Your first six months in France
34 moves · 5 phases · take them in any order
- Airport to first nightFirst 72 hours
- Days 3 to 10Week 1 bureaucracy
- The wait bureaucracyMonth 1
- Settling inMonth 2 to 3
- Months 4 to 6Semester 1 foundation
First 72 hours
No bureaucracy yet, just get yourself off the plane, into a bed, connected, and moving on public transport.
- Service notes
Selected stop
Only board a vehicle with a physical TAXI roof sign at the airport
Official 2026 flat rates to central destinations: CDG €56 Right Bank / €65 Left Bank. Orly €45 Right Bank / €36 Left Bank. Nice to Nice-centre €32 (Cannes €85, Monaco €95). Toulouse €15 to €47 by zone. Unofficial drivers inside terminals push unmarked cars at 2 to 3x. The real taxi line has posted rates and a visible queue; use that.
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