What is the best way to get from Charles de Gaulle airport to the Gare de Lyon? By taxi or by the local train (the RER trains)?

Taxi would be the easiest way, RER/Metro the cheapest. Go to http://metro.ratp.fr:10001/bin/selec...h/france/paris for a Metro map and directions. For departure, put in Roissy/Aeroport Charles de Gaulle.

It all depends if you are in a hurry and during rush hour. If it's not the case for neither of those factors, the easiest way is to take the Air France buses. There is one every half hour linking all the CDG terminals to Gare de Lyon. Off peak (i.e. mainly before 7AM and after 10 AM), this should be a matter of 45 mn more or less. More info on www.airfrance.com. Otherwise, your safest bet is to take the RER (45 mn as well). A taxi will set you back 250-300 F, but you're likely to get there in 30 mn if traffic is OK.

We've used the Air France bus to the Opera building on several ocassions. The service is good and inexpensive. It probably also goes on to the Gare Lyon train station. This should be less than an hour from the Airport. <BR>If it does not go Gare Lyon, a cab from the Opera is only a few dollars (7-8 max) and you get a great view of the Opera building for free.

I know the nuance is quite irrelevant, but the bus going to Opera is not Air France's but is operated by RATP, the Paris Transport Authority. And it just stops at Opera, no further stops. Still, your suggestion is a good one, since it is much more frequent than the Air France bus to Gare de Lyon (and cheaper too, you're right).

Better heading would be: RER from CDG to Paris in the search box.

I don't thin Bill is paying attention -- since he posted this in <b>1999</b>!

so MikeyB is the arbitor of headings?

good to know...

There have been a zillion posts asking this question. Why revive a 1999 post?

That should be don't thin<b>k</b> Bill is paying attention . . .

SuzieC: From mikeyb's other posts I don't think he actually meant &quot;header&quot;. It was a (confusing) attempt to help someone use the search function.

he posted the same message to another thread. My guess is he used his own search advice and it brought up this thread. And then he mixed up which thread he was posting to . . . . .

I'm soooooooooo confused

Maybe if the 3rd poster had quoted the taxi price in sou and deniers instead of francs, mikeyb might have noticed the age of the post. Next post: &quot;Chariot or carriage quicker from CDG?&quot;

Well that was totally embarrassing!!! I was attempting to respond to Lee's post about CDG transportation.

This Paris FAQ Blog has some very good information regarding options to CDG airport. It includes information about taxi, bus, shuttle and RER. It also has prices, times and locations. Take a look here:
http://www.paris-faq.blogspot.com