2005 International Ocean Research Conference: Airport Transportation

Airport Transportation

From Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) Airport to Central Paris

TAXI: This is not recommended between 9h and 10h, 12h and 14h, and 16h to 19h as traffic congestion will make this a long and costly trip! Expect the cost to be between 40 and 50 Euros, depending on traffic.

SHUTTLE: The web site given above has a link to an airport shuttle service where you can make a reservation for a shuttle van, which may or may not be shared depending on whether they have other reservations. Another shuttle company can be reached at www.paris-airport-shuttle.com. Both of these services offer one-way trips in the 23 to 25 Euro price range. Some additional web sites for Paris airport shuttle companies follow:

BUS + METRO or TAXI: There is a shuttle bus (ROISSYBUS) between the airport and the rue Scribe near the Paris Opera. There are buses every 30 minutes. From the bus stop either walk to the Metro stop nearby, or take a taxi to your hotel. All this will take approximately 1 hour (the bus takes 30-45 min.) Some of the buses also make stops at the Arc de Triomphe ("Etoile") or the Porte Maillot convention center.

RER + METRO: There is a high-speed rail link called RER which you can take from the airport. Take RER B line southbound (direction Orly, Robinson or St Remy-les-Ch) and get off at 'Denfert Rochereau'. From there you can transfer to the METRO as needed to get to your hotel. This route will take approximately 30 minutes. Due to recent problems with thefts of bags from passengers on some of the trains on this route, this is not recommended at the moment.

From Orly Airport to Central Paris

See: www.paris.org/Accueil/Airport/

TAXI: will cost approx. Euro 25. This is not to be advised between 8h and 10h or between 13h and 15h as traffic congestion will make this a long and costly journey.

RER + METRO: There is a high-speed rail link called RER which you can take from the airport. Take RER B northbound (direction Charles de Gaulle or Mitry-Claye) and get off at 'Denfert Rochereau'. There transfer to the METRO as needed to get to your hotel. This route will take approximately 30 minutes.