Travelling to and around Paris
Travelling from the Airport onwards
By air
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is the largest airport serving Paris and the second busiest passenger airport in Europe after London Heathrow.
Located 23 kilometres (14 miles) north-east of Paris, Charles de Gaulle Airport offers numerous transport links to the French capital city by road and rail. Paris CDG Airport was one of the first airports in Europe to have an integrated train system serving it: the RER rapid TGV train service reaches central Paris in approximately 45 minutes. Regular RATP buses, taxis and limousines also operate from Paris CDG Airport, and road access from Paris is on the A1 via Porte de la Chapelle. Charles de Gaulle Airport - also known as Paris Roissy - has three modern terminals offering travellers quality facilities and services.
The three terminals are connected by free shuttle buses and handle over 200,000 passengers daily. Terminal 1 handles international flights, excluding Air France, Terminal 2 Air France and other airlines flying to European destinations and Terminal T9 handles charter flights exclusively. Terminal 2 currently has five separate halls and is being further expanded to an eventual capacity of 50 million people by 2010.
By train (airport shuttle \ RER B: 0 892 35 35 35 (€0.34/min)
Free ADP airport shuttles departures every day, every 5 to 8 minutes, to RER stations of Roissypole and Terminal 2:
Terminal 1, boutique level
Terminals 2A and 2C, exit 8 from 2A
Terminals 2B and 2D, exit 6 from 2B
Terminal 2E, exit 2.06
Terminal 2F, exit 2.08
RER B departures, every day from 4.56am to 11.56pm, every 4 to 15 minutes, from stations at Roissypole and Terminal 2:
Direction:Gare du Nord, Châtelet-Les Halles, Saint-Michel-Notre-Dame, Luxembourg, Port Royal, Denfert-Rochereau, Cité Universitaire…
Tickets (approx. €8), and travel passes covering zones 1 to 5 (NB, Mobilis is not accepted), can be purchased from the ticket offices and machines in RER stations.
By taxi
Departing from:
Terminal 1, exit 20 (arrivals level)
Terminal 2A and 2C, exit 6
Terminal 2B and 2D, exit 7
Terminal 2E, exit 1 from the gallery
Terminal 2F, exit 0.11 (arrivals level)
Terminal 3, in front of the terminal (arrivals hall)
Expect an average fare of €40 during the day (7am to 7pm) and €45 at the night rate (7pm to 7am and on Sundays and public holidays), for a journey into central Paris in normal traffic conditions. For heavy luggage, an additional charge of €0.90 per item is payable.
Travelling in Paris
By metro
All Paris underground lines operate on all Saturday nights and all Friday nights until 2:15 am.
To see the metro map : http://www.ratp.info/orienter/cv/carteparis.php
By bus
Don't hesitate to take buses, this is one of the best way to discover the capital. There is a great number of bus services, and many bus routes go through the centre of the city, along the banks of the Seine, through the historical quarters...
To see the bus map : http://www.ratp.info/orienter/cv/cartebus.php
By taxi
Over 15,000 taxis are available.
A single centralized phone number to call all taxi ranks/stands: 01 45 30 30 30
Major taxi companies in Paris :
TAXIS G7 : www.taxisg7.fr
ALPHA TAXIS : www.alphataxis.fr
TAXIS BLEUS : www.taxis-bleus.fr
By boat
Batobus is a river-boat shuttle service offering (non commented) boat trips on the Seine with eight stops: Tour Eiffel, Champs-Elysées, Orsay Museum, Louvre, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Notre-Dame, Hôtel de Ville, Jardin des Plantes. The service runs from end of March until beginning of January: from 10 am until 7 pm in March, April and October; until 9 pm in May, June, July, August and September; from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm in November, December and January. Boats come every 15 - 25 minutes.
To view the Batobus site : www.batobus.com
By bike
Paris offers 200 km of bike-only lanes, plus 70 km of bus lanes which can be used by cyclists.
www.velib.paris.fr
Please go to Venue information for route maps for travelling to the exhibition and the exhibition address.
