Paris meeting place

6 members of our family will come to Paris for a family meeting.

As we are divided over Europe 4 will arrive on gare de l%26#39;est comming from the direction of Switzerland and 2 will arrive at CDG airport.

Eventualy we all have to meet up in Versailles.

What trains or metro can we take and about how long will it take us?

Is a taxi an option? What would a taxi cost from CDG airport to versailles?

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IS there any specific reason you have to catch up in Versailles?

None of your arrival spots are very convenient to get to Versailles, CDG is about 60 km from versailles, so taxi is NOT an option, unless you don%26#39;t mind spending 75-100 Euros on the cab. The RER will be a very long trip but kind of easy, after you%26#39;ve taken RER B you have to change lines in RER C at St Michel, this one will take you straight to Versailles. All together about 2 hours journey.

From Gare de l%26#39;Est you have to take metro line n°4 and again change at St Michel in RER C ca 1 hour ride.

If you don%26#39;t have to necessarily meet in Versailles and your arrival times are kind of similar you should meet at St Michel in front of the Fountain (it is not to miss), this is a very popular meeting point among young parisians, easy to spot and good acces to the bars in the Latin quarter!

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I agree w/Kasthor on all points, even where you should meet.

Meeting at Versailles lends a level of difficulty to your plans that should be avoided if possible.

Les

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Hi Kasthor,

The hotel where we meet and stay is in versailles, so we are fixed on versailles.

An hour from gare de l%26#39;est is ok, maybe a taxi from there would still be an option as it is 4 people sharing,any idea on prices for that journey by taxi?

The 2 hours from CDG is quiet far but sure we find some sort of solution, thanks for your help anyway!

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For those arriving ar PARIS-Gare d%26#39;Est, they can make their way across town to either PARIS-Gare Saint Lazare and take a SNCF train to VERSAILLES-Rive Droit or from PARIS-Gare Montparnasse to VERSAILLE-Chantier (fare 2,65 €--approx 30 mins) and then a taxi to your accommodations or meeting place at VERSAILLES or some convenient metting point there.

Those ariving at CDG (there are no direct public transportation--SNCF, RER, etc from CDG to VERSAILLES) can take a taxi (approx. fare 65-80 €) from the airport to Versailles....OR....take the RER %26#39;B-3%26#39; train (fare 8 €) from one of the two stations at CDG to the SAINT MICHEL-NOTRE DAME station (fare 8 €...approx 34 mins) and then make the quick Correspondence transfer to the RER %26#39;C-5%26#39; ligne (any train with %26#39;v xxx%26#39; designator) to the end-of-the-ligne at VERSAILLES-Rive Gauche station (fare 2,65 €---approx 40 mins) . Then taxi to your agreed upon meeting place in Versailles.

The members of your party arriving by train at Gare d%26#39;Est could also ake their way across town and use the RER %26#39;C-5%26#39; ligne train to VERSAILLES-Rive Gauche, from any of its Left Bank stations (Gare Austerlitz, Saint Michel-Notre Dame, Musée d%26#39;Orsay, Invalides, Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel).

Bear in mind that if you are planning to arrange for a %26#39;..meeting place..%26#39; in Versailles, there are three(3) different train stations there--VERSAILLES-Rive Gauche, VERSAILLE-Rive Droit and VERSAILLES-Chantier. Don%26#39;t get e%26#39;em confused.

SNCF--

www.voyages-sncf.com/dynamic/_SvHomePage…

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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;The hotel where we meet and stay is in versailles, so we are fixed on versailles%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;

This being the case, then don%26#39;t bother with any other meeting place...simply make your own ways to your hotel in Versailles and use that as the meeting place. Everything else has the potential to turn into %26#39;..mice-in-a-maze..%26#39;. KISS--Keep It Simple Stupid.

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My husband works near Versailles and a cab to CDG usually runs about 90 euros.