How should I get from the Eurostar station in Paris to my hotel next to the Louvre? Taxi? Bus?
Q. I will have luggage with me.
A. Neither actually. Taxis are expensive and buses are not convenient when carrying luggage.
From Gare du Nord take the RER B line marked "Direction : Massy-Palaiseau" to the Chatelet-Les Halles stop.
Transfer to Metro Line 1 marked "Direction : La Defense (Grande Arche)" to the Louvre stop.
The enitre trip takes only 1 metro ticket. If you buy a "carnet" of 10 tickets the cost for this trip is just 1.11 euros.
NB: the walking distance is about 2.3 km.
From Gare du Nord take the RER B line marked "Direction : Massy-Palaiseau" to the Chatelet-Les Halles stop.
Transfer to Metro Line 1 marked "Direction : La Defense (Grande Arche)" to the Louvre stop.
The enitre trip takes only 1 metro ticket. If you buy a "carnet" of 10 tickets the cost for this trip is just 1.11 euros.
NB: the walking distance is about 2.3 km.
What are the best places to visit in Paris?
Q. I'm going to Paris for a week and I'm wondering what are the best places to visit (shops, cafés, museums, etc)
A. Some places to visit & things to do :
- take a boat "bateau mouche" down the Seine river
- see the eiffel tower at night
- visit saint louis island (île saint Louis) in the heart of paris
- sainte chapelle on île the la cité
- opéra garnier
- napoleon's grave
- sacré coeur
- notre dame cathedral
- rodin museum and garden
- orsay museum
- louvre museum
- palais royal gardens
- bagatelle gardens (at the Bois de Boulogne)
- galerie vivienne
- concorde square and bridge
- pont des arts
- madeleine church
- saint germain des près (rue guisarde and odeon area ... go for a walk, all st germain is nice)
- tuileries garden
- luxembourg garden
- monceau parc
take train RER C to versailles rive gauche and visit versailles castle or at least the gardens. If you are tired of walking, you can rent a bike, an electric bike, an electric little car or take the little train that goes around the gardens and the trianons.
There's nothing special during the summer in Paris but you'll find many great events going on at Versailles castle http://www.chateauversailles-spectacles.fr/
to buy pastries, chocolates and macarons :
- Pierre Hermé & Ladurée (huge queue at the one of the Champs Elysées avenue)
Shopping :
- Le bon marché (@ 24, rue de Sèvres, 75007), galeries Lafayette, galeries printemps,
- saint germain district (around rue saint sulpice, rue du four, rue bonaparte)
- marais district (near hôtel de ville)
- Colette @rue du Faubourg saint honoré ... the most fashionable place x shopping in Paris
To see fashion, all the best brands are at rue du faubourg Saint Honoré, for high fashion is at Avenue Montaigne, jewellry at Place Vendôme ... avenue des Champs Elysées has only a few good boutiques, you'll only see tourists and people who come from the outskirts of Paris, Parisians don't like at all this avenue. There are pick pockets around, also at the tube stations.
http://en.parisinfo.com/
http://www.pariswelcome.net/
http://www.ratp.fr/
http://fr.mappy.com/
The best is to buy a travel guide and to visit the website of each place you want to visit, you'll find updated information, how to get there, opening hours, prices, what to see. For Versailles http://en.chateauversailles.fr/homepage
- take a boat "bateau mouche" down the Seine river
- see the eiffel tower at night
- visit saint louis island (île saint Louis) in the heart of paris
- sainte chapelle on île the la cité
- opéra garnier
- napoleon's grave
- sacré coeur
- notre dame cathedral
- rodin museum and garden
- orsay museum
- louvre museum
- palais royal gardens
- bagatelle gardens (at the Bois de Boulogne)
- galerie vivienne
- concorde square and bridge
- pont des arts
- madeleine church
- saint germain des près (rue guisarde and odeon area ... go for a walk, all st germain is nice)
- tuileries garden
- luxembourg garden
- monceau parc
take train RER C to versailles rive gauche and visit versailles castle or at least the gardens. If you are tired of walking, you can rent a bike, an electric bike, an electric little car or take the little train that goes around the gardens and the trianons.
There's nothing special during the summer in Paris but you'll find many great events going on at Versailles castle http://www.chateauversailles-spectacles.fr/
to buy pastries, chocolates and macarons :
- Pierre Hermé & Ladurée (huge queue at the one of the Champs Elysées avenue)
Shopping :
- Le bon marché (@ 24, rue de Sèvres, 75007), galeries Lafayette, galeries printemps,
- saint germain district (around rue saint sulpice, rue du four, rue bonaparte)
- marais district (near hôtel de ville)
- Colette @rue du Faubourg saint honoré ... the most fashionable place x shopping in Paris
To see fashion, all the best brands are at rue du faubourg Saint Honoré, for high fashion is at Avenue Montaigne, jewellry at Place Vendôme ... avenue des Champs Elysées has only a few good boutiques, you'll only see tourists and people who come from the outskirts of Paris, Parisians don't like at all this avenue. There are pick pockets around, also at the tube stations.
http://en.parisinfo.com/
http://www.pariswelcome.net/
http://www.ratp.fr/
http://fr.mappy.com/
The best is to buy a travel guide and to visit the website of each place you want to visit, you'll find updated information, how to get there, opening hours, prices, what to see. For Versailles http://en.chateauversailles.fr/homepage
How much money do I need to go to Paris?
