Giving Directions to a Taxi Driver?

When giving directions to a taxi driver in Paris what information do you give them. like here in NYC you give the Avenue then the Street. Please advise since I know we will probly use a taxi a couple of times while we are there.

Cheers,

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Just have the address written down.

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Yes, write down the address and hand it to the driver but make sure you include the postal code. There are duplicate street names in the different districts. That little detail cost us an extra 70FF on our first visit to Paris.

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I agree about writing it down (that%26#39;s what I%26#39;ve always done) but I did not know that the postal code should be included (or why) - thanks for that bit of information, metromole!

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As noted, simply write down the address. Unlike NYC, which tends to have a basic %26#39;..grid-system..%26#39; street plan....Paris%26#39; %26#39;..plan..%26#39; (if it can even be called that) is much more labyrintine. Few streets or avenues in Paris run for more than a couple / few blocks, before encountering a square or place named for a famouus soldier, statesman or streetsweeper, then continuing on with a completely different street name.

If you%26#39;re trying to get to your hotel or apartment from the airport, you can use the PagesJaunes mapping site to print out a detailed local street map of your destionation (w/ one-way street indicators)...or if your hotel has a web site, a print out from the %26#39;..Location / Accès..%26#39; page...to hand to the driver should there be any question of where you%26#39;re going.

PAGES JAUNES--

http://www.pagesjaunes.fr/pj.cgi?lang=en

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Thank you all for the advice, after being on a plane for 7 hours this is the last thing I want to worry about.

Cheers,

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KDKSAIL:

Thanks for this website....but I can%26#39;t get it in English. It automatically re-directs to the French website and there doesn%26#39;t seem to be anyway to find it in English. Am I doing something wrong???

Thanks again.

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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;KDKSAIL...Thanks for this website....but I can%26#39;t get it in English. It automatically re-directs to the French website and there doesn%26#39;t seem to be anyway to find it in English. Am I doing something wrong???%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;

Evidently not. The URL I provided was the %26#39;..back door..%26#39; into the English language page of the old-format (simpler) for PagesJaunes. They%26#39;ve been up-dating and re-formatting the site for several months now and evidently they%26#39;ve closed this %26#39;back door%26#39;. There%26#39;s always been an English language version of this site...and I expect that this simply hasn%26#39;t been re-formatted yet. In the meantime, use this URL...which chould be simple enough to figure out, even in French

pagesjaunes.fr/trouverlesprofessionnels/…

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Hi, KDKSAIL:

Thanks again for the reply. I tried the other link you suggested. Still no English.

However, I know enough French to be able to interpret the site. (I am just more comfortable in English.)

Thanks again. Merci.

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pagesjaunes.fr/trouverunnom/RecherchePagesBl…

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