I've been thinking, and that usually ends up with me being confused.

There is now a stop on the RER-B for both T-1 and T-2. If you take the green navette at T-1 does it take you to an RER stop for T-1, or does it take you to the RER at T-2 (TGV/RER)..?

It seems like everyone's directions send arriving travelers to RER/T-2 regardless.
If T-1 has its own station, why aren't we going there to buy a ticket and board the RER?

Terminal 1 does not have its own station. You will have to take a shuttle from the Terminal 1 RER station, which is closer to Terminal 1 and the Terminal 2 RER Station. The shuttle takes about 5 minutes. There is a shuttle bus to and from the terminal that goes to the Terminal 1 RER station, but there is also a shuttle bus that goes to Terminal 2. As the Terminal 2 RER station is in the terminal, it's basically dropping you off at the station.

TransitBuddie, I'm not following your explanation at all.
&quot;<i>Terminal 1 does not have its own station. You will have to take a shuttle from the Terminal 1 RER station</i>&quot;
- this seems to be a conflicting statement

I guess I could ask it this way:
if you can get OFF the RER at CDG-1, why can't you get ON at RER/CDG-1?

I don't know the precise answer to your question but I do know that last year there was a stop at Terminal 1 which was new (I had landed at Terminal 2 and so got on there, but it did stop at Terminal 1. The year before that I had landed at Terminal 1 and had to take the shuttle to the RER station at Terminal 2). All I can guess is that since it's new the guide books, and any posters here who haven't been to Paris in the last year) don't have up to date information. TransitBuddie's post is not at all clear. Keep asking, someone must have used it this year.

Hi T,

Are you sure about the RER at CDG1.

Except for one mention at www.parisby.com, I can't find any reference to an RER stop at CDG1.

I couldn't find it at the official site.

Yup, just open a current RER map - the stop for CDG-1 is before the stop for CDG-2 (end of line).
We rode out on RER last time, the stop for T-1 was closed, had to get off at T-2 and shuttle back to T-1.

PS,

I called Air France and was told that there is NOT an RER stop at CDG1.

Sorry for my unclear explanation:
Terminal 1 DOES NOT have a RER station INSIDE THE TERMINAL. You will have to takie a shuttle to the RER station.

Terminal 2 HAS a RER/TGV station INSIDE the terminal.

If you are arriving or departing from Terminal 1, take a shuttle to and/or from the CDG Terminal 1 RER (that's the name of the RER station). It is five minutes by the shuttle away from the terminal.

Ha, Ira, maybe Air France hasn't taken the RER to CDG in the past 2 years..?
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See this:
http://www.transilien.com/GB/AerSom.htm

The Airport is located 45 minutes away from the center of Paris by RER B + according to the terminal, shuttle bus .

From Paris, take RER B towards &quot;A&eacute;roport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV&quot;.
<u>Check your flight ticket for the correct station:</u>

<b>Station &quot; A&eacute;roport Charles de Gaulle 1&quot; for the terminals T1</b> and T3 via shuttle bus.

Station &quot; A&eacute;roport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV&quot; for the terminal T2.
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So there are obviously two stations; as I mentioned, we had to bypass the station for CDG-1 b/c it was temporarily closed (Oct 2004).

To return to my point, is it true then, that for passengers arriving at CDG-1, there is no need to make them go to T-2 to catch the RER? that instead, they could take Green Shuttle to RER station for <b>Terminal 1</b>, which would probably be less confusing..? Since it is an RER station, they must sell tickets there, too.

..and TransitBuddie has restated that there are indeed 2 RER stations at CDG now...
Our next trip is on Continental, which typically goes to CDG2, so I'm not going to get to test route from T-1 next time... if anyone is arriving on United or US Air, those typically arrive at T-1....let us know how it worked out..!

I look forward to a report from someone who has taken the RER to and/or from CDG1.

