BY BOAT
• Bateaux-Mouches : Paris 75008 Embarkation front
the Pont de !'Alma
Tel.: 42 25 96 10. • Les Bateaux Parisiens : Paris
75007 Embar¬kation from the l'ont de l'Iéna 1e1.
: rjp s D IVE rAJJ) a44 11 33 44. •Les Vedettes du1j~j~
Pont-Neuf : Paris 75001 Square du Vert Galant Tel.: 46 33
98 38. You could also go up the Ourcq canal and explore
the Ile-de-France region.
• Yachts de Paris : Pout de Javel Paris 75015 led.:
44 37 1O 20, various cruises every night on board a 1930's
yacht. • L'Impres¬sionnisme au fil de l'eau :
Tel. : 30 61 23 23 A trip which takes you off the beaten
track front Giverny (Monet) to Auvers sur Oise (Van Gogh)
on bord a paddle boat (aperitif and lunch onboard.
BY BIKE
• Mountain Bike Trip : Paris 75015 - 6 Place Etienne
Pernet Tel. : 48 42 57 87.
• Paris à veto c'est sympa ! Michel Noé
: 75004 - 9 rue Jacques Coeur del.: 48 87 60 01. unusual.,
guided rides across Paris.
• Paris Bike : 75014 - 83 rue Daguerre Tel 45 38 58
58.
SITES & MONUMENTS
Ier ARRONDISSEMENT
• Conciergerie
1, Quai de l'Horloge Tel.: 43 54 30 06. Open 10am-Spm- built
in the XIV' century, it served as a prison in the reign
of Marie-Antoinette during the rem¬lution.
• Galerie Véro-Dauclat (One of the most beautiful
covered walkways in the city).
• Bird Market-Quai de la tliégisserie
• Place Dauphine - Ile de la cité
Charming little square hotilt from white stone in the XVIP'
century.
• Place du Palais Royal
A green haven where you can stroll around the garden or
under the arcades of the gallery.
• Place Vendôme
One of the most elegant squares in the city, at the heart
of the luxury shops and great jewellers.
• La Sainte-Chapelle
4, bd du Palais Tel.: 43 54 30 09. Visits from 10am to 4.30pnt
(masterpiece of Gothic art built in the XIII" century
by king Louis IX - Saint Louis)
• Pont des Arts
Built in the XIX' century and restored about ten years ago,
this metallic bridge accessible by foot, is the meeting
place for artists, painters and lovers.
• Pont Neuf
The oldest bridge in Paris. Unveiled by Henry IV.
IIe ARRONDISSEMENT
• Bibliothèque Nationale (National Library)
58, rue de Richelieu Tel. : 47 03 81 26. Open 9am- 8pm during
the week.
• Bourse (Stock Exchange)
Rue Vivienne Tel. : 42 33 99 83. In the week visits at 2pm
ana! 2.30pm.
• Market of the rue Alontorgueil
One of the most authentic and exotic markets.
IIIe ARRONDISSEMENT
• Saint-Merri church-78 rue Saint Martin
In flamboyant gothic style - superb renaissance windows
- XVIII'' century paintings.
IVe ARRONDISSEMENT
• Centre Georges Pompidou
• Archeological n)pt of the parvis of Notre-Dame
Tel.: 43 29 83 51 Open 10am-4.45pm- remains from Roman tines.
• Paris Town Hall ana! square (Flote! de Ville)
Siege of the town hall, guided tour lasting 1 hr every monday
at 10.30am. Built in 1873 on the Strand.
• Ile Saint-Louis
Isolated in the middle of Paris, it retains all its authenticity.
• Flower anal Bird Market (on Sundays)
Place Louis Lépine/Quai de Corse
• Notre-Dame-Ile de la Cité. Tours from 9.30am-5pm
Tel.: 43 29 50 40
• Treason y
Tel.: 43 26 07 39; Open during the week except for religious
festivals 9.30am
- 6pm. Gothic masterpiece built from XII to XIV centuries
cnrc/ restored in the XIX'' century.
(m the famous Marais district, this square was imagined
and requested by Henry IV Ideal for a stroll under the arcades
or to discover the magnificent pri- 'ate houses, including
that of Victor Hugo.
