How to get to Disneyland Paris from Paris

Getting from Paris to Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy

Disneyland Paris is not in Paris. It sits about 30-35 km east of the city centre, in Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy, a town built around the park rather than a Paris neighbourhood. That distinction matters for planning: unlike Montmartre or Le Marais, which the catalogue and every local sell as parts of Paris itself, Disneyland Paris needs a real train journey to reach, and it needs a real journey back. If you are staying in central Paris, as most visitors do — see our guide to where to stay in Paris — you sleep in the city and go out to the park for the day rather than the other way around.

This page covers only the trip out and back. It does not cover what to do once you arrive, how many days to spend at the park, or how the park compares with anything else — those questions belong on the full Disneyland Paris guide and on the page about Disneyland Paris tickets and transfers. What follows is the honest version of getting there and getting home.

The two real options

Two ways connect Paris to Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy directly: the RER A suburban express train, and a small number of TGV high-speed services that call at the same station. Nothing else reaches the park directly from central Paris; a taxi covers the distance too, but at a cost and with no advantage over the train, given the traffic on the roads east of the city.

RER A

RER A is part of the Île-de-France Mobilités network and is by far the more common way to reach the park. It is a regional express line, not a reserved train: you don’t book a seat, you simply board when a train arrives on the platform. For a wider look at how the RER network fits together with the Metro, see our Paris RER and trains guide. The line runs across Paris on an east-west axis and terminates at Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy on its eastern branch, so the trip is a single ride with no change if you board on the correct branch heading east.

Trains run frequently through the day, closely spaced enough that this guide won’t put a number on it — timetables shift, and any figure written here would be out of date before long. In practice, RER A is frequent enough that you don’t plan your day around a specific departure the way you would for a TGV. You go to the platform and the next eastbound train toward Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy gets you there.

The one-way journey takes well under an hour from central Paris, though the exact time depends on which station you board at. From a station near the centre, expect a ride in the range of forty-five minutes to just over an hour, door to door somewhat longer once you add getting to the platform and from the park station to the entrance.

TGV

A smaller number of TGV high-speed services also call at Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy, mostly trains that are travelling between other French regions and pass through on their route rather than being dedicated Disneyland Paris shuttles. These run on a fixed timetable and require a reservation, unlike RER A. For a visitor based in Paris, TGV is rarely the practical choice: it does not depart as often as RER A, and it typically starts from a different station than the one nearest your hotel, since TGV services generally use Gare de Lyon or other mainline stations rather than the RER network’s central stops.

TGV is worth considering if a specific departure happens to line up conveniently with your day, or if you are combining the Disneyland Paris visit with a longer rail journey elsewhere in France on the same ticket. For a straightforward there-and-back day trip from a Paris hotel, RER A remains the simpler route. For an overview of the city’s main rail hubs, including which stations TGV services actually use, see the Paris train stations guide.

Which Paris stations connect to RER A

RER A crosses central Paris on a line that calls at several major stations, so you rarely need to cross the city first to reach a starting point. Depending on where you’re staying, useful boarding points include Chatelet-Les Halles, Gare de Lyon, Nation, and several stations further west along the same line. If your hotel sits near any RER A or connecting metro station, you can generally reach the line without doubling back across town — check our Paris Metro guide if you need to figure out the connecting leg first.

Because RER A runs straight through the city centre, most Paris-based itineraries — whether your base is Le Marais, the Latin Quarter, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, or Montmartre — connect to it with at most one change onto the RER A line itself.

Tickets

Ticketing on Île-de-France Mobilités’ network changed in January 2025: journeys within the zone are now covered by the Metro-Train-RER single ticket, used on a Navigo Easy card or on a phone, rather than the old paper carnet system. Our Paris Metro tickets and Navigo guide covers the current ticket types in more detail. Because Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy sits at the edge of the network, check current fare coverage and ticket type before travelling rather than assuming a standard city ticket covers the whole distance — this is one of the journeys where the outer-zone fare structure applies.

A weekly Navigo pass or a Paris Visite pass may or may not cover the trip depending on the zones it includes; verify before you go rather than guessing at the barrier. This guide does not give a price, since fares change and any figure written here would quickly be wrong; for a broader sense of what a trip costs overall, see how much a trip to Paris costs and our notes on money, cards and payments in Paris.

TGV tickets are booked separately and in advance, priced by route and demand rather than by the flat-fare logic of the RER network.

Planning a day-trip journey

A few honest points for anyone treating this as a single out-and-back day rather than a multi-day visit near the park:

• Build in real transfer time. The RER A ride itself takes under an hour, but add walking time to your boarding station, waiting for a train, and the walk from the Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy platform to the park entrance. A tight one-hour estimate for the whole door-to-door trip is more realistic than the ride time alone.
• Trains run in both directions all day, so there’s no need to fix an exact return time in advance the way TGV requires. That said, plan to start the return journey with enough daylight or energy left that you’re not making the final decision at the last possible train.
• The RER A platform at Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy sits right at the edge of the park, so the walk from train to entrance is short, unlike some of the longer station-to-attraction walks on other day trips from Paris.
• Check service status before you travel. RER A is a heavily used commuter line as well as a tourist route, and like any suburban rail line it occasionally runs disrupted or reduced service. A quick check the morning of your trip avoids surprises.
• Don’t treat this as a stopover on the way to something else. Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy is a dedicated rail stop built for the park; there is little reason to pass through it unless the park is your destination for the day.