When we took the RER to CDG this Feb, we panicked when we realized there were two stops, one at T-1 and one at T-2. We asked some fellow travelers what we should do, and if I remember correctly, we got off at the first stop (we flew NWA), but plenty of people stayed on the train, obviously headed for the second stop. We still had to get on a shuttle bus to get to the correct terminal. Sorry I can't be more specific, but we were grateful, and probably really lucky, that we didn't get big-time lost.

You did good! T-1 is the first stop on the RER from Paris, and you have to take a shuttle to get to the terminal (1); so you did 'luck out'

Okay, Travelnut, does that help answer your original question? I'm curious now, too. When we first landed at CDG (terminal 1 again? Still NWA), we followed the signs to the shuttle bus for the RER station. Where did the shuttle take us? I can't say for sure if it was the same RER station we came through on the way back. We took the express RER into the city (first stop at Gare du Nord, I think).

What did the RER station look like? The RER in Terminal 2 is inside the huge airline terminal itself...Does the RER for Terminal 1 look more like a 'standalone' building w/ no access/hallways going to airline gates..?

Here are pix of the RER/TGV station inside T-2:
http://airlinesgate.free.fr/cdg/tour2.htm

Here is a map that shows the T-1 RER location, vs. the Terminal-2...
http://www.hilton-paris.com/roissy-airport/access.html

I'm sorry, Travelnut, but we were thoroughly dazed and confused both times we came through the RER station(s?). On our way back, we kept saying to each other &quot;Is this the same way we came in???&quot; I don't think we came to a definitive conclusion. I'll email TC to see how she remembers it. If I had to guess, though, when we arrived at CDG at the beginning of the trip, I'd say we took a shuttle to &quot;Terminal 2&quot; as opposed to &quot;the RER station.&quot; Since it is still a viable way to get on the RER, perhaps the airport has yet to change the signs, or feel they just don't need to? I am going back in June, and unless DH insists on taking a taxi, we'll do it again and I'll pay closer attention.

OK, then you can 'light the way'..

In March I landed in Terminal 1 took the shuttle bus to the Terminal 1 RER station and the RER into Paris.

On the return I took the RER from Paris to Terminal 2.

Terminal 1 RER station looks like it's in the middle of an office park of buildings with a couple of hotels. There are two entrances. On one side it's a small loop to let passengers off. On the other side it's a larger loop where most of the shuttle busses stop and awnings overhead on this side to help with the elements. The station has a Brioche Doree bakery on the ground level. There's a flat mostly glass wall with ticket agents inside. You're covered but still outside. I've usually found the lines here to be very long. If you have coins you can use a blue machine to buy a ticket. You put your ticket into the turnstyle and ride an escalator down. It's much more enclosed and tunnel-ish like a regular Metro stop feeling. There's only one platform in the middle of two rail lines. One side goes one way the other side goes the other.

Terminal 2 RER station is between the airline terminals. You can walk from any Terminal 2 concourse A thru F or take the shuttle bus. From the shuttle bus or walking you descend down to the ticketing level. The ticket agents are in offices to the side. There's no glass security wall between you and them. This area, though chilly, is actually indoors. There's an off-brand &quot;sandwicherie&quot; shop on this level. You go through glass doors to the &quot;outside&quot; to catch the train. I feel like I'm in the circus at this point. The area is covered with a white plastic canvas-type material held by wire meshing giving a &quot;big top&quot; feel. You put your ticket into the turnstyle and ride down to the platform levels. There are several platforms. A couple for the TGV trains and one for the RER trains. You have to make sure to descend to the correct platform.

I heard back from my TC and she's as clueless as I am.

Thanks for the descriptions, Indytravel. I keep waffling as to whether we were in T-2 at one point--I really can't say for sure. I promise I'll pay closer attention next time.

We took the RER to and from Terminal 1 in February, but we were connecting with the shuttle bus from our airport hotel and did not actually go into the airport. I didn't notice whether you could walk directly in to Terminal 1 from the RER stop.