• Rue des Rosiers
A picturesque quartier with its little shops and restaurants,
this is where the Parisian Jews have settled.
Ve ARRONDISSEMENT
• Les Arènes de Lutèce - rue de Navarre
emains of romano-gallic arena for circus games in the 1"
century AD.
• Great Mosque of Paris- Place Puits de l'Ermite
feu.: 45 35 97 33. Visits every day except Friday 9am-6pm.
• institut chu Monde arabe
• Market of the rue Mouffetar
market open Tues, Thurs cunt! Sat morning. Approach from
the Place de la Contrescarpe. Many exotic products.
• The Panthéon - Place du Panthéon
Tel 43 54 34 51. Visits every day 10am-5.30pm 50m high dome
accessible by stairs. Superb view over the Montaigne Sainte
Geneviève. Old church trans- formes! in the XVIII'h
century to receive the ashes of the Republic's famous men
: FLugo, Mirabeau, Rousseau, Voltaire and Zola.
• University of the Sorbonne
47 rue des Eccles. Founded in 1231 and symbol of French
Culture.
VIe ARRONDISSEMENT
• Church of St-Germain-des-Prés : Place St
Germain des Prés
Roman abbey church, cradle of the Latin Quarter's intellectual
activities since the VIII" century.
• Church of Saint Sulpice-Place Saint Sulpice
3eautiful Delacroix fresoes.
• Institut de France
?3 quai Conti. Tel: 44 41 44 41. Built in the XVII"
century by Louis Le Vau, its famous cupola shelters the
five academies: l'Académie Française, 'Académie
des Sciences Morales et Politiques, l'Académie des
Sciences, 'Académie des Belles Lettres and l'Académie
des Beaux-Arts.
Gardens of Luxembourg
9 very beautiful park of 23 hectares around the senate house.
VIIe ARRONDISSEMENT
• Assemblée Nationale
13 quai d'Orsay Tel.: 40 63 60 00. Visits on Saturdays at
10anr, 2pm and fpm (identity checks).
The Parisian sewers - Pont de l'Alma
rd 47 05 10 29. Open every day except thus and fr•i
11 am-Spar. ? Saint-Louis des Invalides - Esplanade des
Invalides
rel.: 44 42 37 65. Built by Mansard- beautiful XVII"
century organs.
• Eiffel Tower - Champs de Mars
!el. : 44 11 23 23 Open 9.30am-11pm. Built for the 1889
exhibition. i 17ms high, superb view over the capital. Restaurant
on the 2nd floor: You 'lust visit the machines in the basement
which are worthy of Jules Vernes.
VIIIe ARRONDISSEMENT
• Arc de Triomphe-Place de l'Étoile
Tel.: 43 80 31 31. Open 10am-6.30pnr. 50nts high accessible
by lift or stairs, built as a monument to the glory of the
Napolean Empire - video.liait during the reign of Louis
XV by Gabriel, it was in this square that ,nuis XVI was
guillotined. The central obelisk was presented to Charles
X by be Vice-roy of Eg)pt.
Pont Alexandre III
Inveiled for the 1900 exhibition, this is the most elegant
and most photogra¬bed bridge in Paris. A present from
the Csar of Russia to the city of Paris, r bears the Romanofffancily
coat of arms.
IXe ARRONDISSEMENT
• Opéra Garnier
Place de l'Opéra. Tel.: 40 01 22 63. Visits between
10am and 4.3Opm. Built during the 2°` Empire. Present
ceiling decorated by Chagall.
Xe
ARRONDISSEMENT
Covered market of Saint-Quentin - Bd Magenta
One of the most beautiful markets in Paris, made of pink
brick and cast-iron after the style of the pavilions of
Balthar: Open front Tues to Sat.
XIe ARRONDISSEMENT
• Belleville Market-Bd de Belleville Open in the morning
Tues and Eri- the most spread-out of ill the markets.
• Opéra Bastille - Place de la Bastille Tel.
: 40 01 19 70 Guided tours- construc¬ted by the architect
Carlos Ott.
• Place de la Bastille
The fortress of the Bastille was destroyed after the revolution
of 1789. The column of the Bastille was erected to the memory
of
hose who fell victim to the revolution of 1830.
