Ordering a taxi in Paris
 

Hi Everyone,
We're here in Paris right now and need to order a taxi for Saturday morning from the Marais to Orly to pick up our lease car. We took the RER from CDG to St Michel and walked to our apt. But my DH's suitcase handle broke and our son shipped us our hiking boots so we have extra "stuff" right now which isn't a problem with car, but trying to navigate to Orly on our own will just be too frustrating.

Sooooooooooo, is there a taxi I can order online, a number to call? A shuttle? What would you recommend??? Thanks for the help as usual.

Take care,
Michele

Hi Michele, it is my Graziella the worried Easyjet pax, I have order taxis to be picked up in the airport at
[email protected] in Paris, I am not sure but I believe their phone is 06 09 17 74 17, I ordered

the taxi by e mail from the States. Good luck.

It was very good service and good rate. The reason we ordered a taxi ahead of time is that we were traveling with children and were 5 pax , so we needed a small van. You can compare with a taxi your concierge might call you.

Thanks Graziella, I will give them a call and an email.
Michele

Just phone G7 Taxi's English speaking operator 01-41-27-66-99 the day before. They've always arrived a few minutes early for me, to be at the curb and ready to go.

Thanks djbooks,
I saw that company here on Fodors and with an English speaking operator, that gives me peace of mind. I will order from them tomorrow. It's good to have a referral too...not just blindly go with any company. You never know what you're getting.
Thank you,
Michele

Hi not that I have any thing to do with them but I think they might Speak in English too
This is from their website :Book your cab : 00336.09.17.74.17
Mail : [email protected]
Charles de Gaulle, Orly, Beauvais, Le Bourget
- Disneyland, Parc Asterix, and many more
- Transport of urgent parcels
- Fully air-conditioned cars and mini-vans
- Choice for you transporation Limousine, Break or Mini Vans
- Services special companies
- Assured punctuality
- English spoken
- The cabs are based on the airports, Paris and Parisian suburbs
- All credit cards accepted
- Reception of your customers personalized
you can get a quote from them by e mail as I did and then compare. Have fun.

Thanks Graziella,
At least that is one less thing to worry about now!!
Michele

Paris has a single number now you can call for any taxi company, and they relay it to the nearest free station, it is 01 45 30 30 30.

I don't think they speak English, though, I can't recall. They also ask you some questions about which station you are willing to accept or something, as I recall (if the closest one is buy they ask if you will go to and they name the station, or something like that). These are the taxi stations on the street with the call boxes that they call.

If you just phone G7, they speak English, will pick you up at the door. There's only been the usual base fare on the meter the many times we've used them.

When ordering a taxi, the meter starts running when they get the call, not when they get to you.

We used bluevan shuttle and they were great. See: http://www.paris-blue-airport-shuttle.fr/index_en.php

We have also gone to Opera and caught the Roissy Bus that goes from Opera directly to CDG. The stop is behind Opera, on a side street. Look at: http://www.slowtrav.com/france/paris...sportation.htm

Thanks everyone for all your helpful suggestions. There are so many great options. Will make some calls tomorrow and make a decision.
Thanks again,
Michele

hi michele_d,

i don't want to alarm you but we had plans to use G7 taxis last year in paris ... called them the day before we needed to be picked up and found out that there were no more taxis available at the time we needed!

perhaps you can call earlier?