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yyaacoby Jul 16th, 2011 01:33 AM

RER Ticket office at CDG openning hours
 
Does anyone know what are the openning hours of the RER ticket office (called: Billets Ile-de-France) in CDG airport in Paris?
My flight arrives at 05:45AM, and I'd like to buy the "Pass - Navigo Découverte" ticket that serves for 1 week, and I don't know how long will I have to wait for the office to open.
Thanks in advance.

kerouac Jul 16th, 2011 02:29 AM

From the Transilien website:

AEROPORT CHARLES DE GAULLE 2 TGV
Présence commerciale en gare : Tous les jours de 05h50 à 00h30

If you are arriving at terminal 1:

AEROPORT CHARLES DE GAULLE 1
Présence commerciale en gare : Tous les jours de 05h50 à 01h00

yyaacoby Jul 16th, 2011 04:52 AM

I/m not sure that it means that the tickets' office is open as well at this hour.

Gretchen Jul 16th, 2011 04:57 AM

I would be pretty sure you won't get to the ticket windown until 6:30 or so anyway. I would not imagine the station would be open without it being "manned". Do you have an appointment you have to get to in Paris?

MademoiselleFifi Jul 16th, 2011 05:46 AM

Which zones are you getting the Navigo Decouverte for? If it's just for zones 1-2, get it in Paris; just carry enough coins to buy one RER ticket from the machines for Roissy to Paris.

PalenQ Jul 16th, 2011 06:45 AM

are not there automatic ticket machines that at least some American credit cards can use to buy these type tickets?

StCirq Jul 16th, 2011 07:14 AM

Présence commerciale en gare means exactly that - they're open!

Anyway, Mademoiselle is correct - you don't even need to buy the pass at that point. All you need is to get yourself into Paris.

kerouac Jul 16th, 2011 07:21 AM

Yes, that is when the ticket window opens. "Commercial presence" means selling things.

yyaacoby Jul 16th, 2011 07:44 AM

I'd like to buy the pass for zones 1-5, so as to use it for the train to Paris. The machines do not have the Navigo Découverte. I hope the office is open when I get there.
Thanks to all for the info.

Suspaul Jul 16th, 2011 08:55 AM

Are you re-filling your current Navigo card? If so you can do that via a machine but like said above you'll need to have € change unless you have a credit card that would work.

Ackislander Jul 16th, 2011 11:56 AM

I knew it was open by 6 because that's when we bought tickets in March. Only one clerk, but she was not overworked at that hour.


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