Train to hospital in Paris Please help.

[grad06]

Hi my husband has got to have dialysis while we are at DLP and we have been gven the option of the the 2 hospitals below.

DIAVERUM PARIS MONT-LOUIS
11, Passage Courtois
75011 PARIS

or

DIAVERUM PARIS SAINT MAUR
12, rue Saint Maur
75011 PARIS

I have looked at taxis and these look to expensive. There will be 5 of us. While DH has dialysis thought I could do the tourist thing with the 16 year olds I will be with.

These hospitals are near the Notre-Dame.

I have only ever once several years ago done the train from CDG to DLP and that was very late at night and I was very tired. So it was more luck than skill that even got my mum and I to DLP

Can anyone give me any advice about which train to get etc. I think we need to be at the hospital for about 8am. Also how to get back to disney.

Also any sight seeing advice.

Really nervous about this as do not use public transport very often as we do not have much where we live. Also DH can be poorly after dialysis so it will be upto me to get us back to disney.

Thanks

 

[Carrie_Cat]

They aren't near Notre Dame but that doesn't really matter as if that's where you want to go after I'll put a route up for you

The first centre is at M° Charonne and the 2nd one at M° Goncourt.

The first one is easiest to get to and it's in a nicer area imho.

From DLP you'd take the RER A to Nation and then change onto the M°9 (direction Pont de Sevres). You have 2 stops until Charonne and then it will be a 5 minute walk

It takes about minutes from start to finish

If from there you wanted to go to Notre Dame you'd go back to the metro and continue on line 9 until Strasbourg St Denis where you'd change onto line 4 (direction Porte d'Orleans) and go 5 stops until Cité. From there it's a short walk to Notre Dame and you could also look at the Ile St Louis which is a pleasant walk around especially if it's nice

If you'd like any other plans let me know

 

[ev08]

Hi,

I'm not sure how much the train will cost for the 5 of you but have you thought about private transfer(if this is possible). A return transfer from CDG airport to DLP is 140e.
It might be worth checking with ezyshuttle or another company to see if they would do this as I don't think the train is much cheaper if at all.The trip would be a lot easier and less stressful for you.

HTH

 

[grad06]

They aren't near Notre Dame but that doesn't really matter as if that's where you want to go after I'll put a route up for you

The first centre is at M° Charonne and the 2nd one at M° Goncourt.

The first one is easiest to get to and it's in a nicer area imho.

From DLP you'd take the RER A to Nation and then change onto the M°9 (direction Pont de Sevres). You have 2 stops until Charonne and then it will be a 5 minute walk

It takes about minutes from start to finish

If from there you wanted to go to Notre Dame you'd go back to the metro and continue on line 9 until Strasbourg St Denis where you'd change onto line 4 (direction Porte d'Orleans) and go 5 stops until Cité. From there it's a short walk to Notre Dame and you could also look at the Ile St Louis which is a pleasant walk around especially if it's nice

If you'd like any other plans let me know

Thank you so very much Carrie Cat. I am really nervous about being in Paris without DH.
Girls have decided that they want to go around on their own so I will be on my own. Not sure I fancy it on my own. Will not want to get on metro on my own or walk about the streets on my own.
The train instructions are fantastic though because DH will need those. So thank you so very much.
I might have to spend the day in the pool at the hotel.

Hi,

I'm not sure how much the train will cost for the 5 of you but have you thought about private transfer(if this is possible). A return transfer from CDG airport to DLP is 140e.
It might be worth checking with ezyshuttle or another company to see if they would do this as I don't think the train is much cheaper if at all.The trip would be a lot easier and less stressful for you.

HTH

Thanks I will look into this incase DH does not want to do the train.
Have no idea how much the train is though and not sure how to find out.

Thanks for the fast and great replies

 

[Carrie_Cat]

It's 14,20€ for a return atm..the prices will increase by 50cts/1€ after the 1st of July..that's for adults

Takes about 50 minutes (not sure why that got left off ^^)

It's very safe in Paris you know, I'm sure you would be fine and have a nice look round. If you decide to do so let me know what you'd like to see and I'll write you up a little program

 

[grad06]

It's 14,20€ for a return atm..the prices will increase by 50cts/1€ after the 1st of July..that's for adults

Takes about 50 minutes (not sure why that got left off ^^)

It's very safe in Paris you know, I'm sure you would be fine and have a nice look round. If you decide to do so let me know what you'd like to see and I'll write you up a little program

Thanks for the info.
I would love to see the Notre Dame and the Mona Lisa. Not bothered about the Eifel Tower. Not sure if they are do able. DH is on dialysis for 4 hours. Been to DLP lots of time and really want to make to Paris.
Once more thanks for the information.

 

[Carrie_Cat]

If you look at this map you will see the metro Cité that I mentionned in my 1st post.

