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Post by lakeland on Oct 26, 2008 20:21:56 GMT -5
flying into CDG - arrive 7:30 am - then head to Strasbourg - there is a TVG at 7:30 which I would miss of course and the next is not until 12 or so.
wondering if it would be faster to go to the Gare els (sp) for a regular train to Strasbourg or just wait till 12 for the TVG at cdg
how would one get to the Gare from CDG - thanks
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Post by dannydg on Oct 26, 2008 23:20:50 GMT -5
Take the TGV, believe me its faster.
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Post by Anne on Oct 28, 2008 3:19:56 GMT -5
Lakeland - The station that you have in mind is Gare de l'Est .
ALL trains going from Paris to Strasbourg are now TGVs . There is a train leaving from Gare de l'Est to Strasbourg almost every hour, the trip takes about 2 hours 20 mns .
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Post by lakeland on Oct 28, 2008 12:11:44 GMT -5
thought so - how do I get from CDG to the Gare de l'Est to take on of these trains to save a few hours waiting to 12:50 at CDG for a tgv train or is it worth it to do
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Post by Anne on Oct 29, 2008 3:32:03 GMT -5
You take the RER B to gare du Nord (ride takes about 30mns) and then you walk (less than 10mns) to gare de l'Est . Or you take a taxi, but of course the cost is not the same ...
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lnverte
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Post by lnverte on Oct 29, 2008 3:55:45 GMT -5
Alternatively, you can take the RATP bus number 350 to Gare de l'Est but it takes about 45 minutes. Buses every 25 to 30 minutes from CDG 1, 2A or 2B.
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Post by grant on Oct 31, 2008 7:35:20 GMT -5
It's relatively easy to walk from Gare du Nord to Gare de l'Est, I guess it really depends on your luggage! You will get to Strasbourg faster by venturing in to Paris rather than waiting at CDG.
I suppose it really depends if you don't mind the hassle!
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Post by lakeland on Nov 2, 2008 10:28:08 GMT -5
Grant - you make a good point if worth the hassle to hopefully save a coupleo or hours - CDG is rather boring place to sit but isn't all airports
and too, don't I need confirmed tickets to make sure we have seats on a TVG train? if so we better really know when we would get to Gare l Est.
so right now, I think we will wait for the 12:53 from CDG to Strasbourg - only a short drive south to a B&B to be decided on
thanks all - I really like this site for Paris info!!
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Post by lakeland on Nov 4, 2008 15:14:08 GMT -5
lo and behold I wondered about flying to Strasbourg - Air France has 3-4 flights aday - we could get a early am one for 2/3's I think what the TGV would cost $65 vs 85-100. obviously faster too!!! who knows
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