Visiting Paris in 2025? You might be flying into France’s biggest airport: Charles-de-Gaulle, or CDG for short. Flying into an international airport in a foreign country can be confusing especially when it comes to figuring out how to get from the airport to Paris’s city centre and your hotel. So in this video Amelia, one of our expert Parisians, is going through ALL of the options you can choose for airport transfers from Charles-de-Gaulle Airport to Paris city centre. We tell you pricing, pros and cons of each option, and more.
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00:36 About CDG Airport
01:05 Taxi
02:49 RER
06:23 Roissybus
07:31 City Bus
08:26 Rideshare
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Could you please advise if you can get a larger taxi from CDG, for 4 people with 4 suitcases and the cost? TIA
My dear, if you want more subscribers, speak slowly. 😊
Thanks a lot, this was super helpful!
What about the Air France bus? When I lived in Paris I used it all the time because the Air France bus that I used to take stopped at Porte Maillot and Place de l'Étoile.
Is the video going form Paris to CDG coming? And the best ways if you have early morning flights out.
I was waiting to know where is the place for Uber and bolt cos I was very confused…but looks like there’s no designated place and that’s really sad
I would never trust the virtual tickets. I've seen peope have trouble validating and with Metro police vecause of phone service issues. Nothing beats a paper ticket or a Navigo card
The fake taxi scammers at CDG are awful. The airport should put up signs pointing at where they stand directly on the way to the taxis that say "These are scammers, ignore them" 😆
The last time I bought a ticket for the train into Paris from the ticket machine I remember that you had to use coins. At that time they didn’t take paper euros. Has that changed?
Bravo – wonderful video! – and agree with all the advice #AlwaysRERForMe
OH!!! SLOW DOWN, PLS. THANKS
I normally take uber but I will try and take taxi now. €65 is not bad.
You are so right, the last time my Uber driver was lost for a good 30 mins. It seems like he doesn’t know where the airport arrival was. Never again. Thank you for making this video
0:22 how about Paris Orly airport
Loved the video! All the information I needed was here! But I confess I had to prepare an expresso and an energy drink to keep my ears on the same rhythm with the beautiful and intelligent presenter!
Good video … I really looked at taking the RER B into Paris but with luggage I don't want to use the Metro to get the final mile to the hotel. Trying to drag luggage onto the metro in the morning is not my idea of fun. Plus there are steps to deal with at many of the Metro stations and it also won't get us all the way to the hotel. So you might be right about the taxi being the better way to go door-to-door in this case. I had thought about taking the RER B to Gare du Nord and then catching a taxi for the last bit to the hotel, thinking it might be faster but it's likely the part of driving through Paris that is going to be the slow part anyway. Last year when we did a bicycle tour in the Cotswolds we stayed in London for 4 days ahead of the tour. We took a hotel right next to Paddington Station so taking the Heathrow Express to Paddington was the easiest way. Then walk 200 feet to our Mercure Paddington hotel. Not quite so simple in Paris. I guess we could just stay in a hotel around Gare du Nord but other videos I've watched said that area is a bit sketchy. The hotel I want to stay in is in Arrondissement 7 near Rue Cler. The RER B won't help there, going to need to take a taxi anyway so might as well just take it from the airport and be done with it.
I take ozeroute in most of the time and they offer economic transfer with 33 euro
Do you insert your ticket upon exiting the metro or only when you’ve used the RER?
Marci
what about rental cars option?
Don’t take the comments about “speaking quickly” too seriously; people should learn how to adjust the speed of videos according to their preferences (hint: the little cog thing at the top right.)
You packed a lot of helpful information into a short space – exactly what’s needed for travel planners. Thanks! 👍
Hopefully soon the CDG Express train from Gare du Est will be the best transport option from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Paris just like the KLIA Ekspres train in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Taxi back to the airport. Is it also the fix rate?
Take the 351 city bus to Nation Metro. You're welcome.
In November 2023 and 2024, I traveled nonstop from Paris to Chicago. Since my AirBnbs both times were in Garges-les-Gonesse/Sarcelles, it worked best for me to take the 5150 (I think) city bus. It took about 45 minutes and got me to a stop within walking distance of the Airbnb. 2 euros 15 well spent! On my first trip, in 2023 about 10 taxi drivers accosted me as soon as I came out of customs. I knew it would set me back 60 euro, so I just said "Je ne veux pas." Once there, my favorite way to get around were the RER trains. The D train got me to Les Halles, and the B train went very near Notre Dame.