Rail link to CDG airport

Old Feb 26th, 2008, 03:18 PM
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Rail link to CDG airport

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I will be flying out from CDG on Friday April 25th and need to be there at 11am for checkin. My last few days in France will be in Brittany so I didn't want to go back to Paris for the last night if I didn't have to. Does anyone know of a town/city with a reliable rail connection to the airport that will get me there in the morning?
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Old Feb 26th, 2008, 04:33 PM
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There is a direct TGV leaving Nantes at 6:04 and arriving at CDG at 9:14.
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Old Feb 28th, 2008, 12:04 PM
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Thanks Musicteacher, just what I wanted to know

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Old Feb 28th, 2008, 12:50 PM
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All too frequent French rail strikes and possibly always late trains makes me say NO
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Old Feb 28th, 2008, 12:54 PM
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Try to curb your ignorance, PalenQ.
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Old Feb 29th, 2008, 05:35 AM
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Hi E,

Arriving at CDG less than 2 hr before check in is cutting it close.

You could breeze through security, or be held up for hours.

If you do take the train, let your airline know you are there as soon as you arrive at CDG.

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Old Feb 29th, 2008, 06:58 AM
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<Try to curb your ignorance, PalenQ>

you are saying that train or transport strikes in France are rare

how many have their been during the last year - how many days parts of most of the reseau affected

anyone planning on training into CDG or Orly the same day should IMO not as though these things may perhaps be rarer then i think it will happen the one day when it's most important to you

and trains can be late

recently when going from Austerlitz to Les Aubrais trains, all were interupted by an electric feed problem and there were some hours when there were no trains. Trains en route no doubt would be sitting on the tracks

That's the adivce i have - get to your departure city or airport the night before and relax - that's what my ignorance has taught me.

I have gone to stations throughout the years only to be met by greve or strike signs

usually these stikes are previewed days ahead of time but not always in case of widlcat strike i mentioned in Alsace above.

If going to airport from Provence be sure to inquire at stations about looming greves

Unfortunately the strike situation in France - not only trains but taxis, public workers, metro, etc may only exacerbate if Sarkozy holds fast - unlikely in the history of government cave ins to union demands
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Old Feb 29th, 2008, 09:00 AM
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(Describing their trip to Versailles)

<Make sure there is not a strike brewing. When we went in November, the civil servants decided to sympathize with the Metro strike. When our bus arrived from Paris that morning we and all the other tourists were turned away.>
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Old Feb 29th, 2008, 09:09 AM
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Yes, train strikes are quite rare. The strikes at the end of last year were compared to the strikes that took place in.... 1995.

I would say that 12 years between major strikes is not all that bad.
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Old Feb 29th, 2008, 09:10 AM
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We would go back to Paris. Our rule of thumb is: always spend the last night in the city you intend to fly out of so that you have alternate means of getting from your hotel to the airport.

Since your question included the phrase "reliable rail connection," the answer is "no."
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Old Feb 29th, 2008, 09:32 AM
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But the 12 years is irrelevant to the spate of strikes recently - threatened or real as they were in the fall

I do agree unlikely so i grant you that. I did not know that there had not been on in a dozen years previously and the striked i described in Strasbourg that affected trains to paris was like five years ago - it was an uannounced regional strike but nevertheless - i guess what you call a strike may make a difference
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Oh no! Train strike hurts Cannes visitors...If you are on the French Riviera now, and hoping to catch a quick train to Cannes for the film festival, you may be out of luck. A strike has shut down ...
gofrance.about.com/b/2004/05/13/oh-no-train-strike-hurts-cannes-visitors.htm


Rail strike crippling Paris to continue tomorrow | World news ...Oct 18, 2007 ... The UNSA union confirmed a vote to prolong the strike in the French capital by a day, in the first direct challenge to the reform agenda of ...
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/oct/18/france

French rail strike winds down - International Herald TribuneNov 22, 2005 ... because the strikers included a high percentage of the train operators. ... The strike is the sixth by French railroad workers his year. ...
www.iht.com/articles/2005/11/22/news/strike.php

now not sure about whose ignorance it is now - seems there were six separate train striked in France in 2005, according to International Herald Trib article cited above

and during Cannes festival in May
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TROLL ALERT!

One of two things... PalenQ is a troll or paranoid.....

In either case the best thing to do is quit feeding him/her.

(I mean based on his posts I fail to see how he has the "bravery" to get to the airport much less travel..... The thread on cancelling a trip to London due to the "threat" of earthquakes is just hysterical. )

Me I am going with pity..... I would hate to live my life with this much "Fear"
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BBC NEWS | Europe | Strike hits French rail commutersA strike by railway workers in France brings disruption to commuter train ... French strikes limp on 04 Jun 03 | Europe. Paris marks age of the train
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Old Feb 29th, 2008, 10:26 AM
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French rail strikes don't figure heavily into my opinion, but I just cannot be comfortable with trying to get to an airport from a faraway city on the day of travel. If something goes wrong, you don't have many options. If you're in the same city, you can usually improvise.
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