| Paris is a huge city with so much to see and do, but | | | | expensive - it could set you back up to 150 euros. |
| despite its size, it's so easy to get around. The public | | | | Arriving by train |
| transport system is excellent so it's possible to hop | | | | The national and international train networks in |
| from one attraction to the next without any trouble, | | | | continental Europe are excellent and often the most |
| meaning that you can pack lots of great activities into | | | | efficient way to get around, and the Eurostar from |
| a short weekend break. Here's a short guide to getting | | | | London is often the best way to get to Paris from |
| around quickly and easily, from your arrival right up to | | | | Great Britain. There are six mainline train stations in |
| your departure. | | | | Paris and all of them are linked to the métro system |
| Arriving by air | | | | so it's easy to get around once you arrive in the city. |
| Paris has two major airports - Orly and Charles de | | | | Here's a guide to train arrivals in Paris: |
| Gaulle. All the big airlines fly into these two airports. | | | | Gare de l'Est - east France, Austria, Germany and |
| There's another airport called Beauvais, which is quite | | | | eastern Europe |
| a bit further out of Paris. It's served mainly by budget | | | | Gare du Nord - north France and Germany, Eurostar, |
| airlines such as Ryanair. If you don't mind a rather long | | | | Belgium, Netherlands and Scandinavia |
| journey into Paris, it can be a good cheap way to fly | | | | Gare St Lazare - north France |
| to the city. | | | | Gare de Lyon - south France, Switzerland, Italy and |
| Charles de Gaulle airport is in a suburb to the north | | | | Greece |
| east of Paris called Roissy. It's about 23 kilometres | | | | Gare Montparnasse - south west France |
| from the city centre and it's well connected by public | | | | Gare d'Austerlitz - south France and Spain |
| transport. The Roissyrail train line is part of the | | | | City transport |
| Réseau Express Regional (RER) system - a | | | | Paris has an integrated public transport network of |
| suburban train network. There are trains every 15 | | | | buses, RER trains and the metro. It's called the RATP |
| minutes from terminal two and terminal three, which | | | | (Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens). You |
| take you to Gare du Nord. If you arrive at terminal one, | | | | can easily hop from bus to train to métro using the |
| a shuttle bus will take you to the Roissyrail station. If | | | | same ticket and it's cheap and efficient. You can buy |
| you prefer to take the bus, there's a Roissybus every | | | | an RATP transport map that shows all the bus, metro |
| 15 minutes from terminal one and terminal two. It | | | | and train lines and their connections. You can buy one |
| terminates at the Opéra metro station in the centre | | | | day passes or several day passes, which can save a |
| of Paris. | | | | lot of hassle as well as a lot of money. Sometimes the |
| Orly is a little closer to Paris - it's 13 kilometres south of | | | | tickets even offer discounts to museums and galleries |
| the city centre. There's a bus/train connection called | | | | Buses |
| Orlyrail. You'll be taken by shuttle bus to the RER train | | | | Buses are a great way of seeing a lot of the city as |
| station and from there it's a short journey to Gare | | | | you travel. There are bus stops everywhere, each of |
| d'Austerlitz. There are connections every 30 minutes. If | | | | which has detailed information on what buses stop |
| you prefer just to take a bus right into the city centre, | | | | there, what route they take and their timetables. It's a |
| there are lots of other frequent shuttle services - | | | | very easy method of transport and is good to use in |
| Orlybus, Orlyval, Air France buses and Jetbus. | | | | conjunction with the métro. |
| The city of Beauvais is approximately 85 kilometres | | | | Métro |
| north of Paris. Its shuttle service is scheduled according | | | | Paris is famed for its brilliant underground system with |
| to flight arrivals at the airport, with a coach leaving 20 | | | | its iconic Art Nouveau station entrances. The |
| minutes after every arrival. It takes just over an hour | | | | Métropolitain (metro) makes city centre travel so |
| to get into the city centre. If you prefer to take the | | | | simple. It runs about 21 hours per day and is replaced |
| train, you could take a taxi to the train station in | | | | by an excellent system of nightbuses in the middle of |
| Beauvais - it's only 15 minutes' drive from the airport. | | | | the night, so you'll never get stuck. Don't be put off by |
| The train journey takes just under an hour, arriving at | | | | the complex network of tunnels and lines - it's |
| Gare du Nord. The other option is to take a taxi all the | | | | incredibly easy to find your way around as all the lines |
| way into the city centre, but this can take up to an | | | | are colour coded and there are maps and signposts |
| hour and a half depending on traffic and is very | | | | everywhere. |