Hi there, I usually go to Bercy, Paris this weekend every year for an event at the POPB, obviously there is the possibility of strike action this weekend.
My flight arrives at CDG at 18:00 on Friday, usually I would get a taxi but Im not sure I like the idea of that if the city will be in gridlock, Ive found some shuttle services on the web, will that be a good idea?
Im taking someone who has never been to Paris before and he wanted to sightsee a bit on Saturday - As Line 14 from Bercy is a driverless line, will it be running? Could we say get the line from Bercy to Chatelet, walk to Notre Dame and hop on one of the Bus Tours or are they on strike too?
Thankyou for any advice! xoxox
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Strike is starting tonight but should be over by Friday. I (maybe naively) think that the new Sarko governement cannot afford to have this strike paralizing the country. There is a lot to do in Paris even by walking so I would go. Airline buses are supposed to operate and so are taxis and metro line 14.
Look at a French newpaper on line to get update. www.lenouvelobs.com.
You can translate the pages.
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I also arrive in Paris this weekend but it is by train from Germany. How will we know if the strike is still going on? Argh...this could get bad. We made dinner reservations for every night...
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france24.com/france24Public/en/news/france/2…
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I live in Paris and as of today (Thu 15th) line 14 was operating normally. Line 1 was packed but fine, I would avoid it during rush hour (although it was no worse than London on a normal day at rush hour). I wouldn%26#39;t rely on buses which are intermittent and jam packed. As long as you are not in a rush its easy to walk though using line 1 to take you east / west. Wrap up warm, its pretty cold.
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