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OK, so, you’ve just got off your flight at Charles De Gaulle Airport, or the Eurostar at the Gare du Nord, or stopped at the first motorway services on the autoroute just outside Calais (did you notice - that was your first word: autoroute pronounced ortoe root means motorway!)

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passport passeport passpor
customs douane dooan
where is the baggage reclaim? où est le retrait des bagages? oo ay le retray day bagarzh?
where is...? où est...? oo ay...?
the taxi rank? la station de taxis? la stassion de taxee?
the station la gare la gar
the bus stop l'arrêt bus laray boos
the metro le métro le may-troh
the car hire office l'agence de location de voitures lazhons de loh-kassion de vwatyers
where are the toilets? (gents/ladies) où sont les toilettes? (dames/messieurs) oo son lay twalet? (dam/maysyer)

You'll probably be ready for a little refreshment by now! Click here for a DRINK and some FOOD.

OK, so, you're now ready to go to your hotel, campsite, wherever. You'll need PUBLIC TRANSPORT or you might be DRIVING.

And if you know your hotel name:

to Hotel X please à l'Hotel X s'il vous plaît a l'ohtel X seel voo play

 

TIP - on the Paris métro, you need to look at the line your destination station is on and then look at the end station on the line in the direction of travel. Then follow signs in that direction. All Paris métro signs are shown in the direction of travel, e.g. Direction Porte d' Orléans.

 
 
  		 

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