Bexx
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The station at DLP is called Marne La Vallee Chessy. It actually consists of two stations right next to each other - one is the RATP station for the RER Line A service to Paris, and the other is the SNCF/RFF station for the TGV, Thalys and Eurostar services.
This Paris by Train website has some helpful step by step and photo guides - though some times and prices may not be up-to-date.
Eurostar
The Eurostar offers a direct service from London St Pancras and Ashford to DLP daily except Tuesdays and Saturdays. (There is only a direct service on these days during school holidays)
The train departs from London in the morning to arrive at DLP early afternoon, and for the return journery it departs DLP early evening. The exact times change fairly regularly.
You can book the direct service to DLP up to six months in advance. To do this you must choose Disneyland Paris as the destination before putting in your dates. You can also phone Eurostar to book the direct service up to 10 months in advance.
UK train connections, and more can be booked on TheTrainLine
People wishing to catch the Eurostar from Ashford can stay overnight at various nearby hotels including Holiday Inn, Premier Inn and Travel Lodge
You can find further information of hotel and food options at Ashford in The Ashford Thread
On arriving at DLP, you can go straight to the park while your luggage is taken to your hotel using the Disney Express service. A comprehensive description of how this service works is given on this thread.
On exiting Marne La Vallee station you will find the stops for all the hotel shuttles just outside. as well as for the local bus-lines connecting the Resort to surrounding areas. See Local Bus Information below
Guests arriving at the station with luggage, and not staying in one of the resort hotels, can store it at Guest Storage next to the Guest Relations at the right side of the entrance to the Disneyland Park or the Walt Disney Studios. This will cost 2.50 euros per item. Another luggage-storage is located inside the train station but the operation times of this service are not coordinated with the opening times of the parks.
RER
DLP is connected to Paris by the RER. You can very easily travel between DLP and Paris on the RER Line A - the journey takes about 35 minutes
When travelling from Paris to DLP, be sure to board the RER Line A4 in the direction of "Marne-la-Vallée / Chessy Parcs Disneyland".
Timetables for stations on the RER A Line can be found here. Other timetables can be found here.
The RATP website includes maps and information on the RER, Metro and buses. It also gives information on the Paris Visite travel card for use on all those methods of transport.
Another option for just a one day visit is the Mobilis ticket which can be used on all the RER, Metro and the bus lines. It cannot be used on the "special" airport transports i.e.Roissybus/Roissyrail or Orlybus/Orlyval/Orlyrail though you can get to CDG on the RER B3 line (travelling to Aeroport Charles de Gaulle in Zone 5) and to Orly via the RER B4 line (travelling to Antony in Zone 3 and changing there to the Orlyval at extra cost). Price of the Mobilis is based on area of coverage you need, from Zone 1 out to Zones 2,3,4,5 or 6.
A Carte Orange is valid from a Monday to the following Sunday. You also need a passport size photo for the Carte Orange. It can be bought for use between as many or as few zones as you need for your travelling. So if staying in Val d'Europe you could buy one for zone 5 only, unless you were planning a visit of Paris.
With all of the above travel cards, to include travel between DLP and Paris you must buy the card/ticket that allows travel between Zones 1 - 5.
You can also buy individual tickets where the price is based on distance travelled e.g. DLRP to Val d'Europe is approx. 1,50 euros. To travel one way between DLP and Paris costs 6,55 euros per ticket - the Billet Ile-de-France. If you buy a carnet (book) of 10 tickets, you receive a discount of 20%, therefore the cost is 52,40 euros - and these tickets have no expiration date. Select "Marne-La-Vallee-Chessy" here, to check the current price to Paris.
Some information on travelling on the Paris subway can be found here - though ticket prices are now out of date.
Local Bus Information
Bus Route Map, Bus Timetables and Layout of Chessy Bus Station
TGV
The TGV is mainly used, in this case, as a quick way to get from CharlesDeGualle Airport to DLP.
