Going to Paris from Disneyland Paris

[cstraub]

Is it pretty easy to go back and forth from Disneyland Paris to Paris? We would like to sightsee a few days in Paris and I wondering if it would be better to stay in Paris instead of a Disneyland resort.

[wideeyes]

it is easy. the train station is located outside the park and the train takes about 40minutes. they run often to late at night.

[Bexx]

Information on the RER to Paris can be found in this (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1017060) thread :)

[Cyrano]

Information on the RER to Paris can be found in this (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1017060) thread :)
Makes it look very convenient and easy :)

[woody73]

. . . We would like to sightsee a few days in Paris and I wondering if it would be better to stay in Paris instead of a Disneyland resort.

That depends on how much time you plan to spend at DLPR and in Paris. If you will be sightseeing in Paris more than two full days, consider spending some nights in Paris.

Woody

[cstraub]

We only plan on sightseeing in Paris two days. Sounds like it is pretty easy and I know we will be much more comfortable at Disneyland.

[woody73]

For two days of sightseeing in Paris, I agree it would be better to stay at DLP.

Woody

[heathrow42]

You could go to Paris first, spend the night in Paris, then take the RER to DLRP - and then take the DLRP bus to the airport :)

--h

[eileenkeeney]

If I catch a train by DisneyLand, and head to Paris, is there a stop near the Eiffel Tower?
What is the name of the stop?

Or do I have to transfer trains (or from train to bus) to get to the Eiffel tower?

When I go to www.raileurope.com and try to book from
Marne La Vallee Ches to Paris
It tells me either that
1) all the trains are sold out or
2) there are no reservations on the requested route.
(of course it doesn't tell me which of the two is true).

I have considered switching my reservation from the Hotel near DL to one in Paris.
After seeing what was available and what it cost, I decided to stay near DL (not in a Disney owned hotel) and take the train to Paris (versus the opposite).
I don't like the hassle of changing hotels.
I may end up spending more time in Paris than DL (the more I research what is there, the more I wished I had given myself more days).

[cstraub]

We are a family of five and I kept running into major problems finding a room large enough in Paris to fit all of us. Once I realized that would be nearly impossible I resorted to the though of getting two rooms. Unfortunaltley the hotels we liked only had rooms that fit two people meaning we would have to get three rooms. Two rooms was in the neighborhood of $350 plus a night and three rooms even more! We decided that staying in DLP another 4 nights was cheaper by far than three nights in Paris. The rooms in Paris are small too. Trust me, I did my homework on this. I've got the numb butt to prove it from sitting at the computer so long for days.
This is a 6 week trip for us and upon arriving at DLP we will have just spent three days cooped up in a small hotel in London. I can't bare the thought of doing that 6 nights! So we're spending 7 days in DLP! I've got to squeeze my Disney fix in somewhere! :Pinkbounc

[woody73]

If I catch a train by DisneyLand, and head to Paris, is there a stop near the Eiffel Tower?
What is the name of the stop?

Or do I have to transfer trains (or from train to bus) to get to the Eiffel tower?

Take the RER A train to Paris. At the Charles de Gaulle Etoile station, transfer to Metro Line 6, direction "Nation." Go five stops and exit at the Bir-Hakeim stop. The Eiffel Tower is a short walk from there.

When I go to www.raileurope.com and try to book from
Marne La Vallee Ches to Paris
It tells me either that
1) all the trains are sold out or
2) there are no reservations on the requested route.
(of course it doesn't tell me which of the two is true).

There are no reservations on the RER A train. Just go to the station and catch the next train.

Woody

[brimel2527]

Or take the Metro 6 line to Trocadero, walk through the gardens and enjoy the fountains, then cross the river to the Tower.

[kitashus]

We are a family of five and I kept running into major problems finding a room large enough in Paris to fit all of us. Once I realized that would be nearly impossible I resorted to the though of getting two rooms. Unfortunaltley the hotels we liked only had rooms that fit two people meaning we would have to get three rooms. Two rooms was in the neighborhood of $350 plus a night and three rooms even more! We decided that staying in DLP another 4 nights was cheaper by far than three nights in Paris. The rooms in Paris are small too. Trust me, I did my homework on this. I've got the numb butt to prove it from sitting at the computer so long for days.
This is a 6 week trip for us and upon arriving at DLP we will have just spent three days cooped up in a small hotel in London. I can't bare the thought of doing that 6 nights! So we're spending 7 days in DLP! I've got to squeeze my Disney fix in somewhere! :Pinkbounc

You are doing basically what we just did for the same reasons we did it. We are a family of 4, and we stayed at DLP 4 nights, only spent 1 day at the parks. We went into Paris for two of the days via the train. It was relatively simple. Buy a Visite Pass at the station, for however many days you will be going in and out of Paris. I think you need the Zone 4 if I remember right (they will tell you). You can use it for the trains and buses and that is what we did to get around, it was great. Have a great trip! :)

[cstraub]

