Rail link to CDG airport
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Rail link to CDG airport
Hi Fodorites
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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Edgie
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?
thanks
Edgie
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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.
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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<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
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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(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.>
Date: 02/29/2008
(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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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.
I would say that 12 years between major strikes is not all that bad.
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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."
Since your question included the phrase "reliable rail connection," the answer is "no."
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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
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
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"
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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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.