Tips for Paris for Rwc games

They will just do a quick search. Shouldn't be a problem.

The link someone posted above said backpacks no larger than A4 size can be brought in, so I’d say similar would apply to handbags…

the main thing would be to not have small (or large) heavy/bulky items in the bag that could be used as projectiles….

the link above also says external batteries were allowed in, but a guy in front of me had one that was no bigger than 2-3 iPhones and the guy wasn’t letting him take it in….. the guy was pleading that he needed it to charge his phone etc… but the security guy was having none of it….. I had a smaller older battery (no bigger than maybe 2 cigarette lighters) and it was fine..

Hi all,

We will arrive in Paris CDG at 11pm this Friday.

I am aware of RER and Metro but take too long to get to our Airbnb.

Should there be plenty of Taxi availability in that hour of the night or should I better use the private transfer.

I am aware of Fake Taxi and staying away from them.

This is known in the trade as 'skiplagging', Common in some countries like the U.S..

Airlines really hate it.

Drive from Holyhead. Be grand!

(one of our group was a guy who drove over from Cornwall in a converted Berlingo. Only lad in an English jersey in the fanzone that we saw for Ireland South Africa, fair play to him. Great craic too.)

If you cant get sorted then PM me, My brother in law & his wife over in France doing different regions so looking to go to match this Saturday

We got back yesterday from Paris. Ferry over and back. Down to Lyon last week for NZ v Uruguay and then hit Paris for the big one. A bit of driving but it flew and saw loads of the countryside.

Paris was great craic, so many Irish and altogether very relaxed. We got RER D from Chalelet to Saint Denis and it was perfect, no crowds. Same on way back in, half empty carriage. The bigger RER's can handle the crowds alot easier than the metro's.

I would advise to get out there early, soak in the atmosphere, have a few beers, look in the official shops and chill before the match.

Very jealous of anyone going this weekend.

Three hours is still loads.

@zambrotta11 Depends where you're going from of course but the earliest I can see is 04:53 from Gare du Nord.

Thanks ended up booking hotel right next to Gare Du Nord. Arrive in here on Eurostar and hope to run across to hotel and drop bags and passports safe away. Then train up to stadium.

Also more convenient to maybe do a few things on Sunday morning before I have to fly back in centre of Paris.

I feel not going to be very productive at work today/tomorrow.

Metro map:

Anyone got any tips for what we could do with an 8yo boy on Saturday morning in Paris?

Last weekend we did The Eiffel Tower & Arc de Triomphe (in glorious sunshine), so those boxes have been ticked, but this Saturday the weather won't be as nice... (certainly not in the time we'll need to wait before checking into hotel anyway).

Arriving into CDG at around 9am, so the plan is head to the hotel to drop off the bags (so maybe by around 10am-10:30am), and from there we'll have a few hours to kill before being able to check in at 2-3pm....

Was thinking maybe the Aquarium de Paris or The Louvre (though junior would probably find it boring, and I don't want to do any queuing), or maybe even a riverboat tour which go for about 1-2 hours... ? Anyone got any ideas?

Do you have a link on how to order one from here ?

Would also like to order one

Putting money ,phone ,cards into one jeans pocket and then sticking a small bottle of water in same pocket might be an option to deter pick pockets for busy metro stations and trains ,, they'd have to take the water out ,, the metros can get jammed must be a pick pockets dream .