Not sure of your cell phone company, but ATT has some good package deals if you want/ need to use your phone in France. But even if you don't want to do any type of pre-paid plan, the going rate for voice calls is $1.50/minute. Usually the calls from Uber drivers (or Le Cab) last about 1-2 min max, so only $3. Not too bad for instant confirmation that the driver is there.

Has anyone used Uber in Paris recently?

There was a lot of buzz in the press late last year that the government was going to ban the service in 2015. Then they were apparently given a reprieve -- but for an undetermined period of time.

My trip to Paris is in early June, and I'm trying to determine if I should sign up for - or count on - the Uber service to get around town in the evening, to and from my hotel to restaurants.

Input?

Yes have used them and they are much better than their US counterpart. Last night to be exact.

Many thanks, Yahillwe.

Uber POP was banned though you can still see them occasionally available on the Uber app. I am not sure what insurance protection a rider would have if he were involved in an accident using Uber POP.

A friend left for CDG this morning using the normal Uber service. He paid 85€; about 30% higher than I have ever paid a taxi over the same route.

Thank you for the tip, Tamino. If I did use Uber, it would the the higher level service.

The rate your friend was charged to the airport is also substantially higher than many car services like Blacklane reportedly charge. It looks like it pays to comparison shop for things like transfers.

Uber told him in advance that he would pay a premium for the segment he took. He ignored my taxi advice and took Uber.

It looks as though fixed fees to/from the airports are about to be adopted by the city of Paris for all taxis. The talk is about fares at 50€ from the Right Bank to CDG; 55€ from the Left Bank to CDG.

IMO I like LeCab better than Uber as they don't have the surges.

From CDG or ORY, buses can also be an option depending on the destination.
Orlybus charges 7.5€ for one way, dropping people off at denfert Rochereau, and I think Air france buses operate from CDG.

Based on my experience, taxis in Paris are as bad as their counterparts in Thailand or Morocco. Uber is fine, and prices more reasonable

Uber Paris
 

Has anyone use Uber Paris before? I get confused, as I know, in Paris passengers have to take taxi in taxi stands, how about Uber Paris then? Where will Uber Paris pick us up?? certain location to pick or we can set the location anywhere?

Uber Pop service has been withdrawn within France. Uber X continues as a private car service but prices are similar to those of taxis with the exception of Uber's surge pricing which often makes Uber X more expensive than taxis.

Parisien Taxis are available from taxi stands, but you can hail a taxi from the street if the its green available light on the top of the car is illuminated. There are also taxi apps you can use just like the Uber app.

From the airports, trying to agree upon a pickup location using Uber can be problematic. It's much easier to take an official taxi from the queue or take the bus (Roissybus or Air France bus) or the train.

I will be arriving to CDG Terminal 2A the middle of next week around 11 AM, and would prefer to take Uber to my office as it's easier to input a destination and simpler for my company's finance drones to process the reimbursements. I checked today around that time and saw plenty of UberX vehicles around the area–will it be a problem to catch an Uber in front of the terminal in the passenger loading area?

I've not had problems with Uber in Paris before, though I've never used one at the airport. Usually they don't call to arrange a special location as I've got a UK-based Uber account, which means it would be an international call for the driver to ring me. I usually just take special care to drop the pin in the correct place and it "just works", and I want to check that it will be as painless with a CDG pickup. TIA!

I do not recommend using uber for an airport pickup. The big problem is meeting up with the driver. Cars are not allowed to linger in front of the terminals.

I either use taxis or a special service such as Navendis:

www.navendis.com

Looked Navendis. Seems like its half the cost of a taxi. Are they nice cars and do they pick you up curbside or do they wait for you acter customs?

The Conseil constitutionnel (the highest body in France that interprets the French Constitution) has just issued a decision in a case brought by Uber challenging the constitutionality of the Thévenoud law banning any services which connect potential fee-paying clients with drivers who do not have a taxi or 'VTC' (private hire) licence (in effect, Uber X drivers). The Conseil constitutionnel rejected Uber's argument that the law violated the constitutional principle of entrepreneurial freedom ("la liberté d'entreprendre"). The Conseil constitutionnel also stated that the penalty (up to 2 years' imprisonment and a fine of EUR 300,000) for violating the law was not manifestly disproportionate.

