Luggage Storage -Charles De Gaulle (CDG)

By | February 6, 2008 | in Airport

Update March 20, 2010: CDG Luggage Storage services are still in operation.  There have been rumours that luggage storage at CDG Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 have been closed due to security concerns, but this is patently false. I’ve spoken directly with Aeroports de Paris representatives who confirm that Bagages du Monde is operating normally.  … Read more

Beauvais Paris Train Schedule

By | March 2, 2008 | in Airport Beauvais (BVA) Schedules

Official Beauvais – Paris train schedule showing depature times of trains departing Beauvais city center (closest train station to BVA Airport) arriving in Paris at Gare du Nord station: (click to enlarge schedule) For a schedule in the opposite direction, see the Paris Beauvais Train Schedule in the downloadable full PDF schedule below. For complete … Read more

Paris Train Travel: a how to guide…

By | May 7, 2008 | in Attractions

Train travel in Paris is the easiest and cheapest way to get around the city and the sights surrounding it. This blog is the start of a Paris Train Travel book where I’ll show you how to navigate the complex and comprehensive network of trains throughout this beautiful busy city. How to use Paris Train … Read more

Closest Metro Stations to Louvre Museum

By | June 7, 2008 | in Attractions Maps

Louvre by Georgia Mizuleva The closest Paris Metro station to the Louvre Museum is Louvre Rivoli and Palais Royal Musée du Louvre, both on Line 1 (yellow) which travels underneath Rue de Rivoli. The closest RER station is Chatelet Les Halles on line RER A. See Paris Metro Maps for a full map.

Paris Train Schedules

By | June 11, 2008 | in Schedules

This is a list of common train schedules for Paris bound travelers. Paris to CDG on RER B CDG to Paris on RER B RER C Schedule (for Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Gare d’Austerlitz, Orly Airport) ORY (Paris-Orly Airport) to Paris Paris to Euro Disney on RER A Paris to Fontainebleau-Avon (Chateau Fontainebleau, INSEAD)

Paris Train/Metro Ticket Validation/Punching

By | June 16, 2008 | in Tickets

Validating or punching your train ticket or “billet” [bee-yay] is required when traveling on the Transilien, Ter, and various other Paris regional trains (not Metro) going to other cities in the Ile-de-France region that contains Paris. The machines to validate or “composter” [com-post-ay] the little purple or white Billet Ile-de-France tickets look like this: (Photo … Read more