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Is it easy to get to montparnesse from CDG airport?Train is probably your best bet. Montparnasse/ Bayonne/ St Jean. There’s a weekday train leaves around 14:00 will get you there by 20:00. Still time for supper
Yes. Various bus and metro connections. The CDG website provides lots of info. But the best fun is a Parisian taxi. You’ll get to see Paris, and you’ll be so glad to get to Montparnasse. Or as Marion Cottilard put it “to be alive in Paris”Is it easy to get to montparnesse from CDG airport?
Thank you for the taxi recommendation. Great advice. Is it easy to get to SJPD from montparnesse? I arrive in Paris at 10:30 am. On October 24. Would like to get to SJPD that day if not too rushed. Otherwise I’ll stay overnight near montparnesse and go to SJPD next day.Yes. Various bus and metro connections. The CDG website provides lots of info. But the best fun is a Parisian taxi. You’ll get to see Paris, and you’ll be so glad to get to Montparnasse. Or as Marion Cottilard put it “to be alive in Paris”
I think I just might stay one night in Paris and then off to SJPD the next day. I’m assuming it’s easy to get a train from montparnesse to Bayonne and on to SJDPMid-week, October, three and a half hours to clear border control and get to Montparnasse. I’d risk it. Flight delay, stroppy Douanier, cab driver on too much wacky-baccy… and you might be on Plan B. There’s always the night train from Austerlitz.
Happy planning and Buen Camino
Yes.I think I just might stay one night in Paris and then off to SJPD the next day. I’m assuming it’s easy to get a train from montparnesse to Bayonne and on to SJDP
Thank you for the suggestion. I’m terrible with jet lag so I’m going to stay overnight near montparnesse. I figure it’s a train ride to Bayonne then to Biarritz. Start walking on the 26th. The biggest challenge will be finding a room throughout November!Hola - I guess the one issue is how do you handle jet lag. If you have few problems then yes you can plan Paris to SJPD. I suggest that you will feel the travel strain on your first walking day. Buen Camino.
Hi Rick. This is so helpful. I’m printing this out. This will make things very easy since I’m not at all familiar with Paris and getting to SJDP from there rather than Barcelona or madrid. Thanks so much. FrankMy best advice is to arrive at CDG, and have a hotel booked in Paris. After customs, follow the Paris by Train signs in the airport. When you get to the part where you go downstairs to the train station, follow the signs for isle de France (the local trains) not the grande lignes (TGV) station. Buy a ticket from a machine for the RER line. You need to have Euros, your credit card probably won't work. The RER B is the only train, but each one will have different end points. It doesn't matter which one you catch, they all go where you are going. The train goes right through central Paris. If your hotel is within a few blocks of the Montparnasse station (it should be), get off at Denfert-Rochereau station, and walk to your hotel from there.
Download the directions from the metro station to your hotel before you go so you can find your way before your phone is working. Nearby, you can find a phone store, and pick up a SIM card for your phone. Rehydrate, walk around and sightsee, eat something, and hit the sack.
Buy your TGV ticket online before you go. Rail Europe and trainline are good sites for getting TGV tickets. You book a specific seat on these. There is a train to Bayonne from Montparnasse every couple of hours, I catch one at 10 the next morning. It's under 4 hours total to Bayonne. You will see people with packs boarding the same train, and all will get off in Bayonne. In Bayonne, change to a local TER train for sjpp. You can buy that ticket when you buy your TGV ticket, but you don't have to. The local trains can be bought at the station, and you just find a seat. From sjpp, walk to your hostel, or whatever. Sjpp is a small village.
If you do not want stop in Paris you can take the train directly in CGD airport station:Is it easy to get to montparnesse from CDG airport?
This is interesting. I’ve never heard of traveling to SJPD from CDG airport. Has anyone tried this option?If you do not want stop in Paris you can take the train directly in CGD airport station:
Friend and I landed at CDG at 12:30 and boarded a plane for Biarritz at 4:20. You will need to change terminals via bus. Also, be aware that the gate of your flight will be announced within 30 minutes of departure. Spent the night in Biarritz and took the train to SJPdP.Hi all. Just wondering if I can make it to SJPD the same day I fly into paths at CDG airport. I arrive from Chicago at 10:30am. October 23. CanI fly from CDG to Bayonne, train to SJPD? Or Biarritz? Would you recommend staying overnight in Paris near monteparnesse station? I’d like to start walking on the 26th if possible.
Thanks so Much.
(I’ve walked the Camino three times but flew into Barcelona, train to Pamplona and taxi back to SJPD) first time trying París.
This is interesting. I’ve never heard of traveling to SJPD from CDG airport. Has anyone tried this option?
