Originally Posted by Cohiba

I assume you know she cannot ride the crew bus, right? Not a problem though- I've brought Susanne many times and she rides the RER train and often beats me to the hotel- especially if traffic is bad. The cost is Euro 8.40- might have gone up slightly. Briefly, she will take take the RER B train from the airport to St.Michel/Notre Dame station, then change to the RER C to Javel station.

It's easy- but here are some tips to make it even easier. When changing at Saint Michel/Notre Dame, she knows she's on the right platform if she sees signage for the Eiffel Tower. Have her take the RER line C towards any of Versailles-Rive Gauche, Saint Quentin en Yveline, or Viroflay Rive Gauche. (Also called RER C5 or C7) Do NOT get on the train marked Pontoise or Argenteuil. Get off at the Javel station, walk about 2 blocks north along the Seine to our Novotel Tour Eiffel hotel at 61 Quai de Grenelle (Pont de Grenelle bridge with the easy to spot Statue of Liberty).

On her return from the hotel, take the RER C back toward Notre Dame. Have her look for signage for Notre Dame. (I recommend she depart no later than 3 1/2 hours before takeoff time.) At St. Michel/Notre Dame, the RER B trains going North don't all stop at CDG, since the line splits. But there are big LED screens that display all the stops for the next arriving train. Have her look to make sure CDG is lighted, and away she goes!

If you wish, you could ride in with her on the train. She simply can't ride the crew bus however. (Our Paris veterans also know that she could approach the Novotel via the Metro and Charles-Michel Metro station, but I don't advise this for new visitors since you are approaching the Novotel from the side you can't see.)