I hope someone can help me. I am travelling to Paris with my husband and two teenage kids and need to get from CGD airport to our hotel which is Hotel Arc de Triomphe at 10, rue de l%26#39;Arc de Triomphe.
I have had a look into the train option but it looks really complicated and we have never been to France before so I am a little nervous about it. We will have a fair bit of luggage and changing trains etc could be rather stressful. Can anyone suggest a better alternative that is not ridiculously expensive. Also, has anyone got any information about this hotel. All feedback (good and bad) is welcome.
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We have found that using a shuttle van is a good choice. We have used Parishuttle a couple of times and have found them reliable. You can book online and make a call when you arrive and they take you to your door. Enjoy your trip.
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hi sisioz,
thanks for your help. You dont recall about how much the shuttle was by any chance?
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Besides the RER, you could of course take a taxi - from CDG to your hotel is about 31 km by car. The taxi rates are relatively low, but depend on the time, luggage and also how busy it is - (read all about it on www.taxi-paris.net) my estimate: about 40 euro, more if there are traffic jams, more luggage, etc.
With regard to the hotel, I assume that you had a look at their website (http://hotel-arcdetriomphe.com)? They get quite good reviews on this website: tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g187147-d622305…
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Various options are detailed with prices at www.easycdg.com
I totally agree that your best bet is a taxi, though the fare could be €45-50, plus €2.75 for the fourth person and €1 for each bag, after the first, weighing more than 5kg will be added to the metered fare.
Just head for the taxi queue outside when you exit the terminal and stand together with your bags. The drivers are most efficient at quickly matching groups to appropriate sized vehicles.
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I just returned from Paris and had arranged Paris Shuttle from the AAirport to hotel- i would not reccomend using them as we were told upon arriving to call before getting luggage our eta was 4PM for pickup- plane arrived a bit earlier whcih we were excited about called them as isntructed at 330pm were told to call back after we got our luggage so i did at 340pm we were told about 30 min for pickup after waiting and using our cell phone to keep calling back driver finally arrived 2 hrs later at 530pm. since we had booked them for our return flight decided we could not continue to call and be told driver on the way risk missing our flight so we booked thru our hotel w/ airport shuttle. driver arrived exactly on time cost was 51 euros- considered this to be good considering we had 3 people %26amp;amp; 3 large suitcases. I would use them again.
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It has been a while since I have been to Paris and I am far from an expert- but as I recall , we took the Air France bus from the Airport and it stopped right at the Arc and theer were lots of taxis waiting if needed to go a little futher. But, because it has been a while I will need someone to help me remember:
1. How you tell which of the two AF Buses is the one that stops at the Arc
2. What the fare is these days ( may be higher than taxi as it is per person) , but unlike shuttle you would not have to hope it is waiting there
3. How close their hotel is to the actual AF stop- would they still need to taxi or could they walk?
etc etc
At any rate, I thought it was great to just get on the bus and have our luggage put below and just to sit and relax after that flight over. Maybe the other ideas are better- just thought I%26#39;d throw that one in...as it worked well for our party of two ...
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In my mind, given that therea re 4 of you I would take a cab. pennies les than all of you taking the air france bus. The shuttle is a wate of time and money for the 4 of you. ....just go to the cab stand and take a Paris cab..about 50 e.
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1. How you tell which of the two AF Buses is the one that stops at the Arc
- - there are two lines from CDG; Line 2 goes to the Arc de T
2. What the fare is these days ( may be higher than taxi as it is per person) , but unlike shuttle you would not have to hope it is waiting there
- - the fare is 14E pp, one way
3. How close their hotel is to the actual AF stop- would they still need to taxi or could they walk?
- - the stop is at 1 ave Carnot, about 400 meters from the hotel address (about a 7-minute walk, with a good street map printed out)
http://www.cars-airfrance.com/
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You guys are fantastic. I have only just discovered trip advisor and everyone is just so helpful and happy to give such detailed responses. Please know it is really appreciated!!!!!
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