Jim McMurtrie
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- Frances April-May 2018
Frances September-October 2019
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Last time I took the train from the airport, not knowing that that train trip took much longer than the one from Montparnasse. I’ll be taking your advice this time around. I was wondering how to get to Montparnasse from the airport. If I spend the night somewhere near there the issue becomes a bit easier.Spend the night (or even better, 3!) in Paris, then take the TGV from Montparnasse station in central Paris to Bayonne. Its about a 3 hour trip. Change over to the pilgrim train to St. Jean in Bayonne, there are several per day, but check the schedule. That trip is under an hour. Buy train tickets on trainline.eu. You can't get them until 90 days ahead of time. The only tricky part here is getting from the airport to Montparnasse, which can be done by train (trickiest - RER-B), bus, or taxi.
Buen Camino
Last time I took the train from the airport, not knowing that that train trip took much longer than the one from Montparnasse. I’ll be taking your advice this time around. I was wondering how to get to Montparnasse from the airport. If I spend the night somewhere near there the issue becomes a bit easier.
Last time I took the train from the airport, not knowing that that train trip took much longer than the one from Montparnasse. I’ll be taking your advice this time around. I was wondering how to get to Montparnasse from the airport. If I spend the night somewhere near there the issue becomes a bit easier.
Fabulous! Thanks. I have had some experience on the Metro in Paris, so I’m hopeful I can figure it out. I already searched out hotels on Booking.com and found quite a few nearby Gare Montparnasse.It IS a bit tricky, but its how a local would do it. In CDG, follow the signs that say "Paris By Train" . Its a bit of a walk from terminals 2E and 2F, which is likely where you are coming from. Go down the escalator. Buy a ticket for the RER from a machine. It was 10 euro last time I did it. Find the RER-B platform, and get on the next train. You may need to ask someone where to stand, as its confusing for some. I would get off at station Port Royale, after about 40 minutes, and walk west on Montparnasse blvd. Its not even a kilometer to the station from there. There are hotels of all shapes and sizes near the station. I expect a google search will find better instructions than these..........
Le Bus Direct isn't tricky at all. It will take you from CDG to Gare Montparnass. I prefer this now to dealing with the RER when tired from a long trip.
Where does the bus pick up?There is a 'Bus Direct' from Charles de Gaulle to Gare Montparnasse @tomnorth
I then stay in a Hotel close to the Gare.
And that's only a short walk from the Louvre, the Seine etc . Maybe 3 kms.
After researching the Portugese we have decided to do the Frances again, but this time flying into Paris and then to SJPdP. Need some suggestions on getting from Paris,
High speed train to Bayonne, then regional train to SJPDP. WATCH your connection time. Get the earliest high speed train in Paris so you don’t get to Bayonne then RER TO SJPDP.Take. LeBus ( yes that’s the name) from CDG TO mount Parnesse train station. Easy to get bus at CDG.
too late to eat and rest.High speed train to Bayonne, then regional train to SJPDP. WATCH your connection time. Get the earliest high speed train in Paris so you don’t get to Bayonne then RER TO SJPDP.
Make that 6 hoursSpend the night (or even better, 3!) in Paris, then take the TGV from Montparnasse station in central Paris to Bayonne. Its about a 3 hour trip. Change over to the pilgrim train to St. Jean in Bayonne, there are several per day, but check the schedule. That trip is under an hour. Buy train tickets on trainline.eu. You can't get them until 90 days ahead of time. The only tricky part here is getting from the airport to Montparnasse, which can be done by train (trickiest - RER-B), bus, or taxi.
Buen Camino
Where does the bus pick up?
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