(Last Update: 02.04.2024) Used in the Paris public transport system There are so many tickets and transportation cards and their usage details are so complex that Choosing the ticket or card that suits you is not as easy as it seems. Therefore, in this article, I aim to give you an idea about which type of ticket or transportation card is most suitable and affordable for you during your trip to Paris.. Moreover, although tourists also have the right to use Some advantageous options are not included in the English content even on the official pages., because they want you to buy tourist cards, which are more expensive, so it is not easy to access this information. But don't worry, you will find all the details you are looking for in this article. You will solve your public transportation needs in the most economical way during your Paris trip..
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First of all, let me say this, among the options I listed below, The card I recommend for those who come to visit Paris Weekly Navigo card, but as you will see later in the article, this card has some complicated rules and does not suit everyone. As I said, I will touch on this subject a little later, but In order to choose the right ticket type, we first need to understand how transportation pricing is done in Paris:
Paris transportation network pricing, zone (Zon) It consists of 5 separate regions called. But Paris has this thing we call zone. boroughDo not compare with; borough What we are talking about is in the center of Paris ilçe The name of their division and it has nothing to do with transportation. The tourist center of Paris as we know it. ring road The part inside consists of 20 arrondissement and this part is referred to as the 1st zone in terms of transportation network pricing. You can better understand the Zone system from the map below.
In theory, A tourist coming to Paris during his 3-5 day trip to Paris, Except transportation to airports will travel around to visit the touristic places in the city center, The zone he will use on a daily basis will only be zone 1. The purpose of the zone allocation logic is to adjust ticket pricing accordingly. zone 2 the region we call ring roadIt forms the ring just outside of . As you move away from the center, the zone rating also increases. For example zone 3One of the important places in Europe's largest financial center Defense... Orly Airport ve Palace of Versailles zone 4'in, Charles de Gaulle Airport, Disneyland, Fontainebleau Castle, Vaux le Vicomte Castle, France Thumbnail, Province Places like zone 5It is located in. AMA for example Givernyin Monet's House It is outside of these five zones, because it is another city in another region, so to go here intercity train ticket you need to take
Going back to inner Paris and the metropolitan area, within 1-2 zones "Ticket t +"(tike plus plus) with a “normal” ticket as we know it. metro, RER, municipal bus, tram, commuter train, Montmartre Funicular to be You can take all public transportation vehicles. But, as I said at the beginning, the situation is complicated, because as of 2024, these cardboard tickets are gradually becoming obsolete. In some stations, the booths through which this ticket passes have been discontinued, but in others they have not! That's why I'm not sure whether you should buy a "Ticket" or not :) I will still explain this option to give you information, but first, let's see what I recommend to everyone. Weekly Navigo Card Let's start with:
1- Navigo Week - Weekly Navigo Card
Among all these options, I am The first card I would recommend to anyone Weekly Navigo It will be. Navigo It used to be little known, but since I introduced it on Pariste.Net in 2014, it has become a life saver for many travelers. By refilling this card weekly or monthly, you gain unlimited travel freedom.. Charles de Gaulle AirportYou will use it to get to Paris city center in . RER at the station entrance, Orly AirportOne of the options to get to Paris city center from is OrlyBus'.n At the counter on the Orly 4 terminal platformFor this card, which you can buy from the toll booths of many stations in the city center, you can pay a one-time fee. 5€ card fee you need to pay. Then, if you wish, you can top up at the ticket office where you bought the card, from vending machines, or via the Île de France Mobilités mobile phone application. You can upload daily, weekly or monthly. The important problem here, peculiarity of the validity period of the card: Weekly Navigo is not 7-Day, it is valid within the week you purchased it; Monthly Navigo is not valid for 30 days, it expires within the month you purchased it. That is, the validity period of Weekly Navigo starts on Monday and ends on Sunday night, and Monthly Navigo starts on the first day of that month and ends on the last day of that month. So, if you are going to come on any Wednesday and return next Wednesday, this card is not suitable for you.… However, sometimes it happens that getting this card can be incredibly advantageous, even if you come on Thursday and return on Sunday. Especially in airport transfers RER, RoissyBus ve OrlyBusIt is a great advantage to pass in . Unfortunately OrlyValIt does not appear in . AMA Another disadvantage is this: If you want to buy from Friday and use it for 3 days until Sunday, the system does not allow it, at the latest on Thursday for that week. Navigo Unfortunately, you have the right to fill out the card…
Valid for 30,75-1 zones by paying €5 per week Navigo You are loading the card. So weekly Navigo The card is extremely advantageous. In my opinion, even if you come to Paris for 3 days, if your stay covers a period of time from Monday to Sunday, 1-5 zones are valid weekly. Navigo you should take it. In this way, you will no longer have to worry about making calculations while using public transportation in Paris, and you will be able to reach anywhere you want freely. Each passenger must purchase separately Another disadvantage of this card is that there is no student or child discount.. So you need to buy Navigo separately for everyone aged 4 and over. Don't forget to read the "Forfait Navigo Jeunes Week-end" section, which can be used by young people and children under the age of 26 and is valid on weekends and public holidays..
As a result, I I recommend everyone who arrives at an airport in Paris on any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and will stay in the center for at least two days to buy a Weekly Navigo card.
Navigo before taking, Don't forget to bring a passport photo with you when you come to Paris.. If you cut it in advance to the size of the picture on your identity card, when you receive the card, you can slide it open, open the plastic slot and stick it directly to the picture section with special sticker adhesive and start using it. It would be good if you also had a pen, because cards with no names on them are theoretically grounds for punishment. You can use your card safely and peacefully by writing your surname first and then your name.. And thus, on your next visits, NavigoYou will also be able to load and use your device, and you will feel more like a Parisian. That's how I felt when I first bought this card as a tourist years ago :) There is also a detailed article and Youtube video about the Navigo card. in this link in the article; I recommend you to look at it so as not to miss other important details. Let me also add a note: To Paris If you have a one-week Navigo card that you have kept from your previous arrival and your arrival falls on a Friday, for example, you can load it via your mobile phone on Thursday at the latest before your arrival and use it when you arrive.
2- NavigoEasy
If Weekly Navigo doesn't suit youNavigo Easy Card, offered as another option, started to be used as of June 2019 and As the old cardboard ticket Ticket+ gradually becomes obsolete, You will need to obtain this card when you come to Paris. I have never used this card, but I would still like to give brief information about the advantages of the card: Navigo Easy card actually has nothing to do with Weekly or Monthly Navigo. Navigo Easy is a system designed to eliminate single-use tickets, you can think of it like our Istanbulkart. 2€ You can buy it from toll booths or some vending machines by paying You can top up this card at the box office, from vending machines, or via the Île de France Mobilités mobile phone application. It is possible to load individually or in groups of 10., if you wish RoissyBus or OrlyBus You can upload tickets such as tickets. It is important to be able to load through the application, because sometimes there is a queue in front of the vending machines that you would not believe...