The N°2 is Notre Dame so it's really just round the corner once you come out of the metro.

If you prefered you could also go one extra stop on that metro line 4 and get off at St Michel and walk back over

The number 6 on that map is the Louvre where you've got the Mona Lisa.

As you can see it's not that far you can walk it even, it's along the riverside

If you wanted to take the metro you could either get back on at Cité go back 1 stop on line 4 (direction Porte de Clignacourt) to Chatelet and change onto line 1 (direction La Defense) and go 2 stops to Palais Royal from there you just follow the signs under ground and it brings you direct to an entrance into the Louvre.

To go back to the clinic you'd take the metro line 1 (direction Chateau de Vincennes) to Nation and then onto line 9 to Charonne.

Let me know if this is clear for you and if you need other information I'm glad to help

 

[grad06]

Thanks Carrie cat.

That is fantastic. I am going to copy that and print it out. You have given me the confidence to go to see the sights now and I'm really looking forward to it.
Still a little scared but I am not going till August so plenty of time to get over the fear!!!
Any other recommendations I will be greatful for. I think I will walk as much as possible as DH can not so it will be a nice change for me.

Thanks

 

[A Small World]

Its a lovely walk along the river between Notre Dame and the Louvre especially on a nice day.
You can walk along either bank and browse the bookstalls which line the street (bouquinists).

The outside of the Louvre is beautiful to look at as well so dont just dash in to see the Mona Lisa. Although I preferred it without the glass pyramid.

From there you could stroll through the Jardin des Tuileries - nice and peaceful to sit there for a while as well.

One of my favourite views in Paris is to stand under the Arc du Carousel by the Louvre/Tuileries and look all the way through the gardens, past Place de la Concorde and up the Champs Elysee to the Arc de Triomphe.

You could go onto Rue Rivoli which runs alongside the Louvre and Jardins and go to Angelinas - a wonderful tea rooms which serves the best hot chocolate in the world and delicious cakes.

Or before you leave the Notre Dame area walk behind it- the back is very beautiful and very different to the square angular front. From there cross onto Ile st Louis and go to Berthillon for wonderful icecreams

Oh cant you tell I love Paris and love just wandering round there.

 

[grad06]

Its a lovely walk along the river between Notre Dame and the Louvre especially on a nice day.
You can walk along either bank and browse the bookstalls which line the street (bouquinists).

The outside of the Louvre is beautiful to look at as well so dont just dash in to see the Mona Lisa. Although I preferred it without the glass pyramid.

From there you could stroll through the Jardin des Tuileries - nice and peaceful to sit there for a while as well.

One of my favourite views in Paris is to stand under the Arc du Carousel by the Louvre/Tuileries and look all the way through the gardens, past Place de la Concorde and up the Champs Elysee to the Arc de Triomphe.

You could go onto Rue Rivoli which runs alongside the Louvre and Jardins and go to Angelinas - a wonderful tea rooms which serves the best hot chocolate in the world and delicious cakes.

Or before you leave the Notre Dame area walk behind it- the back is very beautiful and very different to the square angular front. From there cross onto Ile st Louis and go to Berthillon for wonderful icecreams

Oh cant you tell I love Paris and love just wandering round there.

Thanks Small World. I am going to paste all this information into a word document so that I can print it out and take with me.
Still nervous but looking forward to it.

 

[Johnny_boy]

I'd agree with small world, the outside of the Louvre is beautiful, it's a huge place and you'll only get to see the Mona Lisa for a few seconds as it's very popular and behind bullet proof glass. It's a lot smaller than you expect as well. The Louvre is huge, you could spend all day in it. I'm not much of an art fan so did it in a couple of hours and spent longer outside than in!

If you have an iPhone/iPod touch, there is a free app called Musee du Louvre that helps you find the various sites. One of my favourite free programs is MetrO which works on almost every kind of smartphone including Nokia. It has metro info for the world's metro systems and is great for on the fly routing. I'd load the Paris Touriste and you can type in things like louvre or arc de triomphe and it will find the nearest metro/RER. I've used a paid app as well but this is so useful and it's all offline so no data charges.

The Metro is very safe as is Paris, just be aware that bakers and the like shut at lunchtime, same with supermarkets but take-aways and restaurants stay open.

 

[Carrie_Cat]

The Metro is very safe as is Paris, just be aware that bakers and the like shut at lunchtime, same with supermarkets but take-aways and restaurants stay open.

I don't know where you've been looking but I can assure you that in central Paris the bakers are doing a roaring trade at lunch time selling sandwiches and quiches and cake

They each have one day where they close by law but there will always be another one not far that is open.

Supermarkets are also open all day and their closing hours are getting later and later as Carrefour City market and Daily Monop takes over Paris

 

[Johnny_boy]

We were in Vincennes. A lot still closes there at lunchtime. When we arrived the local butcher and baker were shut for the August holiday.