4 nights in Disneyland Paris staying in Disney's Mexican themed hotel Santa Fe. This price includes all flights, Disney hotel, breakfast and Disneyland park tickets for the full 4 days.
I've based this trip on 4 adults flying out of Manchester on 26th September returning 29th September. You can fly out of liverpool for a few £££ cheaper but the flight times aren't as beneficial. If you work shifts like me these mid week breaks are ideal and cheaper than the usual weekend breaks!
I've chosen to stay in the Hotel Santa Fe which is one of the closest hotels to the park with just a 5 minute shuttle bus needed, there are cheaper hotels however this one is best value for money. You get a buffet breakfast included in your stay and it has plenty of variation. I've stayed here myself and couldn't recommend it more. The hotel has two double beds so you can jump in and share with your buddy!
4 day park tickets are included in the price of the hotel.
Getting from the airport to the hotel is nice and easy as you can just hop on the metro from the airport, this is the cheapest option and takes around an hour. There is also a coach which you could get outside the terminal however this is a bit more expensive and takes around the same time.
This deal only includes hand luggage however you'll only be there for 4 days and the weight is unlimited, this is plenty for your trip! If you want to add a suitcase so you can buy souvenirs it would be best to add a case and split the price between the group.
Price breakdown
Flights to Paris booked with Easyjet - £203.44
Hotel including breakfast and park tickets booked with DisneylandParis - £854.32
Total price for 4 people - £1057.76
Total price each - £264.44
Top comments
TheSpaceMan
2 Sep 164#4
For the same date, you could of saved around £70 booking the same room via DisneylandParis.Fr site. It's easy to navigate even if you understand the basics of French or you can go via google and have the site translated.
panddda
5 Sep 163#25
We've been loads of times, here's my advice:
Buy an annual pass. They start at around £100 each, discounts for large families too. There's loads of info on http://www.dlpguide.com/planning/booking/annual-passports/ - you just buy a normal 1-day ticket at the gate and go into the Passport bureau in the park to upgrade it for the extra few pounds. If you search on Trip Advisor forums you'll find people who are existing members who will meet you outside to 'refer a friend' so you get an extra discount. Check blackout days, and whether you need parking depending on which pass you get. If you get one including parking, for 3 euros a day you can also park in the Disney Village car park most days of the year which saves a very long walk to the normal Disney car parks.
Book a non-Disney hotel (there are loads around - the Explorers is fantastic for kids, loads of play and a great pool but there are plenty cheaper). Different in Florida, the Disney hotels and dining plans are outstanding there, but the whole package in Paris isn't quite as magical. There are also lovely campsites/caravan parks where you can rent self-catering very reasonably. We paid £220 in August for 4 nights with Happy Camp at Village Parisien and whilst it wasn't the biggest or best caravan in the world, it was clean and comfortable and the kids loved the deep diving pool on site.
If you can drive, do. Charles De Gaulle is pretty much the worst airport in the world. If you're up north, the overnight ferry from Hull works out at quite good value if you book early/off-peak and Zeebrugge isn't massively further than Calais.
There's loads of stuff outside of Disney that's great for kids too. Dock39 at Mountevrain is just a couple of miles away and has a fantastic kids clip&climb centre. There's Sea Life at Val D'Europe, Parc Asterix 40 mins away (use Tesco Clubcard) and Paris itself obviously.
Save on food - the Paris Disney dining isn't a patch on Florida and really not worth the cost altho you'll probably want to have one or two 'nice meals out'. Everyone makes up cheese rolls at breakfast to take into the park for lunch, and there's a McDs in Disney Village if you don't mind the odd bit of junk food for the little darlings to keep costs down.
I helped friends (family of 6) book a week in the summer school hols at DLP for around £1100 including transport (petrol, ferry, tolls), park tickets (annual passes) and a 3 bed caravan/bungalow in a holiday park with pool etc. A very cheap holiday for them and they had a fab time!
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BlueSkies
2 Sep 16#1
OJ1984
2 Sep 161#2
Link doesn't work
BlueSkies to OJ1984
2 Sep 16#3
For some reason it won't link to the Disney website it keeps sending me to HUKD! It's just booked through easyjet.com and DisneylandParis.co.uk :smile:
TheSpaceMan
2 Sep 164#4
For the same date, you could of saved around £70 booking the same room via DisneylandParis.Fr site. It's easy to navigate even if you understand the basics of French or you can go via google and have the site translated.
olderthanhelooks
2 Sep 161#5
It is relatively easy but to make it the cheapest the best way is to take passport photos of all travellers and get a pass that the French use. This is valid on the whole transport network in Paris but can only be bought up until Wednesday of any week. The pass costs €2? (my credit card just gives the English £37 for 2 passes) for a week's travel. It used to be called Carte Orange but now I think is Navigo. This is way cheaper than the tourist passes for 3 and 5 days.
