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Paris information
Google map, hostel details, activities, nightlife and cost calculation
As a member you will have, in addition to the information in this document, also a Google map with marked locations of hostels, airports, bus/train/metro stations, nightlife areas, night clubs, salsa clubs, sightseeing locations and other locations of interest.
You will furthermore have important accommodation details such as price and contact information beside other information about activities and nightlife.
You will also have a detailed cost estimation.
Highlights
http://wikitravel.org/en/Paris#See
Arc de Triomphe
Catacombs
Château de Versailles
The Eiffel Tower
Grand Arche de la Défense
Notre Dame Cathedral
Opera Garnier
Pantheon
Père-Lachaise Cemetery
Sacré Coeur
Sainte Chapelle
The Louvre
Musée d'Orsay
Rodin Museum
Picasso Museum
Musée Marmottan-Monet
Musée de l'Orangerie
Musée Delacroix
Centre Georges Pompidou
Les Invalides
Cluny
Le Musee des Arts Decoratifs
Carnavalet
Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie - La Villette
Jacquemart-Andre Museum
Internet resources and guidebooks
http://beta.arrivalguides.com/sv/Travelguides/Europe/France/PARIS
http://wikitravel.org/en/Paris
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris
http://www.adlibris.com/se/product.aspx?isbn=1740598504
Money
Euro, see http://www.forex.se/ and http://www.forex.se/sv/Valuta/Resmal/?c=310.
Climate & When To Go
Flights ( 5 nights, Wednesday => Monday )
Travel Help recommends you to use www.reseguiden.se when you are planning your flights for a long-weekend in Europe. Use the +/- 3 days menu and fetch all flight costs. Some costs for weekend departures are missing which seems to be a program error. Most likely you want to travel before Saturday and Sunday and in such a case this error has minor importance. An overview of all costs for different departure and return dates immediately gives you information about which travel dates you should avoid due to high flight costs. You also get an indication of which travel dates have the lowest costs, especially if some low cost air companies only fly on some week days.
The example below was for 2012 and the search was done on 2012-02-23 for flights from Gothenburg. Book your flights as early as possible to get the lowest prices. You should book your flights before Christmas if you want the absolute best flight prices for the next year.
Flight (Ryanair) on Wednesday: Gothenburg/City Airport 09:30 => Paris/Beauvais-Tillé 11:45
Flight (Ryanair) on Monday: Paris/Beauvais-Tillé 12:10 => Gothenburg/City Airport 14:25
The price in this example is 988 SEK + additional fees on 2012-02-23 for flights in June.
The member information contains further information on how you get the absolute lowest flight prices!
Airports & airport transfers
Useful address is www.world-airport-codes.com.
Gothenburg airports are www.landvetter.lfv.se and www.goteborgcityairport.se.
Never trust a taxi driver in Paris! Avoid them if you can.
Charles de Gaulle International Airport, Roissy (CDG)
http://www.airwise.com/airports/europe/paris_cdg/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris-Charles_de_Gaulle_Airport
http://www.world-airport-codes.com/france/charles-de-gaulle-5672.html
=> http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/ADP/en-gb/passagers/home/
23 kilometres northeast of Paris near the village of Roissy-en-France is Charles de Gaulle airport. The largest airport serving Paris, it has two terminals, the second of which is split into terminals 2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D. Most international flights to Paris arrive and depart from Roissy-CGD (as it is known).
Transfer between airport and hostel
Bus: Charles-de-Gaulle => RER/TGV station ( ? SEK )
An RER/TGV station now serves the airport directly. You will have to take a bus from the terminal to the RER/TGV station. Sometimes it is also possible to walk.
Train: RER/TGV station => Gare du Nord Station ( ? SEK )
Trains leave every 15 minutes during the hours of 5h30 - 23h30 to downtown (see the http://www.paris.org/Metro/gifs/metro.pdf ).
From Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport (45 Minutes) - Catch the RER B toward Saint Remy les Chevreuses and get off at Gare du Nord Station.
Metro: Gare du Nord Station => Lumi’re station ( ? SEK )
Catch line 5 towards Bobigny-Pablo-Picasso and get off at Lumi’re station.
A five zone PARIS METRO PASS is also sufficient to get you into downtown Paris from Roissy-CDG Airport. You may also buy a single use ticket to downtown at the RER/TGV station at the airport. Travel time is 35 minutes to Gare du Nord.
Walk: Lumi’re station => St. Christopher's
The next closest Metro station is Laumi’re on Line 5. From Laumi’re station take exit no. 1 and as you come up the stairs continue to walk straight down Avenue Jean Jaur’s for about 250 metres and then turn left onto Rue de Crimée (look for the sign saying ‘Bassin de la Villette’). Follow Rue de Crimée for about 200 meters and you will find us in the brand new building beside the canal (just after you cross the bridge). Look for the large ‘St Christopher’s Inns’ & ‘Belushi’s’ signs.
Orly International Airport (ORY)
http://www.airwise.com/airports/europe/paris_ory/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris-Orly_Airport
http://www.world-airport-codes.com/france/orly-5677.html
=> http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/ADP/en-GB/Passagers/Home/
Transfer between airport and hostel
From Orly Airport (55 Minutes) - Catch the Orlyval train shuttle and then connect on RER B towards Paris. Get off at Gare du Nord and then catch line 5 toward Bobigny-Pablo-Picasso. Get off at Lumi're.
Beauvais Airport (BVA)
http://www.airwise.com/airports/europe/paris_beauvais/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauvais-Till%C3%A9_Airport
http://www.world-airport-codes.com/france/beauvais-tille-699.html
=> http://www.aeroportbeauvais.com/index.php?lang=eng
Transfer between airport and hostel
From Beauvais Airport (90 Minutes) ' Catch the shuttle bus into Paris(which leaves approximately 1 hour after each flight), which will drop you at Porte Maillot, where there is a Metro. Catch Line 1 towards Chateau de Vincennes and change at Palais Royal Musee du Louvre. Catch Line 7 towards La Courneuve, and get off at Crimée.
Accommodation photos
Getting around
http://wikitravel.org/en/Paris#Get_around
Metro
Dangers & Annoyances
http://wikitravel.org/en/Paris#Stay_safe