A Paris shuttle is an ideal way to travel the thirty kilometres from the Charles de Gaulle airport to the city. As well as getting you to the centre, the Paris airport shuttle will show you some of the city on the way.

Some of you may think that I have one of the best jobs in the world: as a driver of the Paris airport shuttle, I get to spend my days passing the sights in the world’s most beautiful city. On the journey into the city, the passengers on my Paris shuttles will chatter about the attractions they are planning to see. They will be excited to walk underneath la Tour Eiffel, and perhaps climb up to see the city from a height of 270 metres at the top floor. A walk along the wide avenues of the Champs-Élysées makes the itinerary of most tourists, including a look at the Arc de Triomphe.

The usual route the Paris airport shuttle takes into the city will follow the River Seine from the South towards the centre. If your driver takes the Quai de Bercy, you will pass the Parc De Bercy on the way. A pleasant place to take a stroll, the Parc is a lattice of pathways through nine gardens with features including trellised vines, a labyrinth, a fragrance garden, and the ‘House of Gardening’ where children can learn about growing vegetables. The gardens are home to the unusual Musée des Arts Forains, which is a museum of old fairground rides and toys. You can see some very old bicycles and merry-go-rounds here, but you will have to book because entrance is by appointment only.

The last of the Parc you’ll see from your Paris shuttle is the remarkable stadium called the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. It is an indoor arena that hosts events like cycling and tennis tournaments. Part pyramid, part bunker, the POPB in an angular structure clothed in grass to help it blend in. In contrast, the next building the Paris shuttle passes is the huge metal archway of the Ministry of Finances.

The Paris shuttles following the Seine will drive in the direction of the famous Notre Dame de Paris. The cathedral is over eight hundred years old, and at its time of construction, represented pioneering architectural design. It has since been restored many times and preserved for visitors. Like many of Paris’s buildings, the cathedral looks especially good at night, illuminated with golden lights. From Notre Dame, which is central, the Eiffel Tower is to the west, the Arc de Triomphe to the north west and the Sacré Cœur is to the North.

All this is very well if you are intending to base your holiday in the city, but perhaps you are looking to stay on the outskirts of the city. One of the Paris airport shuttle routes will take you from Charles de Gaulle directly to Disneyland Paris in the Seine et Marne department to the east of Paris. Believe it or not, 2009 is Disney’s fifteenth anniversary in Paris, so you and your family will have the chance to dance and celebrate with goofy and friends at the special events held throughout the year. Fans of Mickey will be pleased to hear that Paris shuttles run to Disneyland from the Paris Beauvauis, Paris Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports.

Henri Barbusse is a driver of a Paris shuttle for Shuttle Direct. They provide pre-booked shuttles to major destinations all over Europe. Wherever you travel, Shuttle Direct can make sure that you don’t miss your car on your holiday abroad.