XIIe ARRONDISSEMENT
I3ois de Vincennes
;reared under Napoleon Ill and spreading over nearly 1000
ha, this wood sntains 3 lakes, 1 tropical gardes, a zoo,
a museum, a theatre, a buddhist emple, cycle hacks and bridleways.
XIIIe ARRONDISSEMENT
Grande Bibliothèque de France
Quai de la Gare. This huge library is to replace the National
Library in the ne Vivienne.
Manufacture National des Gobelins (tapish))
i2 av des Gobelins Tel. : 43 37 12 60. Visit the workshops
'Pues, Wed and "burrs at 2pm and 2.30pnm.
Church of the Madeleine - Place de la Madeleine
Open 8am-7pm Tel. : 42 65 52 17.
Stamp Market - Cours Marigny - Champs Elysées
Open Thurs, Sat and Sun from 10am to dusk.
Place de la Concorde
go to see the Chinese New Year celebrations.
XIVe ARRONDISSEMENT
• Catacombs
1 place Denfert-Rochereau. Visits from 2pm to 4pm. Tel.:
43 22 47 63.
• Vanves fleamarket
Porte de Vanves. Open Sat and Sun until 7.30pm.
• Observatoire de Paris
61 avenue de l'Observatoire Tel. : 40 51 22 21. Visits limited
to the 1" Sat of the month and must be reserved.
XVe ARRONDISSEMENT
• Old book market
Georges Brassens park. Open Sat and Sut gam - 6pm.
André Citroën park - Quai André Citroën.
Green spaces with futuristic lea
nings.
• Swiss village
54, avenue de la Motte Piquet. Open front 10.30am-7pm, 150
antique dea¬lers Tel. : 47 34 69 04.
• The Montparnasse Tower
Avenue Montparnasse, beautiful panorama of the city from
209 nus up.
XVIe ARRONDISSEMENT
• Bois de Boulogne
Covering 850 hectares, this wood includes 35kms of paths,
8kms of cycle tracks and 29 kilts of bridleways.
• Parc de Bagatelle
Porte Maillot. Very beautiful park and former meet for Napoleonic
huts.
XVIIe ARRONDISSEMENT
• Parc Monceau Very pleasant, romantic- green oasis
built over 8 hectares in the XVIIIrb century.
XVIIIe ARRONDISSEMENT
• Basilica of Sacré-Coeur
35 rue Chevalier de la Barre. Tel.: 42 51 27 02. Visit to
the Basilica from 6.45am - 11 pm. Visits to the dome and
crypt 9am - 6pm. Superb panoramic view over the capital.
• Montmartre cablecar
• Alarket of rue Lepic
Open every morning except Monday, surrounded by very Parisian
bistros.
• Place Blanche
Visit old Montmartre on a little train (40mins).
• Place Pigalle
The city's red light district. Visit by night.
• Place du Tertre
Visit the narrow streets around Montmartre and the last
Parisian vineyard to produce a tonne of grapes and whose
wine is sold to devotees after a spectacular harvest in
September:
• St Ouen fleannarket
Porte de Clignancourt. Open 9am-6pnr Saturday, Sunday and
Alonday.
XIVe ARRONDISSEMENT
• Catacombs
1 place Denfert-Rochereau. Visits from 2pm to 4pm. Tel.:
43 22 47 63.
• Vanves fleamarket
Porte de Vanves. Open Sat and Sun until 7.30pm.
• Observatoire de Paris
61 avenue de l'Observatoire Tel. : 40 51 22 21. Visits limited
to the 1" Sat of the month and must be reserved.
XVe ARRONDISSEMENT
• Old book market
Georges Brassens park. Open Sat and Sut gam - 6pm.
André Citroën park - Quai André Citroën.
Green spaces with futuristic lea
nings.
• Swiss village
54, avenue de la Motte Piquet. Open front 10.30am-7pm, 150
antique dealers Tel. : 47 34 69 04.
• The Montparnasse Tower
Avenue Montparnasse, beautiful panorama of the city from
209 nus up.
XVIe ARROINDiSSEMENT
• Bois de Boulogne
Covering 850 hectares, this wood includes 35kms of paths,
8kms of cycle tracks and 29 kilts of bridleways.