Oh by the way, let me share this strange information: Navigo Easy, oddly enough Charles de Gaulle Airportgoing to RER It is not valid on trains, so you cannot upload tickets with prices determined according to distance to Navigo Easy.. Nevertheless one day Navigo, Navigo Jeunes Week-end You can also download it. It's a mess :)
If you upload a single ticket, For use in zone 1-2, i.e. in the center of Paris 2,15€ you pay, if you load 10 17,35€ you pay, so one ticket 1,73€ It happens. You cannot make a single top-up on the Navigo Easy card you will buy for children between the ages of 4-10, but for a top-up of 10 8,65€ You pay, so your child only has one ticket. 0,86€It comes to . Transportation is free for children under 4 years old.
No photo is attached to this card, and you do not write your name. Therefore This card can be used anonymously, meaning you can lend your card to someone else, but you cannot use the same card for the same trip., everyone needs to have a separate Navigo Easy card.
You can transfer between transportation vehicles with Navigo Easy But of course the situation is complicated with transfers :) I can list which means of transportation you can switch to next as follows:
You can transfer between these means of transportation free of charge within 90 minutes after your first scan, but interestingly, After taking the metro, you cannot take the bus with the same ticket, nor is there any transfer to the metro or RER after the bus ride. Strange but it is… Also You must not exit the turnstile for metro and RER transfers., transfer is only for traveling around the inner corridors between stations and getting on and off; Otherwise, you cannot exit any metro or RER turnstile and then enter another metro or RER turnstile within the time given to you. I'm telling you, it's complicated :) Oh, and Noctilien – on night buses Ticket transfer is not valid. There is no transfer for the Montmartre Funicular either…
3- Forfait Navigo Jeunes Week-end – Weekend and public holiday tickets for young people
Jeunes Week-end is an extremely advantageous ticket type that can be used by young people under the age of 26 on Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays. Although it seems to be valid on the weekend, Valid for a single day on weekends which is a discounted ticket! So not Saturday – Sunday, Can be used only on Saturday, only on Sunday or only during a one-day public holiday. Please note that it is valid until midnight on the day you upload, not 24 hours.. Your Navigo card or Navigo Easy card can be loaded from vending machines, box offices or via the Île de France Mobilités mobile phone application.
Ticket price is 1€ for zones 3-4,70, airport and Disneyland to include transportation If you buy 1-5 zones it is 10,35€ What you pay is an extremely affordable price. with this ticket OrlyVal You can use all means of transportation of RATP except At ticket controls You may also be asked to show your ID card to prove that you are under 26 years of age.
If you are under 26 or traveling with your child, Weekly Navigo card It is possible to produce such a solution for weekends for those who do not comply. Now the accounting part of the job is up to you.
4- Billet Île de France - Tickets whose prices vary depending on distance
There are also hotels that require different tariffs depending on where you go. Billet Île de France There are special tickets called . For example, in the city center, let's say Châteletyou are in and Châtelet – Les Halles from the station in zone 4 Palace of VersaillesYou want to go to with a single ticket and weekly Navigo or you do not have another transportation card. In that case RER You choose your direction at the ticket vending machine at the entrance of the station and A special ticket is printed for you according to the selected zone.; payment according to the condition of the machine by cash or credit card you can. If you would prefer to use a ticket rather than any transportation card and If you are going outside zone 1-2, you need to buy these types of tickets for the region from your departure point to your destination..
Don't worry, the vending machines automatically select your departure point as the station you are in. If you are only going to a place between 3-5 zones, they mark the stop where you will get off on the screen to pay the valid ticket fee for this zone. If there is no place to get off among the options, you type it with the keyboard on the screen. Your ticket price appears on the screen, you mark how many you will buy, pay accordingly and buy your ticket. Be carefulThere is also a 10-ticket option for these tickets, but I don't think it makes sense for a normal tourist to buy such a 10-ticket ticket, that is, a "carnet". However, if you are crowded and will travel a lot in this direction, you can only make a good mathematical calculation and buy one of the station preferred carnets. time might make sense.
Let me make a warning about tickets: Be sure to buy your tickets yourself from the box office staff or vending machines. Do not accept anyone's help or selling you tickets. Sometimes pickpockets may approach you and steal your valuables or money under the pretext of helping you; They may also sell you a child ticket as a normal ticket and allow you to pass through the turnstile, but may cause you to pay a penalty during subsequent checks. This is why it is so important to always obtain tickets legally.
As I said above, distance-based tickets cannot be uploaded to any type of Navigo. If you ask, they are trying to eliminate cardboard tickets, but you have to buy these tickets for your transportation outside the center of Paris (if you do not have a transportation card).
5- Paris Visit Pass – Touristic Transportation Ticket
In fact, in many guidebooks, this ticket is recommended in the front row, because it is the most carefree type of ticket, but why don't I do that: Because it is too expensive! Of course, if you do not have a budget problem, it will be most comfortable to get this ticket. Paris Visit Pass Even though the ticket looks like a "pass", it is actually a single cardboard ticket. It is sold at tourist information offices, toll booths and vending machines. When you come to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport or Orly AirportYou can buy it from vending machines or from the information desk. If you buy it from the information desk, you will be given a user manual along with the ticket. If you buy it from the vending machine, you can just buy the ticket and start using it immediately. Of course first You are asked to write your name and validity dates on the ticket and the ticket is valid from the moment of first use.. You can use all public transportation vehicles within the zone you purchased, unlimitedly, for the specified number of days. For example Orly Airportfrom or Charles de Gaulle AirportValid for zones 1-5 from Paris Visite when you buy the ticket RER'to, RoissyBus'to, OrlyBus ve OrlyValYou can also get on with this ticket. In every journey you make, that is, no matter which public transportation vehicle you take. Don't forget to scan your ticket every time.. So what These tickets are valid on a daily basis, not on a 24-hour basis. is happening. This means that you cannot use the ticket you bought this evening until tomorrow evening, the validity of your ticket expires at midnight on the day you start using it... Prices depend on the zone you choose, number of days and age. 13,95€ 76,75€ It varies between . Moreover Paris Visite Passe gives you special discounts and various benefits at some tourist attractions All the details about this Paris Visite Passe You can find it in my article.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: If the Weekly Navigo Card, Daily Navigo option or Paris Visite tickets valid for Zones 1-5 do not suit you and if you want to travel between the airport and the city center, please choose the correct method in the 5th zone according to the airport you will land at. Charles de Gaulle Airport or located in zone 4 Orly Airport Read his articles. Beauvais Airport Since Paris is far outside the 1-5 zone, there is a completely different transportation system. It is in the 4th zone. DisneylandAnd those who will go to Disneyland Paris They can get information about transportation by reading the article.
