Deodapper
Paris: Notre-Dame, Louvre, Eiffel Tower
Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, FR · 7 stops · 40 km (25 mi) · about 1 h 24 min driving · 19 spoken stories
Drive from CDG to the Eiffel Tower in 84 minutes, hitting Paris's iconic landmarks. You'll pass through belle-époque Chartier, the Louvre's courtyard, cross the Pont Neuf at Notre-Dame, take in the ornate Pont Alexandre III, and drive the full Champs-Élysées to the Arc de Triomphe.
Photo: ZeusUpsistos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
From Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Eiffel Tower, Paris
The stops
-
1
Bouillon Chartier
lunchBouillon Chartier, or simply Chartier, is a "bouillon" restaurant in Paris founded in 1896, located in the 9th arrondissement and classified as a monument historique since 1989.
“Here we are at Bouillon Chartier, on rue du Faubourg Montmartre, and this is lunch the way Paris has done it since eighteen ninety six.”
-
2
Louvre
The Louvre is a national art museum in Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement (district) and home to some of the most canonical works of Western art, including the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory.
“And now the Louvre.”
-
3
Pont Neuf
The Pont Neuf is the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris, France. It stands by the western (downstream) point of the Île de la Cité, the island in the middle of the river that between 250 and 225 BC was the birthplace of Paris. During the medieval period, the Île was the heart of the city.
“The Pont Neuf, the new bridge, which is of course the oldest standing bridge across the Seine.”
-
4
Notre-Dame de Paris
Notre-Dame de Paris, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral and basilica on the Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris.
“Notre-Dame de Paris, on the Ile de la Cite.”
-
5
Pont Alexandre III
The Pont Alexandre III is a deck arch bridge that spans the Seine in Paris. It connects the Champs-Élysées quarter with those of the Invalides and Eiffel Tower. The bridge is widely regarded as the most ornate, extravagant bridge in the city. It has been classified as a French monument historique since 1975.
“The Pont Alexandre the Third, widely called the most ornate and extravagant bridge in Paris, and a historic monument since nineteen seventy five.”
-
6
Champs-Élysées
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées, usually shortened to the Champs-Élysées, is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The avenue is 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and 70 metres (230 ft) wide, running between the Place de la Concorde in the east and the Place Charles de Gaulle in the west, where the Arc de Trio…
“Now we are on the Champs-Elysees itself, one point nine kilometers long and seventy meters wide, running from the Place de la Concorde behind us up to the Place Charles de Gaulle and the Arc de Triomphe ahead.”
-
7
Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, often simply called the Arc de Triomphe, is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France. It is located at the western end of the Champs-Élysées, at the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle—formerly known as the "Place de l'Étoile"—named for the star-shaped configuration formed by…
“The Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile, standing at the western end of the Champs-Elysees in the middle of the Place Charles de Gaulle.”
How it works
Open the route on your phone, set the day and time you're driving, save it, and put the phone on the mount. Deodapper follows you by GPS and narrates each stop as you arrive, offline once saved. Free for saved routes like this one; creating your own around your interests is $1.99 to $4.49 a route.