Q. Hey, I'm going to paris for a week with my friends and my mom senior year so how much money do we need to get so we don't die of starvation?
A. The best you can do to save money is to rent a flat (from 3 nights)
http://www.vacation.lodgis.com/
http://www.homelidays.com/
http://en.parisinfo.com/paris-hotels/furnished-rentals/
Hotels from 59 euros (2 stars not in the centre of Paris), between 70 euros and 100 euros a 2 stars in the centre, 3 stars from 120 euros.
Rates depend on the date you're coming, if the hotel is not fully booked you can find interesting rates, not only on the web, they'll also offer you great deals if you call them directly. Check first on websites like tripadvisor.com, then see the website of the hotels you're interested in.
http://www.cygne-hotel-paris.com/
http://www.hoteldenesleparis.com/
see http://www.tripadvisor.com/ you'll find a list of hotels, with clients reviews, pictures, prices then check on the web to find the cheapest rate : hotels.com or lastminute for example.
Hostel near Bastille
http://www.bastillehostel.com/
Nicest areas of Paris : 75006; 75007; 75008; 75005; 75004 (saint Louis Island or Le Marais); 75016 (between Trocadéro and the Arc of Triumph).
Areas that I wouldn't recommend : the North and the East of Paris : around Gare de l'Est, gare du Nord and around tube stations Clichy, Pigalle, Barbès, Clignancourt.
Monuments & museums see Paris Tourist Office, you'll find lots of information http://en.parisinfo.com/
Museums :
I wouldnât buy a Paris Museum Pass which, I think, is a trap for tourists. A 2 days museums pass costs 39⬠; 4 days pass 54⬠⦠the maximum price for a ticket to visit a museum is about 9,50⬠(to visit the Louvre) ⦠if you visit the Louvre, you wonât have time to visit another museum on the same day ⦠I donât see the point on purchasing this pass. Not to spend time queueing, you simply have to buy the tickets in advance on the web or go to the museum late in the afternoon.
Entrance is free for everybody aged under 18 years old and for 18 â 25 years old citizens of an European Union member state.
Free entrance to museums the 1st Sunday of each month for everybody.
Entrance tickets have reduced price if youâre 18 â 25 years old citizen of an European Union member state. Reduced price also if you go to museums after 4 :30 PM or if you go after 6 PM the days that the museum close late ; to know exactly, you have to check on the website of the museum youâre planning to visit.
Buy the entrance ticket to muséums and monuments in advance on the website of each place, you'll safe lots of time queueing http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/ if you plan to visit the 3rd floor of the Eiffel tower, you have to buy the ticket long in advance on the web, otherwise you'll only find tickets till the 2nd floor.
Transport :
the cheapest is to buy a "Passe Navigo Découverte". Valid 1 week, Monday to Sunday, unlimited public transport within Paris zones 1 and 2. It costs 18,85 euros per week + 5⬠to have your card done, you can buy a Passe Navigo découverte at any tube station.
You can also buy 10 tickets, valid zones 1 & 2, for tube and bus, called « ticket t+, carnet de 10 tickets», it costs 12,70â¬. Or you can buy a day pass, called « mobilis », zones 1&2, it costs 6,40â¬.
Instead of the Passe Navigo, you can buy a Paris Visite card but itâs more expensive.
It costs : 1 day = 9,75⬠/ 2 days = 15,85⬠/ 3 days = 21,60⬠/ 5 days = 31,15â¬
To go to Versailles, buy a return ticket « billet origine destination » valid zones 1 to 4, it costs 6,50â¬, you can buy it at tube any station. You have to take train RER C (Réseau Express Régional line C) direction Versailles Rive Gauche, it takes 35' from the Eiffel tower.
When you take a cab, the minimum fare is 6,20 euros, usual rides inside Paris cost between 10 euros and 20 euros, depending on the traffic and distance.
Eating at a restaurant costs from 15 euros per person for lunch, from 20 euros for dinner, plus drinks. In Paris you can ask for tap water "une carafe d'eau" at any restaurant as we all do here. The average price of dinner at a restaurant is 30 - 40 euros plus drinks. A tin of Coca Cola or a little bottle of mineral water ar a restaurant costs about 4 euros. A glass of wine from 5 euros. A cup of coffee at a restaurant between 2 euros and 8 euros depending on the place.
You can buy sandwiches or salads at a bakery or at a supermarket, they cost from 3 euros. At Monop supermarkets you can buy what you'd like to eat and the staff will heat it in a microwave oven, there are tables & chairs.
http://courses.monoprix.fr/magasin-en-ligne/courses-en-ligne.html
Having tea with pastries at a tea room like Mariage Frères, Angelina or Ladurée, costs about 15 euros.