• Parc de Bagatelle
Porte Maillot. Very beautiful park and former meet for Napoleonic
huts.
XVIIe ARRONDISSEMENT
• Parc Monceau Very pleasant, romantic- green oasis
built over 8 hectares in the XVIIIrb century.
XVIIIe ARRONDISSEMENT
• Basilica of Sacré-Coeur
35 rue Chevalier de la Barre. Tel.: 42 51 27 02. Visit to
the Basilica from 6.45am - 11 pm. Visits to the dome and
crypt 9am - 6pm. Superb panoramic view over the capital.
• Montmartre cablecar
• Alarket of rue Lepic
Open every morning except Monday, surrounded by very Parisian
bistros.
• Place Blanche
Visit old Montmartre on a little train (40mins).
• Place Pigalle
The city's red light district. Visit by night.
• Place du Tertre
Visit the narrow streets around Montmartre and the last
Parisian vineyard to produce a tonne of grapes and whose
wine is sold to devotees after a spectacular harvest in
September:
• St Ouen fleannarket Porte de Clignancourt. Open
9am-6pnr Saturday, Sunday and Alonday.
Carrée du Louvre vers les Tuileries. Accessible par
le RER "A", station : la Défense. Tél
: 49 07 27 57.
• Parc de Saint-Cloud
XIX' ARRONDISSEMENT
• Parc des Buttes Chaumont
Very beautiful, romantic garden created at the time of Napoleon
ill.
XX' ARRONDISSEMENT
• Père-Lachaise cemeta,y - Bd de Ménilmonttant
lei.: 43 70 70 33. Here you will the graves of the famous
such as : Balzac. Chopin, Colette. Haussmann, La Fontaine.
,Molière. Jim Alorrisson.. Montreuil fleamarket-Porte
de Montreuil. Open Sat. Sun and Mon 7am-5pm.
AROUND
PARIS
EURE
• Fondation Claude Monet (27) - Giverny 27620 - An
hour away from Paris via Vernon, the famous house of the
painter Claude Monet.
YVELINES
• Chateau de Versailles (78)
lei.: 30 84 74 00 Open 9am-5pnr (6pm in summer). Of course,
you can't leave Paris without seeing the Chateau de Versailles,
world famous symbol of the magnificence of Louis XIVs reign.
The greatest European artists of the time contributed to
its construc¬tion and decoration. Accessible from Paris
ria the SNCF : Gare Montparnasse - Versailles Rive Gauche.
HAUTS DE SEINE
• Grande Arche la Défense (92)
Square of la Défense. Visits every day 9am 7pm. 110ms
high, this building was coin pleted in 1989 by the architect
Johan Otto Von Spreckelsen. It is designed to be a pro longation
of the panorama which began in the XVII'' century with Le
Notre and whose axis passes the Cour Carrée of the
Louvre towards the Tuileries. Access via the RER line A,
station La Défense. Tel. : 49 07 27 57
• l'arc de Saint Cloud.
visit. A little corner of China In Paris, where over an
area of 50000 nr' you can admire pagodas and han¬ging
gardens. Permanent exhibitions, many shops, restaurants
etc...
VAL DE MARNE
• Chinagora Alforvillc (94)
1, place du Confluent France-Chine. A visiter absolument.
C'est un coin de la Chine à Paris ou, sur 50000 m',
on peut admirer des pagodes et des jar¬dins suspendus.
Manifestations permanentes, nombreuses boutiques, res¬taurants
etc...
SEINE ST DENIS
• St Denis basilical
PARIS AND THE ARTS
MUSEUMS
your while to buy a "Carte Musees et Monuments"
which allows you unlimi¬ted access to over 65 museums
and monuments for a set period. You can buy this card
at any of the 7 tourist offices, main metro stations or
museums.
Be warned that museums are generally closed on Tuesday
and that those in the City of Paris are closed on AIoelay.
Some are open on Sunday. Information Tel.: 40 13 48 00.
Or equally have a look on your Mi nitel : 3615 CAPI¬TALE.