Use this site for train times. Choose the station you are departing from (the list should be set to the Ile de France region) and on the next page choose "Search for times" or "Recherche d'horaires"
You can pre book your tickets on these websites - Rail Europe, Voyages-sncf and UK TGV
*Please remember to take all precautions against pickpockets when traveling by public transportation. See this thread for security tips.*
This Paris by Train website has some helpful step by step and photo guides - though some times and prices may not be up-to-date.
Eurostar
The Eurostar offers a direct service from London St Pancras and Ashford to DLP daily except Tuesdays and Saturdays. (There is only a direct service on these days during school holidays)
The train departs from London in the morning to arrive at DLP early afternoon, and for the return journery it departs DLP early evening. The exact times change fairly regularly.
You can book the direct service to DLP up to six months in advance. To do this you must choose Disneyland Paris as the destination before putting in your dates. You can also phone Eurostar to book the direct service up to 10 months in advance.
UK train connections, and more can be booked on TheTrainLine
People wishing to catch the Eurostar from Ashford can stay overnight at various nearby hotels including Holiday Inn, Premier Inn and Travel Lodge
You can find further information of hotel and food options at Ashford in The Ashford Thread
On arriving at DLP, you can go straight to the park while your luggage is taken to your hotel using the Disney Express service. A comprehensive description of how this service works is given on this thread.
On exiting Marne La Vallee station you will find the stops for all the hotel shuttles just outside. as well as for the local bus-lines connecting the Resort to surrounding areas. See Local Bus Information below
Guests arriving at the station with luggage, and not staying in one of the resort hotels, can store it at Guest Storage next to the Guest Relations at the right side of the entrance to the Disneyland Park or the Walt Disney Studios. This will cost 2.50 euros per item. Another luggage-storage is located inside the train station but the operation times of this service are not coordinated with the opening times of the parks.
RER
DLP is connected to Paris by the RER. You can very easily travel between DLP and Paris on the RER Line A - the journey takes about 35 minutes
When travelling from Paris to DLP, be sure to board the RER Line A4 in the direction of "Marne-la-Vallée / Chessy Parcs Disneyland".
Timetables for stations on the RER A Line can be found here. Other timetables can be found here.
The RATP website includes maps and information on the RER, Metro and buses. It also gives information on the Paris Visite travel card for use on all those methods of transport.
Another option for just a one day visit is the Mobilis ticket which can be used on all the RER, Metro and the bus lines. It cannot be used on the "special" airport transports i.e.Roissybus/Roissyrail or Orlybus/Orlyval/Orlyrail though you can get to CDG on the RER B3 line (travelling to Aeroport Charles de Gaulle in Zone 5) and to Orly via the RER B4 line (travelling to Antony in Zone 3 and changing there to the Orlyval at extra cost). Price of the Mobilis is based on area of coverage you need, from Zone 1 out to Zones 2,3,4,5 or 6.
A Carte Orange is valid from a Monday to the following Sunday. You also need a passport size photo for the Carte Orange. It can be bought for use between as many or as few zones as you need for your travelling. So if staying in Val d'Europe you could buy one for zone 5 only, unless you were planning a visit of Paris.
With all of the above travel cards, to include travel between DLP and Paris you must buy the card/ticket that allows travel between Zones 1 - 5.
You can also buy individual tickets where the price is based on distance travelled e.g. DLRP to Val d'Europe is approx. 1,50 euros. To travel one way between DLP and Paris costs 6,55 euros per ticket - the Billet Ile-de-France. If you buy a carnet (book) of 10 tickets, you receive a discount of 20%, therefore the cost is 52,40 euros - and these tickets have no expiration date. Select "Marne-La-Vallee-Chessy" here, to check the current price to Paris.
Some information on travelling on the Paris subway can be found here - though ticket prices are now out of date.
Local Bus Information
Bus Route Map, Bus Timetables and Layout of Chessy Bus Station
TGV
The TGV is mainly used, in this case, as a quick way to get from CharlesDeGualle Airport to DLP.
Use this site for train times. Choose the station you are departing from (the list should be set to the Ile de France region) and on the next page choose "Search for times" or "Recherche d'horaires"
You can pre book your tickets on these websites - Rail Europe, Voyages-sncf and UK TGV
*Please remember to take all precautions against pickpockets when traveling by public transportation. See this thread for security tips.*