rkkwan

50lb doesn't have to be that large, if they're filled with gold bars/coins. They can easily go through turnstiles and fit in lockers.

janisj

but if they were full of gold bars, she could afford to send her stuff ahead - or at least have "people" to do those things for her

Robespierre

Um, I believe Sandeep is a little boy's name. I used to work with one, and one of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon's octuplets is a male of that name.

Or maybe it's like "Pat" or "Sandy."

Seamus

Yes, there is an escalator. There is no guarantee that it will be working when you need it. Twice when I was making this schlep it was not in operation.
I echo what others have said, if at all possible take a taxi or shuttle.

kerouac

There are escalators and elevators at both CDG and Gare du Nord. So, no problem. End of subject.

PatrickLondon

Am I the only person to have noticed that the OP has posted only this query, and no comment on any of the responses?

RonZ

No.

janisj

he probably forgot he posted this (or can't remember how to log back in)

Robespierre

One wild-ass guess per person, please.

Gretchen

They don't have to go through turnstiles. There are doors next to the turnstiles that can be opened by the ticket "clerk". That said, this can't be fun and I'd consider a taxi or the shuttle.

sandeepn

Hi,

I just got back in town from a long weekend (Memorial Day) and hadn't checked the replies until now. Yes, this is my first post on the Fodor's forum.

I will be transiting CDG on my way to India and am carrying a lot of gifts for various friends and relatives. Hence, the 100 lbs of luggage

About 7 years back I did deposit 2 big bags at the Gare Du Nord left luggage facility. So I know that can be done.

I don't remember too much of the RER station regarding stairs etc. Based on the replies regarding stairs, turnstiles, etc - RER seems to be out.

Another search turned out Bagages Du Monde http://www.bagagesdumonde.com/Pages_eng/stockage.htm Has anyone used them?

Thanks,

Sandeep

shotsiebear

Sandeep rocks!! Thanks for the link to baggages du monde!

kerouac

The RER has special baggage passages and ALWAYS escalators and elevators, so I don't understand the complaints about turnstiles and stairs.

When in doubt -- DON'T follow the crowd. As soon as the crowd clears, you can see the escalators and elevators that were invisible due to all the people running for the stairs.

tower

Sandeepn:

Take a taxi..for what it will cost, you won't feel a thing...a week or less later, it will all be forgotten.

Wife and I travel under this : "Why make it difficult if we're here to explore, enjoy, and experience"...??
Stu T.

sandeepn

kerouac, I remember escalators, but I don't remember elevators at the RER track level. Perhaps, I didn't see them. It seems that Bagages Du Monde might be the simplest thing for me. I could leave my luggage at the airport and then take the RER into town.

Thanks,

Sandeep

kerouac

Absolutely. After all, it is just a question of money.

beaupeep

Elevators, puleeze! I was in Paris with my 76 year old, non-athletic mother 2 weeks ago and the elevator in the Cité metro stop was not working (comme d'hab) and the poor thing really struggled getting up all those stairs. I live in Lausanne and go to Paris frequently and have rarely seen an elevator work in the Métro, not at St Michel, Cité, Abbesses, etc. So don't count on that.

But what you can do, and I have done is push my bag through the turnstile first. If the barrier closes on me, I just climb over it. Nobody has ever stopped me and I am a 52 year old semi-fit housewife.

kerouac

But we were talking about the RER, not the metro. Every underground RER station has elevators.

beaupeep

St. Michel is an RER stop.

kerouac

And the RER elevator is not at all the same as the metro elevator there.