Disney to Paris ~ Help please

[littlelizzie]

This time on our trip to Disney WE ARE going to take a trip into Paris.
The last two times we planned to but never made it.
If anyone one has done this could you answer a couple of questions for me?

I know we have to get on the train at the station next to Disney Park, is it easy to work out which train we need?

How much roughly is a ticket?

More importantly where do we need to get off (want to see the Eiffel Tower?)

Any other helpful info greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Bexx]

If you haven't seen it already, there is a bit of info about travelling on the RER, in the Travelling by Train thread, which you might find quite helpful - you can find this thread in the Very Useful Information sticky.

 

[Happy Tappy]

You get the RER (regional train) to Chatalet les Halles and then you can get connections from there. You can get a day pass for €12.30 (it's called a Mobilis 1-5) that allows you to travel as many times as you want between zones 1-5 (Disney is zone 5, Paris is zone 1) Make sure you don't throw your tickets away as you need them to exit the stations.

There are ticket machines in the station that have English menus, this makes it very easy to purchase your tickets.

There are clear signs in the train station telling you which platform you need to go to. They will be labelled as RER Paris.

HERE is a good site for planning journeys. Type your starting station as Marne La Valle and then just enter where you want to go. It will tell you what trains to get and how long the journey will take. All the trains in Paris are very frequent, you're unlikely to have to wait longer than 10mins for a train.

 

[nbodyhome]

The Paris Metro is very simple, but I'd route out your travels ahead. You don't want to look too much like a tourist, trying to figure out where you are going.

The RER takes you right into Paris. The metro system is based on numbers and colors - very easy! But again, I'd kind of figure out where you want to go ahead of time, and get your route mapped out.

 

[bavaria]

You get the RER (regional train) to Chatalet les Halles and then you can get connections from there. You can get a day pass for €12.30 (it's called a Mobilis 1-5) that allows you to travel as many times as you want between zones 1-5 (Disney is zone 5, Paris is zone 1) Make sure you don't throw your tickets away as you need them to exit the stations.

Rumour had it that they were going to stop selling the Mobilis to 'tourists' and insist that they buy the (often higher price) Paris Visite card. I don't know how they would prevent one from using the machine if one is not local, other than by restricting foreign credit cards.

I DID once have a ticket seller try and refuse me, but when I chastised him in my very good french and told him that I was living in Paris at the time he backed down.

Denise, please look away a moment.

Thank you.

For those who are fearful of trying the metro for the first time, time the RER to Auber station. Disembark, and you can take the yellow bus guided tour on four different routes through Paris, hopping on and off at leisure. It is about 25 euros for the day, and covers a lot of ground, with narration. The office is outside Auber station.

For the more adventurous, or those who like to walk a lot, it is easy to find your way using metro and your feet - but not all are like that.

Someone tell Denise that she can come back now......

 

[Cyrano]

Rumour Someone tell Denise that she can come back now......

Okay

 

[bavaria]

if you are a walker, take the RER to CDG-Etoile (Arc de Triomphe) Get off and walk down Champs Elysees, detour across the Seine to la Tour Eiffel, walk down the Seine, cross the Pont Alexandre, continue down Champs Elysees to Place de la Concorde and the Louvre. A nice little walk.

Then take the metro (if required!) to Notre Dame. Walk or metro to Opera Garnier, and you will be back near the Auber station to take the RER back to DLRP.

 

[nbodyhome]

For the more adventurous, or those who like to walk a lot, it is easy to find your way using metro and your feet - but not all are like that.

Someone tell Denise that she can come back now......

Haha!

I tried a hop-on and hop-off bus in London once (in 2005). As I watched all the walkers pass us, I figured that was my last time too! It took forever to get there, forever to get anywhere, we even stopped in one spot to change buses for some reason.

I do know there is a city bus that is supposed to go past a lot of the sights. I am not sure of the number, but I've been told about it on several occasions.

I do love to walk in Paris. However, there are times that I find it tough to find a Metro! I am not good with maps, and there are metros everywhere - except when I want one. For those who like to bike, Fat Tires does a day tour also. But I know, not everyone wants to do that!

 

[Ware Bears]

if you are a walker, take the RER to CDG-Etoile (Arc de Triomphe) Get off and walk down Champs Elysees, detour across the Seine to la Tour Eiffel, walk down the Seine, cross the Pont Alexandre, continue down Champs Elysees to Place de la Concorde and the Louvre. A nice little walk.

Then take the metro (if required!) to Notre Dame. Walk or metro to Opera Garnier, and you will be back near the Auber station to take the RER back to DLRP.

Thank you bavaria! I've just saved that route ready for summer 2008.

 

[nbodyhome]

if you are a walker, take the RER to CDG-Etoile (Arc de Triomphe) Get off and walk down Champs Elysees, detour across the Seine to la Tour Eiffel, walk down the Seine, cross the Pont Alexandre, continue down Champs Elysees to Place de la Concorde and the Louvre. A nice little walk.

We actually did much of this walk.

The last night, I got completely - well, not lost, just looking for a metro! It was still a nice walk, from the Louvre, past Pont Alma, and I think I ended up at the Trocadero Metro station (which was perfect for where I was going, once I found it!) A French gentleman asked me if I knew where the metro station was - do I look like I know anything? He actually asked me in French quickly - but I could tell he wasn't sure where he was, and then he found the metro station too.