**The Carte Orange is now known as Passe Navigo What is Carte Orange? A weekly or monthly public transportation “pass” for Paris and the Ile-de-France region. Exists in the form of a contactless smartcard known as a Pass Navigo (for residents) or a Pass Navigo Découverte (for non-residents). Formerly, Carte Orange was an actual papercard, … Read more
Update Feb 22, 2013 Gares-en-mouvement.com has removed the itinerary builder from their site and are now asking visitors to use the individual train company sites for searching/building train itineraries. Here’s the list of itinerary builders for French train companies, in English where available: Transilien – Normal-speed trains serving suburban Paris & cities in Ile-de-France Ter … Read more
The first Eurostar train departing London from St Pancras International Station leaves at 05:25, arriving at Paris Gare du Nord at 08:50. Note that there is a one hour time difference between London and Paris. Last train from London to Paris leaves St Pancras at 20:05, arriving at 23:26. On weekends, Saturday and Sunday, the … Read more
To purchase £69 round trip Eurostar train tickets from London to Paris (or Paris to London): 1. Go to Eurostar.com and click on the “Eurostar Deals” tab, top right highlighted below. (image updated March 28, 2013). If you end up on the French site, you can switch languages at the top right: Next, on the … Read more
The Disneyland® RER Paris train is better known in Paris as the RER A train (one of five RER trains, A through E). This RER map shows the Disneyland Paris RER line as the red line traveling from west to east across Paris: It’s important to remember that the RER A line has several branching … Read more
This is a guide on how to read Paris RER train schedules, which can appear complex at first glance. We’ll learn how to read an RER timetable through an example trip: Paris-Gare de Lyon to Disneyland Paris by RER A Train. Things you’ll need to know before you start: Your Destination RER train station (Marne … Read more
CDG Map (Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport) showing: CDG Terminal 1 CDG Terminal 3 CDG Terminal 2A-G (plus T2 halls L & M) CDGVAL shuttle train between terminals, Roissypole (for airport buses & Terminal 3 access) and CDG parking Map courtesy of aeroportsdeparis.fr
Update: Les Cars Air France is now known as “Le Bus Direct”. Instead of taking the RER or train heading into Paris, there is an airport shuttle from Charles de Gaulle or Orly Airport to the heart of Paris. Air France offers a shuttle service for non-passengers (and passengers alike) with central destinations such as … Read more
The Eurail Pass is not valid for RER Trains in Paris operated by RATP (i.e. RER A, RER B). As documented on the Eurail Group website, the benefits of the Eurail Pass will not work for RER trains, but does work for SNCF brand trains for intercity trains and inter-country trains within and originating from France such … Read more
Paris RER B Train Video – Facts & Figures Learn about the Paris RER B train line running from CDG Airport to central Paris, Orly Airport and beyond. The RER B train is Europe’s 2nd busiest train carrying 870,000 passenger trips each day. RER B line map with train connections More interesting facts about the … Read more