In fact, we have completed the ticket types that a tourist needs to know, but I still want to share a few more ticket types so that it may be advantageous for you to buy one of these ticket types when you come to Paris. Therefore, it is beneficial for you to be informed. So let's continue:
6- Forfait Antipolution – Special tickets for days fighting against air pollution
some days An air pollution warning is issued by official authorities in Paris. In those days, to encourage public transportation, a type of ticket that is valid everywhere in Paris and its surroundings, that is, zones 1-5, is on sale.. If you come across such a day, just 3,90€ You pay and buy this ticket either from the box office or from vending machines. Forfait Antipolution (forfe antipollution or fogfe antipollation) If you have one of the Navigo cards to buy your ticket, you can top it up via the mobile application and travel unlimitedly until midnight at the end of that day.
7- La Fête de La Musique – Special ticket for Music Festival
Every year in Paris, there is a magnificent Music Festival on the night of June 21st. La Fête de La Musique On this special night, the details of which I gave in my article, special tickets for public transportation are also on sale. This is valid for all regions and all means of transportation in zones 1-5. price of ticket 4€ ve The validity period of the ticket is between 21 June at 17:00 and 22 June at 07:00. You can also buy the ticket from the box office, vending machines or via the mobile phone application... I hope one of your visits to Paris coincides with this special night and you will experience this beautiful atmosphere.
8- Ticket+ – Old Cardboard Ticket (phasing out by 2024)
Let's talk about normal cardboard tickets, which are the oldest ticket type and were sold instead of Navigo Easy. Ticket t+ (tike plus) These tickets have gradually ceased to be used as of 2024, but since they are still on sale, I will keep this information in the article throughout this year. 2,50€ each'You can buy it either from toll booths or vending machines. There used to be discounts for purchases of 10 and for children ages 4-11, but no more. This ticket is no longer valid at some turnstiles. Actually, I have to remove this part of the article, but if you ask what happened to the old tickets and the carnet application, this is the situation :)
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In fact, it can also be used instead of Navigo Easy for those living in Paris. Navigo Liberté+ There is a card called "But those who will live in Paris should research it now." It is possible to access all this information and more in its most up-to-date form at the link at the end of the article.
Let's get on how to use your ticket or transportation cards.: Every time you take public transportation It is very important to have your card or ticket scanned by the machines. Metro ve RER It is inevitable that you will have to be scanned while passing through the turnstiles; most RER You may need to scan your ticket or card again when exiting the station.
In order to avoid paying high fines, especially at ticket checks at station exits and trains, It is very important that you keep your ticket until the end of the journey.. Since cards are mostly used now, you show your transportation card to the officer, and he checks it with the device in his hand and determines whether you have swiped it or not.
Sometimes the turnstile may not read your ticket or card, in which case you should either go to the box office and explain the situation, or reach the officer from the intercom and open the passage gate on the side. If you have a baby stroller or large suitcase You may need to open the special passage door on the side.
And one of the questions I get most frequently is “Which card/ticket should I buy?"... Believe me, it is not possible for me to answer this question. I'm trying to give you options here. But to be able to tell you which card or ticket you need to buy, On which date and time you will arrive, at which airport you will land, where you will stay, how many days you will stay, your purpose of arrival, where your return flight will depart from and at what time, where you want to visit, whether you prefer to walk or take a vehicle, weather conditions, your tiredness, whether you have children or not, according to your budget, that is, according to a thousand different criteria It is necessary to give different answers so that I can guess this, you know, by accident Even if you specify all these criteria, it is impossible for me to decide on your behalf.
All you need to do is come up with a budget, adding up the pros and cons, choosing the type of ticket/card that suits you depending on whether it is profitable or not… I admit, it is a bit complicated, but unfortunately you have no other choice. If If you meet the criteria I mentioned above weekly Navigo The most logical thing to do is to get the card looks like. If If you don't have a budget problem Paris Visit Pass It is also very easy to buy…
However, do not worry, I am sure that you will choose a ticket type that suits you and have a pleasant time in Paris. Whereas Paris is best explored on foot or even by bike. So please walk a lot. Paris MunicipalityRental bicycles, a service of Vélib'I recommend you to use it as well. And even Seine River Allows you to make unlimited daily trips throughout BatobusThere are 's that can also be a nice option. As long as you want to come to Paris and visit Paris.
To learn to read Paris metro and RER maps also Paris Metro ve RER If you read his articles, I am sure that you will not have any problems with transportation in Paris.. I included the maps on this page just to give an idea. To examine the current transportation maps of Paris and its surroundings in detail de IETT of Pariswe can say that Click on this link of RATP Just look.
Oh, and lastly, I should add this information: Already You don't need anyone, including me, to discover how to get from one place to another in Paris and its surroundings. When you type the addresses of departure and arrival points into the map application on your mobile phone, it offers you the most suitable options according to that day and time. Of course, don't do everything the application tells you. Those who study Pariste.Net and study well can easily find which one is the most ideal among the options offered.. But I beg you, don't ask me either; Because when you ask me, I go into those applications and look; It is not possible for me to know every place by heart. 😉
I believe that you have solved the issue of Transportation in Paris thanks to this article and the links in the article. For accommodation Also, Where to Stay in Paris? Things to Consider When Choosing a Hotel along with my writing sample tour program in terms of being A Week in Paris If you read my article, then To come to Paris at the most convenient time When to Go to Paris? If you look at my article, I think you will find answers to many questions in your mind and you can organize a wonderful holiday for yourself. That's what all my efforts are for.
We hope that you will be able to visit Paris as soon as possible and enjoy this beautiful city.
Pleasant trips, pleasant discoveries…
Additional info: Île-de-France Mobilités Mobile Phone App
From 2019 mobile phone app Ile-de-France Mobilities with now You can download and fill out Navigo on your mobile phone and use it wherever classic Navigo is available.. Ile-de-France Mobilities The application includes all the features of the classic Navigo card. I wish transactions could be made directly through the application without the hassle of purchasing a card, but you can think of it just like Istanbulkart; You need the card itself to activate the application, and you may need to rescan it from time to time. That's why I recommend you to keep your card with you..