The train is more overground than Metro and you need to change at the second stop in central Paris - Chatelet Les Halles. From there cross over to the other side of the platform and wait for a train to Marne La Vallee (make sure it goes there as not all trains do.
matth5182
2 Sep 161#6
I did this last week but booked the Santa Fe via the venere app with the 15% off code. it was cheaper than disney site even without the discount code. TGV from CDG to DLP is £23 return - takes 9 mins
BlueSkies to matth5182
2 Sep 16#7
Ooo lovely, booking on venere do you still get the park tickets included?
matth5182
2 Sep 161#8
The TGV is far easier than the Metro and only takes 9 mins. Easyjet arrives at the terminal the train station is beneath. Take the escalators down and jump the train. At Marne la vallee station, take the shuttle bus to the Santa Fe hotel. If you have younger kids you may be better at the Cheyenne as it's just been refurbed to Toy Story theme. It also has a double and bunk beds in the room whereas Santa Fe has 2 doubles
matth5182
2 Sep 16#9
yeah just make sure you select the room that includes park tickets. There is also an option for half board but try as I might I couldn't get them to confirm what level of half board so didn't take the chance. It's actually dropped about a fiver from when I booked so they must do their own currency conversion to £.
Just to note, if you book the room including park tickets it's non refundable whereas room only is.
matth5182
2 Sep 16#10
just to add, they give you park tickets for all days of your stay so if you are there 3 nights you will get 4 days tickets for your party. these tickets include the extra magic hours (usually 8am to 10am) that only hotel guests are allowed in the park before the public enter
Opening post
I've based this trip on 4 adults flying out of Manchester on 26th September returning 29th September. You can fly out of liverpool for a few £££ cheaper but the flight times aren't as beneficial. If you work shifts like me these mid week breaks are ideal and cheaper than the usual weekend breaks!
I've chosen to stay in the Hotel Santa Fe which is one of the closest hotels to the park with just a 5 minute shuttle bus needed, there are cheaper hotels however this one is best value for money. You get a buffet breakfast included in your stay and it has plenty of variation. I've stayed here myself and couldn't recommend it more. The hotel has two double beds so you can jump in and share with your buddy!
4 day park tickets are included in the price of the hotel.
Getting from the airport to the hotel is nice and easy as you can just hop on the metro from the airport, this is the cheapest option and takes around an hour. There is also a coach which you could get outside the terminal however this is a bit more expensive and takes around the same time.
This deal only includes hand luggage however you'll only be there for 4 days and the weight is unlimited, this is plenty for your trip! If you want to add a suitcase so you can buy souvenirs it would be best to add a case and split the price between the group.
Price breakdown
Flights to Paris booked with Easyjet - £203.44
Hotel including breakfast and park tickets booked with DisneylandParis - £854.32
Total price for 4 people - £1057.76
Total price each - £264.44
Top comments
Buy an annual pass. They start at around £100 each, discounts for large families too. There's loads of info on http://www.dlpguide.com/planning/booking/annual-passports/ - you just buy a normal 1-day ticket at the gate and go into the Passport bureau in the park to upgrade it for the extra few pounds. If you search on Trip Advisor forums you'll find people who are existing members who will meet you outside to 'refer a friend' so you get an extra discount. Check blackout days, and whether you need parking depending on which pass you get. If you get one including parking, for 3 euros a day you can also park in the Disney Village car park most days of the year which saves a very long walk to the normal Disney car parks.
Book a non-Disney hotel (there are loads around - the Explorers is fantastic for kids, loads of play and a great pool but there are plenty cheaper). Different in Florida, the Disney hotels and dining plans are outstanding there, but the whole package in Paris isn't quite as magical. There are also lovely campsites/caravan parks where you can rent self-catering very reasonably. We paid £220 in August for 4 nights with Happy Camp at Village Parisien and whilst it wasn't the biggest or best caravan in the world, it was clean and comfortable and the kids loved the deep diving pool on site.
If you can drive, do. Charles De Gaulle is pretty much the worst airport in the world. If you're up north, the overnight ferry from Hull works out at quite good value if you book early/off-peak and Zeebrugge isn't massively further than Calais.
There's loads of stuff outside of Disney that's great for kids too. Dock39 at Mountevrain is just a couple of miles away and has a fantastic kids clip&climb centre. There's Sea Life at Val D'Europe, Parc Asterix 40 mins away (use Tesco Clubcard) and Paris itself obviously.
Save on food - the Paris Disney dining isn't a patch on Florida and really not worth the cost altho you'll probably want to have one or two 'nice meals out'. Everyone makes up cheese rolls at breakfast to take into the park for lunch, and there's a McDs in Disney Village if you don't mind the odd bit of junk food for the little darlings to keep costs down.
I helped friends (family of 6) book a week in the summer school hols at DLP for around £1100 including transport (petrol, ferry, tolls), park tickets (annual passes) and a 3 bed caravan/bungalow in a holiday park with pool etc. A very cheap holiday for them and they had a fab time!
All comments (52)
The train is more overground than Metro and you need to change at the second stop in central Paris - Chatelet Les Halles. From there cross over to the other side of the platform and wait for a train to Marne La Vallee (make sure it goes there as not all trains do.
Just to note, if you book the room including park tickets it's non refundable whereas room only is.