I definitely am looking forward to going back to France for the first time in a LONG time. Last time I stayed in Paris, but this time I am including Bayeux, Bordeaux, Lyon (and Barcelona). And contrary to public perception, I found the French people to be very nice and gracious. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Thank you for the information on the potential strike. Fortunately for me I should be gone before the mandatory strike day occurs.

Ok, I am set to arrive on the 29th, like it or not, at CDG. Can someone suggest options on getting to Paris from there since the trains will be dead? There used to be an Air France 'shuttle bus'. Still there?

What sucks is that I like getting the 'Paris Visite' card for hopping around on the subway. Not gonna touch it this trip.

Does anyone know if this include the Chunnel

hscottm,
Roissybus leaves CDG (bus stops in front of Terminals 1, 2 and T9) for Opera Garnier every fifteen minutes from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm, and takes 45 minutes to an hour, depending on traffic. Of course, with a strike, you can expect traffic to be much heavier to/from the airport. The cost is 48FRF one-way. From Opera Garnier you can catch a taxi to your hotel.

Return service is from 5:45 am to 11:00 pm

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Usually in these strikes, the Eurostar continues to operate, as the British are not employees of the SNCF, and are thus not in dispute. However, as mentioned earlier, London will be paralized (if last time is anything to go by) by an Underground strike. I do not notice that the RAPT are included in the strike so the Metro should work in Paris.