Metro from CDG

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<hr>I hear going from CDG to the city from the metro can be overwhelming <hr></blockquote>

You may have been obtaining your information from an institution for the mentally challenged.

Take the RER B from the airport to Gare du Nord. At certain times, there are even non stop trains. Until June 30th, the fare is 8.10€ -- starting July 1st, it will cost a little more, maybe 8.20 or 8.30. From Gare du Nord, I would just walk -- Louis Blanc is only 5 minutes away. You just walk up rue La Fayette which is in front of the train station, and it goes straight to Louis Blanc, about 400 meters away.

Teach a man to fish...metro plan. Also look at www.ratp.info.<BR><BR>bonne chance!

It is no more difficult to reach Paris from the airport by metro than buying a cheeseburger in your home country.
Just follow the signs at the airport indicating RER, buy a ticket at the counter, and off you go.
Enjoy the city!

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<hr>I hear going from CDG to the city from the metro can be overwhelming <hr></blockquote>
I had to laugh so hard when i read this. some people have very sensitive constitutions.

Hi Phreago,
The metro ( and RER) in Paris is fantastic and once you get the hang of it, you'll appreciate how quick and efficient it is. At the airport look for the 'Paris By Train' signs.
Look at the map of Paris and familiarise yourself with the names of the streets around the Gare du Nord because the exits from the Gare du Nord will be signposted according to the street names. Generally, when you are using the Metro in Paris, you have to know on which line is the station that you want to go to because the signage in the Metro indicates the stations at each end of the line. When you get to the platform and in the trains there you can see maps of all the stations on the line. Metro maps are very easily obtainable in Paris. There's proboaby one in your guidebook. Onve you have had your first trip on the Metro, you'll see how easy it is. Enjoy yourself.

Go here for information on CDG. Click on "Airport Access" and "Airport Guide."

Go to the RATP site to download and print a Metro/RER map for central Paris just like the ones available at Metro and RER stations. You can also download and print a RER map that shows service to outlying zones, including CDG.

Just to add to what others have said, you'll take the "RER", not the metro. The sites you've been directed to will probably make this clear, but there are two separate ( but interconnected) systems. The RER serves suburbs, and traverses Paris with several lines; the metro serves more-or-less central Paris, so trips to places like airports or Versaille or Disneyland require the use of the RER system.
Within Paris, some stations have both RER and metro trains on different levels. If you're going to someplace within central Paris, the ticket that you use for the metro is also valid on the RER (sometimes the RER is a quicker link between to points), so you can simple follow signs to the RER from the mero or vice-versa, and feed your ticket into a machine that will allow you to pass through.
Whatever you do, never throw away your ticket until you've arrived at your destination AND exited the station.

In an airport, there are signs, ticket machines, maps and various other indications which show confused people where to go.

CDG is not the best airport in the world but it is no worse than most and just about everbody ends up at their destination in the city. If you are scared, as many people are, a taxi is in order.

CDG is one of my least favourite airports but getting out of it and going to Paris is not too difficult. There is no need to take a taxi. Follow signs to the RER station, queue and buy a ticket. Just say "Paris" at the ticket counter if your French is poor. As Kerouac says, get out at Gare du Nord and walk.