Quite a lot of people are recently in Paris. Tourists associate the capital of France with the majestic Notre Dame Cathedral, the Seine with boats sailing along the river, the Louvre Museum and the Musée d'Orsay, the Eiffel Tower, the smells of pastry shops that mix with the aromas of perfume stores ... But for modern children, Paris is first and foremost Disneyland
However, a huge amusement park, stylized as cartoons of the "Walt Wizard", is not located in the capital of France. You still need to go from 30 to 46 kilometers to it, depending on where in Paris you are. And there is an amusement park, to be precise, in the town of Marne-la-Valle. The name of this settlement is translated as "Valley of the Marne." And this river flows east of Paris. Are you ready to make an independent trip to visit Mickey Mouse? Then consider how to get from Paris to Disneyland. All travel methods will be discussed below. We will pay special attention to cars.
Taxi
Expensive, you say? Given how much the Paris metro costs, we would not say so categorically that a taxi is an expensive way to get around. Indeed, in a bus, train, or any public transport, you pay for a ticket for one passenger. And only in a taxi does the transportation price concern the entire car, and not the riders sitting in it. So if you came to France with a big and friendly company and don’t know how to get from Disneyland to Paris, call the appropriate service.
Why can’t you catch a car in the street with a wave of your hand? Of course you can. But in this case, the trip will cost you much more. There are several taxi services in Paris. You can call the car on the Internet by filling out the appropriate order form. There you can even indicate the type of car and wish a Russian-speaking driver! The average cost of such a trip will be about 80 euros (6 thousand rubles). But you will not depend on the schedule of public transport and will be on the spot after 45 minutes.
Drive: Pros and Cons
Those who are accustomed to independently plan all their movements will want to come to the "Land of Tales" in their own or rented car. We will tell you in detail how to get from Paris to Disneyland by car, before that, let's weigh all the advantages and disadvantages of such a trip. The first indisputable advantage is that you will not be connected by public transport schedules. Secondly, the more you take passengers to the cabin, the cheaper the trip to Disneyland per person.
But on these two points, the pros end. Traffic jams in Paris itself can stretch your journey from 30 minutes to several hours. Very expensive parking at Disneyland will significantly increase the cost of visiting the park. In addition, part of the route connecting the capital of France and Marne-la-Vallee is paid. The parking problem can be solved if you book a hotel near Disneyland. Such hotels provide parking spaces for guests' cars. In addition, you will have the opportunity to arrive in the park at the time of its opening (at 9:00).
Road map
If the above difficulties do not stop you, let's take a closer look at how to get from Paris to Disneyland by car. We will lay the roadmap from the heart of the capital of France, from the Hotel de Ville, in other words, from the city hall. You need to immediately take the southeast direction. Move parallel to the Seine, upstream of the river. Navigate in Paris following signs for the Ivry or Marie-sur-Seine area. So you get out on E 54. Next you need to get to the straight, like an arrow, toll motorway A4. She will run through the village of Bussy-Saint-Georges.
For Serry, you should turn sharply to the northwest and already navigate by the numerous road signs to Disneyland. Driving on this roadmap will take 30-35 minutes, excluding traffic jams. To avoid the A4 highway, you can choose a different route. Drive north from Paris, focusing on the outskirts of Saint-Denis. Then turn east and through Onet-sous-Bois and Clay-Souyi get to Mo. In this town you turn south, and after a couple of kilometers you are already in the "Land of Tales".
Paid autobahn. How to pass the barrier
Before you get to Disneyland from Paris on your own, let's see how to behave on a toll road so as not to stall traffic. The fact that you are approaching the Autobahn, you will be notified in advance of the signs. As you approach the barrier, the track will be divided into lanes. They are designed for all kinds of vehicles: buses, trucks, cars. Occupy the necessary lane and drive at low speed to the barrier. It will not rise until you take a pop-up ticket in an automatic riser. Keep it until you exit the toll highway.
Again, barriers with barriers will appear on your way. Here you need to understand how you are going to pay. If your machine is equipped with an automatic money transfer card, head for the lane marked with the letter “T” (telepeage) against a blue background. You do not have to do anything. A special sensor reads the card code, removes the required amount, and the barrier rises. If you want to pay with a simple credit card, drive into the strip under the sign "CB" (carte bancaire). Insert the ticket that you took at the entrance to the autobahn into the slot of the machine. The amount payable appears on the scoreboard. The bank card must be inserted into the corresponding slot. Near the barriers in the booths are employees. With them you can pay with ordinary money. Travel on this section of the road will cost you 4.67 euros (351 rubles).
