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It is not a good idea: first of all, there are some fake taxis in Parisian airport which are too much expensive.My concern is I won't have enough time to navigate CDG/Paris airport and find the train to Montparnasse. I'm fine paying a taxi if its easier/quicker and not crazy expensive.
You can take food with you.Does anybody know if SNCF have lifted the ban on taking food with you onto the train?
Yes, it was reported on this forum during the pandemic (when travel was allowed of course)You can take food with you.
I never heard about a ban. When did you heard this ? During COVID outbreak ?
There are less and less staff: get tickets from machines. A RER ticket allows you to take the metro.Question to all (since it's been quite a while for me): Tickets - get them from machines or are there still enough counters with staff from whom to buy tickets? One ticket for RER and one ticket for the metro or are there combined tickets for a traveller who travels just this one time through Paris?
Six weeks ago we were between mid-July and mid-August: it is the time when the traffic is lighter in Paris area.I had to make the trip from CDG to Montparnasse about six weeks ago at a similar time of day
I vote for spending a night (or two) in Paris.Alternatively I can stay at the HÔTEL DE PARIS Montparnasse right next to the train station and leave the next morning. However I want to maximize my time walking so staying in Paris for a night is not ideal.
I, also, have done Paris to St Jean and went downstairs in CDG and took the train from the airport. No trouble trying to get to downtown Paris. 2 stops and you are in St. JeanI have made this trip twice from the Paris airport CDG. You catch the train at the lower level and the signs are easy to follow: I've attached a link:
Good Luck
You don't have to go into Paris from CDG. There's a train station at the airport. Train to Bayonne, spend the night, then train from Bayonne to SJPdP the next morning.Hello!
This will be my first time flying to Europe as an adult so I'll be a total newbie. I would really appreciate some advice on my itinerary.
I'm flying overnight from SFO to Paris and arriving on Sept. 26 at 10:45 am. I understand the train from CDG to Montparnasse takes about an hour and 15 minutes. There is a train from Gare Montparnasse that leaves at 14:06. It goes to Gare De Dax where I'd change/transfer to a train bound for Bayonne. At Bayonne I change/transfer again and arrive in SJPDP at 19:41. If my plane lands on time that gives me about 3 hours to get off the plane (I'm sitting near the back of the plane but only with a carry on 36L backpack), get through customs/airport, and find the train and get to Montparnasse.
My concern is I won't have enough time to navigate CDG/Paris airport and find the train to Montparnasse. I'm fine paying a taxi if its easier/quicker and not crazy expensive. I've never experienced jet flag so I'm not sure what to expect. Hopefully my flight being an overnight flight will help and maybe I can sleep on the train. Alternatively I can stay at the HÔTEL DE PARIS Montparnasse right next to the train station and leave the next morning. However I want to maximize my time walking so staying in Paris for a night is not ideal. If I'm able to do my original plan I'll be arriving in SJPDP at close to 8:00 pm. I will have made reservations to stay somewhere so finding a bed should not be a problem.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
You can take food and drink in the train. We did this on May 28.Here is a good guide on how to get from CDG to Montparnasse
And a good guide as to what you'll find at the station can be found here
The destination board at the station is nice and clear
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"Voie" is the platform your train will be leaving from.
EDIT: Does anybody know if SNCF have lifted the ban on taking food with you onto the train? If they have then buy something from one of the many outlets at Montparnasse - what they sell in the train buffet is not something the French should be proud of!
I leave in a few days, and my plan is to stay for two nights in Paris (it’s Paris, after all!) so that I can acclimate to the time change and give myself a bit of rest before I start walking.Hello!
This will be my first time flying to Europe as an adult so I'll be a total newbie. I would really appreciate some advice on my itinerary.
I'm flying overnight from SFO to Paris and arriving on Sept. 26 at 10:45 am. I understand the train from CDG to Montparnasse takes about an hour and 15 minutes. There is a train from Gare Montparnasse that leaves at 14:06. It goes to Gare De Dax where I'd change/transfer to a train bound for Bayonne. At Bayonne I change/transfer again and arrive in SJPDP at 19:41. If my plane lands on time that gives me about 3 hours to get off the plane (I'm sitting near the back of the plane but only with a carry on 36L backpack), get through customs/airport, and find the train and get to Montparnasse.
My concern is I won't have enough time to navigate CDG/Paris airport and find the train to Montparnasse. I'm fine paying a taxi if its easier/quicker and not crazy expensive. I've never experienced jet flag so I'm not sure what to expect. Hopefully my flight being an overnight flight will help and maybe I can sleep on the train. Alternatively I can stay at the HÔTEL DE PARIS Montparnasse right next to the train station and leave the next morning. However I want to maximize my time walking so staying in Paris for a night is not ideal. If I'm able to do my original plan I'll be arriving in SJPDP at close to 8:00 pm. I will have made reservations to stay somewhere so finding a bed should not be a problem.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
John,I have made this trip twice from the Paris airport CDG. You catch the train at the lower level and the signs are easy to follow: I've attached a link:
Good Luck
yes. I made a change in Bordeaux. no problem just follow every one else with a back pack.John,
It looks to me like there is a TGV train that leaves twice a day from CDG lower level to Bayonne. Is that what you took?
James
Fly from CDG to Biarritz!!! EasyJet or Ryan Air.Hello!
This will be my first time flying to Europe as an adult so I'll be a total newbie. I would really appreciate some advice on my itinerary.
I'm flying overnight from SFO to Paris and arriving on Sept. 26 at 10:45 am. I understand the train from CDG to Montparnasse takes about an hour and 15 minutes. There is a train from Gare Montparnasse that leaves at 14:06. It goes to Gare De Dax where I'd change/transfer to a train bound for Bayonne. At Bayonne I change/transfer again and arrive in SJPDP at 19:41. If my plane lands on time that gives me about 3 hours to get off the plane (I'm sitting near the back of the plane but only with a carry on 36L backpack), get through customs/airport, and find the train and get to Montparnasse.
My concern is I won't have enough time to navigate CDG/Paris airport and find the train to Montparnasse. I'm fine paying a taxi if its easier/quicker and not crazy expensive. I've never experienced jet flag so I'm not sure what to expect. Hopefully my flight being an overnight flight will help and maybe I can sleep on the train. Alternatively I can stay at the HÔTEL DE PARIS Montparnasse right next to the train station and leave the next morning. However I want to maximize my time walking so staying in Paris for a night is not ideal. If I'm able to do my original plan I'll be arriving in SJPDP at close to 8:00 pm. I will have made reservations to stay somewhere so finding a bed should not be a problem.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
EasyJet flies CDG Paris to Biarritz. It's a lot faster than the train and less transfer time.
-Paul
If it's cheap and fast you want, you could fly direct from Paris to Santiago de Compostela and save all the sweat and blisters of walking.Fly from CDG to Biarritz!!! EasyJet or Ryan Air.
Cheap and fast
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