Ile-de-France Mobilities app only NFC featured on mobile phones can be used, hA single Navigo is installed on each phone, so personalized like the classic Navigo.
if If you have an NFC-enabled mobile phone Android Vianavigo app or IOS Vianavigo application You download it to your mobile phone and create a membership. Then, when you need it,purchase"(so) you can purchase 10 carnets or daily, weekly or monthly Navigo by proceeding from where it says. You can see how to install Navigo on your phone by watching the video below.. In the example in the video, a 10 carnet is shown, but if you choose the place that says "Forfait Navigo Semaine", you can load your weekly card.
After installing it, you can use it just like the classic Navigo I mentioned in the article above, even more conveniently and comfortably. Ile-de-France MobilitiesYou can use from your mobile phone.
For those who speak French Detailed information about Île-de-France Mobilités available at this link.
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- OrlyVal
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303 Comments
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
During our 2-day visit to Paris with 5 children, there is a 50 EUR difference between Visite pass and weekly navigo. That's why we're thinking of buying a visite pass. However, in your article you stated that cardboard tickets have been removed from some turnstiles. So does this mean we can't use some stations? Cardboard tickets are still valid at all stations. Have the number of turnstiles been reduced?
Thank you.
Since transportation cards and tickets are complicated in Paris, they have managed to complicate this issue. They are trying to dissuade people from using cardboard tickets, but the infrastructure has not been completed yet, cardboard tickets are being phased out, but they have not been completely removed from the box offices yet.
However, I recommend that you make a good calculation for Paris Visite. I think Navigo Semaine is more affordable, but I don't know if you are going to stay for a very short time. Please remember to pay attention to the day and zone information when calculating the Visite ticket.
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
We are planning a trip to Paris in the summer. I read an article or two from your site every day, just like reading a daily newspaper :) It's a great site, thank you. Just in case I can make a small contribution to this beautiful site, I humbly suggest that you sort the comments from newest to newest, rather than from oldest to newest. For example, there are a lot of comments in this article of yours, but the comments from ten years ago appear first to the reader, which can be confusing. However, with all these years of experience, you know best. Thank you very much for this rich and useful content. Best regards, Ceren
Hello Ms. Ceren,
First of all, thank you very much for your valuable comment. I will take your advice into consideration and forward this issue to the webmaster.
I wish you a happy holiday in advance.
Mr. Ahmet, thank you for your efforts, what you have written is very enlightening.
My wife, daughter and I landed at Charles de Gaoulle Airport on Thursday.
We will return from the same airport on Monday.
We will be in the center of Paris, but we will go to Disneyland for 1 day.
Based on what you said, Navigo Weekly is a good option.
But what route should we take to get to the airport on Monday?
All you need to do is buy a special ticket with destination at CDG airport from the metro box office on Monday. Have a nice holiday in advance.
Hello, thank you for your articles and videos on your YouTube channel, you have made a great effort, well done.
We will land at Charles de Gaulle Airport at noon tomorrow, Sunday, and return from Orly Airport at noon on Friday. We will travel with my wife and my 3.5 year old child. I have a few questions ;
1) I think you will need to buy a single ticket for all flights between the airport and the center, costing 12 euros. Afterwards, would the Paris visite pass be the most logical option to stay at the hotel and use public transportation during the day? I think 1-3 zones are 1 Euros for 14 day. Although it was not certain, we said we would go to Notre Dame and Montmartre on Sunday.
2) As far as I understand, we cannot buy a Navigo weekly card for the next week on Sunday, how can we buy it on Monday? More precisely, the question I want to ask is this: The first station we will use from where we stay does not seem to be big (we will stay at 12 Ave. Porte D'Italia). Can we buy the weekly pass from every station?
If you are willing to buy an RER ticket + Paris visite on Sunday, you can get your Navigo card from the airport on Sunday, fill in 1-1 zones for 5 day and use it directly. You can make weekly uploads from any station you want on Monday.
If you are going to do as you said on the first day, then you can get your Monday Navigo card from the box office of the station you want, but if you are lucky there are no cards left at that box office, I can't say anything about it.
Please do not forget to read the Navigo article in detail: https://www.pariste.net/pariste-ulasim-18-en-ekonomik-ulasim-karti-navigo-decouverte/
Have a nice holiday.
Thank you very much for your quick reply.
After all, the Navigo daily pass includes the 1-5 zone cdg-Paris journey, so I guess that's why you suggested it. This is the most appropriate solution, isn't it? Finally, if I understand correctly, children under the age of 4 travel free of charge on public transportation. This also applies to the Navigo card, right? Only my wife and I will get the card, is that right?
(As I explained in detail in my article in the link above) Yes
Thank you, I just received the card. The ticket clerk loaded our navigo passes into our cards for today and next week. It was done in one go. Thanks again for your information.
Hello Mr. Ahmet. Thank you for the article, thank you for your efforts.
We will land in Paris on Sunday and return on Thursday. Pegasus and Orly. We are 2 people, we were always planning to walk, but it may change depending on the weather conditions. Navigo, 10-pack Ticket+ and Carnet also seem to be good. But we could not fully understand the difference. Can we buy 10 tickets from Orly? Are 10-pack tickets valid in every zone? We will go to Antony with OrlyVal and then go to Gare Du Nore. Same thing on the way back. What kind of ticket policy should we follow? We are very confused between these two.
Hello Mr. Jamal,
For 10 tickets, you can get the Navigo Easy card from the airport and load 10 tickets, but OrlyVal's ticket is different, no other ticket/card is valid on this vehicle. See: https://www.pariste.net/pariste-ulasim-13-orlyval/
I think, buy a Navigo card from Orly on the first day (see: https://www.pariste.net/pariste-ulasim-18-en-ekonomik-ulasim-karti-navigo-decouverte/) Then load 1-1 zones for 4 day and go to the center with OrlyBus (see: https://www.pariste.net/pariste-ulasim-14-orlybus/) and ride all vehicles as many times as you want that day (except OrlyVal). Do the weekly loading on Monday and solve the transportation issue. Have a nice holiday.
Thanks very much for the answer. Thank you for your effort.
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
Our trip to Paris will start from Charles De Gaulle airport on a Monday evening. We will be in Paris for 3 days, Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday. There are 2 of us, my wife and I. We will go to Brussels with the flix bus on Thursday, so we will not go to the airport again. Max. in city, excluding airport transfer. I calculate that 14-15 tickets will do the trick. Of course, if we add the transportation from the airport to the hotel, which would be the most logical transportation option? Thank you.
