CDG · Layover Guide
Paris
Stop in Paris.
Best layover: 5–72h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Paris for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 76 · Discover 53 · Ease 2
Why Paris scores 76
Getting there
RER B $13 · Roissy Bus $18
min to center
metro- 01RER B (35 min)
- 02Taxi (45 min)
79 min by N143
- 01Eiffel Tower
- 02Le Marais
- 03Café culture
Experiences in Paris
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- Hôtel de Ville~60 min1 min walk
- The Parisianer~60 min1 min walk
- Hôtel de Ville~75 min1 min walk
- Shamsey Danse~75 min1 min walk
- Feminists in the City~90 min1 min walk
- Streetart Seth Globepainter~90 min1 min walk
- Eiffel Tower4.7
- Louvre Museum4.7
- Arc de Triomphe4.7
- Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris4.7
- Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre4.7
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Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
Bagagerie CDG — Terminal 2
Terminal 2, Arrivals level, near baggage claim
$10/bag
3 min walk
Bagagerie CDG — Terminal 1
Terminal 1, Level 5 (Departure level)
$10/bag
5 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
RER B
Gare du Nord, Châtelet, Saint-Michel
Trains every 10-15 min. Runs to Gare du Nord, Châtelet-Les Halles, Saint-Michel. Buy Ile-de-France ticket.
40 min
$13.00
Roissy Bus
Opéra, Paris city center
Direct shuttle to Opéra (9th arr.). Runs every 15-20 min. Traffic-dependent.
70 min
$18.00
Taxi
Central Paris
Fixed fares: €55 to Left Bank, €62 to Right Bank (set by Paris Prefecture). No haggling needed.
50 min
$60.00
No city pass available for this city.
Getting there
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