French railways strike
Mar 13, 2001 | 11:59 am
#16
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Posts: 43
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. 
Thank you for the information on the potential strike. Fortunately for me I should be gone before the mandatory strike day occurs.
Thank you for the information on the potential strike. Fortunately for me I should be gone before the mandatory strike day occurs.
Mar 13, 2001 | 6:36 pm
#17
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Programs: United
Posts: 2,167
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.
What sucks is that I like getting the 'Paris Visite' card for hopping around on the subway. Not gonna touch it this trip.
Mar 13, 2001 | 9:18 pm
#19
Join Date: Oct 2000
Posts: 1,960
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
[This message has been edited by FTraveler (edited 03-13-2001).]
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
[This message has been edited by FTraveler (edited 03-13-2001).]
Mar 14, 2001 | 3:41 am
#20
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Great Britain
Posts: 1,442
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.