Hello Mr. Teoman,
Since you won't be returning to the airport (although it depends on how many times you'll use public transportation in the city), it seems like you don't need to buy Navigo weekly. It looks like you can buy an RER ticket on the first day, go to the hotel and get around the city with a 10 carnet. Have a nice holiday in advance.
Hello Mr. Ahmet, thank you very much for your page. We were enlightened on many issues.
The thing I want to consult with you about is that I want to go to Disneyland from Trocadero Metro station. I downloaded the Idf mobilites application. Total coast says 5 euros for this route. Shouldn't the amount be 7.1 since I will be using both the metro and RER A? 2.1 metro, 5 rer A
Is there a discount coming into play?
Hello Ms. Gülden.
Since I have always used Navigo until now, I haven't looked at the ticket price for a long time. When you asked, I looked on the app and yes, it shows 5€.
Because no matter where you get on in Paris to go to Disneyland, there is no transfer fee for Metro+RER.
Happy Days.
Thank you for your answer Mr. Ahmet and good morning by the way.
In this case, should I buy a RERA ticket when getting on the metro at Trocadero station? I'm confused about that, I'm thinking of buying a cardboard ticket.
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
You explained it so beautifully and clearly that many questions I had about transportation became clear. But I couldn't help but wonder this. A card fee of 5 Euros is paid for a weekly Navigo card. Is there a practice such as returning the card when leaving the city and getting this fee refunded? Or do you keep the card even if you never use it again? Thank you very much for your sharing and information.
Hello Ms. Fatma,
First of all, thank you very much for your nice comment.
Navigo card is yours just like Istanbulkart, it is not refundable.
Maybe you can think of it as a beautiful Paris Souvenir.
Happy Days.
Thanks so much for replying. As you said, it will be a nice memory of Paris. Who knows, maybe we'll go again and use the card again. 🙂 Best regards.
Hello, first of all, thank you very much for sharing your experiences. We had a very easy trip by using you before. You provide very detailed information, but as you said, everyone's situation is different, so I couldn't get out of it. My daughter's friend and I want to be there on Saturday, March 25th. Since my daughter's friend applied for a visa, I made a reservation at the Ibis Porte de Montreuil hotel without much research, thinking that it has free cancellation. The visa has not been finalized yet, but when I wanted to change the hotel, I saw that the prices had tripled. Will the area of the hotel be a problem for us? , we will land at Orly airport, how can we reach the hotel in the best way, I want to buy the weekend ticket for the girls under the age of 26 that you mentioned, can I pick up both Saturday and Sunday from the airport or should I pick up Sunday on that day, would mobilis be advantageous for the other days, will I return to Orly airport on Tuesday? It will be under renovation. We will be returning from CDG airport. I have asked a lot how we can reach it as soon as possible. I am aware of it. Thank you very much in advance. Best regards.
Hello, your hotel is not in an ideal location since it is on the east side, but if it is affordable, there is nothing to do. There are several options to reach the hotel and it is not easy to describe. You should take bus number OrlyBus + T3 + 351. Best to enter the address into Google Maps, it will describe it to you better than me. Buy your weekend under 26 ticket for Saturday and buy it again on Sunday. On other days, if you are going to stay for more than 2-3 days, you can get Navigo. Have a nice holiday in advance.
This is a really well written article.
I went to Saint German region from Orly airport. Luckily, a student friend explained the situation.
But while Paris is beautiful, it is also a complex region, so it was very descriptive.
Thank you Mr. Ahmet.
Thank you. I hope you have many nice trips.
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
Thank you very much for your valuable shares. I will be in Paris on Sunday and stay for a week. I have a Navigo card that I bought two years ago. I'm thinking of loading for a week on Monday morning, but I'll have to go from CDG airport to Levallois Perret on Sunday. In this case, can I upload daily for Sunday? How much is the daily fee?
Also, what about the strike?
Thank you so much,
Hello Ms. Duygu,
It is possible to upload for 1 day. The fee is 17,50€. It might make sense if you'll be taking public transportation in Paris a few times after checking into your hotel. RER+Metro one-way ticket between the airport and the hotel costs €10,30.
If you are under 26 years old, you can add Navigo Jeunes Week-end to your card for all your public transportation on Sunday. Its price is 8,95€
The strike issue seems to have been resolved for now, but it is difficult to say whether anything will happen the day you arrive; It is announced on ratp.fr page one day in advance.
Happy Days.
Hello Mr Ahmed,
Thank you very much for the useful information you provided.
I will stay in Paris for 3 nights and 4 days and I have a meeting in Zone 2 Defense on 3 days. So, I will come 1 day before the meeting and return the next evening. I planned to stay in zone 1 so that I could travel comfortably.
I want to land at CDG airport, go to zone 1 with an RER B ticket, and then have a trip with a lot of walking. On the last day, I thought I would return to the airport with RER B. By the way, I take the metro to meetings for 2 days, other than that, I also walk and use the metro when I'm free. That's why I thought it would be best to buy carnet. Do you think it makes sense?
I think if I buy a pack of 10 carnets, they will give me 10 tickets one by one. Should I consume these tickets on the same day or can I use them for 3 or 4 days? Are each of the tickets activated on first use?
Should I buy Paris Visite for trips to museums etc. or would it make more sense?
I thought of the Louvre as a museum, apart from that, I will visit classical places such as Eiffel etc.
Thanks in advance
Hello Ms. Selin,
10 carnets can be consumed within a few days. It will do the job in Paris. If you go to La Défense by metro, 1-2 zone carnet tickets are valid, but if you go by RER, they are not valid.
If you are coming on one of the first four days of the week, I think you should buy Navigo; Feel comfortable using it for your transportation to the airport, touristic center and La Défense without any problems and unlimited limits. See: https://www.pariste.net/pariste-ulasim-18-en-ekonomik-ulasim-karti-navigo-decouverte/
Happy Days.
Hello, I was fined for having the wrong ticket name. They did not give me anything and asked for an address. Nothing came to the address either. I don't know how I should pay. How can I pay? What happens if I don't pay?
Hello, in order for you to pay the fine, they must have given you something so that you can pay it from this link using the number on it: https://pv.ratp.fr/
If you do not live in France, I do not think the penalty will be a problem under the conditions you mentioned, but if you live in Paris and want to put your mind at ease, you can go to one of the three addresses in the link above and explain your situation.
