AboutPatrick Robichaud Expertise I travel to Paris each year and I'm well acquainted with restaurants, shops, hotels and the general layout of the arrondissements. I frequently create itineraries for my friends, including what to pack, how to travel, etc. I also frequent many out of the way places that are not in a lot of tour books, but that should NOT be missed.
Experience I visit France each March and stay for two weeks, living in an apartment. I frequent most non-tourist restaurants, bars and socialize with a lot of locals. I have very honest opinions...because I love this city and wish to dispell the misinformation that is out there regarding Paris and its citizens
Publications Overland Park Sun Newspaper, Kansas City Star, The Pitch
Education/Credentials French degree. Currently work as Marketing manager in a Fortune 100 Telecommunications company
Question QUESTION: Hi
My husband and I are flying to Paris CDG and have train tickets for our onward journey from Paris Bercy to Cosne. Could you please let me know the easiest and cheapest way to travel from the airport to Paris Bercy?
Many thanks
ANSWER: Hi Sally - Sorry for the delay. I was out of town and just getting back.
Easiest is to take a taxi which would cost around 50 euros or you can take the RER to Chatelet and make an easy change to the Line 14 metro to Bercy for 8 euros.
Hope that helps.
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QUESTION: Thanks for your reply - it's much appreciated. We are trying to do this trip on a very strict budget, so a taxi is probably out of the question. Having looked up instructions on the internet there are several stations at CDG. Do you know which one we would get the train to Chatelet from? Also, is there a bus option?
Answer Hi - Taking the train is really the cheapest: Take the RER B to Gare du Nord. Transfer to the RER D and take it to Gare de Lyon. Transfer to Metro line 14 and take it one stop to Bercy.
I do not believe this is a bus.
I'm including a map of the train stations at Charles de Gaulle for you, so you can see where the stations are located.