Note that, according to the provisions of the Thévenoud law, carpooling is permitted (as long as the driver does not make a profit from the journey, and the passenger only contributes towards the expenses of operating the vehicle).

The decision is available in full at http://www.conseil-constitutionnel.f...15.144387.html

We used Uber to and from CDG and within Paris last week....just terrific.. a flat 50 euro to or from CDG from left bank, and cheaper than calling a taxi as they usually arrive with 5 or 6 euro already on the meter because they turn it on when you call. Our only hitch was meeting driver at CDG. The app said Door 2 on Arrivals level...he wasn't there, but another Uber driver turned up on foot to fetch his clients and took us up to the departure level where our driver was. Cars were super clean with water bottles. High end sedans including a couple of mercedes.

I found it amazing how it costed 48 Euros to get from the airport to the Hotel I stayed at. And the return was 72 Euros. I did call an taxi so the meter was started an bit early but not that big of an diff.

we had a huge amount of traffic going into Paris during morning rush, I'm sure a taxi would have been at least 75 euro to the left bank.

I was stuck in traffic going to the hotel but since I had an 7am flight, there was NO traffic on the way to the airport.

I´m sure that you are mistaken. I live on the Left Bank and I have never paid 75€ for a taxi to CDG. However, as previously stated, a friend recently paid Uber 80€ from our apartment to CDG.

Taxis don´t have surge pricing.

I've usually paid about 60 plus tip to and from CDG, but I assumed it could easily have been about 75 with the kind of congestion we had on the 29th...That said, something must have been screwed up with UBER. They have a flat fee for UberX of 50 from the left bank to or from CDG, and a flat fee of 45 euro to or from the right bank. Your friend must have taken Uber Berline which has flat fees of 80 and 75 respectively. Berline is the equivalent of Uber Black in the USA.

They also have surge pricing and he paid Uber X 80€.

tell him to contact uber....it's a flat fee. period. no surge pricing...they probably charged him the Berline rate in error, or he made an error when he requested the ride.

You have been quite fortunate.

What kind of vehicles does Uber use for transporting customers from CDG to the city assuming ordering an UBER Berline or Uber X?

can 4 people sit in to an UBERX in Paris? not sure what type of car they use.

Would like to know this as well.

Spent a few weeks in Paris last fall and used uber 2-4x a day every day.

Used it from the airport to the Opera area and there isn't much savings over a regular taxi, just a few euro. Around town the prices all seemed reasonable. I'm not sure if it is that much savings over a traditional cab but the convenience sure was worth it even if it was only close to even.

Never had to wait more than about 5-6 minutes for an Uber even in the middle of the night and cars were always clean and nice and drivers professional.

Going there next week and planning to just Uber all the time. I don't normally shy away from places after terrorist things but I'm bringing the family and avoiding crowded metro stations might be prudent for a bit.

Thinking of using Uber from CDG to the Right Bank next week. Do they have a specific pick up location at Terminal 1 or could someone suggest one.

What does Uber cost for that trip?

I believe it is a flat rate of €50.00 for Uber X.

It's €50 Right bank, €55 Left bank....

One thing to be careful in Paris-- make sure you are ordering an UberX and not an Uber Black... plenty of people don't pay attention (lots of friends of mine--even French friends-- have overpaid not knowing)...clearly a problem with the default Uber settings.

The 50€/55€ to the Right/Left bank respectively from CDG is the official taxi rate. Has uber adopted the taxi rates?

We used Uber 2-3x per day during our recent visit to Paris. Always excellent service from very friendly drivers, at 1/2 the price of taxis. The only issue was occasional surge pricing (e.g. Thurs night in Paris, late Afternoon In Versailles.). Many short trips were only 5 euros and far quicker than metro (also cheaper for 4pp). Also ordered a van from Hyatt CDG this morning - nice Mercedes arrived within 5 min and cost was 22 euros. My only regret was not calling Uber when we arrived at Gare du Nord, where we waited 45m in a taxi line.

I fully agree. I do live in Paris and has become a frequent Uber user. Just great and with Uber and Le Cab, I now stay completely away of those morons of Parisian taxis ;) ^