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
I thank you for your efforts. I also watch with astonishment how you carefully answer hundreds of questions directed to you on different subjects :).
We will take a short family trip to Paris this week (with my two little daughters and my wife). My entire plan was created by taking advantage of your videos and articles. I live in Europe and I am coming to Paris for the first time. I will stay with my own car. I will come to the hotel. All my planning will be done between zones 1-3. I will definitely use public transportation. But do you have any economical advice about car parking in zone 1? My second question is, do you have information about the daily and hourly fees for the vending machines in the parking areas in the 1st and 3rd zones? I don't want to go to the hotel by public transport at the end of the day :) My little girls will be very tired. The hotel's paid parking lot is at a reasonable price, but the feedback was that there is a limited number of parking spaces and there may not be any space, and I may need to find a solution.
Thanks for everything.
Hello Mr. Murat.
Although I do not recommend a life with a car in Paris, your private car may be a solution for short stays to minimize the negative effects of the problems experienced in public transportation due to the ongoing strike, but there is no cheap or affordable parking in Paris 🙃
The answer to all the questions you are looking for on this subject is “ Where Should You Park Your Car in Paris? You can find it in my article “Parking in Paris”. See:
https://www.pariste.net/pariste-arabanizi-nereye-park-etmelisiniz-pariste-otopark/
Have a nice holiday.
Greetings Mr. Ahmet,
First of all, you are doing a great job, your articles have been very enlightening and helpful. Even though I've been to Paris before, I couldn't find cheap transportation. I will be in Paris on Saturday morning and return on Tuesday evening. we are 3 people. Our hotel is in Sacre Coeur. We will generally visit the 1st zone and our transportation will be from CDG airport. What do you recommend?
Thanks and regards in advance
Hello Ms. Mehtap,
First of all, thank you very much.
It is so difficult to decide which ticket you should use, especially for people who do not comply with Navigo. Add to this the fact that public transportation is not working properly due to the ongoing strike, and I don't know what to say these days. I think you should go to Paris with a one-way ticket and buy a 10 carnet within Paris. It is unknown how many times you can take the metro anyway. Only M1 and M14 operate regularly, the others' operating announcements are made the day before. It is difficult to predict which subways will be operating when you arrive.
I wish you good luck and a nice holiday.
Hello, we landed at Paris Orly airport on 30.11.2019 and planned to go to the city center by metro. At the first stop where we got on the tram, the ticket machine was not working. We got off at the La Fraternelle stop, where we would transfer. There were many people around who were trying to help. He said that the machines did not accept cards and cash, and that he could buy us tickets with his own card and we could pay in cash. Unfortunately, we were fooled. We said that we wanted to buy a 10 carnet ticket from the machine. He gave a single ticket instead of a multiple ticket and said that it was like this, in short, we paid 10 euros per person for a 2 euro ticket. The reason I wrote this here is so that those who will go there in the future should be careful about this. Everything is explained in great detail in the articles on the blog, thank you for the effort of Mr. Ahmet, but sometimes it is overlooked by the reader. I hope no one has problems like us 👍🏻
Hello… Thank you very much for sharing your experience with us. Unfortunately, such fraud methods are used. In this sense, buying tickets from the box office or purchasing them yourself from vending machines is an issue that needs to be taken into consideration. In this sense, it is very important that you warn the readers. Thanks a lot…
Thank you for this very useful article, my wife and I had planned to get a Navigo card, but current developments told us to stop :) We will be in Paris on December 7, we will see together what the course of the strike will be. In other words, our situation could also be "We are on a sign, we are heading to the apocalypse." With love 😅
Hello there,
First of all, thank you very much for all your articles and constant updates. It has been the site I visit the most for days :)
We will be in Paris as 27 adults and 1 children (4-3-7) on Friday, December 9th - Wednesday, January 12st. We booked the hotel in the 2nd zone in order to find a more economical solution. There is a metro stop right next to it, Porte de Charenton.
We are considering renting a private transfer for airport transportation.
Within the scope of our travel program, we will mostly be in zone 1, Christmas markets attract the attention of children :)
However, we were undecided about which ticket we should choose for daily excursion programs.
I guess Navigli doesn't suit us since we were there on Friday.
Does Mobilis have a discount for teenagers or children, or is it a fixed price? Is there another package you can recommend?
Thanks in advance..
Hello Ms. Füsun,
First of all, thank you for your nice comment.
Since Navigo does not suit you, you can use Mobilis on days when you will travel very intensively, but I think you can generally find a solution by purchasing a 10 carnet. There is no child discount at Mobilis, but there is at Carnet. Additionally, starting from November, the Carnet application will be able to be installed on a card called Navigo Easy, but the details are not clear yet, I will have to research and find out thoroughly. I will update this article according to the new application by mid-November at the latest. If you stay tuned, it will be easier for you to make a decision with the most up-to-date information when you arrive.
Happy days, have a good week…
Hello, your blog is really useful, I say read it, there is a lot to learn.
We will land at Orly airport around 1pm this Sunday. Our hotel is in Montmartre (62 Rue Ramey, I think it is the 1st zone..)
We will return from Orly airport again on Wednesday morning.
We will mostly stay in zone 1.
Which ticket should we buy with the most affordable budget?
I wish you happy days
Hello,
First of all, thank you for your nice comment.
On the first day, you can reach your hotel from the airport with a one-way ticket, and then complete the day by walking around the surrounding area. You can buy Navigo starting from Monday morning and use it even when returning to the airport on the last day.
I wish you a happy holiday in advance.
Mr. Ahmet, good day. Thank you in advance for your answer. 2 adults and 2 children will be at CDG airport on Tuesday (11/7). We will go from Paris to Cologne on Friday. First of all, we will stay in Villiers 9.arr. Since our intention is to have children, a day that will definitely be Disneyland. And in Paris. Do you recommend my navigo card for transportation to museums to visit, Eifel Victory Mountain etc.? Transportation to Cologne seems costly or long.
We are thinking of going to Brussels and from there to Koln so as not to wear out the children.
Do you have any advice? Is flixbus suitable?
Hello,
Yes, Navigo seems to be the most economical solution for you.
I can't say anything about transportation to Cologne. Personally, I do not recommend bus travel when there is a train - especially with children - but if you need to save money, of course you can take a bus. There are options such as Flixbus and Ouibus, but I have never taken them.
Happy Days.
Arrive on Friday!
On the contrary, we are coming from Friday as 3 people. Navigo was perfect for us, but as far as I understand, we can't buy it even if we pay for it, right? We were going to use it from Friday to Sunday. So you can't even get it daily?
