RER question

[JillC LI]

Getting closer to our trip and hoping someone can assist me with a local transportation question. Our hotel in Paris is rght by the Denfert-Rochereau station. I don't believe there is a direct RER train to DLP but we're not sure of the best way to go or how much time to leave to get there with a good cushion before the 10am opening. Can someone help?

 

[Tinkerkelle]

No direct route but you just need to get to a station that meets with the DLP line. You can take the metro and change at Les Halles just over the river to the RER A line to Marne la Vallee. Should take about an hour. Trains are pretty frequent.

 

[The Empress Lilly]

Take the RER B to Chatelet-Les Halles, then switch to RER A to Marne-la-Vallee / Chessy / Parc Disneyland.

Alternatively, take metro 6 to Nation, then RER A there.

It would be a little over an hour either way.

 

[HolleBolleGijs]

As others have said, take the RER B towards Aéroport Charles de Gaulle/Mitry-Claye and get off at Chatelet-Les Halles (it's 4 stops from Denfert Rochereau). Then, get on the RER A towards Marne la Vallee/Chessy/Parc Disneyland. When you get off the RER B, you'll have to walk upstairs and cross over to another platform. There are tons of signs pointing you in the right direction!

I lived at Cité Universitaire, which is one stop south of Denfert Rochereau. When I timed it, it took me exactly 1 hour from leaving my apartment to get to Disneyland. But that obviously can vary depending on how long you have to wait for the train. If I were you I'd leave at 8:30am!

Just a tip, make sure you check the signs above the platforms before you get on a train to make sure it is stopping at the right stop! Most of the B trains stop at Chatelet since it's a large station, but you might have some trouble with the RER A. That line splits, so some trains don't go to Disneyland, and even some of the ones that head toward Disneyland don't go all the way to the end of the line. Just check the signs and you should be fine!

EDIT: All of the B trains stop at Chatelet, and there actually isn't a sign naming all of the stations at Denfert-Rochereau. But any train you get on headed north (Charles de Gaulle or Mitry-Claye) will stop at Chatelet.

 

[JillC LI]

Thank you all very much. I found a map of the RER system so now I can see exactly what you are referring to. You are all so helpful.