THE GREAT MUSEUMS
• Musée du Louvre
Paris 75001- 34/36 Quai du Louvre Tel.: 40 20 53 17
Open every day 9am-6pm, except Tuesday, free on the 1''
Sunday of the month. The building is divided Alto 7 areas:
Painting, Sculpture, Objets d'Art, Graphic arts, Egyptian
antiquities, Greek antiquities, Etruscan, Roman and Oriental
antiquities. We will also mention the changes that have
been made in recent years : the construction of the Philippe
Auguste donjon, the restoration of
the Cour Carrée, the building of the pyramid by
Chinese architect Pei and and the opening of 39 new galleries
of French paintings, the addition of the Richelieu wing.
AIuseum shop, cafés and restaurants.
• Musée d'Orsay
Paris 75007- 1 rue de Bellchasse Tel. : 40 49 48 14
Olsen 10am -6pm, closed on Monday. Housed in the former
Orsay, station built by the Italian architect Gae Aulenti
as one of the "Fin de Siècle" masterpieces
(1850- 1914) - Shops, cafés, restaurants, bookshop,
concerts.
• Centre Georges Pompidou
Paris 75004 - 19 rue de Beaubourg Tel. : 44 78 12 33
Open 12pm- 10prn. Closed on Tuesday. The youngest and
most trendy of the museums which specialise in all sorts
of 20'h century creations : painting, theatre, film, dance,
photography, music... there is a bookshop, shop, places
to eat, concert halls.
MUSEUMS WITH A THEMES
The hundred or so specialist museums make Paris a worldwide
cultural centre. Army museum at Invalides, Carnavalet
museum in the Marais (history of the city), Grévin
museum (more than 500 wax figures), the houses of artists
and painters (Picasso, Rodin. Balzac, Zadkine...)
EXHIBITIONS
For information about whats on phone 49 52 53 55.
ART GALLERIES
You will find these all over the 6'h and 8id arrondissements:
PARIS FOR CHILDREN
Paris bas many entertainments
and attractions for children :
• Zoos and Animal Parks Parc de Vincennes -Tropical
Aquarium Botanical Gardens.
CIRCUSES
• Bouglione Winter Circus
Paris 75011 - 110 rue Amelot. Tel.: 47 00 12 25.
• Grüss Circus
Paris 75019 - 41 avenue Corentin Carrion Tel. : 40 36
08 00.
GARDENS
•
Champs de Mars
Paris 75007- Eiffel Tower Playgrounds, horseriding, pony
rides, puppet theatre.
• jardin d'Acclimatation (zoological garden)
Paris 75016 Bois de Boulogne Tel. : 40 67 90 82 This garden
has all sorts of games and attractions. Recons¬truction
of an animal farm. You can get to the l'arc on a little
train which leaves Porte Alaillot on Wed. Sat and Sun.
• Jardin de Luxembourg
Paris 75006 - Corner of St Michel and Vaugirard. Puppets,
playgrounds, pony rides.
• Jardin duc Ranelagh
Paris 75016 Chaussée de la Muette. Playgrounds,
puppets, pony rides.
• Parc Floral de Paris
Paris 75012 - Route des Pyramides Tel. : 43 43 92 95.
Playground with 60 games.
• Parc Aloutsouris
Paris 75014 - Boulevard Jourdan. playgrounds, puppet theatres.
• Parc de !ca Villette
Paris 75 019 - Avenue Jean Jaurès.
Children's gardens (cycle paths, pony rides...).
THEME PARKS
• City of Science and Industry
Paris 75019 - 30 avenue Corentin Carrion Tel.: 36 68 29
30.
To satisfy the curiosity of adults with questions about
life. the universe and eve¬rything. For the under
12 years old there is the "Cité des enfants".
• Aquaboulevard
Paris 75015- 4/6 rue Louis Armand Tel.: 40 60 10 00
Aquatic theme park with eater at 30°. giant water-slides,
waterfalls and various games.
• Disneyland Paris
Marne la Vallée 77000 - 32 kms from Paris on the
RER or ou the A4 motor¬way. Tel.: 64 74 30 00.
The magic world of Walt Disney with entertainments and
all sorts of shows- a range of hotels to suit ever ones
tastes.