How to get from Paris to Disneyland by metro
Given that the amusement park is located more than 30 kilometers outside the city, the opportunity to drive to it on the subway seems unrealistic. But this is not so. The Paris underground is divided into the usual metro, with branches ending within the city, and the so-called RER. These trains (sometimes two-tier) go far out of town. If the branches of a regular metro are called numbers, then RER is called letters. You need line “A”. On the map of the Paris Metro, it is indicated in red.
The fare depends on the zones you cross. Therefore, it is better to purchase a ticket not at the ticket machine, but at the ticket office. The average fare from Paris to Disneyland on the RER train is 7.5 euros (564.5 rubles). Having passed through the turnstile, do not rush to throw away the ticket. At the destination station, it will need to be inserted into the turnstile slot. The fine for a stowaway is 40 euros (3,010 rubles).
Where can I take the RER
Now consider how to get from Paris to Disneyland by train. RER branches intersect with the lines of a regular metro. Therefore, the entrances to stations on the surface of the earth are indicated by the usual letter "M". However, going down the escalator, you will need to find a special platform for RER A trains. There are those at metro stations:
- "Charles de Gaulle Etoile" (at the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees);
- "La Défense";
- "Opera";
- "Nasyon";
- Gare de Lyon (Lyon Station);
- Aubert (near the Lafayette Gallery);
- Chatelet-le-Halle.
Once you find the RER A platforms at one of these metro stations, choose the right direction. We need Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy. Note: not all trains reach the final station of the route. You need to look at the scoreboard on the platform and sit in the desired composition. Leaving the train station in Marne la Vallee Chassis, walk about a hundred meters on foot and you will find yourself in front of an amusement park.
How to get from Paris to Disneyland by bus
Russian tourists most often arrive in the capital of France by air. And if the goal of their trip is Disneyland, they don’t even need to go to the center of Paris. After all, both main airports (Charles de Gaulle and Orly) are connected to the amusement park by bus routes.
When you exit the terminals, look for the stop of the special shuttle Val d'Europe Airports. It is indicated by the abbreviation VEA. Travel time from Charles de Gaulle to Orly is the same - 45 minutes. The fare is 23 euros (1730 rubles) for an adult. Shuttles run at intervals of 45 minutes. The first flight leaves at 8:30, and the last at 19:00. At 0:30, a night bus leaves from the stop at Lyonsky Station to the Marne-la-Vallee train station.
Combined ticket
Those who think how to get from Paris to Disneyland on their own should know about such a service. It includes travel and entrance to the park. Tickets come in two types. Both include round-trip travel, as well as the entrance to one or both of the parks at once. It is known that Disneyland is divided into two halves. The first is called Parc Disneyland itself. She is more popular. There is Sleeping Beauty Castle, where Mickey Mouse and other heroes of children's films meet guests.
Disneyland, in turn, consists of several zones. But the entertainment and attractions there are designed primarily for children. Teens and adults will be more interested in Parc Walt Disney Studios. There entertainment is more dangerous. The price of a combined ticket depends not only on whether you choose to visit only one park or both at once. The age of the passenger, as well as the travel time (low season, normal or peak), are also taken into account.
Yellow express
Now we will consider how to get from Paris to Disneyland by bus on a combined ticket. In the capital of France, several companies provide such services at once. And each has its own stopping places in Paris. Consider the first firm. She brings to the boarding cheerful yellow buses, decorated with cartoon characters. Express stops are located at:
- Gare du Nord (North Station);
- "Opera";
- Chatelet.
Disney Magic Express
Beautiful blue and white buses with stripes on their sides are approaching for landing near metro stations:
- Madeline
- Gare du Nord;
- Montparnassus
- Chatelet - Le Al;
- "Opera".
The services of this company include round-trip travel, as well as free access to two parks. It is noteworthy that the ticket price does not depend on the season. For an adult, it is 93 euros, and for a child over three years old - 88 (7000 and 6622 rubles, respectively).
Here we described how to get from Paris to Disneyland on our own. But there are other options. Paying an excursion to the travel agency's amusement park, you will be spared all the hassle. They will pick you up at the indicated address and deliver you to Disneyland.