What is the RER?

It has been 20 years since I have been to Paris. I do not know what the RER is? Is it another underground transportion? It is reccomended that we take the RER from CDG then transfer to a metro to get to our hotel. Is this a good idea or should we hire a shuttle?

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sorry, forgot to add that it would be a good idea if your hotel is close to a RER B stop .. since that is the RER line you take from CDG airport.

for example, i will be taking the RER to my hotel in the latin quarter because it is close to the luxembourg RER B stop.

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The RER B-3 train from CDG into central Paris is one of several good ways to make the transfer. But, %26#39;..one-size-doesn%26#39;t-fit-all%26#39;. Much will depend upon the location of your final destination/hotel within Paris---as well as your own personal preferences, priorities, specil needs and budget. As an example, my own personal %26#39;preference%26#39; would be for a discrete Mercedes S-Class sedan and driver...but my %26#39;budget%26#39; dictates otherwise. So, I use the RER B-3 and airport shuttle services instead. In some cases, the RER will be best, in others the #2 or #4 AIR FRANCE COACH, ROISSYBUS, airport shuttle services and taxi.

You can learn more about the various options available to you and judge their suitability by checking the listed resources. Then...make your own INFORMED decision:

http://www.adp.fr/webadp/a_cont01_an.nsf/$$Affich@ReadForm%26amp;cle=X500520521.html

http://www.airfrance.com/double6/passage2.nsf/(LookupPublishedWeb)/en-EXCDG-CarsAF?OpenDocument#

http://www.bluvan.fr/

http://www.paris-airport-shuttle.com/

http://www.city-bird.com/anglais/welcome.php

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I can get a private driver in a mercedes!? ;)

thanks for the advise.

I get claustraphobic and i do not want to be in an underground train for 45 mins. from CDG.

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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;I get *** claustraphobic ***and i do not want to be in an underground train for 45 mins. from CDG%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;

Then I%26#39;ve the best (??) of both worlds for you:

http://www.city-bird.com/anglais/welcome.php

No claustraphobia issues here....but major %26#39;..helmet hair..%26#39; concerns (aside from the minor details of horrible death and/or dismemberment issues).

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the motorcycle transport is the coolest idea yet. But I would have to travel really light. Maybe in the spring or summer. thanks for the suggestion.

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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;When you pre-book your tickets on the web, you can retrive them from the station but will need the credit card that you used to pay for them.%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;

You wouldn%26#39;t necessarily have to travel light...you could send it on ahead with the Mercedes and driver. None of this would cost more (at least not much more) than a semester at Stanford or USC.