• Palais de la Découverte
Paris 75008 - Avenue Franklin Roosevelt. Tel. : 40 74
80 00 Planetarimn and fascinating journey through time
and space
• Parc Astérix
Plailly 60128 - 35 kms from Paris by RER or on the Al
motorway. Tel : (16) 44 62 34 34. A park with many entertaining
sites and shows. set in the middle of Asterix's Gallic
village - so beloved by the French.
• France Miniature
25 Route de Mesnil 78990 Elancourt. Tel.: 36 68 33 23
Take the A 13 or A84 front Paris heading towards Elancourt
or Dreux or the RER C to its terminurs at St Quentin en
Yvelines. A three dimensional map of France spread over
5 hectares-200 models of monuments al a 30' of their actual
size.
ZOOS & ANIMAL PARKS
• Aquarium Tropical Paris 75012 - 293 avenue Daumesnil.
Tel.: 46 33 08 61
• Jardins c/es plantes
Paris 75005 - 57 rue Cuvier: Tel. : 43 36 54 26 Menagerie
- Vivarium - Tropical greenhouses.
• Ménagerie do Jardin des Plantes Paris 75005
- 57. rue Cuvier: Tél : 40 79 37 94.
• Zoological gardens of Chateau de Thoiry
Thoiry 78770 - 40kns from Paris (A13 towards Dreux) Tel.
: (16) 34 87 52 25. Drive through this reconstruction
of an African Safari park and see wild animals roaming
at liberty.
• Parc zoologique de Paris (Bois de Vincennes) Paris
75012 - 53 avenue de Saint Maurice. Tel.: 44 75 20 00.
SPORT IN PARIS
OPEN SPACES
For open-air sports, you can make the most of the following
oases of green : Bois de Vincennes (East of Paris) - Bois
de Boulogne (West of Paris) - Champs de Mars (VII")
and the jardins... Iles Plantes (Va') - du Luxembourg
(VI") - du Trocadéro (XVIP') - des Tuileries
(1") - des Buttes Chaumont (XIXt"), du l'arc
Monceau (XVII") and the Parc Montsouris (XIV'").
HORSE RIDING
Equestrian centres (horse and pony) are to be found in
the Bois de Vincennes in the East or the Bois de Boulogne
in the West.
CLIMBING
• Parc Georges Brassens
Paris 75015 - rue des Morillons. Area set aside for climbers.
• C.LN.tlf.
Fontainebleau - 15 rue Gay-Lussac. Tel. : 43 25 70 90.
Sunday outings to the forest of Fontainebleau.
GOLF
There are many beautiful golf course in the Parisian regions
and practise greens in the city itself.
PISCINES
There are covered pools all around Paris. and Aquaboulevard.
TENNIS
In Paris itself there are various covered courts and on
the outskirts you will find marry open air courts.
LES HIPPODROMES
• Auteuil
Paris 75016 - Bois de Boulogne - Porte d'Auteuil. Tel.
: 45 27 12 25.
Steeplechase :
• Longchamp
Paris 75016 - Bois de Boulogne. Tel.: 44 30 75 00.
Flat races
• Vincennes
Paris 75012 - 2, route de la Ferrare - Bois de Vincennes.
Trotting races Tel.: 49 77 17 17.
BILLARD
There are nanny french and american snooker halls around
Paris.. Informations :
BOWLING
Bowling alleys are often on the outskirts of Paris.
AIR
Paris is particularly well served by the international
airline network. It has two main airports : Roissy and
Orly as well as Bourget which specialises its business
flights. The capital is therefore linked to 130 countries
on board about a hundred airline companies. ''I'he French
national company is Air France. Other private companies
include : Air• Outre-Mer (French Airlines). Air
Littoral, Air Liberté and T. il.
• Air France : Paris 75008 - 121. Champs Elysées.
Information : Tel.: 44 08 24 24 or Minitel : 3615 - code-AT
Reservations and sale : Tel. : 44 08 22 22.
Recorded message for arriving flights : Tel.: 43 20 12
55.
Recorded message for departing flights : Tel. : 43 20
15 55.
DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS
• Air-Inter Europe : Paris 75007 - Aérogare
des Invalides.
Information & reservations Tel. : 45 46 90 00. Minitel
3615 code - Air Inter Messages to passengers : Tel. :
48 62 34 97.
Recorded message for arriving flights : Tel.: 46 75 16
16.
