CDG to Paris metro station - Paris train route planner (2023)

To find a route from CDG to a metro station, use thisPlanning a trip by metro in Paris, managed by Paris public transport - RATP.

Find a route from CDG to a Paris metro station

Here is a step-by-step example of finding a route from CDG Airport Terminal 1 to St. Sulpice in Paris.

First step – planning the route

First, open itParis Metro route plannerin a web browser. You will see a page similar to the one shown here.

Second step – Departure from the RER metro station

Start typing the French name of the station and the results will appear. For CDG airport - type "Airport Charles" which will bring up a list of matches.

If you get toTerminal 1theTerminal 3CDG, select first result:Charles de Gaulle Airport 1 (RER), Tremblay-en-France.

If you arrive at CDGTerminal 2, select itotherresult:Charles de Gaulle Airport 2 Tgv (RER), Tremblay-en-France.

Both of the above are RER B train stations at CDG Airport.

Third step – Destination metro station

Then we will select the destination station. In this example, we are going to the République metro station. Select the Station radio button and typeDemocracyin the text box below.

Fourth step – time and date of departure

At the bottom of the Route Planner there is an option that allows you to enter the date and time of the planned trip.

It is important to enter the same day of the week and the same time of day (in 24-hour format) that you will be taking this trip in order to get accurate results. You do not need to provide the exact date and time of travel if this information is not available. If you're not sure when you're traveling, just pick a time and day that makes sense, ie don't use a time in the middle of the night. Anytime between 8am and 9pm (9pm) will give you good results.

Step Five – Options

Method and criteria

The function defines the types of transport: Train, Bus and cars/trams or both. For simplicity and reduced transfers, I choose the railway.

For criteria there are options to minimize the transmission between the lines they useFewer changesor reduce the walking distance by selectingMinimum amount of walking. I've tried these options and they're not great. The smallest changes can make you walk literally 1-2 kilometers to your final destination, just to avoid a transfer. He's not smart. For now, I suggest you leave the criteria at "Fastest” option.

Step Six – Review the route planning results

The results of the Paris Metro RER route planner will appear below a search table similar to this (I've added red dots for discussion below):

Examination of route planning results

Looking at the better results, we see that the Paris Metro RER route planner gives the total travel time apart from the criteria you have selected, in this case:Fastest: 47 minutesfor the trip (from CDG Airport Terminal 2 to Republique (METRO). The trip requires a bit of walking, RER B train, Metro 5 and a bit of walking to the final destination.

Top 47 minutes. example journey departs from CDG Airport Station 2 at 15:37 (15:37), passing throughParis tariff zones1-5, and the passenger will arrive at 16:24 (16:24). Thetariff zones1-5 determine how much the journey will cost, in this case €11.45, which will be the same price to get anywhere within the Paris Metro system from CDG Airport.

Just above the results box are two labeled buttonsLeave lateriCome early. These allow you to move your search results to the next closest trains either earlier (Arrival earlier) or later (Departure later) to better suit your schedule.

Below the search results is a link titled "Show route details". Clicking on this link will expand the results to show important information about your proposed route. An example is listed here:

The key information on the details page (which I have highlighted in red) is the directions to take for the two trains, the first RER B train and then the metro line 5. The directions tell you which train platform you will need to travel in the right direction.

The terminal used to indicate the direction of travel for trains departing from CDG is not important if your destination is central Paris, as the RER B train stops atallRER B stations in Paris itself:North Station, Chatelet Les Halles, St Michel Notre Dame, Luxembourg, Port Royal, Denfert Rochereau i Cité Universitaire.

If you are at Aeroport CDG 1 train station, you will need to board a train going to Paris, not a train going to CDG Terminal 2 train station. For the example above, RER B terminates at Massy-Palaiseau in southern Paris. It doesn't matter too much because we will get off at Gare du Nord. At train stations in the airport, on train platforms, you can check the direction of the RER train by lookingtelevision screens overheadwhich shows the direction and time of train departure.

For more information about the RER B train from Paris CDG Airport to central Paris, see the following guide articles with photos:Terminal 1 of CDG Airport for ParisiCDG Airport Terminal 2 to Paris.

In the example above, the second leg of the journey is completed by a different type of train:paris metro, line 5. In this step,direction is very important. Each line of the Paris Metro will have two (or more) directions determined by the name of the last station on the line (terminus) at that end of the line. In this case the direction isMarket of Italy. The station we are looking for isDemocracy, located between Gare du Nord and Place d'Italie stations.

When changing from RER B train line to metro line 5 at Gare du Nord station it will followsigns inside Gare du Nord showing line 5 of the metro idirectionMarket of Italy,Ithe sign you are reading indicates instructions. Not all signs show inside subway line stations (to save space), and some signs doobadirections, since you are so far from the actual subway platforms that the path you are on leads to both sides (and directions) of the subway line. Only when you get close enough to the two train platforms, each going in opposite directions, will the metro signs start to indicate the station/terminus for one direction. For this trip, metro line 5 is in the opposite directionBobini Pablo-Picasso, but we are lookingMarket of Italy.

The Duration column on the right lists the walking time (3 minutes, 2 minutes, 3 minutes) and the train time (31 minutes, 6 minutes) for the trip.

The latest information on Route Planner results isParis tariff zonesyou will cross during your journey. This tells you the approximate cost of the journey and the type of ticket required for the journey.

In this case,CDG Airport to Paris(any subway station) is a special price and costs as follows: €11.45. For travel exclusively within itParis metro system, tariff zones are 1-2 and only one will be neededParis metro mapwith the current price of €2.10 (from January 1, 2023). Any trip outside zones 1-2 will require extraParis metro tickets(Ticket t+) good for metro and bus or they are called special tickets from station to stationTicket to Ile-de-France. Tip: Billet Ile-de-France tickets, arriving or departing from central Paris, as on this journey from CDG Airport to Paris, are also good forParis RERiparis metro; you will use this single ticket for both types of trains to complete your journey.

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