Consider the cost of a trip to Paris for two adults, find the best hotels in the city center at affordable prices, find out how to get from the airport, and where to go on an excursion.
If you are planning a vacation in Paris on your own, a number of questions arise that need to be answered, for example, the cost of the flight, where to stay in Paris, how to save on pocket expenses. We will help you find answers to these and other questions later in the article.
Prices for air tickets to the capital
Today, to buy cheap plane tickets to Paris is a reality, such flights can easily be bought through Aviasales, the search engine is looking for great deals from all airlines. The direction from the capital of Russia to the capital of France is quite popular, therefore aircraft flights depart from all Moscow airports: Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Zhukovsky. Today there are a large number of companies that provide air travel services.
The main ones are:
- Air France;
- Turkish Airlines;
- British Airlines;
- KLM;
- LOT;
- SWISS;
- TAP Air Portugal;
- FLY one and others.
It is worth noting that there are several airports near the city of Paris, which take flights:
- Paris Orly,
- Paris Beauvais,
- Paris Charles de Gaulle.
Direct flights cost
Prices for air tickets to Paris from Moscow without a transfer in both directions - from 18,630 rubles. Travel time is 3 hours 50 minutes. It is also worth noting that there are only morning and afternoon flights in the Moscow-Paris direction. The most popular of them are departures at 7:50, 10:00 and 11:45. The cost of a business class flight in both directions is from 70 180 rubles
Prices for flights with connections
In addition to direct flights from Moscow to Paris, there are also flights with one and two transfers. If you are looking to save some money, then 1-stop airline deals are the perfect option for buying a cheap flight to France. The aircraft change takes place in one of the cities: Chisinau (Moldova), Riga (Latvia) or Minsk (Belarus). The average cost of a flight with one stop is from 14,900 rubles. The travel time of the flight with transit is from 5 hours 30 minutes.
How to get to Paris from the airport?
There are several options for getting from the airport to the city center. The first of these is commuter trains (regional lines RER B). A tourist can get on the trains at the RER station. The cost of a train ticket is 825 rubles. The second option is a trip by tram number 7 with a transfer to the metro. The price of the trip is 125 rubles.
In addition to the metro, tram and train, you can get to the city center by bus. The most popular of them are Air France (line 2,3, 4) and Roissybus. Travel time is 45 to 60 minutes. The cost of a full ticket is from 10 euros to 15 euros. In addition to these fixed-route taxis, you can get to the center of Paris by buses numbered 350 and 351. The ticket price is 5.7 euros.
At night, buses No. 143 and No. 140 run from the airport. These buses run once every 30 minutes. The final station of this route number is the Gare de l'Est in Paris. For tourists there is also a special shuttle "val d'Europe Airports" (VEA), which follows the route "Charles de Central Rue Paris airport -disneyland park».
The travel time is 45 minutes, the ticket price is 18 euros (adult) and 15 euros (children). The price of the trip depends on the distance traveled. Taxi drivers “pick up” tourists in Terminals 1, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 3 and 2G.
An official taxi that will help you get to the hotel paying a reasonable price can be identified by special "checkers". Experienced tourists recommend ordering a taxi in advance, or leaving a request for a transfer when booking a hotel. The estimated cost of such a taxi is 3000 rubles.
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The best hotels in the center of Paris
Consider the best 3-star hotels in Paris, including 4-star hotels, which are popular among vacationers, located in the central part of the city. To find cheap hotels, we recommend using the search engine RoomGuru, he is looking for the best prices among all the hotel bases on the Internet.
If you decide to relax in Paris on your own, then you can consider private housing from the owners, such options are beneficial for long-term rental. You can find offers without intermediaries directly using Booking.com.
Hotel «CitizenM Paris Gare de Lyon (4 *)
The modern building of a 4-star hotel is located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris near the Gare de Lyon. The new hotel was opened in 2007, so the exterior of the building and the interior of the hotel are at the highest level. The administration offers double rooms of the standard category for guests' choice - from 65,700 rubles for 7 nights with the possibility of an additional order of breakfast, the price of which is 1,000 rubles.
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"Mercure Paris Center Tour Eiffel" (4 *)
The hotel is located in the 15th arrondissement. The hotel building is a modern 12-story building, made in a modern Art Nouveau style. In total, the hotel has 405 rooms, most of which have a view of the main landmark of paris - Eiffel Tower. The Arc de Triomphe is a 30-minute walk away and the Field of Mars is just 5 minutes away.
Services: restaurant, bar, terraces, garden, fitness room, lounge bar. The peculiarity of the hotel is the possibility of accommodation with pets.
So, the price of a trip to Paris for two, subject to booking a hotel room "Мercure Paris Center Tour Eiffel»Will be inexpensive:
- Standard room with one double bed - 13,200 rubles. Standard room with this double bed and sofa bed - 14,500 rubles.