What this journey is not

It’s worth being direct about what doesn’t apply here. Disneyland Paris does not require an airport, a car, or an overnight stay away from Paris to reach — it is a same-day rail trip, not an expedition. It is also not comparable in distance or difficulty to the longer excursions sold from Paris, such as the Loire Valley or the Mont-Saint-Michel, both of which involve considerably more travel time; Disneyland Paris is, by the standards of day trips from the capital, one of the shorter and more straightforward ones.

Equally, don’t expect the transfer to feel like the Metro-Train-RER trips within Paris itself. Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy is genuinely outside the city, on the edge of the Île-de-France region, even though the RER network makes the connection simple. For a sense of scale, compare the RER A ride with the journeys covered in the Loire Valley chateaux day trip, the Mont-Saint-Michel day trip, or the Normandy D-Day beaches guide — all considerably longer outings than the trip to Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy.

If you’re also considering other day trips

Disneyland Paris is one entry on a long list of places sold as excursions from a Paris base, and it’s worth weighing it against the others before committing a day to it. Our best day trips from Paris roundup lines up the main options side by side, from the short outings within Île-de-France to the longer ones further afield. If you’re building a full week around the city, the seven days in Paris with day trips itinerary shows how a Disneyland Paris day can sit alongside other excursions without over-scheduling the trip. Families weighing the park against a gentler day out may also want to compare it with family day trips from Paris more broadly, and with the practical notes in Paris with kids.

Booking transfers and tickets

For visitors who prefer to skip working out the RER A route themselves, or who are travelling with a group and want a fixed schedule, Disneyland Paris ticket and transfer packages bundle the journey with park entry, which removes the need to buy a separate rail ticket on the day. This is the only direct booking option for this specific route in the catalogue; it does not need supplementing with a rideshare or private transfer for most visitors, given how straightforward the RER A connection already is.

If your Disneyland Paris day falls right after landing or right before a flight, it’s worth also looking at airport transfer options between Charles de Gaulle and central Paris, since combining an early flight with a same-day park visit adds up to a long day of transit on top of the RER A leg. Our CDG airport to Paris city centre guide covers the RER B route into the city in more detail; if you’re flying into Orly instead, see Orly airport to Paris city centre, and for Beauvais, Beauvais airport to Paris — none of the three airports connect directly to Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy, so a Disneyland Paris day always routes through central Paris first.

For a broader look at getting around the city on the days you’re not heading out to the park, a Paris Museum Pass covers many of Paris’s own sights, though it has no bearing on Disneyland Paris itself — see the Paris Museum Pass guide for what it includes. Visitors with a short layover in the city who are deciding between a quick look at central Paris and a full day at the park may also find a Paris layover tour useful for comparison, alongside our Paris layover guide — the two make very different use of a single free day.

Families planning ahead may also want to weigh a full day at the park against a multi-day ticket, such as a Disneyland Paris 2 Parks multi-day ticket, which can be worth it for a visit spread across more than one day rather than a single RER A round trip — see Disneyland Paris with kids for how that changes the pacing of a family visit.

Frequently asked questions about the Paris–Disneyland Paris journey

Is Disneyland Paris inside the city of Paris?

No. It is in Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy, roughly 30-35 km east of central Paris, outside the city’s arrondissement grid entirely. It functions as its own rail destination rather than a Paris neighbourhood.

Do I need to book RER A tickets in advance?

No. RER A operates as part of the regular Île-de-France Mobilités network, and you buy a ticket for the journey rather than reserving a seat ahead of time, unlike the TGV.

Is the TGV faster than the RER A to Disneyland Paris?

TGV services that call at Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy run far less often than RER A and follow a fixed timetable. RER A remains the more practical day-trip option for most visitors because trains run continuously through the day rather than on a handful of scheduled departures.

Can I do Disneyland Paris as a day trip and come back to my Paris hotel?

Yes. This is how most Paris-based visitors approach it. The RER A journey takes well under an hour each way, leaving a full day at the park with a straightforward return in the evening.

Which Paris stations connect to Disneyland Paris?

RER A runs through central Paris and calls at several stations, including Chatelet-Les Halles, Gare de Lyon and Nation, so most hotels sit within reach of a boarding point without first crossing the city.

Does the same RER A ticket work for the whole trip?

The journey is covered by Île-de-France Mobilités’ rail ticketing, but because Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy sits at the network’s edge, check current fare coverage and ticket type before travelling rather than assuming a standard city ticket applies.

Should I stay near Disneyland Paris instead of in central Paris?

This guide assumes a Paris base with a day trip out to the park, which keeps you close to the rest of the city. Staying near the park instead is a separate decision with its own trade-offs and isn’t covered here.

What’s the best time of day to travel to avoid crowds on RER A?

RER A is a working commuter line as well as a tourist route, so it gets busiest during the city’s morning and evening rush periods. Travelling slightly outside those windows, when possible, tends to make for a more comfortable ride with luggage or a family in tow.