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== Airport transfer Paris ==
 
== Airport transfer Paris ==
  
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'''Charles de Gaulle to Orly'''<br>
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'''Paris-Charles de Gaulle - Paris-Orly'''<br>
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Air France operates a bus transfer service between Charles de Gaulle airport and Orly airport. The bus departs from Terminal 1 and Terminals 2A -2F (the same points as the Air France bus to Paris) and it runs every 30 minutes from 5:55am to 10:30pm. The price is 19.00€ one-way.
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Air France Bus - all 30 minutes 05:55 to 21:00 and all 45 minutes until 22h30, €19<br><br>
  
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'''Orly to Paris'''<br>
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Terminal 1: Exit 32 on the Arrivals level<br>
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Both the Air France bus and the RATP bus leave from both terminals of Orly for travel into Paris. The Air France bus stops in Paris are adjacent to Metro stations Montparnasse and Invalides. The RATP bus stop (Orlybus)is adjacent to Metro station Denfert Rochereau. The Noctilien Night Bus line 131 runs hourly between 00:00 and 04:00am from Orly Ouest and Orly Sud terminals to four stops in Paris, including Gare d'Austerlitz and Gare de Lyon. The fare is 5.40€ (Navigo Pass zones 1-4 is also accepted).
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Terminal 2A-2C: Entrance C2<br>
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Terminal 2D-2B: Entrance B1<br>
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Terminal 2E-2F: Gallery level, Entrance 3<br>
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Terminal 2G: this terminal is linked to Terminal 2C (Entrance 4) by the free N2 shuttle bus (every 6 minutes, journey time 15 minutes)<br>
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Terminal 3: get off at Terminal 1 and take the free CDGVAL shuttle train to the Terminal 3 stop.<br><br>
  
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'''Charles de Gaulle to Paris'''<br>
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'''Paris Orly - Paris'''<br>
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Air France has two bus lines running from Charles de Gaulle airport into Paris. The ''first'' line runs every 15 minutes and has two stops in Paris: Place de l'Etoile and Porte Maillot. The Air France bus departs from Charles de Gaulle terminal 1 & 2 between 5.45am and 11pm. The ''second'' Air France bus line runs every 30 minutes (between 7am and 9pm) and stops in Paris at Gare de Lyon and Montparnasse.<br>
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Air France Bus to metro station Montparnasse/Invalides/Etoile (centre) - all 20 minutes 06:00 to 22:20, €11.50<br><br>
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The RATP bus departs from all three terminals every 15 minutes. It arrives in Paris and stops at Place de l'Opéra alongside the American Express office. Service is from 6am to 10.30pm.<br>
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Orly Bus to metro station Place Denfert-Rochereau - all 15- 20 minutes, journey time 30 minutes, €6.90 (Forfait Navigo zones 1-4 accepted)<br><br>
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The Noctilien Night Bus runs hourly from approximately 00:00 - 5:00am between Charles de Gaulle airport and Paris. The line 140 stops at airport Terminals 1, 2F and 3 and arrives in Paris at the Gare du Nord and Gare de L'Est train stations, two other lines serve the Paris suburbs.<br>
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RATP Bus 183 to Porte de Choisy - all 30 minutes, journey time 40 minutes, €1.90 (Forfait Navigo zone 4 accepted)<br><br>
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Travel time from the airport to Paris is approximately 50 minutes and the fare is 7.20€ (Navigo Pass zones 1-5 is also accepted).
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RATP Bus 285 to metro station Villejuif  Louis Aragon - all 30 minutes, journey time 15 minutes, €1.90 (Forfait Navigo zone 4 accepted)<br><br>
  
