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  • 17-02-2010 3:04pm
    #1
    gimmick
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    Heading to Paris for a few days at the end of April with the missus. Few general questions

    - Is it expensive to eat and drink
    - what is the best way to get to and from the airport
    - I have precisely zero French - will I get by?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Unshelved
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 865 ✭✭✭Unshelved


    - Is it expensive to eat and drink
    Eating out is not expensive - especially "Prix fixe" (fixed price) menus at lunchtime. Drinking is expensive - you can pay up to €14 for a pint, but most bars charge about €6-7. Buying beer in a supermarket is cheap.
    - what is the best way to get to and from the airport
    If you're landing in De Gaulle, use the bus that goes from outside Terminal 1 (where the Aer Lingus planes go to and from) to the city centre. If you're landing in Beauvais, buses go from outside the airport to the city centre.
    - I have precisely zero French - will I get by?
    Probably. But it does not harm to drop bonjour, au revoir and merci into the conversation. Je ne parle pas francais means I don't speak French. Don't get huffy if they can't / won't understand you - you're the foreigner.


  • #3
    P. Breathnach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,089 ✭✭✭✭P. Breathnach


    gimmick wrote: »
    Heading to Paris for a few days at the end of April with the missus. Few general questions

    - Is it expensive to eat and drink

    Obviously it depends on your dining preferences, but in general it is slightly less expensive than places of a similar standard in Dublin. But pints of Guinness could burst your budget very fast.
    - what is the best way to get to and from the airport

    That depends on what airport you use, and where you want to get to. Tell us.
    - I have precisely zero French - will I get by?

    It's been done before, by millions of visitors. It would be useful to ask a French speaker to teach you the basic courtesies, as they matter greatly to French people - things like saying "bonjour" (good day) whenever you start dealing with anybody, even simply entering a shop to have a look around.


  • #4
    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    gimmick wrote: »
    - Is it expensive to eat and drink

    As cheap or as expensive as you like. Irish pubs €7 a pint - French €4-5 a pint
    A 3-course meal will set you back €20 in a decent place. I find it a lot cheaper than Dublin but that's 'cos I know one city and not the other.

    gimmick wrote: »
    - Is it expensive to eat and drink
    - what is the best way to get to and from the airport

    The best way is by moterbike but probably not the best way for you :)

    Taxi (€40), train (€8), bus (€5)
    gimmick wrote: »
    - I have precisely zero French - will I get by?

    Probably :)


  • #5
    gimmick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,296 ✭✭✭✭gimmick


    Thanks folks. I am flying into De Gaulle.

    Id imagine it won't eb a very boozy few days looking at the drink prices. Looking forward to French food. Id be avoiding the chains as much as possible.


  • #6
    P. Breathnach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,089 ✭✭✭✭P. Breathnach


    To get into the city from CDG, you can use the RER (suburban rail service, station in the airport) and transfer to the métro to get to your destination. The one ticket covers both elements of the trip so long as you stay within the system.

    You will need to find the métro station that serves your hotel, and plan your journey. Use this map: http://www.ratp.info/orienter/f_plan_ang.php?loc=reseaux&nompdf=metro&fm=gif. The airport line comes in at the top right-hand side, and you can identify the stations where you can make transfers by the station symbols that incorporate links. It looks formidable at first, but it's worth putting in a little bit of effort, because Paris is much easier to navigate once you learn to use the métro system.


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