Is it worth it to spend the 50 euro on a cab from the airport to central Paris or should I take the RER to the Metro?
Any thoughts would be appreciated!
Thanks.

Take the RER at least to the Gare Du Nord at a fraction of the cost. U do not even have to leave CDG building. Train staff(and passengers) are very helpful.

You can take a shuttle for about 40...

All things being equal, my first choice would be RER. Save your money for food & wine. And shopping!

But what is the address of your hotel? There may be a better way that costs about the same. Here's a map showing all the choices:

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The Roissybus costs &euro;8.30
Air France buses are &euro;12 (&euro;18 round-trip)

No one can say what anything is worth to someone else! To me the cab is worth the 40-50 Es ..just like having a couple 100 E's is worth it to ME instead of looking for an ATM.

Do what you are comfortable with!

We are going from CDG to Hotel Muguet.
Please help with options. If I took the Air France shuttle, where would we get off. How much for a cab from there to Hotel?
Merci
Dave

From CDG to Hotel Muguet will be closer to 40E-45E than 50E
It is worth every penny to me to take a cab and not have to think or worry about a train or walking, after getting off of that overnight flight!

i totally agree with jody and scarlett! of course, it depends on your situation...but it is soooooo worth it to me to spend the bucks on a taxi and be whisked away in semi-luxury after a long flight to my special place in paris.

There have been so many posts on this topic, but I STRONGLY agree with those that choose a cab. When I arrive in Paris, I want to get to my hotel and start seeing Paris. There are those that don't mind taking a shuttle all around town or like saving euros and take the RER. BUT, I've seen newly arrived vacationers on the verge of tears arriving at the same hotel but waaayyyy more than an hour later frustrated with finding their way, negotiating an unfamiliar city in an unfamiliar language, etc. That extra hour in the city and NO STRESS is well worth the extra $$$ (or euros) to me.

But, different strokes for different folks.

I could NOT abide waiting 45 minutes for a pre-arranged, pre-paid shuttle...but there are Fodorites that don't mind. I like walking out the door at CDG, grabbing a cab and starting my vacation in ease.

starsville.........YES!

Even if you take the RER or Air France Shuttle into central Paris, then take a cab to your hotel, you're going to save signficant $$$. Traffic on the Peripherique can be very bad, and you can get stuck in the cab way longer than you expect. The Air France bus is about 10 euro, air conditioned and very comfy. The RER is about 7 or 8 euro and avoids all traffic, and you can take it to stops on the right bank or left bank, whichever is closer to your hotel. From there, you probably won't spend much more than 7-10 euro on a cab.

Would you suggest a family of 5 take a taxi (arriving @11am on a Sunday) to our hotel Le Clement in Latin Quarter? If so, could you tell me approx cost and how we'd go about arranging for such a cab/van at CDG (arriving on Continental Airlines)?

Shuttle services want between 80-90E for everyone. Their vans only hold 6-8, no? Might have it pretty much all to ourselves. :-?

Thanks, in advance, for any advice.

After a very long flight to Paris it is well worth the money to take a cab to your hotel. I stayed in France for a month so I had a very large suitcase to lug around. On top of the fact that it isn't much fun to navigate while jetlagged you make yourself a target on the metro or RER as a tired American with all of your luggage.

My friends who went to Paris several months after I did asked me the same question and I told them to take a cab. They didn't. A guy stuck his hand in my friend's pocket for his wallet. Luckily, my friend was aware of the situation and didn't become a victim of thievery in his first hour in Paris.

Every time we go out to dinner they laugh at themselves trying to maneuver through the train station with luggage to save a couple of bucks. They can't believe all their luggage still has wheels.

If it is your first trip to Paris... take a cab!!!

I have used a shuttle service three times with indifferent results. The rates were less than a cab, but so was the delivery service.

If you select a left bank hotel, you will probably be the last one dropped off.

Each time I have tried it, something took place to delay our arrival.
Once it was traffic and a meandering route to the last stop on the journey, my hotel.

The driver let us out across the street, and we had to get across Rue de Rennes with luggage!!

Once, the van met his buddy and they stopped for a chat enroute. Then we went to the 14th via the 16th.

Last time, the driver, who purportedly spoke English, could not understand that my last name was Brown and he kept telling me that I was not on his list.
I finally got a peek at the list and the name Robert Brown was right there.
Even looking at it in print did not enable him to make the association.
I even showed him my passport and pointed to my name in print on his list.
Finally he called the dispatcher and got clearance. Then he could not find easily Boulevard Raspail and Boulevard Montparnasse.

So all this jabbering reinforces the above posts: If you have the strength, take the bus or the RER, or take a cab all the way. The marginal cost of the cab is not all that much, and the service is a heck of a lot better, unless you get a driver like one I had once who started chasing some pretty girl in a big fancy car.
Only in Paris.

I took the shuttle the first time I went to both London and Paris from the airport because I was unfamiliar with the metro/tube system. Now that I have been there, I would take the train. I took the tube from Heathrow to London the second trip without any problem and saved lots of $$$. But it's important that your trip goes well and you feel comfortable with how you're getting from place to place, so if a cab or shuttle works better for you I would take that.

Just do what most here have suggested ... except do not heed one by paying a ridiculous amout of 40 Euro for a shuttle.

billy_boy, I'm guessing that 40 for a shuttle was referring to two people.

40 for 2 is still a rip-off.

So, how much for a cab 2 adults &amp; 2 kids &amp; 4 bags &amp; carry-on's from the airport to Central Paris.

You could take the Roissy Bus from the airport. It takes about 40 minutes to 50 minutes to get to The American Express building across the street from the Opera station of the Metro. Cost is about 8 Euros each, lots of room for luggage, and you can see where you are going.

As the Opera Metro Station is a large one with connections to a huge # of lines, it is pretty easy to do if you don't have too much luggage, have a physical impairment. I carry a rolling 23&quot; suitcase with a carry on strapped to that and am able to get up the stairs quite well. Usually have more than one gentleman trying to assist me (and sometimes I let them, sometimes I don't).

The bus is caught outside the terminal and comes frequently.