My cousin and I arrive in Paris December 4th. I had a 7 day itinerary planned. Now, with the transportation strike, I'm reworking our itinerary to include things within walking distance of her hotel and my apartment for at least the first two days of the strike. But, will the strike also affect Museum openings? I am thinking that if employees can't get to work, many things will be closed. Should I anticipate such museums as the d'Orsay and the Rodin to be closed? How about Sainte Chapelle and the Conciergerie?

Also, is it possible that some bus lines may be operating even on a limited schedule? I've read that Metro lines 1 and 4 will be running which doesn't help as we're in the lower 6th near Montparnasse. My hope is that some buses might be operating.

Will taxis be limited? I've used G7 app in the past for taxis. Is it reasonable to expect long waits or no availability at all?

Any insight is much appreciated. While I'll be in Paris for 7 weeks, my 83 year old cousin only has 7 nights. I want her 2nd and likely last trip to Paris to be as enjoyable as possible.

Taxis have nothing to do with this, it's a SNCF and RATP strike about retirement benefits. Then some of the Air France personnel decided to join. However due to demand, yeah, I anticipate perhaps problems with taxis, as well as scooters/bikes, you name it. And any on-demand ridesharing will raise their prices due to demand. I think the lawyers decided to strike also and EDF (electricity). And the list may grow. Taxis drivers don't have unions, as far as I know.

I have never heard of a museum closing due to a SNCF/RATP strike, but I don't really know what will happen. Some official of one of the striking unions claimed that this strike would mean "zero" metro and zero RER and very few buses running. Of course he's trying to impress people, the continuation may depend upon whether there is public support or not.

At least your location does allow you to walk to a lot of things. I don't think there is anything you can do but wait and see. I would hope you weren't planning on using a taxi anyway at that location, as it wouldn't be necessary unless you meant to go to the airport to leave or something like that. They want an unlimited strike, but I doubt it will last a week.

>> I have never heard of a museum closing due to a SNCF/RATP strike <<

I have. Docents, ticket takers, people running stores, security people could not get to work - so they closed the museums. This is from a 12 year old ppost

>> We look on our maps and quickly find the entrance for Museum Passes. Why is the line so short? Where is the ticket taker? What does that sign say??? It tells us that due to the strike, museum workers cannot get to work and so all Paris museums are closed today.  I am angry and upset and insist on crying for 10 mts, as this is our whole day and our only day possible for museums (we leave tonight for Venice). DD lets me cry for my 10 mts, then we move on. (As we have pre-mindset suggested by others… don’t let it ruin your vacation!) <<<

Stu Dudley

Nobody can tell you the impact ahead of time, but perhaps you will tell us of your experience after the fact.

Nothing about the strike will become clear until the last 48 hours when the employees must declare themselves to be striking or not.

Thank you Christina, Stu and Kerouac.

Christina, I typically only use taxis to and from the airport. I'm a huge fan of buses and always get my Navigo card topped and was ready to buy one for my cousin. I'm considering taxis as an alternative to buses/metro around town during the strike. There's only so far a 67 and 83 year old can walk. Was just wondering if they'll be almost impossible to get. I hope you're right that the strike won't last a week.

Stu, I read the same thing about museums being closed due to lack of personnel. That will really put a damper on our trip.

Kerouac, yes, the impact of this strike is hard to predict. How I wish I had a crystal ball. BTW, I look forward to your video of Galeries Lafayette's windows! Of course, that's one of the places I want to take my cousin. Your video may be the closest she gets.

Nobody will know until 48-24 hours before the actually planned timing what's going to happen, but French news has been reporting in the last couple of days that Air France buses, airport navettes, and taxis are expected to join the strike.

StCirq, thank you. If Air France strikes preventing the airport shuttle bus, that will provide yet another challenge if the strike is still ongoing the morning my cousin returns to the U.S. My thoughts currently are to make a cancellable reservation for a rental car. Ugh! I sure hope I don't have to do that drive.

will the airport shuttle cdg be running? i think it is called the cdg val, which gets you between terminals. i understand it is driverless. do you know if that will be impacted?

Dee Dee I don't blame you. I live n France and have to deal with driving issues all the time, but I am a complete wuss when in it comes to driving on the périférique. kerouac will probably make fun of me. I have never done this in my life anywhere in the world, but it it all turns out really bad I'd probably hire a private driver if I could and a taxi weren't available. I'd hate the expense, but I'm a scaredy-cat.

Th airport shuttles are due to shut down. All the Air France buses/shuttles. Lots of taxis not running. You can easily follow this online yourselves - no need to be in the dark.

thanks st cirq. i have been following it but can't get a clear answer on the driverless tram at cdg. we are spending our last night at a hotel airport. i guess we may have to walk to the terminal

If you are spending your last night at an airport hotel you should be fine.There is absolutely no reason a private shuttle between a hotel and the airport should participate in the strike. It would be too stupid for words for them to forgo that income.

I don't think the Sheraton in the airport has a shuttle to the airport. If the OP is staying at the Sheraton (or any other hotel actually in the airport) and needs to get to terminal 1, the way we did this was to take the driverless tram - which I don't think belongs to any union.

Stu Dudley

The CDGVal should be running as normal, just like metro lines 1 and 14 in Paris. Driverless trains are not affected by strikes.

Uber or lyft app on your phone. I know many that use this in Paris with great success.

Following this and may I add a question - if we are stuck in Paris instead of our planned train trip taking place, are hotels likely to have vacancies? I would think so, since if people can't get out of Paris, they also can't get in - does this sound correct?
I could try to reserve a hotel now that has free cancellation, but a quick search revealed some with a 3 day requirement to cancel, which wouldn't help since the strikers only have to give 48 hour notice. What do y'all think?

Taxis and museums should not be affected.
Good luck, you will love Paris

I think you should be ok. We had the same situation one time during a strike but we were able to book another night since we could not get to Germany. Did you check booking.com or Accor hotels? Accor normally has good cancellation rates.

StCirq, I went ahead and rented a car to take my cousin to the airport on the 11th. I agree with you - the périférique sends shivers down my spine. I've done it twice and hoped I wouldn't ever need to do it again. I warned my cousin that if I have to drive, she will need to wear ear plugs as she is likely to hear some four letter words otherwise. LOL! My fingers are so crossed the strike will be over before the 11th!