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Carol Jun 11th, 2002 06:29 PM

Parishuttle
 
Has anyone used their service lately? If so, is it still pretty good?

Oliver Jun 11th, 2002 06:50 PM

Have you tried doing a textsearch? There were some informative posts from May 2002.

xxx Jun 11th, 2002 06:50 PM

I assume you are traveling alone. Otherwise why would two or more people pay more than the cost of a taxi which you could immediately get and take direct to your hotel, to ride on a bus that you have to call and wait for and then travel with it as they drop off other passengers on the way to your hotel?

Carol Jun 11th, 2002 06:54 PM

Do not start up with that subject once again. <BR><BR>If I wanted to take a taxi I would not be posing this question.

xxx Jun 11th, 2002 07:28 PM

My apologies. I sometimes forget that some people prefer a more crowded bus, shared with other people and their luggage, touring the city as you stop at their hotels, taking twice as long to get to your hotel and then paying more for these privileges.<BR>Sorry, didn't mean to rock your boat.

Carol Jun 11th, 2002 07:33 PM

Dearest [email protected],<BR><BR>Look if you want to take a taxi no one's standing in your way. In fact, that's great because there's no chance I'd be on the same shuttle as you.

Sue Jun 11th, 2002 07:40 PM

Carol, I took PariShuttle from the 6th to CDG in April and they were there on time and I was at the airport on time. Worked very well.<BR><BR>Frankly, I'm not sure a taxi for two is cheaper than a shuttle. Maybe for three.<BR><BR>I assume you know the email:<BR>[email protected]<BR><BR>and the website:<BR>www.parishuttle.com

Carol Jun 11th, 2002 07:48 PM

Thanks Sue. Finally a legitimate reply besides Oliver's. It's going to be three of us travelling. Yes, thanks anyway, but I have Mark Harris' email address already.<BR><BR><BR>

Joy Jun 11th, 2002 07:59 PM

There will be three of us travelling too (2 adults, 1 child) from CDG to Paris center. The cost of a taxi will probably be about $50-$55 (arriving Sunday so there might be an added charge). The quote I got for us in a shuttle was $35. A $15-20 difference is big enough for our family who doesn't mind sharing a van with others and who is not in a hurry to arrive at the hotel.

Carol Jun 11th, 2002 08:35 PM

Joy, you got a quote of $35 for the three of you? I got a quote of $15/pp ($2/pp discount for Fodor's). Anyhow, $45 is still going to be less than a taxi. I was certain all along of that.

Michael Snowdon Jun 11th, 2002 08:38 PM

There is also a chance that you might make a new friend on the bus.<BR><BR>Michael

clooney Jun 11th, 2002 08:51 PM

Two of us took Parishuttle from CDG to hotel in 12th.Waited about 20 min,had 3 other people, we were dropped off first,15euros each.Very good service.

Annette Jun 12th, 2002 06:28 AM

Carol-<BR>I used it end of May from CDG to Familia Hotel (5th) and would say the service is good (be sure to re-confirm your reservation the day before travel).<BR>I paid 21Euro.<BR><BR>Bon voyage!

David Latcham Jun 12th, 2002 07:05 AM

Carol we used Parishuttle last week after going via Mark and the service was excellent.<BR>The driver told us that Mark has now insisted they all wear uniforms which although he didnt seem too keen on the idea he did look very professional.<BR>Also I saw 3 of their buses at the airport including mine and they were all very clean & new looking.<BR>We paid 45 euros for 3 adults with luggage.To give you an idea of the taxi cost we went from the Eiffel Tower area to Gare du Nord which on the map didn't look a great distance & due I imagine to the traffic , hopefully it wasn't a sly driver, we paid 29 euros.<BR><BR>

David Latcham Jun 12th, 2002 07:06 AM

Carol we used Parishuttle last week after going via Mark directly and the service was excellent.<BR>The driver told us that Mark has now insisted they all wear uniforms which although he didnt seem too keen on the idea he did look very professional.<BR>Also I saw 3 of their buses at the airport including mine and they were all very clean & new looking.<BR>We paid 45 euros for 3 adults with luggage.To give you an idea of the taxi cost we went from the Eiffel Tower area to Gare du Nord which on the map didn't look a great distance & due I imagine to the traffic , hopefully it wasn't a sly driver, we paid 29 euros.<BR>I d hate to think what he would have charged us to the airport.<BR>

Mare Jun 12th, 2002 07:08 AM

Our taxi ride for the two of us from the seventh to CDG cost $35 including tip, in April. We were travelling around 10 a.m. on a Monday, so traffic wasn't too horrible.

Graziella Jun 12th, 2002 08:40 PM

Hi, we used in May and had a very good service. Would call them again. Made reservations directly to Mark.

Carol Jun 12th, 2002 09:10 PM

Thanks to all who have given their observations on Parishuttle. It makes me feel better as we'll be using them this October. I'm glad to hear that the service is improving.

maniacs Jun 12th, 2002 11:01 PM

Uniforms great, but do the drivers still careen down the highway at breakneck speed and blame their passengers when they're injured in auto accidents?

David Jun 13th, 2002 01:11 AM

Maniacs ? I certainly wouldn't agree with that.<BR>Our shuttle guy knew where he was going & what he was doing.<BR><BR>The taxi drivers that we used however were another story.Im glad I dont have to drive over there .<BR><BR>


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