Travelling to Paris?

Our routes, not a list of everything. Places that have been there for centuries: no opening times or prices, which go stale.

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   Paris in a day

   10 hEverything you’ve seen in photos fits in 105 km². Paris is smaller than Madrid and you can walk across it: the problem is never distance, it’s queues.The Sainte-Chapelle first thing · Notre-Dame · The Louvre, with a strategy · The tower, and the man who ate underneath it · Dinner in the MaraisRead the full guide
2. 02

   A weekend in Paris

   20 hVersailles takes a whole day and you decide before you come. If you say yes, Saturday is Paris and Sunday belongs to the king.Saturday: the Musée d’Orsay · Saturday: Père-Lachaise · Saturday night: a bouillon · Sunday: VersaillesRead the full guide
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   What to see in Paris

   The Mona Lisa was just another painting until it was stolen in 1911. Two years missing made it the most famous painting in the world. The fame is the theft.The Louvre · The Sainte-Chapelle · The Eiffel Tower · Haussmann’s buildings · The catacombsRead the full guide
4. 04

   Eating in Paris

   A 1993 decree defines what may be called a baguette de tradition: flour, water, salt, yeast, and no freezing. That’s why there are two baguettes.The baguette, and the two of them · Coffee, and its three prices · The bistro, the brasserie and the café · The order of the table · The croissant, which is AustrianRead the full guide
5. 05

   Where to stay in Paris

   The twenty arrondissements spiral out from the centre like a snail. Knowing that, the district number tells you how far you are from everything.The Marais (3rd and 4th) · Saint-Germain and the Latin Quarter (5th and 6th) · Montmartre (18th) · Canal Saint-Martin and the 11th · Around the tower (7th and 15th)Read the full guide
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   Day trips from Paris

   Forty-five minutes by TGV there’s a cathedral where kings were crowned and, under the city, kilometres of Roman galleries full of champagne.Versailles · Chartres · Reims and the champagne · GivernyRead the full guide
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   From the Paris airports to the centre

   The Roissybus died on 28 February 2026 and nothing replaced it: there is no direct CDG-centre service left. And the taxi fare no longer depends on which bank.CDG: the RER B · Orly: line 14 · The taxi, and the decree that changed the rule · What’s gone, and what isn’t here yetRead the full guide
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   Paris: practical tips

   You say bonjour when you walk in. It sounds trivial and it explains half the French reputation for rudeness: they aren’t rude, you just didn’t say bonjour.Bonjour, and why it matters so much · Closing days · A métro ticket doesn’t cover the airport · August, and the pickpockets · Mobile dataRead the full guide

The real options, with what actually decides it: which terminal it leaves from and where it drops you. Fares and timetables live with the operator, who keeps them current.

• TrainRER BCDG → Gare du Nord · Châtelet · Saint-MichelThe classic CDG rail link, cutting through central Paris. The non-stop runs beat the all-stations ones.·Fares and timesRATP / SNCF
• MetroM14ORY → Châtelet · Gare de Lyon · Saint-LazareLine 14 has reached Orly since 2024: a fast driverless métro straight into town. It has retired the Orlyval.·Fares and timesRATP
• Bus9517CDG → Saint-Denis-Pleyel (enlace M14)The Roissybus to Opéra stopped on 28 February 2026 and no direct service to the centre replaced it. This express is what remains: half an hour to Saint-Denis-Pleyel, then the metro. It costs a normal fare, not an airport one.·Fares and timesÎle-de-France Mobilités
• TaxiCDG · ORY → París (tarifa fija de prefectura)Official taxis run a flat fare set by decree from both CDG and Orly: a closed price, the same day or night, tolls and luggage included. It no longer depends on which bank of the Seine. If a driver offers the meter or a different price, that isn’t the official fare. Use the marked ranks only.·Fares and timesPréfecture de Police

Before you fly, or on the layover. Pay per visit, whatever airline.

• YotelAir Paris Charles de Gaullefrom €40.00
• Premium Traveller Loungefrom €45.00