Buses in paris?

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ChocoBN

There are no direct bus lines from the airport to SÃ¨vres-Lecourbe (which is not near the Eiffel Tower by the way), you'd have too many connections.

I would go with the Air France bus to Montparnasse as suggested by the first respondent (but it's 15 â‚¬!). If you take Roissybus to OpÃ©ra, then you'd have to take bus 39 (25 minutes + 10 minute-walk to the bus stop).

But I don't know why you don't want to take the mÃ©tro when it's the fastest and cheapest way: RER B to Denfert-Rochereau + mÃ©tro line 6 to SÃ¨vres-Lecourbe (in the direction of Charles de Gaulle Etoile): 8.20 â‚¬.

sotires

The metro runs every few minutes. In the daytime they are only three or four minutes apart (down to about two minute sin the rush hour) and even late at night the interval never goes beyond 8 minutes. Safety is not a problem. This is not America.
Buses on the other hand, you have to wait quite a bit longer for. Also, the metro is very clearly laid out and there are route maps everywhere. You can sit in the metro and you see exactly which station you are at. If you take the bus, on the other hand, you will have to look out for your stop and look for your connection. After you are settled in your hotel, the bus can be a more pleasant way of going round the town as it is above ground. But when you are arriving from the airport, the metro is the way to go.
Buses are great for short distances, but the metro is better for longer trips. If you get a city pass (carte orange, mobilis to be preferred to one of he tourist trap passes) then youn can just hop on any bus that happens to be passing without checking where it goes.
For your incoming journey, I'd take the RER from the airport to Denfert Rochereau. Then take metro line 6 direction Charles de Gaule and get off at Sevres Lecourbe. Total journey time is about an hour.
If you really want to stick to the bus, the ratp web site lists the connections. Total time, according to the web site, is one hour and 35 mins.

David

There's a bus from CDG Airport to OpÃ©ra. I'm sure there are buses there to SÃ¨vres-Lecourbe. You can check the RATP (the company that runs public transportation in and around Paris) website: http://www.ratp.fr (There should be a Union Jack icon at the top of the page for the English version.) If I were you, I'd reconsider not taking the mÃ©tro, by the way. It's not dangerous, and unless you're travelling during rush hour and/or with *A LOT* of luggage, space shouldn't be too much of an issue. But like I said, information about both buses and the mÃ©tro is available at the RATP website.
http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Transportation/Air/airports_Paris1.shtml
Bus map: http://www.ratp.info/orienter/f_plan.php?loc=reseaux&nompdf=bus_paris&fm=gif&forced=gif&lang=fr&partenaire=ratp
EDIT: It looks to me like you'd be taking the # 80 bus to get to the SÃ¨vres-Lecourbe area, though you'd first have to walk (or take a very short cab ride) from OpÃ©ra to Saint-Lazare. Otherwise, if you reconsider the mÃ©tro, from OpÃ©ra you'd take line 8 (Direction: Balard) to La Motte Picquet Grenelle, and then take line 6 (Direction: Nation) 2 stops to SÃ¨vres-Lecourbe.

lingua06437

Whether you get charged or not for the stop would probably depend on how you are paying for the shuttle. If you are paying hourly, usually all stops are included. If you have been quoted a rate for point to point transportation, any stops you make along the way would be charged for.

tinfoiled

The shuttle services are usually door-to-door, which is why they are much more expensive than public transportation.

Whether there is an extra charge for having two destinations depends on the shuttle service. I imagine that if you're paying for a private shuttle, they'd probably do it since you're paying a premium price already... but it's unlikely for a shared shuttle (other passengers with other destinations).

For my guests, I usually recommend the Air France bus, which goes to Gare Montparnasse (Air France bus #4). From that point, you could easily take a taxi to your multiple destinations. Sevres-Lecourbe is not far, so it shouldn't be expensive, and Paris isn't a city where you need to worry about dishonest taxi drivers. If you're concerned about the language, just ensure that you have your addresses written down!

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