In Paris service is always included. I only tip at restaurants if the waiter has really been kind and the food very good. I tip between 2 and 5 euros depending on the circumstances.
http://www.vacation.lodgis.com/
http://www.homelidays.com/
http://en.parisinfo.com/paris-hotels/furnished-rentals/
Hotels from 59 euros (2 stars not in the centre of Paris), between 70 euros and 100 euros a 2 stars in the centre, 3 stars from 120 euros.
Rates depend on the date you're coming, if the hotel is not fully booked you can find interesting rates, not only on the web, they'll also offer you great deals if you call them directly. Check first on websites like tripadvisor.com, then see the website of the hotels you're interested in.
http://www.cygne-hotel-paris.com/
http://www.hoteldenesleparis.com/
see http://www.tripadvisor.com/ you'll find a list of hotels, with clients reviews, pictures, prices then check on the web to find the cheapest rate : hotels.com or lastminute for example.
Hostel near Bastille
http://www.bastillehostel.com/
Nicest areas of Paris : 75006; 75007; 75008; 75005; 75004 (saint Louis Island or Le Marais); 75016 (between Trocadéro and the Arc of Triumph).
Areas that I wouldn't recommend : the North and the East of Paris : around Gare de l'Est, gare du Nord and around tube stations Clichy, Pigalle, Barbès, Clignancourt.
Monuments & museums see Paris Tourist Office, you'll find lots of information http://en.parisinfo.com/
Museums :
I wouldnât buy a Paris Museum Pass which, I think, is a trap for tourists. A 2 days museums pass costs 39⬠; 4 days pass 54⬠⦠the maximum price for a ticket to visit a museum is about 9,50⬠(to visit the Louvre) ⦠if you visit the Louvre, you wonât have time to visit another museum on the same day ⦠I donât see the point on purchasing this pass. Not to spend time queueing, you simply have to buy the tickets in advance on the web or go to the museum late in the afternoon.
Entrance is free for everybody aged under 18 years old and for 18 â 25 years old citizens of an European Union member state.
Free entrance to museums the 1st Sunday of each month for everybody.
Entrance tickets have reduced price if youâre 18 â 25 years old citizen of an European Union member state. Reduced price also if you go to museums after 4 :30 PM or if you go after 6 PM the days that the museum close late ; to know exactly, you have to check on the website of the museum youâre planning to visit.
Buy the entrance ticket to muséums and monuments in advance on the website of each place, you'll safe lots of time queueing http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/ if you plan to visit the 3rd floor of the Eiffel tower, you have to buy the ticket long in advance on the web, otherwise you'll only find tickets till the 2nd floor.
Transport :
the cheapest is to buy a "Passe Navigo Découverte". Valid 1 week, Monday to Sunday, unlimited public transport within Paris zones 1 and 2. It costs 18,85 euros per week + 5⬠to have your card done, you can buy a Passe Navigo découverte at any tube station.
You can also buy 10 tickets, valid zones 1 & 2, for tube and bus, called « ticket t+, carnet de 10 tickets», it costs 12,70â¬. Or you can buy a day pass, called « mobilis », zones 1&2, it costs 6,40â¬.
Instead of the Passe Navigo, you can buy a Paris Visite card but itâs more expensive.
It costs : 1 day = 9,75⬠/ 2 days = 15,85⬠/ 3 days = 21,60⬠/ 5 days = 31,15â¬
To go to Versailles, buy a return ticket « billet origine destination » valid zones 1 to 4, it costs 6,50â¬, you can buy it at tube any station. You have to take train RER C (Réseau Express Régional line C) direction Versailles Rive Gauche, it takes 35' from the Eiffel tower.
When you take a cab, the minimum fare is 6,20 euros, usual rides inside Paris cost between 10 euros and 20 euros, depending on the traffic and distance.
Eating at a restaurant costs from 15 euros per person for lunch, from 20 euros for dinner, plus drinks. In Paris you can ask for tap water "une carafe d'eau" at any restaurant as we all do here. The average price of dinner at a restaurant is 30 - 40 euros plus drinks. A tin of Coca Cola or a little bottle of mineral water ar a restaurant costs about 4 euros. A glass of wine from 5 euros. A cup of coffee at a restaurant between 2 euros and 8 euros depending on the place.
You can buy sandwiches or salads at a bakery or at a supermarket, they cost from 3 euros. At Monop supermarkets you can buy what you'd like to eat and the staff will heat it in a microwave oven, there are tables & chairs.
http://courses.monoprix.fr/magasin-en-ligne/courses-en-ligne.html
Having tea with pastries at a tea room like Mariage Frères, Angelina or Ladurée, costs about 15 euros.
In Paris service is always included. I only tip at restaurants if the waiter has really been kind and the food very good. I tip between 2 and 5 euros depending on the circumstances.
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