Help! Lost in Paris...

If anyone could help me with these two questions would be greatly appreciated (it%26#39;s our first time in France):

1. Our group of 4 will need to get from Charles De Gaulle Airport to the Beauvais Airport in the afternoon. Is there a reliable shuttle service? Frequency, also approximate cost, etc?

2. Inexpensive, decent accomodation in the centre of Paris; any suggestions?

Thank you!

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As for the Beauvais airport, i guess it is because you get the low-cost flight there, in that case from the Porte Maillot (line one) outside on Boulevard Pershing coach parking lot you can get a shuttle bus that go to Beauvais airport, i guess it leaves three hours before the flight. Allow yourself extra time as the Porte Maillot is big and some people take time before finding the bus.

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try the Hotel Pratic, a nice 2 stars hotel located in the miidle of the Marais area, http://www.paris-hotel-pratic.com/ , prices are ideal for a small budget. The hotel is clean and nicely decorated. There is a Metro station nearby the hotel. It is a great hotel with nice staff.

Enjoy Paris

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There is no regular shuttle service from CDG to Beauvais. If you were to try to do it using established shuttles, you would take the Air France bus from CDG to Porte Maillot. You would need to arrive at Porte Maillot with enough time to find the shuttle which connects with your flight from Beauvais. That shuttle will leave 3.25 hours BEFORE your flight time. Given that the Air France bus runs every 15 minutes and takes 30-45 minutes to reach Porte Maillot, depending on traffic, you would need to be clear of any formalities at CDG some 4.5 to 5 hours before your flight time from Beauvais.

The cost doing it this way would be €25 each, €12 for the Air France bus, and €13 for the Beauvais shuttle.

A far better option, I think, would be to book a shuttle to take you direct from CDG to BVA. I think the trip shoud probably take about 1.25 hours, and you would need to allow enough time for check-in at BVA. Even in this time of increased security and so on, 90 minutes should be ample, so in effect you have cut the transfer time from 4.5+ hours to about 3 hours.

Do you have enough time between flights?

At a wild guess I would think the cost might be around €125, but I don%26#39;t really know.

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I am looking to go the opposite way. I have a round trip air from Paris to Rome and back through Beauvais. I need guidance from Beauvais to Charles de Gaulle. Plane arrives from Rome at 8:45 am. Flight from CDG to USA leaves at 1:40 pm.

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Yes sorry i misread your post and thought you were starting from Paris. I would also recommend a shuttle bus unless you have a lot of time between your flights.