- Superior room with one double bed - 17,800 rubles.
- Standard room with two single beds - 15,800 rubles.
- Privilege (room for three guests) - from 18,560 rubles.
The cost of obtaining a visa to France for Russians?
Organization of a trip to Paris from Moscow begins with a visa and paperwork. To travel to Paris, you must obtain a Schengen C visa, the cost of which is 35 euros. This document gives you the right to stay in France for 90 days. It is worth noting that persons who have reached the age of 25 are required to pay the consular fee.
Below is a list of documents required for registration Category C visas:
- Application form.
- Original passport.
- Two photographs (3.5 × 4.5 cm).
- Medical insurance.
- Air ticket or confirmation of a train / bus / plane ticket.
- Financial guarantees, that is, a certificate in Russian, confirming the ability to pay the tourist's expenses in Paris.
Food prices in Paris
One of the components of the question of how to travel to Paris cheaply is food. If we talk about visiting cafes and restaurants, then first of all a tourist should pay attention to the “dish of the day” or “formule” (translated as “set lunch”). The most budget food is considered - dishes in such establishments as "fast food cafes", sandwich, kebab and pancake. It is in these types of cafeterias that a tourist will be able to eat hearty, paying no more than 10 euros on the bill, for example, breakfast - from 5 euros, lunch - from 8 euros, dinner - within - 18 euros.
For a family, the cost of a three-course meal in a restaurant starts from 45 euros. Below are some of the most popular menu items among tourists and their prices.
- A cup of coffee - 4 euros;
- Wine - 7-30 euros;
- A bottle of water - 3 euros;
- Salad - 5-8 euros;
- Main course - 15 euros;
- Sandwich - up to 12 euros.
Of course, food will cost more on a budget if you buy food in supermarkets, for example, such chains as ED, Leader Price, Auchan. Prices in supermarkets:
- Bread - 2-6 euros;
- cheese 1 kg - from 20 euros per kilogram,
- 10 eggs - 4 euros;
- 1 kg of meat - 10-18 euros;
- Sausages 1 kg - from 40 euros
- A liter of wine - 2-5 euros.
What to see in Paris on your own?
The main sights of Paris, which every tourist should visit with a guided tour or on their own:
- The Orsay Museum with an exhibition of 1,100 rubles.
- Louvre Museum 1,050 rubles.
- Holy Chapel - 750 rubles.
- Louvre Museum - 1000 rubles.
- Palace of Versailles - 1225 rubles.
- Eiffel Tower (3rd floor) - 1150 euros, 2nd floor - 615 rubles.
- Luxembourg Gardens - free.
- A visit to the Moulin Rouge, after 21.00 - 7 190 rubles.
- Sightseeing bus tour of the city (2 hours) - 1370 rubles.
- Excursion program for the whole day - from 5 475 rubles.
If you are interested in excursions, we recommend using the author's programs from private guides on Tripster, prices are slightly higher than standard offers, but also more fun, without a shopping trip.
If you decide to visit other cities in France with a departure from Paris, then we recommend interesting programs for several days, the service offers the services of experienced guides with exciting programs in Russian.
Cost of travel to Paris
An ideal option for every tourist is buying a card "Paris Pass". This card gives you the right to visit 60 museums free of charge, use public transport within zones 1,2,3, and receive favorable discounts and loyalty programs. The cost of the Paris Pass for adults for a period of 6 days is 220 euros, for 4 days - 182 euros, a two-day pass - 120 euros.
A trip to Paris on your own provides for mandatory costs and expenses, which will look like this:
- Air tickets - 350 euros;
- Accommodation - 200 euros;
- Meals - 150 euros;
- Visa processing - 35 euros;
- Transfer within the city and from / to the airport - 75 euros;
- Souvenirs and excursion programs - from 50 euros.
In total, the cost of a 7-day trip to Paris, organized independently, one tourist needs 850-900 euros. In addition to the main capital investments, a guest of France may need funds for:
- Car rental (Kia Picanto - 890), (FW Golf - 2 053), (Reno Megane automatic - 2 737);
- Bicycle rental (purchase of a subscription for 7 days - 547 euros);
- Scooter rental - 55 euros per day.
Naturally, the prices for holidays in Paris with children will differ from those stated above. This is due to the children's need for entertainment like Disneyland.
To clarify the details of organizing a trip, we recommend reading individual materials on our website or reviews about an independent trip to Paris, left by experienced tourists on the forums.
It will be interesting for you to know about all the best sights of France with photos and descriptions in our separate material.
Our heading he will tell you about the country how to relax in France inexpensively and competently plan a trip with the purchase of budget air tickets, reservation of rooms with discounts in good hotels in the center of the capital.