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'''Metro'''<br>
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'''Paris - Paris Charles de Gaulle'''<br>
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Going to Charles de Gaulle airport, you must take the Metro to station Gare du Nord and then board the RER line B, direction Roissy/CDG. You will exit at one of the stations: Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1 or Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 - TGV. Sometimes it is not easy to recognize which RER trains go to the airport and which turn off towards another destination once outside the city limits. You must be careful to get on the right train and it is usually prudent to ask somebody at the station which train is the correct one. Once you exit the RER you can use the free CDGVAL shuttle to go to the appropriate terminal. CDG airport is huge, so you'll need to allow sufficient time for this stage of the trip. The first RER train departs the Gare du Nord station for CDG airport at 05:25 and the last train leaves at 23:15. 8.70€/person
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Air France Bus Line 2 from Place de l'Etoile (1, Avenue Carnot, Charles de Gaulle Etoile metro station) or Porte Maillot (Boulevard Gouvion St Cyr, Porte Maillot metro station) - all 20 minutes 06:00 to 22:00, €15<br><br>
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Air France Bus Line 4 from Gare Montparnasse (Rue du commandant Mouchotte, Gare Montparnasse metro station) or Gare de Lyon (20 bis boulevard Diderot, Gare de Lyon metro station) - all 30 minutes 06:00 to 21:30, €16.50<br><br>
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Going to Orly airport is a little bit easier, you simply take the "Orlyval", which connects to the RER at the Chatelet Metro station (duration 32 minutes) and makes two stops directly adjacent to the terminals: Orly Ouest (Orly West) and Orly Sud (Orly South). You'll need to look at your flight itinerary to see which terminal you are leaving from. Trains run from 06:00 - 23:00. 10.25€/person
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RER B train from Denfert-Rochereau (35 minutes), Saint-Michel-Notre-Dame (28 minutes), Gare du Nord(25 minutes). A free CDGVal LRT shuttle connects the stations with the airport terminals. All 10-15 minutes on weekdays. €9.10 (Forfait Navigo zones 1-5 accepted). Sometimes it is not easy to recognize which RER trains go to the airport and which turn off towards another destination once outside the city limits. You must be careful to get on the right train and it is usually prudent to ask somebody at the station which train is the correct one.
  
  

Latest revision as of 07:30, 13 October 2011

Airport transfer Paris

Paris-Charles de Gaulle - Paris-Orly
Air France Bus - all 30 minutes 05:55 to 21:00 and all 45 minutes until 22h30, €19

Terminal 1: Exit 32 on the Arrivals level
Terminal 2A-2C: Entrance C2
Terminal 2D-2B: Entrance B1
Terminal 2E-2F: Gallery level, Entrance 3
Terminal 2G: this terminal is linked to Terminal 2C (Entrance 4) by the free N2 shuttle bus (every 6 minutes, journey time 15 minutes)
Terminal 3: get off at Terminal 1 and take the free CDGVAL shuttle train to the Terminal 3 stop.

Paris Orly - Paris
Air France Bus to metro station Montparnasse/Invalides/Etoile (centre) - all 20 minutes 06:00 to 22:20, €11.50

Orly Bus to metro station Place Denfert-Rochereau - all 15- 20 minutes, journey time 30 minutes, €6.90 (Forfait Navigo zones 1-4 accepted)

RATP Bus 183 to Porte de Choisy - all 30 minutes, journey time 40 minutes, €1.90 (Forfait Navigo zone 4 accepted)

RATP Bus 285 to metro station Villejuif Louis Aragon - all 30 minutes, journey time 15 minutes, €1.90 (Forfait Navigo zone 4 accepted)

Paris - Paris Charles de Gaulle
Air France Bus Line 2 from Place de l'Etoile (1, Avenue Carnot, Charles de Gaulle Etoile metro station) or Porte Maillot (Boulevard Gouvion St Cyr, Porte Maillot metro station) - all 20 minutes 06:00 to 22:00, €15

Air France Bus Line 4 from Gare Montparnasse (Rue du commandant Mouchotte, Gare Montparnasse metro station) or Gare de Lyon (20 bis boulevard Diderot, Gare de Lyon metro station) - all 30 minutes 06:00 to 21:30, €16.50

RER B train from Denfert-Rochereau (35 minutes), Saint-Michel-Notre-Dame (28 minutes), Gare du Nord(25 minutes). A free CDGVal LRT shuttle connects the stations with the airport terminals. All 10-15 minutes on weekdays. €9.10 (Forfait Navigo zones 1-5 accepted). Sometimes it is not easy to recognize which RER trains go to the airport and which turn off towards another destination once outside the city limits. You must be careful to get on the right train and it is usually prudent to ask somebody at the station which train is the correct one.


