best way to CDG

Hey all:

First time to Paris and only for a few days.

We%26#39;re staying near the Louvre at some place %26#39;enfants%26#39;.

Our flight leaves Sun. Oct 1 at 3pm.

Isn%26#39;t there a special train - not the Metro that goes to CDG?

and, how early do we need to get there?

We are flying into LHR and taking the train to Paris.

So, this is our first time with CDG.

any good website about CDG so I can familiarize myself with the layout.

any other recommendations would be great.

thanks so much

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I think that the easiest although not the cheapest way to get to CDG is on the Air France bus. It leaves from the Place de L%26#39;Etoile very near the Arc d%26#39;Triomphe so should be quite easy to get to from any part of the city. There is a major metro station at Place de L%26#39;Etoile and the Metro isn%26#39;t difficult to understand and use once you get used to it.

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There is a train from terminals 1 and 2 (it%26#39;s a short walk from terminal 3). The train goes to Gare du Nord, and runs every 10 minutes. It takes about 40 minutes. The trains are %26#39;ter%26#39; if you go to www.SNCF.com you can find more information.

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You%26#39;ll need to be at the airport at 12noon latest. It is so crowded and heavy security at CDG that you need to be there 3 hours prior. Give yourself about an hour to travel to CDG. So, leave at 11AM. If you will be at the Louvre area, take a taxi to Opera. There%26#39;s a shuttle bus called %26quot;Roissy%26quot; that will take you directly to CDG. I believe it%26#39;s about 10 Euros. All taxi drivers know this stop. You also have the %26quot;Air France%26quot; bus option as mentioned above. The taxi driver will know where your best stop is. Your hotel concierge should know about this too.

Do not take the Metro all the way to CDG. We did this once and almost missed our flight. Lots of stairs for the luggages and train changes. That day, we had to change trains so many times, which was supposedly not the norm. We felt eerie at some of the stops with guys in groups just hanging around the train platform and looking at our bags... Maybe this is just us being paranoia but we felt much safer when we took the shuttle bus...

Hope this helps.

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thanks very much.

a bit nervous about travelling these days but gotta go.

my wife is looking forward to seeing Paris.

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You may also want to think about taking a taxi. If it%26#39;s a hotel you%26#39;re staying at then the staff can reserve one the day before your departure. It does cost alot (about 45 euro) but it is convenient.

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If you are traveling with little luggage you can roll it from Louvre up Avenue de l%26#39;Opera and take the ROISSY BUS that stops/leaves from

behind Opera Garnier, rue Scribe at American Express office.

There is 1 bus every 15 minutes non stop to CDG. Stops at each terminal. Cost is 9 Euros per person give or take a few cents.

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