Help! Rome to Paris..Ryanair or Volare????
Sep 11th, 2004, 01:46 PM
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Help! Rome to Paris..Ryanair or Volare????
I need some advice on a flight from Rome to Paris on January 2, 2005. I have been patiently waiting for Volare to post their winter fares so that I could avoid Ryanair and Beauvais in Paris. Volare finally has their fares up. Now I am faced with a $100 difference in the fares! Ryanair to Beauvais will cost me apx $40 and Volare to Orly will be $138. Can anyone who has knowledge of this route and these airports offer advice? Is it worth the extra money to avoid Ciampino/Beauvais and fly FCO/Orly? Maybe I should just take the nighttrain 
I appreciate any insight or advice
Thanks
I appreciate any insight or advice
Thanks
Sep 11th, 2004, 02:03 PM
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I lived near Ciampino, and I have flown a couple of times from there. it is a small airport used either for charter flights or for smaller airlines like Ryanair. I have posted some info on how to reach Ciampino from Rome (actually it was viceversa but it is still useful. Check this thread: http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34524720 ).
I like volare (I prefer it WAY more than Alitalia for its customer service).
I have also did the Paris Rome by train and it is a 14 hours trip. If you travel with sleeperettes it is not comfortable (this is how I traveled). If you want to be more comfortable you should get the wagonlits but at this point the price is like Volare and definitely more expensive than Ryanair).
I like volare (I prefer it WAY more than Alitalia for its customer service).
I have also did the Paris Rome by train and it is a 14 hours trip. If you travel with sleeperettes it is not comfortable (this is how I traveled). If you want to be more comfortable you should get the wagonlits but at this point the price is like Volare and definitely more expensive than Ryanair).
Sep 11th, 2004, 02:22 PM
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Thanks. After reading your info and that of other I have decided to pay the extra and go with Volare. Seems like the best way to go. Now all I have to worry about is the weight limit on the baggage! Sure seems low and after being in Rome for a week before I fly, I am sure I will be over the limit. Oh well, what can you do ? 
Sep 12th, 2004, 09:06 AM
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Yes, I got it for 69.99E but when you add taxes of 29.99E and convert it to dollars, it's about $130. Still better than paying for a compartment on a nighttrain.
Now, is it easy to reach the Louvre area in Paris from Orly South?
Now, is it easy to reach the Louvre area in Paris from Orly South?
Sep 12th, 2004, 09:36 AM
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Hi luv,
The RER Line B goes from Orly to Paris.
You can get off at St. Michel.
http://www.ratp.fr/index_eng.htm will give you the directions from St. Michel to the metro stop nearest your hotel.
See also http://www.adp.fr/webadp/a_cont01_an.nsf/$$Affich@ReadForm&cle=X400.html
The RER Line B goes from Orly to Paris.
You can get off at St. Michel.
http://www.ratp.fr/index_eng.htm will give you the directions from St. Michel to the metro stop nearest your hotel.
See also http://www.adp.fr/webadp/a_cont01_an.nsf/$$Affich@ReadForm&cle=X400.html
Sep 12th, 2004, 09:54 AM
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I guess there is also a bus that connects Orly south to the city centre. I remember that when I flew with Crossair from Rome I arrived at Orly...don't remember if it was Orly ouest or Sud... but I got a bus from metro stop Renfer Rochereau. The trip was about 40 minutes or so.
