I just learned the Paris Visite pass will work on the Roissybus (assuming Zones 1-5). Since my next trip is on my own dime, I had planned to take the Roissybus from CDG as I will be staying near the Opera. I believe I can save a modest amount if I buy the pass, but is it possible to purchase it in Terminal 1? If I must shuttle to the RER station, I will forgo the pass and pay as I go.

According to the Aeroports de Paris Web site, the bus stops at each terminal. There is no reference to the CDG 1 RER station.

Yes, I am planning on just paying the 8,50 euros for the Roissybus from Terminal 1 to the Opera unless there is a way to purchase the Paris Visite pass in the terminal. The savings and convenience provided by the pass are not overwhelming enough to make a ride on one of the inter-terminal shuttles worthwhile, especially with my enormous suitcase (now that I have little incentive to pack light).

Actually, there is no cost saving to buying a Paris Visite 1-5 zone in order to pay for Roissybus...both the 3-day and 5-day versions have a 19€ spread b/t 3-zone and 5-zone. The Roissybus is 8.5€ each way. You can buy the ticket from the driver, then buy the 1-3 PV (or whatever pass or tickets you want) once you're in Paris.

Oops! I misread your note. You were asking if you can buy the Paris Visite pass at Terminal 1. The following quote from the RATP site suggests that you can.

"This pass is on sale in all metro, RER and SNCF stations, the Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports and in certain Parisian hotels and many tour operators abroad."

Travelnut, as the daughter of a frugal mathematics professor, I would love to tell you that you are wrong and that the 5-zone, 5-day pass is in fact the most economical for me. However, I do try not to lie. In my case, you are right (and I thank you), but with the information provided you could be wrong. You are assuming (correctly) that I am doing limited travel outside of the airport trips on days 1 and 5 and/or that I am not making additional trips outside of zone 3. So no Paris Visite for me, now back to worrying about whether I will be given a menu at Davé -- I am told this is a terrible humiliation

I made my judgement based on the information you divulged.

Have you compared the Carte Orange to the Paris Visite - it is nearly always a better deal (and will also cover Roissybus or RER from CDG, if you buy zones 1-5). The pass's timing might not work, if your visit doesn't begin by Wednescay of the "Mon-Sun" validity period. It can be bought at the RER stations (T-1 or T-2).

Your best choice might indeed be a Carte Orange. Or it might be a ten-ticket carnet or a Mobilis pass. It all depends upon how many days you'll be in Paris and which days of the week you'll arrive and depart. Tell us your schedule and we'll help you do the math--and we won't tell your father <g>.

Hi, A carte orange question. I will arrive CDG Sunday at 1300 H. I will be in Paris until the following Sunday. If I buy the 7 day card at CDG, I heard it is a monday to sunday card, will I have to purchase a seperate RER pass into Paris?

Correct.

For your Sunday trip from CDG to Paris, buy a single ticket for E8.10. It will get you into the city on the RER B line and allows unlimited transfers on other RER lines and Metro lines so long as you don't exit the system. So the single ticket will get you within a few blocks of your hotel, no matter where it is located.

The Carte Orange for central Paris (zones 1-2) costs E16.00. For zones 1-5 (includes CDG) it costs E31.50. Unless you're planning to take one or more trips beyond central Paris (like to Versailles) during the week, you'd be better off buying a zone 1-2 Carte Orange and an individual ticket for zones 3-5 to get to CDG when you leave.

Adding to my previous post. You would ask for an individual ticket on the RER B line from La Plaine Stade de France station (which is in zone 2) to CDG. The cost is E6.70.

I'm not sure if one can buy a ticket from La Plaine to CDG within Paris any more. Can anyone confirm or deny this?

If not, then it would be necessary to ride the RER to La Plaine, get off, buy the single to the airport, and reboard. Not a major inconvenience, but a few minutes to add to the timeline

thanks guys. I was going to buy a zone1-5 but I am renting a car on my exit from Paris after 7 days in town and only plan on leaving zone 1-2 to Versaille, so I am assuming Zone 1-2 for 7 days it is. I heard the train to Paris leaves from terminal 2 and the bus from terminal 3.I arrive at terminal 3 and I also heard an hour to get to terminal 2 on shuttle. Should we take the bus into town? We are at the Paris Hilton. Got a sweet deal on Hotwire.
Cheers!

How hard would it be to get a cab at the opera stop? We are staying on the Ile st. Louis.

There are two RER stations at CDG. CDG 2 TGV is beneath Terminal 2. CDG 1 is a 500 meter walk from Terminal 3. Only people using Terminal 1 need to take a shuttle to CDG 1.

Taking the RER will work very well for you. Here are the directions from the Paris Hilton Hotel site: "From Charles De Gaulle Airport, take line RER B, direction Robinson/Saint-Remy lès Chevreuse. Change at Saint Michel - Notre Dame and take Line RER C, direction Versailles/Saint Quentin en Yvelines/Pontoise/Argenteuil. Get off at Champ De Mars/Tour Eiffel, then walk along Suffren Avenue for 110 yards."