CDG airport to city

There will be three of us traveling and arriving at CDG airport on a Sunday around noon.

We will have 1 small piece of luggage on wheels each.

What do you recommend as best form of transportation between shuttle, taxi or RER.

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We were a group of 8 (4 adults and 4 children). We took the Metro. Unless your destination is in the same route as the Train that leaves CDG, you probably have to change at Chateau (which is a major junction for a lot of metro lines).

The only problem we ran into was, most of the metro stops have different exits to various roads. It would be really helpful to call your hotel and ask them which %26#39;road%26#39; exit to take from the Metro.

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As the convenience level drops, so does the price.

1. Taxi (35-55 Euro)

2. Shuttle (18-22 per person)

3. RER (7.80 Euro includes metro if you don%26#39;t leave the underground)

You can plot your RER-B / Metro route simply by looking at any metro map for a minute. You need to know which metro stop is closest to hotel. It%26#39;s true that the exit may come out on different sides of the street or block, a minor inconvenience. There will be signs indicating which stairwell comes up to which streets, look for the street your hotel is on perhaps.

On a map, follow RER-B into Paris. The first correspondence (opportunity to transfer to metro) is Gare du Nord, followed by Chatelet (not Chateau), St Michel and Denfert Rochereau.

See where %26quot;your%26quot; metro line intersects with RER correspondence locations - could be that you%26#39;ll have to take 2 different metro lines. See what I mean about convenience/price?

Alternately, you can ride RER to Gare du Nord, then go streetside for a taxi the rest of the way for about 10-14 Euro.

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With 3 people on a Sunday around noon, I would vote for taking a taxi. That said, I have paid close to 100 Euros taking taxis to hotel because of horrible traffic on weekdays during rush hour.

I am flying into terminal 2A (during rush hour) and am contemplating taking the RER. Is it pretty easy getting from 2A to 2C where the RER terminal is? I do not speak or read French, am I going to be lost?

Alternatively, I was thinking that I could take les Cars which stop in front of terminal 2A, then take the Metro once I get to Porte Maillot. Cost a few more Euros than taking RER, but it seems easier than first getting from 2A to 2C then transfer at the huge (sometimes confusing) Chatelet station. Any suggestions/advice?

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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;1. Taxi (35-55 Euro)

2. Shuttle (18-22 per person)

3. RER (7.80 Euro includes metro if you don%26#39;t leave the underground)%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;

In addition tot he thre options detailed above there are two other:

ROISSYBUS to its drop-off point near Place de La Opera (coorner of ru Scribe %26amp; rue Auber)--8,30 Euro

http://www.adp.fr/webadp/a_cont01_an.nsf/$$Affich@ReadForm%26amp;cle=X500520521103BDCBD07A4923FF4125687E006DB8F3.html

Two(2) routes of the AIR FRANCE COACH--#2 drops off at Porte Maillot (at Palais de Congres) and finally at Etoile/Arc de Triumph/ The # 4 route drops off across from Gare de Lyon and finally at Gare Montparnasse--12 Euro one-way; 18 Eiro round-trip

http://www.airfrance.com/double6/passage2.nsf/(LookupPublishedWeb)/en-EXCDG-CarsAF?OpenDocument#

Which one of the public transportation options you select and best suits your purpose depends largely on where your final destination (your hotel?) is within Paris. I%26#39;m a huge fan of the RER B-3 train from CDG...but this is in part because its routing serves our usual final destinations and particular purposes better than the others.

It%26#39;s also worth noting that only the taxi and the airport shuttle will provide you with door-to-door service.

Where is you final destination in Paris?