English sites with good information


Micheline Train

The train leaves Tana every Saturday and returns from Andasibe every Sunday.
Tana - Andasibe: 22nd October, 8am till noon
Andasibe - Tana: 23rd October, 2pm till 6pm


East of Tana along the RN2 direction Tamatave

Manjakandriana

  • located 48km from Tana
  • Manja Hotel with basic rooms
  • bank, hospital
  • road splits to Mantasoa and Lake Mantasoa


Mantasoa

  • means “is pleasant even raw”
  • located 65km from Tana (about 3 hours, 1,5 hours from the road to Tana)
  • on the shore of the artificial Lake Mantasoa (suitable for swimming, water sports, fishing)
  • Jean Laborde
  • very nice walking area
  • various hotels
  • www.mantasoa.com in French
  • www.travel2mada.com


Mandraka Park

  • located 61km from Tana
  • Malagasy-run wooden bungalows
  • popular amongst locals from Tana
  • hiking
  • 22 431 27 mandrakapark@moov.mg


Madagascar Exotic

  • also called Mandraka Reptile Farm
  • located 72km from Tana
  • small zoo with reptiles, crocodiles, butterflies, mammals
  • pets live in not so good conditions
  • restaurant, mid-range en-suite rooms
  • opening times: 7am - 5pm, entrance fee 10,000 Ariary, guide 2,000 Ariary for zoo, guide 6,000 Airary zoo and lemurs
  • 22 321 01 or 032 04 108 87


Moramanga

  • means "cheap mangoes"
  • taxi-brousse from Tana (5,000 Ariary) takes about 3 hours
  • train leaves on Monday and Thursday direction Tamatave and returns on Wednesday and Saturday
  • several hotels and restaurants, bank, post-office, internet-cafes
  • attractions include a mausoleum and police museum (police history, guns, cannons, murder weapons)
  • roads split to the north direction Lake Alaotra (RN44)


Andasibe

  • about 3,5 hours from Tana and 2km from RN2
  • recommended to take the taxi-brousse from Tana to Moramanga (5,000 Ariary) and from there to Andasibe
  • train from Moramanga takes 45 minutes (1,800 Ariary)
  • small village, except a post office is nothing there (no bank, no internet)
  • several hotels from low to high end


Andasibe-Mantadia National Park

  • Analamazaotra Forest and Mantadia form the Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
  • believed to be Madagascar's most popular reserve
  • open from 6am to 4pm
  • entrance fee 10,000 Ariary, guides start at 15,000 Ariary (hours)
  • Association Mitsinjo (NGO) takes care of some of the Analamazaotra Forest - visits at a lower price than national park
  • offer canopy tour via sliding between platforms constructed high in tree
  • open from 7am to 5pm and 6.30pm to 9pm
  • entrance fee including guide starting at 30,000 Ariary (2 hours)
  • 56 832 33 or 033 14 474 89 and mitsinjo@hotmail.com
  • http://sites.google.com/site/mitsinjo/home
  • Mitsinjo office on the left, thereafter park entrance to the right


Mantadia

  • 20km north of Andasibe
  • mainly untouched primary forest
  • rough trails, more altitude than in Andasibe park
  • problem: transport to park starts at 60,000 Ariary
  • open from 6am to 4pm


Torotorofotsy Reserve

  • located 11km west of Andasibe
  • 12,000ha reserve: marsh with forest and wetland
  • golden mantella frogs, greater bamboo lemurs
  • ideal for trekking
  • 5 bungalows
  • visits organised by Mitsinjo


Moramizaha Reserve

  • once deforested, now protected area
  • wildlife as in Mantadia, cave
  • visits organised at Andasibe park office
  • 033 02 568 18 and gerp@moov.mg


Vohimana Reserve


Beforona

  • agro-ecology project to fight erosion
  • 1-hour tour (terraces of fish ponds, rice fields with bamboo water pipe
  • overnight visits possible, it is advised to reserve in advance with Mparany
  • HBP@chemonics.mg or nyrapa@yahoo.fr


Ranomafana

  • means "hot water" in Malagasy
  • located 214km from Tana
  • natural hot springs, sacred by the locals


Antsampanana

  • located 227km from Tana
  • 1,5 hours from Andasibe
  • taxi-brousse station for buses going south
  • basic accommodation


Brickaville

  • also called Ampasimanolotra
  • located 257km from Tana, 104km from Tamatave
  • centre of sugarcane and citrus production
  • a few hotels, although not the best


Manambato

  • located 11km from Brickaville, 7km of which are very bad condition
  • no public transport, best to walk from Ambila along the coast to Manambato
  • very beautiful lakeside resort
  • Lake Rasoabe (part of the Pangalanes)
  • few hotels facing the lake (Luigi)
  • white sand beach
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