In this case, we definitely have to wait until Monday.
People give money but they don't accept the situation.. It's like I'm going to make the system lose money in three days?
We also wanted to go to the space museum near the airport. In this case, I guess you need to buy an RER ticket every time to get off the plane, go to the museum, leave the museum and go to the hotel in the defense area, right?
thank you so much
Hello,
Unfortunately, as you said, you cannot get the Navigo card when you come on Friday, even if you want it. See: https://www.pariste.net/pariste-ulasim-18-en-ekonomik-ulasim-karti-navigo-decouverte/
For some unknown reason, they introduced such a ridiculous date restriction.
And you will still have to handle the transportation ticket issue as you said…
If you are going to stay in La Défense, you can travel on the second day by purchasing a 1 carnet valid for 2-10 zones, but this time you cannot use RER, you will have to take the M1 metro to La Défense.
I don't know what time you will return on Sunday, but if you are going in the afternoon, you will first get off at the tourist center of Paris with your remaining ticket, and then buy a one-way RER ticket to return to the airport.
Have a nice holiday in advance.
Hello Mr. Ahmet. First of all, thank you very much for your help. I will come to Charles de Gaulle Airport on Wednesday. My hotel is not very close to the city center. Since I will come on Wednesday and return on Friday night, and since we are 3 people, I found the 10 carnet reasonable, but do you have another suggestion? ?
Hello,
Of course, which transportation card/ticket you buy depends on how much you will travel, but just going back and forth between the airport and Paris city center will cost around 20 euros per person. Therefore, I think it would be ideal to pay a little more and solve all your transportation problems during your three-day holiday, but still, you know.
See: https://www.pariste.net/pariste-ulasim-18-en-ekonomik-ulasim-karti-navigo-decouverte/
Thank you.
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
First of all, thank you very much for this great information. I will go to Paris for business next week. My hotel is in an area close to the Parc des expositions stop, I think it is zone 4. To go directly from the airport to Paris city center, I will use RER B and transfer to RER C in Saint-Michel. As far as I know, it will cost 10,33 EUR from the airport to the center (around Eiffel). On the way back, I will go to the 4th zone, which is the stop of my hotel, so I will make a transfer again. At this point I have a few questions;
1-Will my ticket be valid for my first RER B- RER C transfer? Also do I need to buy a ticket?
2-Which ticket will be more suitable since I will be moving to the 4th zone on the return? Will the ticket transfer I purchased from RER C be valid?
3-I thought the most affordable ticket was France, but I would also like to benefit from your wonderful experience.
Thanks in advance.
Hello Mr. Ahmet, thank you for your article. I also had a question about transportation. When I looked at the map, I saw that the house I rented from Airbnb was in zone 1. The places we will visit are Eiffel, Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral, Sacre Coeur, Lovers Bridge, Orsay Museum, Palace of Versailles, Champs Elysees, Arc de Triample, Moulin Rouge Opera and Luxemburg Gardens. I guess all of these stay in zone 1, only Versailles is in 3rd or 4th. We will come to Paris by train from Germany. We will stay for 3 days and return by train. Which ticket do you think makes sense for us? affordable? And to enter all these museums, do you recommend tickets at the door one by one or does a pass make sense? I think most of them are places with a fee to enter. Thanks
Hello,
Since you will be coming to Paris by train and staying in the center, it seems that 1-2 zone 10 carnets will be suitable for you. You only need to buy a separate ticket to go to the Palace of Versailles in the 4th zone.
Happy Days.
Hello Mr. Ahmet. First of all, thank you very much for the information you provided. I have two questions. We will be in Paris this weekend. I think Release enterocot is not a pig. Secondly, you wrote that Paris visit pass orlyval takes place, and I remember it as if it does not take place anywhere else. Which one is correct?
Hello Mr. Ali Rıza,
Rest assured, the meat at Relais de l'Entrecote is not pork.
The Paris Visite ticket is valid on all public transportation vehicles, including OrlyVal, while transportation card options such as Navigo or Mobilis are valid on all public transportation vehicles except OrlyVal; This is the difference…
Happy Days.
Thank you very much Mr. Ahmet,
Simply a great explanation!
Thank you very much, Ms. Zeynep…
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
Thanks to your posts, I gained a lot of ideas about transportation in Paris. There is something I want to consult with you about. I will land at Orly airport next week (February 27). I will come to Paris only for transit purposes. For this reason, I want to go from Paris to Ghent, Belgium, with Flixbus company buses. These vehicles appear to depart from Bercy Seine. There are many different transportation options from Orly to Bercy Seine. Since it is both economical and easy, I thought of first going to the Denfert-Rochereau-Métro-RER stop with the Orly Bus and then transferring to the M6. What do you think of this plan? Additionally, I learned that we can buy the ticket for OrlyBus from the bus driver, but I don't know where to buy it for M6. I would be very happy if you could help me in this regard. Thank you in advance.
Hello Ms. Betül,
First of all, thank you very much for your nice comment.
Yes, the route you drew regarding transportation is absolutely correct. You can buy your OrlyBus ticket from the driver, from the box office at the stop, or from the vending machine at the stop.
For the M6 metro, it is possible to buy a single ticket from the ticket office or vending machines at the entrance of the station turnstiles in Denfert-Rochereau, where you get off from OrlyBus.
For OrlyBus see: https://www.pariste.net/pariste-ulasim-14-orlybus/
For Denfert Rochereau, see: https://www.pariste.net/denfert-rochereau/
Happy Days
Hello Mr. Ahmet, I wanted to congratulate you for your work and thank you for sharing it with us, I have been reading your articles for more than 2 years, and we traveled to Paris, 1 on our own and 2 with the guidance of your articles. Thanks to you, we learned and saw many things that we did not know and could not learn. If we are lucky, we will be there again between Saturday, January 2018th and Tuesday, January 20rd, 23. Our flights will be via Orly and our accommodation will be in a hotel on the Champ-Elysees. Since it is Saturday-Tuesday, Navigo decouverte will not suit us, except for daily use, our destination will probably be La Vallée Village. . What could be a transportation card or mode of transportation that you can recommend to us? I think our next route will be Normandy beaches, guided by your articles. I wonder which months would be the most suitable season for that? We generally have a format based on walking, photography and eating and drinking, even if there is no sea. It is possible, which months do you think we should choose? Thank you very much for your interest and help, best regards.
