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Luggage and RER - from CDG to Garu Du Nord station
Posted: Tue November 30, 2004 04:56 AM UTC
Hello all!

Now that I know that there is a left luggage service at the Garu Du Nord station, I'm planning on storing my luggage there for the four days I'll be in Paris. Since I will be taking the RER from the airport to the Garu du Nord station, would that be too much of a pain to drag my luggage to the RER? Is the RER going to be crowded? I'll have to big luggage with me and I'm travelling alone - one suitcase and another a big trekking bag.

Thanks! Any suggestion to make this easier is most welcome.
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Re: Luggage and RER - from CDG to Garu Du Nord station
Posted: Tue November 30, 2004 12:07 PM UTC
AUTOMATIC LUGGAGE BOX:
*  Angers, Avignon-centre, Bordeaux, Cannes, Lyon-Perrache, Marne –la Vallée Chessy, Marseilles, Nantes, Nice, Paris Austerlitz/Est/Lyon/Montparnasse/Nord, Toulouse. En gare de Paris Montparnasse, un certain nombre de casiers acceptent le paiement par carte bancaire.
Le prix du dépôt (payable en pièces, prévoir de faire l'appoint) est fonction de la taille du casier, A savoir: 3,40 € (1), 5 € (1) ou 7,5 € (1) pour une durée de 72 heures.
(En gare de Paris-Montparnasse, un certain nombre de casiers acceptent le paiement par carte bancaire).

MANUAL LUGGAGE BOX:
**  Dijon, Lille-Flandres, Lyon-Part Dieu, Metz, Mulhouse, Rennes, Strasbourg. Ouverture périodique en gares de Saint-Raphaël, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Moutiers et Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.
? 4,50 € (1) par bagage (valise, colis), par période de 24 heures, 5,30 € (1) par vélo, fauteuil roulant, voiturette, par période de 24 heures.
(1)  Les prix et montants donnés sont ceux en vigueur au 01/08/2002.
Les consignes automatiques ou manuelles peuvent être momentanément indisponibles pour des raisons de sécurité.

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www.sncf.com

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Re: Luggage and RER - from CDG to Garu Du Nord station
Posted: Tue November 30, 2004 12:33 PM UTC
We took the RER from CDG to Gare Du Nord. We were 2 people with each 1 big suitcase and a trekking bag. Taking the RER was hororable. There is no room on the train for putting your luggage and by the time you arrive in Gare Du Nord the train is so packed with people that it is difficult to get off. You will only have maybe 30 seconds to get off as the train is going further. When you'll take the RER make sure you stand near the exit door from the start. You still have to go a whole way from the RER station to the luggage room (stairs, escalators and RER exit gates almost impossible to get your big suitcases through). Well to make it short, it was no fun!

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Re: Re: Luggage and RER - from CDG to Garu Du Nord station
Posted: Tue November 30, 2004 04:57 PM UTC
Hello !
I agree and I don't agree.
The RER is good if you can avoid the rushing hour,
if you use it at 10-12 (morning) and 14-16 (afternoon) it is quite good
But don't do that if ou have more than 2 lugages.

PRO
You will find lifts and escalators at CDG and Gare du Nord
The RER is the best way to avoid the traffic,
but if you arrive at night, the Roissy-bus , Bus Air-France or the taxi is better.

CON
Gare du Nord, is not a nice station (quite dark, and crowded)

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