Recorded message for departing flights : Tel.: 46 75 17
17.
Problems with luggage-Roissy : Tel. : 48 64 31 63.
Problems with luggage-Orly : Tel.: 46 75 14 85.
Wheelchair assistance : Tel.: 46 75 18 18.
AIRPORT INFORMATION
• ORLY AiRPORT
Flight details (all companies) :
Tel. : 49 75 15 15. Minitel : 3615 - code - HORAV.
Vehicle recovery : Tel.: 49 75 56 50. Customs : Tel. :
49 75 78 50. Police : Tel. : 49 75 43 04.
• ROISSY AIRPORT
Flight details (all companies) :
Tel. : 48 62 22 80. Minitel : 3615 ' code - HORAV.
Luggage: Tel.: 48 62 10 86.
Vehicle recovery : Tel.: 46 62 20 85. Customs : Tel. :
48 62 35 35. Police : 'L'el.: 48 62 31 22.
TRANSPORT TO & FROM THE AIRPORT
There are several ways to get to and away front the varions
Parisian airports : helicopter !sein, taxi or bus
Roissy I & 11
For Paris or Roissy. the RATP network offers the following
solutions :
• Roissy Bus
Leaves from Place de l'Opéra (rue Scribe) or Roissy.
Information : Tel. : 36 68 77 14 (e,t français)
or 36 68 41 14 (in English).
Tractable : Every 15ntins between 5.45am and 11 pm.
Length of trip : 45 mins. Price : 40FT
• RER line B
Leaves from Gare du Nord (a bus shuttle takes you from
the RER station to the airport- not highly reccommended
if you have luggage)
Timetable : Every 15mins between 5.30am and 11.30pm. Length
of trip : 30mi» s from Gare abc Nord. Price : 37FF
in 2' class or 56FF in 1" class.
• Bus Air France
Information : Tel.: 49 38 57 57. Leaves from Gare Montparnasse.
Porte Maillot and Etoile (there is a shuttle every 12
mirs between 5.40 am and 11pm). Length of trip : 30mins
(from Montparnasse 45 mies) Price : 48FF (Montparnasse),
free for the under 4s.
ORLY WEST AND SOUTH
Both to and from Paris the RATP offers the following :
• Orly Bus
Leaves from Place Denfert-Rochereau or Orly Airport. Informations
Tel. : 36 68 77 14 (in french). Tel.: 36 68 41 14 (in
english).
Leaves every 12 mins between 6am and 11pm. Length of trip
: Rochereau¬Orly in 30mins. Price : 30FF
• Orlyval (RER B & VAL) Leaves from the RER
line B or Orly airport. Length of trip : Orly - Paris
(Cité Universitaire) in 19 mira Orly - Paris (Chatelet)
in 30 nuns. Orly - Paris (La Défense) in 45 mies
Frequency of VAL : 5¬7mins. Price : Orly - Paris,
full fare : 52FF, reduced fare : 26FF.
• RER line C - Orly Rail Leave from Paris Gare d'Austerlitz
(a shuttle bus will drive you between the RER station
and the airport - not reccommended if you are carrying
luggage). Timetable : Every 15 mins (every 30nnins after
9.50pm).
Length of trip : 35 mies from Gare d'Austerlitz. Price
: 28FF in 2' class or 42FF in 1" class.
There is also :
• Bus Air France
Leaves front gare des Invalides and gare Montparnasse.
Timetable : Every 12 suies between 5.50am and 11pm. Length
of trip : 30ntins. Price : 32FF (free for the under 4s).
• Jet Bus
Leaves from M° Villejuif-Louis Aragon line 7. Timetable
: Every 12mins between 6.15am and 10. IOpm. Length of
trip : 12 mins. Price : 21 FF
TAXIS
It is often store practical to travel to
the airport in a taxi, nonetheless the motor¬ways
are usually packed at the rush hour so make allowances
for this if you are travelling 8-9.30am or 5-6.30pnm.
Allow for about 120FF from the centre of Paris to Orly
and about 180FF for Roissy. (Fares increase between IOpm
and 6am and on Sunday).
The following taxi firm specialises in transport to the
airport :
Aero Taxi : Tel. : 47 31 30 30.