You are doing basically what we just did for the same reasons we did it. We are a family of 4, and we stayed at DLP 4 nights, only spent 1 day at the parks. We went into Paris for two of the days via the train. It was relatively simple. Buy a Visite Pass at the station, for however many days you will be going in and out of Paris. I think you need the Zone 4 if I remember right (they will tell you). You can use it for the trains and buses and that is what we did to get around, it was great. Have a great trip! :)


Thanks for the tip about the Visite pass! I was wondering exactly how it would work. I wonder if I can look up the cost of that online. :goodvibes

[BONITATIME]

http://www.ratp.info/informer/anglais/paris_visite.php

This gives you the info about the Paris Visite card

[cstraub]

http://www.ratp.info/informer/anglais/paris_visite.php

This gives you the info about the Paris Visite card

Thank you! :wave2:

[eileenkeeney]

Hi,
I am pretty sure that the DL station (Marne La Vallee Ches) is in zone 5, as is the airport.

I have a eurail pass which is good for 4 days, however it is not good on the RER trains (at least I don't think it is).
There is one TGV train that does go from the DL station to Paris, but I have no idea where that station is in Paris.
I think I should have not bought the train pass, and instead just bought myself a ticket from CDG to Grenoble and from Grenoble to Marne La Vallee along with a Viste card to use between DL and Paris, and then to the Airport from DL.

If I were to use the TGV between DL and Paris, how would I get from the TGV stop in Paris to the either the Louvre or the Eiffel tower (I am not certain which one I will see first).
I can not find a map that shows me both the TGV stops and any detail about the RER stops.
I see something called Massy-TGV on the TGV schedule.

Does anyone know anything about a water taxi, that runs along the river between the main tourist attractions on the water front.

Thank you and Regards
- Eileen

[woody73]

. . . I am pretty sure that the DL station (Marne La Vallee Ches) is in zone 5, as is the airport. . .

Yes, DLP station (Marne-la-Vallee - Chessy) is in Zone 5.

Woody

[eileenkeeney]

Take the RER A train to Paris. At the Charles de Gaulle Etoile station, transfer to Metro Line 6, direction "Nation." Go five stops and exit at the Bir-Hakeim stop. The Eiffel Tower is a short walk from there.

Woody

These instructions worked, I made it there. The metro station was well labled showing exactly how to get from one line to another.

When I exited the metro station, I was a little confused, as to what direction to head, since I could not see the Eiffel tower.
So I guessed, and figured as soon as I got somewhere open enough, I would be able to see the tower. I ended up going toward the river, where I came across a nice area with a memorial dedicated to the deportation of Jews during WWII. This was a good place to get some photos of the tower.
Later I found some better places.

When I was ready to go home, I had more trouble, as I didn't remember how to get back to the station. At some point I decided to go back to the Eiffel tower to get my sense of direction, and then from there follow my map.

The next day I did it a little different. Instead of transferring to metro 6, I exited the station at the Charles de Gaulle Etoile station. This put me at the Arc de Triomphe.
From there I took the red tourist bus thing. For 22 Euros it took me to all the other places I planed to see that day. I could get on and off as many times as I wanted. The bus made short stops in ideal positions for taking photos. It also had a soundtrack (in 6 languages). Most of the sound box things didn't work very well, but I managed to find one that did often enough to pick up some interesting facts.

[eileenkeeney]

Or take the Metro 6 line to Trocadero, walk through the gardens and enjoy the fountains, then cross the river to the Tower.

I used the other instructions, instead of these ones. However, I found that these fountains became one of my favorite places to take photos of the tower from, and just sort of hang out at.
I first saw these fountains from the 2nd floor of the Eiffel tower. It was the first place I headed when I left the tower area.
I found it interesting that this served sort of as a public swimming pool for both people and dogs.

[eileenkeeney]

Is it pretty easy to go back and forth from Disneyland Paris to Paris? We would like to sightsee a few days in Paris and I wondering if it would be better to stay in Paris instead of a Disneyland resort.

After making the choice to stay in the DL area, and travel back and forth, I recommend against it.
The RER is a long hot ride. I was told that it was not safe for me to travel alone on it too late at night (such as after dark when sunset is so late).
As a result, I did not see Paris at night.

I liked my hotel near DL, and I got a decent rate. I liked DisneyLand.
But I had no idea that I would find Paris as Spectacular as I found it, and wished I had been able to spend more time there.

I enjoyed the TGV and TER train rides. But the RER was a hot uncomfortable uninteresting ride.

So unless you plan to do more days in DL than in Paris (which I also would not recommend unless you have already been to Paris, or plan to return), I recommend against staying so far away.

It will be easy to take the RER to DisneyLand from Paris. The DisneyLand entrance is so close to the train station, that they share the same bus stops for the hotel buses.

[woody73]

Take the RER A train to Paris. At the Charles de Gaulle Etoile station, transfer to Metro Line 6, direction "Nation." Go five stops and exit at the Bir-Hakeim stop. The Eiffel Tower is a short walk from there.

Woody

These instructions worked, I made it there. The metro station was well labled showing exactly how to get from one line to another. . .

I'm glad it worked for you.

Woody