Thank you Paul. I’ve decided to stay overnight near montparnesse and take train to Bayonne the next morning. It’s supposed to be easy getting from Bayonne to SJDpThere is a train station in the CDG airport, but the long distance trains are not very frequent. There are much better options for long distance train from the Paris train station.
-Paul
Yes, very easy and you should be able to buy one itinerary that includes both train tickets. From Paris to Bayonne the seats are assigned, from Bayonne to SJPdP you sit anywhere.It’s supposed to be easy getting from Bayonne to SJDp
That's what my dad and I doing. Trying to start off well rested, so hotel in Paris. Morning train to Bayonne, followed by the train up to SJPDP, and then staying the night there before heading up to Orisson. If we were really tight on time we *could* walk up to Orisson the same day, but we'll take it a little easier.Thank you Paul. I’ve decided to stay overnight near montparnesse and take train to Bayonne the next morning. It’s supposed to be easy getting from Bayonne to SJDp
Thank you for such detailed advice!! I was so confused the last time I was in the Paris airport. This is really helpful!My best advice is to arrive at CDG, and have a hotel booked in Paris. After customs, follow the Paris by Train signs in the airport. When you get to the part where you go downstairs to the train station, follow the signs for isle de France (the local trains) not the grande lignes (TGV) station. Buy a ticket from a machine for the RER line. You need to have Euros, your credit card probably won't work. The RER B is the only train, but each one will have different end points. It doesn't matter which one you catch, they all go where you are going. The train goes right through central Paris. If your hotel is within a few blocks of the Montparnasse station (it should be), get off at Denfert-Rochereau station, and walk to your hotel from there.
Download the directions from the metro station to your hotel before you go so you can find your way before your phone is working. Nearby, you can find a phone store, and pick up a SIM card for your phone. Rehydrate, walk around and sightsee, eat something, and hit the sack.
Buy your TGV ticket online before you go. Rail Europe and trainline are good sites for getting TGV tickets. You book a specific seat on these. There is a train to Bayonne from Montparnasse every couple of hours, I catch one at 10 the next morning. It's under 4 hours total to Bayonne. You will see people with packs boarding the same train, and all will get off in Bayonne. In Bayonne, change to a local TER train for sjpp. You can buy that ticket when you buy your TGV ticket, but you don't have to. The local trains can be bought at the station, and you just find a seat. From sjpp, walk to your hostel, or whatever. Sjpp is a small village.
I'd go with that suggestion. I did that and started the CF on April 3rd this year. The overnight in Paris avoided the rush. The early train from Montparnesse, with the connection in Bayonne gets you to SJPDP early afternoon.I think I just might stay one night in Paris and then off to SJPD the next day. I’m assuming it’s easy to get a train from montparnesse to Bayonne and on to SJDP
I will be overnighting in Paris after my arrival from the US. I feel like that rest time will help my body adjust and be better suited for the walk.Thank you for the taxi recommendation. Great advice. Is it easy to get to SJPD from montparnesse? I arrive in Paris at 10:30 am. On October 24. Would like to get to SJPD that day if not too rushed. Otherwise I’ll stay overnight near montparnesse and go to SJPD next day.
Rick, Thank you for this! I am going to copy/paste as a document in my Camino folder. This is great!My best advice is to arrive at CDG, and have a hotel booked in Paris. After customs, follow the Paris by Train signs in the airport. When you get to the part where you go downstairs to the train station, follow the signs for isle de France (the local trains) not the grande lignes (TGV) station. Buy a ticket from a machine for the RER line. You need to have Euros, your credit card probably won't work. The RER B is the only train, but each one will have different end points. It doesn't matter which one you catch, they all go where you are going. The train goes right through central Paris. If your hotel is within a few blocks of the Montparnasse station (it should be), get off at Denfert-Rochereau station, and walk to your hotel from there.
Download the directions from the metro station to your hotel before you go so you can find your way before your phone is working. Nearby, you can find a phone store, and pick up a SIM card for your phone. Rehydrate, walk around and sightsee, eat something, and hit the sack.
Buy your TGV ticket online before you go. Rail Europe and trainline are good sites for getting TGV tickets. You book a specific seat on these. There is a train to Bayonne from Montparnasse every couple of hours, I catch one at 10 the next morning. It's under 4 hours total to Bayonne. You will see people with packs boarding the same train, and all will get off in Bayonne. In Bayonne, change to a local TER train for sjpp. You can buy that ticket when you buy your TGV ticket, but you don't have to. The local trains can be bought at the station, and you just find a seat. From sjpp, walk to your hostel, or whatever. Sjpp is a small village.
Would you recommend staying overnight in Paris near monteparnesse station? I’d like to start walking on the 26th if possible.
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