Eurodisney fun
Eurodisney Paris, AKA Disneyland Paris Resort, is easy to reach from almost anywhere in Europe. If you’re going there or to Walt Disney Studios, you have plenty of options in all price ranges.
If you’re flying to Paris and going straight to Disneyland from there, Air France uses a VEA shuttle bus from Roissy/Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport. The shuttle is included if you purchase your air as past of a package through Disney. During peak times, the shuttles leave three times an hour, seven days a week. The trip takes 40 minutes and costs 18 euros, 15 for children.
Travelers coming to Paris by Eurostar can travel directly from St. Pancras Station in London to Marne La Vallee/Chessy, the train station that’s right next to the Eurodisney entrance gates. If you take the Disney Express you can check into your hotel and get your entrance tickets to the park right on the train. Disney actors are on board to entertain the kids, and your luggage will be taken to your hotel for you.
For those who’d rather travel by sea, you can take a SeaFrance or P&O superferry from Dover to Calais. The crossing takes about 70 minutes.
If you’re already in Paris and want to go from there, the Metro/RER regional train is really handy. The A4 line terminates at the Marne La Vallee/Chessy station. The trip takes 35 minutes and trains leave every five or ten minutes. The price will depend on where you leave from, but the average fare is around 7 euros. Other RER lines join the A4 at Auber, Chatelet/Les Halles, and Gare de Lyon. Or you can take the Metro and connect at those same stations.
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Package tours that includes transfer from your Paris hotel to the park and admission to Disneyland, Walt Disney Studios, or both, are also available. Usually, you’ll be picked up before 8AM and return about 12 hours later. The price for adults is around $100.
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Private car service from your hotel to the park is also available. It’s expensive if there are just two of you, but if there are six or more, it’s an affordable option and the service is door to door.
Drivers coming from Paris should take the Paris Ring Road until they come to the Porte de Bercy exit. From there, they should take the A4 east, following the signs for Metz/Nancy. Take exit 14 (Val d’Europe, Parc Disneyland).
Generally speaking, a package that includes transportation, admission to the park, and hotel nights (if you’ll be staying over) will be a better value and will save you quite a bit in the long run. Events like Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, which includes dinner, are also less expensive when purchased as part of a package.
If you’re staying at one of the Disney hotels, you can even arrange to have the Disney characters come for photo ops with your kids at a special breakfast buffet.
Read more about Eurodisney Paris here. And read more about Walt Disney Studios here.
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RER train in Paris Image Flickr: cowlet
