We are thinking of taking the train soon after we arrive at CDG directly to Dijon Has anyone dne this and how long does it take to get there?

Two possible ways that I would do it:

1. Take a taxi to the Gare de Lyon in Paris and take one of the many 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 TGVs to Dijon

2. Take the TGV from CDG to the city of Lyon - Part Dieu station, and backtrack to Dijon
Lv 8:30 arrive at 13:22
Lv 9:58 & arrive at 14:22
Lv 11:57 & arrive at 17:22

Stu Dudley

There is an 8 p.m. TGV that goes directly from CDG to Dijon.

Taking RER to Gare du Lyon and catching TGVs to Dijon will be the quickest possible - as quick as 2.5 hours or usually 3.25 hours all told.

You can book discounted tickets at www.voyages-sncf.com if you book early enough to get the limited in number ducats sold at that price BUT the cheapest are non-changeable non-refundable and when coming by plane you never know when you will be able to get to Gare du Lyon- so if doing the discounted ticket route leave a couple of hours of fudge factor time for plane to be late, long lines at customs, etc. Then if all goes well have lunch at the Uber famous restaurant on the 2nd floor of Gare du Lyon or snacks or coffee at other station places.

You can always buy a full-fare ticket on arrival at Gare du Lyon or ahead of time online and these are fully flexible but you pay a whole lot more. Seat reservations are mandatory on TGV - the reservation comes with your ticket -you can change it at Gare de Lyon or the TGV train station at CDG.

For lots on French trains check www.voyages-sncf.com (book your own ticket);www.seat61.com -sage advice on nuances of discounted tickets; www.budgeteuropetravel.com and www.ricksteves.com.

>>Taking RER to Gare du Lyon and catching TGVs to Dijon will be the quickest possible<<

I don't think the RER does directly to the Gare de Lyon. You need to make a train change at Chatalet - which involves a 15 min walk.

I bet if I walk out of CDG terminal 1 & catch a taxi to the Gare de Lyon - I'll get there before you do. You'll need to catch a shuttle to the TGV/RER station at CDG, hop in the RER, change trains in Paris, and get off at the Gare. I think you will have to lug your bags up & down a few flights of stairs also. I'll have the taxi driver load & unload my bags. Your trip will cost less - however.

Stu Dudley

<i>I don't think the RER does directly to the Gare de Lyon. You need to make a train change at Chatalet - which involves a 15 min walk.</i>

Taking the RER B from CDG and changing to the RER A at Châtelet/les Halls is one of two ways to reach Gare de Lyon by RER from CDG. (The other being the RER D from either Gare du Nord or Châtelet/les Halls to Gare de Lyon.)

If transferring to the RER A at Châtelet/les Halls from the RER B, the walk is only 15 seconds, probably less, as the RER A departure platform is the very same platform that the RER B uses. At les Halls, the southbound RER B runs parallel to the eastbound RER A. The transfer is no more complicated than walking about 10 meters across the platform and taking the next RER A departure.

The transfer is extremely fast and easy.

Welcome to Dijon Cornelius, for sure you'll have a great time! Good info above as usual.

Thanks all for the info but we have decided to make Paris our first stop for few days them go direct from Gare de Lyon to Dijon.

If transferring to the RER A at Châtelet/les Halls from the RER B, the walk is only 15 seconds, probably less, as the RER A departure platform is the very same platform that the RER B uses.>

Same at Gare du Nord I believe and don't some RER trains from CDG terminate at Nord -anyway I always transfer at Nord instead of Chatelet-Les Halles but in either case a simple transfer.

Under normal operating circumstances, there are no RER trains that terminate at Gare du Nord. What happens there is that the SNCF crews change with the RATP crews and the RER trains continue southbound on the right rather than on the left. The SNCF operates on the left, the RATP operates on the right like the rest of the traffic on the continent.

Maybe I´ll go over to Gare du Nord tomorrow and verify which line is opposite the quai from the southbound RER B. If it´s the southeast bound RER D then you could just walk to the other side of the quai, hop on the next train and take it to Gare de Lyon but the RER A does not go to Gare du Nord.

there is a flock of hotels around Gare du Lyon -IBIS is one right opposite an entrance to the station. Just pack up and be on the train no hassles.

<i>The SNCF operates on the left, the RATP operates on the right like the rest of the traffic on the continent.</i>

Unless there has been a recent change, that is not true. The Métro operates like the rest of the continent.

Modifying my comment: RATP is the métro, which does not operate on the same line as the RER, which is implied in this statement: <i>Under normal operating circumstances, there are no RER trains that terminate at Gare du Nord. What happens there is that the SNCF crews change with the RATP crews and the RER trains continue southbound on the right rather than on the left. </i>

The RATP includes the RER, buses, métro, funicular, and tramways. The RER is jointly operated by the SNCF and the RATP. Specifically, the SNCF operates the RER between CDG ad Gare du Nord. To my knowledge, the RATP operates the bulk of the remaining RER lines.

Who runs the BateauxBus scheme?

curious.

<i> To my knowledge, the RATP operates the bulk of the remaining RER lines.</i>

It may operate them, but anyone who has transferred from the RER to the Métro at Denfert-Rochereau as a visitor will realize that to look for the train's arrival is to switch from left to right. That has always been true throughout the RER B line, which in its origin only operate south of Paris, ending in Luxembourg.