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Montmartre: Take the RER-B to Gare du Nord, transfer to Métro line 4 (dir-
ection: Porte de Clignancourt) and ride three stops to Marcadet-Poissoniers, then
transfer to line 12 (direction: Mairie d'Issy). Ride three or four stops and get off at
Abbesses or Pigalle.
By Bus: RoissyBus makes the 50-minute trip to the Opéra Métro stop in central Par-
is, arriving on Rue Scribe. From there, it's an easy Métro ride to anywhere in the city. To
get to the Métro entrance or nearest taxi stand, turn left as you exit the bus and walk coun-
terclockwise around the lavish Opéra building to its front (€10, runs 6:00-23:00, 4/hour
until 20:45, 3/hour after that, 50 minutes, buy ticket on bus, tel. 3246, www.ratp.fr/en ) .
For Rue Cler hotels, take Métro line 8 (direction: Balard) to La Tour Maubourg or
Ecole Militaire. For hotels in the Marais neighborhood, take line 8 (direction: Créteil Pré-
fecture) to the Bastille stop. A taxi to any of my listed hotels costs about €12 from here.
“Les Cars” Air France buses run at least twice hourly from 5:45 until 23:00 (tel.
08 92 35 08 20, www.lescarsairfrance.com ) . Bus #2 goes to the Etoile stop near the Arc
deTriomphe(€16.50,45minutes,seemapon here ) andPorteMaillot(withconnectionsto
Beauvais Airport, described later). Once at the Arc de Triomphe, catch city bus #92 (one
blockaway)totheRueClerarea. Bus #4 runstoGaredeLyon(45minutes)andtheMont-
parnasse Tower/train station (€16.50, 1 hour). Bus #3 goes to Orly airport (€19, 1 hour).
Buy tickets from the driver (round-trip tickets or 2 persons traveling together save 20 per-
cent) or online, which saves you an additional 10 percent.
From Paris to the airport, catch Air France buses at Etoile/Arc de Triomphe (on Av-
enue Carnot—the non-Champs-Elysées side), Porte Maillot (on Boulevard Gouvion-St-
Cyr—right side of the Palais des Congres), Gare Montparnasse (on Rue du Commandant
René Mouchotte—facing the station with the tower behind you, it's around the left side),
orGaredeLyon(lookfor Navette-Aéroport signs,andfindthestoponRueDiderotacross
from Café Les Deux Savoies).
By Airport Van: The shuttle vans from Charles de Gaulle work like those at home,
carrying passengers directly to and from their hotels, with stops along the way to pick up
other passengers. Shuttles work best for trips from your hotel to the airport, since they re-
quire you to book a precise pickup time in advance—even though you can't ever know
exactly when your flight will actually arrive. Airport vans cost about €32 for one person,
€46fortwo,and€58forthree.Whilethesevanstakelongertoreachtheairportthanataxi
does, compared to taxis they're a good value for single travelers and big families. Have
your hotelier book at least a day in advance.
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