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Transportation CDG Airport to Hotel in Paris
On 7/2/18 2:58 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
On Mon, 2 Jul 2018 14:18:40 -0700, poldy wrote: On 7/1/18 12:57 PM, Ken Blake wrote: Uber is certainly available. At least, it was a year or two ago, but there have been efforts by the regular taxi companies to have it banned. I don't know if these have succeeded. I've used Uber many times, but only in the US. I find it very convenient, generally much more so than taxis. If you can't help me with Uber, perhaps someone else here can. Anyone here who can provide information about Uber in Paris, especially at CDG airport? https://www.uber.com/airports/cdg/ At some airports, Uber isn't allowed to pick up at curbside. At CDG it appears they're allowed to. You can enter your origin (CDG) and destination near some famous landmark, such as the Opera or Hotel de Ville on the front page of uber.com and it will come up with estimates. You want to try different times, especially the time you anticipate it will be when you clear immigration and get all your luggage. Thank you very much. I just did that and it came up with €50-60. I was hoping for a more precise estimate, but that's better than nothing. How does that €50-60 compare with taking a taxi? Can you guess about how much a taxi would cost? According to this site, there are flat fares: https://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/pass...paris-cdg-taxi I'm not sure how accurate this site is: https://www.taxifarefinder.com/main....France&lang=en Also beware of taking official taxis. I don't know if it's a problem at CDG but once at Gare du Nord, we went out to the front of the station and there were people coming up to us asking if we wanted a taxi. Turns out the only place where official taxis are allowed to pick up at that station is to the side of the building, with marked signs. The licensed cabbies aren't going around trying to convince people to ride with them. Instead they just queue up where the people are suppose to line up. These unlicensed "taxis" are apparently dodgy. If they can't even get vetted for Uber, you have to wonder about them. |
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Transportation CDG Airport to Hotel in Paris
On Tue, 3 Jul 2018 13:03:43 -0700, poldy wrote:
On 7/2/18 2:58 PM, Ken Blake wrote: On Mon, 2 Jul 2018 14:18:40 -0700, poldy wrote: On 7/1/18 12:57 PM, Ken Blake wrote: Uber is certainly available. At least, it was a year or two ago, but there have been efforts by the regular taxi companies to have it banned. I don't know if these have succeeded. I've used Uber many times, but only in the US. I find it very convenient, generally much more so than taxis. If you can't help me with Uber, perhaps someone else here can. Anyone here who can provide information about Uber in Paris, especially at CDG airport? https://www.uber.com/airports/cdg/ At some airports, Uber isn't allowed to pick up at curbside. At CDG it appears they're allowed to. You can enter your origin (CDG) and destination near some famous landmark, such as the Opera or Hotel de Ville on the front page of uber.com and it will come up with estimates. You want to try different times, especially the time you anticipate it will be when you clear immigration and get all your luggage. Thank you very much. I just did that and it came up with €50-60. I was hoping for a more precise estimate, but that's better than nothing. How does that €50-60 compare with taking a taxi? Can you guess about how much a taxi would cost? According to this site, there are flat fares: https://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/pass...paris-cdg-taxi Thanks. That say 79€, a *lot* more than Uber I'm not sure how accurate this site is: https://www.taxifarefinder.com/main....France&lang=en That says 50,82 € Also beware of taking official taxis. Yes, thanks. I'm well aware of that. I don't know if it's a problem at CDG but once at Gare du Nord, we went out to the front of the station and there were people coming up to us asking if we wanted a taxi. Turns out the only place where official taxis are allowed to pick up at that station is to the side of the building, with marked signs. The licensed cabbies aren't going around trying to convince people to ride with them. Instead they just queue up where the people are suppose to line up. These unlicensed "taxis" are apparently dodgy. If they can't even get vetted for Uber, you have to wonder about them. |
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Transportation CDG Airport to Hotel in Paris
On 2018-07-03 20:03:43 +0000, poldy said:
On 7/2/18 2:58 PM, Ken Blake wrote: On Mon, 2 Jul 2018 14:18:40 -0700, poldy wrote: On 7/1/18 12:57 PM, Ken Blake wrote: Uber is certainly available. At least, it was a year or two ago, but there have been efforts by the regular taxi companies to have it banned. I don't know if these have succeeded. I've used Uber many times, but only in the US. I find it very convenient, generally much more so than taxis. If you can't help me with Uber, perhaps someone else here can. Anyone here who can provide information about Uber in Paris, especially at CDG airport? https://www.uber.com/airports/cdg/ At some airports, Uber isn't allowed to pick up at curbside. At CDG it appears they're allowed to. You can enter your origin (CDG) and destination near some famous landmark, such as the Opera or Hotel de Ville on the front page of uber.com and it will come up with estimates. You want to try different times, especially the time you anticipate it will be when you clear immigration and get all your luggage. Thank you very much. I just did that and it came up with €50-60. I was hoping for a more precise estimate, but that's better than nothing. How does that €50-60 compare with taking a taxi? Can you guess about how much a taxi would cost? According to this site, there are flat fares: https://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/pass...paris-cdg-taxi I'm not sure how accurate this site is: https://www.taxifarefinder.com/main....France&lang=en Also beware of taking official taxis. I don't know if it's a problem at CDG but once at Gare du Nord, we went out to the front of the station and there were people coming up to us asking if we wanted a taxi. I made exactly that observation at the Gare du Nord two years ago. I wasn't fooled, but the (English) people behind me in the queue almost were, until I warned them that these people were not offering proper taxis. They had just arrived from London on the Eurostar, and I also warned them that they need to leave a LOT of time to get through the controls on the way back. I had just come back from London myself on the Eurostar, and at St Pancras I could just walk through with no delays. On the outward journey from Paris it had taken a good 45 minutes and the information about where one was supposed to wait was between minimal and non-existent. (The delays were caused by the UK passport controls and security checks.) This was in 2016. It may be better (or worse!) now. Turns out the only place where official taxis are allowed to pick up at that station is to the side of the building, with marked signs. The licensed cabbies aren't going around trying to convince people to ride with them. Instead they just queue up where the people are suppose to line up. These unlicensed "taxis" are apparently dodgy. If they can't even get vetted for Uber, you have to wonder about them. -- athel |
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Transportation CDG Airport to Hotel in Paris
Le Sun, 01 Jul 2018 07:39:36 -0700, Ken Blake wroteÂ*:
Thanks very much. But if I add together the cost of the train for two people and the taxi in Paris, how much less will it cost than just taking a taxi from the airport? I might be wrong, but I thought there wouldn't be a big saving. Taxi fare from CDG to Paris : 50 EUR. https://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/pass...paris-cdg-taxi Trains (RER) are convenient. There are also city buses, airline coaches, shuttles http://easycdg.com/transport/taxi-sh...arlesdegaulle/ |
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