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TO / FROM THE AIRPORT

Aeroport Roissy-Charles de Gaulle (CDG)

01/48-62-22-80, adp.fr
Rail: Take Line B of the Regional Express Network (RER) train. To/from the Gare du Nord station (the closest stop within Paris city limits); trips average 30 minutes. Departs every 15 minutes from Terminal 2; E7.85 each way. From the Gare du Nord, make transfers to high-speed trains and Metro lines. Bus: The Roissybus shuttle connects Terminals 1 and 2 with Paris's Opera Metro and Auber RER stations. It departs every 15 minutes from 5:45 a.m. to 11 p.m.; E8.30 each way. Trips average 45 minutes to/from the airport.

Aeroport D'Orly (ORY)

01/49-75-15-15, adp.fr
Take the Orlybus shuttle from the Denfert-Rochereau Metro station in Paris, near the Tour Montparnasse (Montparnasse tower). Departs every 15 minutes from outside the international and domestic terminals; E5.80 each way.

GETTING AROUND

Metro, RER, and Bus

08/92-68-77-14, ratp.fr
Pocket maps for all public transportation are free in Metro stations. Metro: E1.40; runs 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. RER: Suburban rail supplement to the Metro; 5 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Ticket prices vary by destination (Disneyland Paris, E12.40 round trip). Bus: E1.40; 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., some lines run later. Night buses (Noctambus) are available 1 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. and are a convenient and safe transportation alternative after hours; E2.40. Most of the 18 night lines start or end at Chatelet, next to Les Halles in central Paris. The "Paris Visite" one-, two-, three-, and five-day passes (which cost E8.35, E13.70, E18.25, and E26.65, respectively) provide unlimited bus, Metro, and RER transport within Paris and reductions on certain tourist attractions-such as 50 percent off your second seat on Bateaux Parisiens (sightseeing cruises on the Seine, which start at E9.50). Discounts apply to tickets of the same or lesser value.

Taxis
Fares: E71 per km with a minimum fare of E5.20. Fare increases to E1.06 per km after 7 p.m., on Sundays, and on holidays. Some drivers will accept a fourth passenger (E2.70 surcharge).

Trains to points beyond Paris
National/International: 08/36-35-35-39, sncf.fr, eurostar.com
Paris has seven train stations: Gare du Nord (to destinations north, including the Eurostar line to London), Gare de l'Est (to points east), Gare St-Lazare (to Normandy), Gare de Lyon (to Italy, Switzerland, and TGVs-or bullet trains-to southern France), Gare Montparnasse (to Brittany, the Atlantic coast, and TGVs to southwestern France), Gare d'Austerlitz (to Loire Valley and Dordogne), and Gare de Bercy (for auto train and some trains to Italy).

WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND TOWN

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