Carte Orange Pass at CDG

We are planning on getting a Carte Orange Pass when we arrive in Paris on the Tuesday, the 21st of June. Would it be better to get the pass on CDG or wait until we use the metro in Paris? We will be taking the Paris Shuttle to our hotel.

We would like the easiest way. Would we have time to get it at CDG while we wait for the shuttle? Would the line be smaller than at a metro stop in Paris? If we do get one at CDG, where is the station at? I understand that CDG is under renovation and when we flew into Paris a couple of years ago, it was confusing enough without it being renovated.

Thanks for any help in advance.

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No, I wouldn%26#39;t try to get it at CDG since you aren%26#39;t taking the train into Paris. You would have to go to the RER station ticket windows to get the passes - if you%26#39;re landing at Terminal 1, you actually have to take a shuttle to get to the RER station. If you%26#39;re landing at Terminal 2, it%26#39;s a very long building and again, you have to go to the RER station (then back to whatever Hall and Porte the shuttle told you to wait by).

You can buy it at your nearest metro, after you check in to your hotel. p.s. if you%26#39;re buying a museum pass too, you can buy it at the same time (in the metro).

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Just wondering. We are planning to take the Roissy bus from CDG and intend to get Carte Orange Zone 1 to 5 tickets as this fits best with other things we are planning. Do I still need to visit the RER station to purchase the Carte Orange or is it available where you board the Roissy bus?

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The lines at the RER ticket booth is usually long. Lots of people arriving who don%26#39;t have the coins for the machines and want to have lots of information and enquire about any sorts of tickets.

Get the CO at your nearest metro stop once IN Paris. A lot less hassle. Besides, the RER train station at CDG is not near where the Roissybus leaves.

Make your maths before you buy the CO for zones 1-5. Unless you intend to visit places outside zones 1-2, it doesn%26#39;t make that much sense.

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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;Just wondering. We are planning to take the Roissy bus from CDG and intend to get Carte Orange Zone 1 to 5 tickets as this fits best with other things we are planning. Do I still need to visit the RER station to purchase the Carte Orange or is it available where you board the Roissy bus?%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;

NO...you can purchase ROISSYBUS tickets on the bus when you board with cash (I%26#39;m not sure if ROISSYBUSes are equipped with credit card readers??0 and I think that you can purchase PARIS VISITE passes at Tourist Information kiosks in some CDG terminal building (??) but the ONLY place at CDG where you can purchase the CARTE ORANGE pass at CDG are in the two(2) RER train stations.

IF...your flight arrived at CDG #2-c or #2-F you might be able to make your way across and down to the RER ticket kiosk at the lower level of the attached SNCF/TGV/RER station next door...but you%26#39;re probably better off purchasing a single ROISSYBUS ticket on the bus and simply purchasing a Zone-1-2 CARTE ORANGE (instead of the Zone 1-5 you need to get from CDG into Paris) at a convenient Metro station to your destination.

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I hadn%26#39;t picked that up before CocoChanel. Do the RER machines (especially at CDG) ONLY take coins or can they take small notes?? If only the coins I might try buying a coffee first to help skip the queues - we will not have coins on us at arrival!

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Only coins are accepted. I believe, it%26#39;s 7.85E one way into the city.

Don%26#39;t count onto the machines for credit cards. They hardly ever work.

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My understanding is that the RER machines at CDG require %26#39;smart chip%26#39; cards which American cards don%26#39;t have, but machines at stations within Paris may take a wider range of c.cds.

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I did the sums a few months ago. On paper using airport transfers, visiting Disneyland Paris and Versailles, having a Carte Orange zones 1 to 5 seems to make sense. However I may have to rethink if it is going to be difficult to get the pass. We are staying in the 7th arrondissement and the Roissy bus combined with a straight metro connection appeared to be straight forward. We will not be suffering jetlag as we will be arriving from Venice (via Frankfurt). I am travelling with my husband and 4 children. I am open to suggestions.