp;nompdf=91

You board at the <b>Observatoire-Port Royal</b> stop directly across the street from where you come out of the RER station, and get off at the third stop, named <b>Les Gobelins</b>. <i>Potage de canard.</i>