I am trying to decide which shuttle service to take from Paris to Beauvais airport. Our flight leaves at ~8am, so we will have to leave fairly early. I've looked into the shuttle that leaves Port Maillot :
http://europeforvisitors.com/paris/a...sportation.htm
and also a shuttle that will pick up at our hotel (costs a little bit more but may be more convenient as we are staying in the Latin Quarter):
http://beauvais.airport-shuttle.com/...is_shuttle.htm

Has anyone used either of these services & are they quite reliable?? Which do you recommend? Thanks!

The shuttle that leaves from Porte Maillot has been around for a long time and the schedule is coordinated to get you to Beauvais in time for every departing flight. The first shuttle leaves at 05:45. Go here for more information: http://tinyurl.com/mv4nm.

All I know about the second shuttle is that it is a new door-to-door service.

We took Airport Connection to Beauvais. It cost 140€ for 4 of us. I'm not sure whether to recommend them or not. They were on time and very convenient (large, clean mini-van, picked us up right at the apartment) but the young driver dozed off (briefly) while driving! I yelled and he snapped up and acted like nothing had happened. Well, it scared the hell out of me! Anyway, if you get a better driver it should be fine.

*sigh* I always think the scariest part of every trip is getting to the airport and back.

Tim - that link is very helpful. We are most likely going to go with this shuttle - it seems Ryanair has the same flights daily (going to Milan). I just needed a bit of reassurance to know this shuttle is OK! Thanks!

Most people go to the trouble of flying out of Beauvais to take advantage of the lower fares on RyanAir. Somehow, spending €140 to get to Beauvais seems contrary to that philosophy.

140E among 4 people isn't so bad; for two people I think it's too much. The shuttle is only 13E.

Four of us flew to Rome for $376 (including all ground transportation). Considering it was extremely convenient, direct, and a very simple airport (no other flights!) I thought it was great.

It is, however, a very early flight, and we were a long ways away from Port Maillot. The good thing is we had almost a full day in Rome!