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Paris RER A Renovating after Forty Years
After forty years, RER A is renovating between July 23 and August 21. Alternative transportation options are available. Two videos and a website explain the details. The RER A serves forty-six stations (35 RATP metro and 11 SNCF) and carries 308 million travelers a year with two minutes between trains. Read more about the RER A project and other statistics. Guides for How to Get Around this Summer on RER A and C can be downloaded as well as the special instructions booklet, practical guide to prepare ahead, guide for the disabled and how to get around Paris and the outlying areas this summer.....
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How Can I Find a Paris Taxi?
To find a taxi in the city of Paris, go to the Taxi stand with the blue sign. Once in a while you can flag down a cab. Reserve a taxi in Paris with the phone, the Web or an app on your phone or tablet. Need to be picked up, dropped off? Where are you going? How many are traveling? What day of the week is it? What's the weather like? These questions could determine the taxi tariff. Carol and three others used Taxis G7 to travel from their Marais apartment to Gare Montparnasse. They called the phone number for Taxis G7 and reserved in English. The taxi driver…