What is the best way to travel from CDG into Paris? We will be staying in the 7th.
Thanks!

Here is a thread that offers many viewpoints on your question:
http://fodors.com/forums/threadselec...p;tid=34705413

Hi S,

The best way is to have a private limo meet you.

See www.parishuttle and www.beeshuttle about 18E pp.

For public transportation see
http://www.paris.org/Accueil/Airport/

Certainly one of the easiest ways to travel from the airport (with luggage) is by taxi. The taxi line at CDG is not intimidating in the least; it's convenient and moves quickly, and there's no need to call a prearranged shuttle service upon landing. It ran us 50 euros in May '05 to get to the 7th. Just be sure that your taxi says "Taxi Parisien".

While a shuttle might save a few dollars depending on the size of your group, we usually opt for the convenience of a taxi. It's ready when you, are as opposed to having to call shuttle service then wait for their arrival. We had to wait an hour once after our call to the shuttle and have used taxi's since then.....worth it to us after a tiresome flight.

We used parishuttle.com to arrange for someone to meet us and take us to our hotel in the 7th and I was very happy I used them. CDG wasn't very easy to navigate and after a long flight we were not in the mood to figure out where the RER was.

The price was 19 euro per person. We called as soon as we arrived and by the time we made it down to the gate someone was there waiting for us.

www.parishuttle.com

Tracy

And since you don't state what you mean by "best" I'm going to weight in with the budget method - which is the RER. It costs about 8€ versus the shuttle cost of about 18€. Those are both per person. Taxi is about (depending on time of day and traffic) 40-50€, but that can be split by up to 3 or 4 people.

I have always found RER to be very easy (and faster than other methods) but I travel light, have some familiarity with the metro system, and usually stay in the 5th. If you travel with a ton of luggage, are part of a party of 3 or 4 people, or rarely ever use public transportation then you would probably be better off with one of the ohter methods.

We (2)will be staying at the Quai Voltaire in the Latin district next May. What will our best mode of transportation be and what should we expect to pay....and tip?

Thanks for all the info. A private shuttle it will be!

Taxi.
If there were a few of you and a lot of luggage, a shuttle might be important, but if you are just walking out of the airport and getting to your hotel/apt, take a cab. They are sitting there waiting at the door.
From CDG to our apt in the 7th, it was (according to my husband who has a bit better memory than I) between $40-50 USD.

Is Parisshuttle/beeshuttle <i> Private?</i> Or do you share with other people, with a limit of 2 stops?

seeksocean, if you decide on the train, take the RER B to St-Michel Notre-Dame, then the RER C to Mus&eacute;e d'Orsay. Here's the neighborhood map:

<b>http://www.ratp.info/orienter/f_plan.php?fm=pdf&amp;nompdf=musee_orsay&amp;loc=q uartiers</b>

Quai Voltaire is a block east of the RER station.

I think ira's tongue-in-cheek post might have misled you.

He said a &quot;private limo&quot; was the best (meaning, if you want to spring $$ for one).

Then he suggested the shuttle services, which at their best rates, are not private and may take one or two other parties at a time, along with you.

I do believe one can pay the shuttle company for a private car, however.

After an overnight flight, with bags, just head for the taxi queue.

You could possibly save a few euros with a shuttle service (but they are notoriously unreliable and may take lots of extra time, with stops for othes all over the city).

I suggest taking a taxi for all of the reasons given above.

Scarlett, our parisshuttle van was not private. We rode into Paris from CDG with two other families. Our hotel was the second stop, but luckily not too far away from the first couple's stop. We were at our hotel within about 45 minutes of leaving CDG.

Tracy

I'm just curious...in the many different RER vs taxi vs shuttle discussions i have checked out while planning my trip next month, why is it the Roissy bus gets so few mentions? It seems like a fairly easy and inexpensive option. lynda

After several visits taking shuttles and always ours the last stop, I grew tired of taking up to two hours to get from CDG to our hotel. Now it's taxi everytime. The one time we were caught in a traffic jam the fare was E62 - usually it runs about E50 to our hotel which is on the border of the 7th and 15th. Just walk out of the terminal and look for the taxi line. It moves fast and it's not likely you'll wait more than 10 minutes (if the line is extremely long).

Roissybus is handy if you're staying within walking distance of the Op&eacute;ra, but as a budget-minded option, it is typically less desirable than the RER, because the latter includes M&eacute;tro transport to the station nearest your hotel. Roissybus doesn't include that last leg, and costs a little more than the RER to begin with. If you will use a pass for transport within the city, that's moot, of course.

The bus also takes somewhat longer, but many people feel that this &quot;scenic route&quot; is a nice introduction to the city that the train doesn't afford.

lyndash, perhaps because it only goes to Opera. I have used it several times and was very satisfied. It's pretty scenic coming in as it passes the cemetery in Montmartre. I took the RER last month as I was near St. Michele and it was easy too.