If you’re reading this, I’m guessing I don’t need to tell you why you need to visit the City of Love. Instead, I’ll dive into the how. It’s a magnificent city for history lovers, foodies, artists, musicians, dancers, scientists, engineers, bibliophiles… pretty much anyone who likes anything, and at any age!

Getting There

ORLY was the cheapest airport to fly from for our connecting cities, so that’s what we went with. Both major international airports are about 30 minutes outside of the city, so you’ll need to arrange transportation from the airport. We didn’t realize until we were there that most metro stops are not wheelchair accessible. While you have your bags, it may be best to just get a car. Bolt was the cheapest, but they didn’t always have a car big enough for the wheelchair. Uber was a good fallback.

Getting Around

This was the hardest part of seeing Paris! The RER is the only metro with all accessible stops. Some of the other lines have a couple of accessible stops, but most have none at all. This leaves the bus as the accessible option. All bus routes are labeled as wheelchair accessible, but it’s important to remember that accessible looks different in Europe than it does in the states. Some busses had ramps or were able to lower to the curb, but many still required covering a large curb gap, and tilting the chair to go up almost a full foot.