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CDG Express is picking up the pace. Following the connection of the tracks and the remote control centre last weekend, the company has just unveiled the fares that will apply to passengers travelling between Gare de l'Est and Roissy-CDG Airport from 28 March 2027. It will cost...

Travellers departing from or arriving at Paris CDG airport have just under a year to wait before discovering the CDG Express, which is expected to make its grand debut on 28 March 2027. However, alongside this dedicated line directly linking the airport to Paris-Est station, they will also be able to travel in…

The opening of CDG Express is fast approaching, scheduled for 28 March 2027. For the first time, commercial representatives were present this week in Nice at the Rendez-vous en France trade show to present its future transport service between Gare de l’Est and Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport to tourism professionals. The operator, Hello Paris…

The creation of the Rout'in joint venture by TotalEnergies and RATP Smart Systems is accompanied by the launch of a platform designed to simplify life for HR and employees. Its mission: "to provide a pragmatic and concrete solution to the challenges of home-work mobility, while supporting the transition to more sustainable travel", as TotalEnergies and RATP Smart Systems sum up the...

Île-de-France Mobilités will be spending €3.8 billion in 2026 to improve rail transport in the Ile-de-France region, in conjunction with RATP, Transilien SNCF Voyageurs, SNCF Réseau and SNCF Gares & Connexions. In a press release, the organisation explains that "the maintenance and modernisation of rail transport infrastructure is an absolute priority in order to guarantee...

A new day of action is in prospect with the strike on 2 October. On the whole, French skies should escape the turbulence. The French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) has announced that it will apply the minimum service provisions to air navigation services at Paris Beauvais airport alone. A reduction in the flight schedule...

"A difficult day". Philippe Tabarot held a press briefing to discuss the possible disruption caused by the strike on 18 September. So it won't be a "black day", as the resigning Transport Minister had predicted, as he was managing current affairs - "but there are a lot of current affairs at the moment" - before...

RATP has just announced the disruption to be expected during the strike on 10 September. Once again, RER B will be hardest hit by the strike. RATP expects disruptions on line B and normal traffic on RER A, but the interconnection will be maintained at Gare du Nord. The forecasts...

While calls for strike action are multiplying in France, the UK unions have been the first to take action. Since Sunday, the Tube has been undergoing strike action, which is affecting travel on the Tube in central London. Transport for London (TFL) has warned users to expect a major impact from the strike.

September is already shaping up to be a chaotic month on the social front, and business travellers will soon have to contend with several areas of turbulence. On Wednesday, three unions met to call a strike for 18 September: CGT-Cheminots, UNSA-Ferroviaire and CFDT-Cheminots. In a press release, the CFDT-Cheminots warned: "Our...

Solving unsolvable problems with a wave of his magic wand: since the start of his term in office, Donald Trump has claimed to be able to put an end to the war in Ukraine, the Israeli-Iranian-Palestinian conflict or, with greater success, the rifts between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo or between Armenia and...

Orlyval is getting its revenge, at least for a few days... Overshadowed by the extension of line 14, the link between Orly and the RER is regaining its appeal for a week. Line 14 will be at a complete standstill from 4 to 8 August for network modernisation work. The...

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is one of the world's largest airports, ranking 11th in the world and 5th in the United States, with 76.59 million passengers expected to use the airport in 2024. Nearly 24 million of these will be international flights. But it is also one of the only airports of its size that, until now, did not have its own...

Parisians and business travellers passing through the capital will soon discover this new addition to the RATP fleet. Code name: MF19, for "Métro Fer appel d'offres 2019". The new metro, manufactured by Alstom, is expected to arrive this year. The MF19 will arrive at the end of 2025 on the...

As you might expect, the arrival of line 14 at Orly last June has rapidly established itself as the most practical option for many business and leisure travellers. And the Orlybus is a victim of the metro's success. Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM) has therefore decided to close the line on 3 March. This...

The inauguration of the first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City on 22 December marks the end of a veritable saga. Introduced as part of an initial urban transport plan for this metropolis of more than 5 million inhabitants, the construction of the metro took a long time. The revision of the plan in 2007 and the...

You can be one of the richest countries in the world with a staggering density of luxury cars... and still dream of having an underground railway. That's what the Principality of Monaco is thinking about as it looks to relieve traffic congestion on its territory. The current TER line, operated by the SNCF on the Grasse-Cannes-Nice-Monaco-Vintimille route, is...

Is the welcome given to visitors with disabilities at the Olympic and Paralympic Games up to your expectations? Annette Masson - Fortunately, some things have changed. But a lot of things are behind schedule, particularly for economic reasons. We should have given the...

While Paris 2024 is the focus of attention, the next host destination for the Summer Olympics is preparing to welcome the event in the best possible conditions. One example of this is the announcement of a timetable for the launch of the rail link between Los Angeles and its LAX airport. Known as the Automated People Mover (APM), this new link between the destination and LAX...

Transilien SNCF line users are now used to these screens, which display in real time how busy the next trains are, car by car, at three levels: low, medium or high. This system was gradually rolled out in the midst of the pandemic, and since May 2023 has been extended to all the H, J, K, L, N, R,... lines.