RER and metro to hotel

My hotel address is 54 rue Monge 75005 Paris FRANCE. I will travel from CDG to the hotel by taking RER and metro. How would we get here?

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The easy answer would be; RER from CDG to Chatelet in central Paris. Change to the #7 Metro line and get off at Place Monge.

The fine print:

When you arrive in Paris at Chatelet, you will be navigating through a really confusing station, walking 3 blocks undergound, up and down stairs with some pretty confusing signage. I think all the Parisians on the forum will agree that Chatelet/Les Halles is possibly the most confusing and frustrating station in the city.

If you have any energy left after the journey and don%26#39;t have a lot of luggage, the RER-to-Metro through Chatelet may not be a problem.

If not, get off the RER at Saint Michel and take a taxi to your hotel. It will cost around 4 Euro.

When you get off the train at Saint Michel station, walk north toward the END of the train. Follow the signs to %26quot;Notre Dame%26quot;. At the street level, walk to the taxi stand and %26quot;grab a cab%26quot;.

You could also walk if you have rolling luggage. Your hotel is about 15 to 25 minutes from Saint Michel.

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You can also check out http://www.ratp.fr for routes using public transportation in Paris. It susggests taking the Roissy Bus to Opera and then Metro 7 to Jussieu. Not sure if it is a better alternative.

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I find that Chatelet station is more BIG than confusing, as long as you have the right direction. Especially the walk from the RER B Châtelet to the line 7 is very long, you have two long corridors with moving sidewalks, i think it is the longest connection. So i agree with taking a taxi. Y ou could even get off at Luxembourg station (same RER B line) and take a taxi, or walk if you feel like it. Remeber even if the taxi ride is chort they will still charge you 5,20 euros as this is the minimum fee. When at your hotel, don%26#39;t miss the rue Mouffetard, except on MOndays when the market is closed

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raphy,

do you know how far and how many minutes does the walk take from RER line to metro line 7 in the station Chatelet ?

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No more than 7 minutes I%26#39;d say.

As A local I%26#39;d get out at Las Halles (the RER station) and walk on foot to metro line 7 (at Chatelet) but following the underground passage is easiest for tourists.

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I think the signage at Chatelet is inadequate at best. It may take a lot longer for a non-French speaking person who doesn%26#39;t ride the subway every day to sort out the signs.

I was really trying to speak as a traveler who hasn%26#39;t been to Paris before and one who just wants to get to the hotel, dump the bags, and then possibly nap for an hour or two before heading out into the city (we identify with this...).

I promote the %26quot;north - St. Michel/Notre Dame station%26quot; solution only because it%26#39;s simple and cabs are right-there when you want them. It%26#39;s still %26quot;undiscovered%26quot; as a place to emerge from the RER that has no congestion when you want a cab. That%26#39;s all.

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Well New Traveller, I live one metro station away from your hotel on the same line and I confirm what%26#39;s been said about the Chatelet Les Halles connection: it%26#39;s a long walk in crowded underground maze. But it%26#39;s easier than it sounds if you just follw the signage toward line, direction Mairie d%26#39;Ivry/Villejuif.

The only problem you might have is heavy or bulky luggage, which will be a bother to amke the connection, especially after a long flight. What I do in this case is exit the RER at Gare du Nord and from there take a cab to the 5th. I find it easier to get a cab at Gare du Nord than at Les Halles.

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Wow, I should really reread my messages for typos. Apologies for that... I meant %26quot;Line 7, direction Mairie d%26#39;Ivry/Villejuif%26quot;

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Thanks Woofy68. You%26#39;ve underlined the point I keep trying to make about Chatelet in this and other posts over the last few months. It%26#39;s crowded, lots of stairs that make even a small load of luggage a challenge after 10+ hours of travel, the signage is confusing to a first-timer coming to France and it hits them when their at their weakest, right off a long flight.

Not to put any finer a point on it, the Notre Dame sortie is all escalators/NO stairs, The navigation is easy (walk to the back end of the platform and then follow the signs to street level) and the taxis are usually lined up waiting when you surface. it%26#39;s central in Paris and cheap to go anywhere central by taxi.

I used to avoid Chatelet but now it%26#39;s no problem since I also live one station away (Hotel de Ville). I wouldn%26#39;t wish it on a first time visitor though.

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I am in total agreement with you metromole! As a tourist who isn%26#39;t familiar with the Metro I came to dislike Chatelet/Les Halles very quickly. We started intentionally planning ways to get where we wanted to go without having to use it. We figured if we were going to walk for ages we might as well do it above ground and see something while we%26#39;re at it.

I found the signs to be accurate (of course!) it%26#39;s just that they are are spartan with them. You may come to a major %26#39;intersection%26#39; in the tunnels and there wont be any mention of the line you%26#39;re looking for and we learnt that means you should not change course - keep going in the direction indicated the last time you saw a sign for your line and eventually you see another sign when its time to take a turn. It felt unnerving until we figured it out.

Some signs can be a little obscured by others too, as they%26#39;re hung at different levels.

I%26#39;m so glad we caught a cab from the airport and didn%26#39;t tackle C/LH%26#39;s for the first time with bags and jetlag. We might have still been in there!