How does one get from the airport (Chas. de Gaulle) to Gare de l%26#39;Est to take a train? And how much time should be allowed for this?
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The RER B will take you to Gare du Nord in half an hour, and then Gare de l%26#39;Est is just one metro stop away or a 10 minute walk.
Even if you are not familiar with urban transportation and not particularly fast, the trip would take well under one hour.
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While the above is a good guestimate once you reach the RER station and have a ticket, keep in mind that it could take an hour or more from landing to the RER station at CDG, by the time you walk to and get through passport control, pick up your bags, then walk to the RER station. And, it could be longer, depending on your airline and whether your plane is assigned a gate or you are bussed to the terminal and/or your arrival terminal and its distance from the RER station. If you don%26#39;t have Euro coins for using the automated ticket machines at the RER station, there could be a considerable line for purchasing your RER ticket with bills or a credit card.
You%26#39;ll also want to plan to arrive at Gare de l%26#39;Est about 1/2 hour, if you already have your ticket, before your train departs, to use the rest room, purchase a bottle of water, and familiarize yourself with the track numbers/layout, so that you can get yourself to the correct track and board once the number is posted.
If you have to pick up or purchase a ticket at Gare de l%26#39;Est, you%26#39;ll need to allow plenty of time for that, as American credit cards cannot be used in the automated ticket machines there either. Even short lines at the attended ticket windows can take a while.
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