gaelle

Last year I rented an apt in the Marais. The night before i was flying home, I called a cab company. I was picked up on time with no problem. This year I called the same company and they told me to call in the morning. I was worried so I called another cab company and was told the same thing. When I called in the a.m. an hour before I wanted to leave, I was told to call 15 minutes before i wanted to be picked up. I did that and they told me there were no more cabs. I called 2 other companies and they all said the same thing. No cabs. It was raining and rush hour. So with a 11:15 flight I dragged my suitcase 6 blocks to the metro (up and down stairs) and then took the rer to charles de gaulle. i arrived with 30 minutes before my flight and happily a very nice agent got me through the long line for checking baggage. My question: How do I avoid this the next time I stay in an apartment?
The cab companies by the way were Taxis Bleus and G7 (forgot the 3rd)

nytraveler

If it's rush hour and raining leave earlier for the airport.

cw

If you don't want to leave earlier in a cab, make a reservation for a private shuttle pick-up. There are companies recommended here if you do a search.

Nikki

I have used the World Shuttle service several times with good results. Less expensive than a taxi for one person, and they have always come and gotten me when I reserved in advance.

http://www.world-shuttles.com/

gaelle

I will definitely check out the world shuttles. thank you for that tip.
My issue with the taxi service is the fact that they told me I didn't need to reserve and then when i called the next day, they said I was too late. I felt like someone was not being honest.
I'm just trying to figure out the system.