Hello,
Unfortunately, there is no economical transportation card option for you. If your financial situation allows, you can solve the problem of transportation hassle-free by purchasing a 1-day Paris Visite in zone 5-5, but if this will be expensive for you, then it is best to solve your transportation to the airport and La Vallée Village with one-way tickets and use a 10 carnet for transportation within Paris. It will be ideal.
Happy Days.
Hello Mr. Ahmet. We traveled to Paris with my wife for 2 days between 5-3 November. Thanks to your articles and information, our trip was very productive and pleasant. Thank you very much for everything. We are looking forward to more of your articles for our next trip.
Thank you very much Mr. Serkan, I am very glad that you had a nice holiday. I hope you have many wonderful trips and visit Paris again. Greetings, love…
Hello Mr. Ahmet..
I've made you very confused on Instagram, now it's time for your blog :)
Our hotel is Hôtel Prince Albert Louvre..
Our plane will land at Orly airport. With your advice, I planned to come to Denfert by Orly bus and then go to Etoil by metro number 6. Since we don't have luggage, I think we can walk from Champs Elysées to our hotel. The next day, I plan to take metro number 12 from Concorde and visit Montmartre as you described. We plan to walk down from Montmartre to our hotel, even if it is long, by visiting a few of the passages you described. Frankly, I'm curious about your comments about our plan.
Hello :)
Your plan is fine, if your bag is not too heavy on the first day, it would be nice to come to Etoile as you said and walk from there to Concorde. The tour of Montmartre the next day will be wonderful. On the way back, you can walk to Grands Boulevards and continue your walk to the hotel if you are not tired yet.
Have a nice holiday in advance.
Mr. Ahmet, thank you very much for this useful site. Everyone should stop by here before going to Paris :)
Our hotel is close to Porte Dorleans metro. Which one do you think makes more sense for transportation?
-Take bus number 183 from Orly Sud and then take the 4th tram from Porte D'Italy to Porte d'Orleans.
-Take Orly Bus to Denfert Rouchereau and take the 4th metro to Porte d'Orleans.
I understood that the carnet we bought in the 1st option is valid and we can reach the hotel with a single ticket. Is it true? 🙂 In the 2nd option, we pay 8 euros for Orly bus + 1 ticket for the tram. How much is the difference in transportation time? :)
I don't know if I'm calculating too small, but if the time is not too different, I'm trying to keep the transportation cost to a minimum since we are crowded 😀 Thank you very much if you can help.
Hello,
Theoretically, you can reach the hotel in the way you mentioned in the first place, but there are two points you should pay attention to: The last stop of 183 is Porte de Choisy and from here you will transfer to tram T3. Everything is good so far, but I never got on that bus, and I never thought of getting on it. How should I put it, there is a public bus that departs from Sabiha Gökçen (or there was one, I don't know if it still exists) that goes to Kadıköy, stopping at all the stops. Think like him. If you don't mind riding it, you won't mind riding the 183 either; My body can't handle it 🙂 But after all, if you are crowded and need to economize, why not?
Happy Days.
Hello. I read this article with pleasure and particularly noted some points. Thank you for your effort.
Thank you. Happy Days.
Hello Mr. Ahmet; First of all, thank you very much for preparing such a detailed, fluent and helpful page. I will be in Paris from Thursday to Sunday. You will appreciate that I intend to visit all the touristic places. As far as I understand from your article, the Navigo Découverte card will serve me well. How much is the weekly top-up fee for this card (excluding the 5 Eur deposit)? Thanks in advance
Hello,
First of all, thank you very much.
I try to present Pariste.Net with as rich content as possible. Among nearly 500 articles in total, there are only 20 topics written about Paris and Transportation.
The weekly Navigo card loading fee is currently 22,80 euros.
I wish you a happy holiday in advance.
Mr Ahmet,
I have a flight from CDG to Amsterdam on Friday at 07:20. It says last check in 06:40. Of course he has a Turkish passport. The earliest time I can go with Rer B seems to be 06:00. Do you think if I were at CDG around 06:00, would I be able to catch my flight or would it be difficult to catch there because there would be long queues etc.? If you say it will be difficult, what alternative can I have? The plane appears as terminal 2F. Thank you very much in advance.
Hello,
If you don't have any luggage, you won't have to wait in line if you check in online and go to the airport.
Even if you have luggage, be sure to check it in before you go. If you can be there at 6, you will have an advantage as you will not have to go through the passport, but it is best to go early (taxi or Paris minibus) to avoid taking risks, but as a principle, I do not want to give advice on such risky matters. The other day, someone complained to me saying "I went to the airport early because of you, there was no queue" :) I mean, I don't want to take responsibility if you miss the flight :) Personally, I wouldn't dare to take the 07:20 flight with RER, but as I said, the choice is yours.
Have a good trip.
Hello,
When we buy this ticket + plus ticket as a pack of 10, can different people use this ticket for each ride or can it be used by a single person? For example, can we buy a 10 ticket and 3 people use it for each ride? You also said that children are not given a single ticket, you have to buy at least 10 tickets. .Well, when you buy a 10 ticket plus, can the child also benefit from this ticket? Or if this 10 ticket can be used by 2 adults, do we still need to buy an additional 10 ticket for the child?
Hello Mr. Yunus, what we call 10 carnet is actually buying 10 tickets at once and benefiting from the discount instead of buying 10 tickets one by one. That's why even 10 different people can use these 10 tickets. If you wish, your child can also use this ticket, but there is also a 10-pack child ticket for the child. If you are going to travel a lot, it is of course more affordable to buy carnet as a 10-pack child ticket. Of course, several children can use these discounted carnets individually.
Have a nice holiday in advance.
thank you very much for the information
ERHAN KAYIS
Hello. My friend and I will stay in the hotel opposite Gare du Nord, which you do not like, between 23 September 2017 (Saturday) - 01 October 2017 (Sunday) - (CDG Airport arrival and departure). Although we are thinking of spending time mainly in Paris, we will not go to the nearby villages and castles that you have introduced on the site. There is a possibility. I can't decide right away before we get there. I'm thinking of buying a Navigo Card. What would you recommend for our ticket purchase order on our arrival day and the duration of our stay?
Hello Mr. Erhan,
On the day you arrive, you go to your hotel with a one-way ticket, and after settling in, you walk around the area. You can spend your Sunday with a 1-day Mobilis ticket. Starting from Monday, Navigo will meet your public transportation needs all week and will be very economical.
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A person who has not purchased a navigo card for an average city tour will lose serious time in addition to money. I both bought the card and downloaded a metro application available on the appstore. I took the nearest metro or bus when I needed it. I think I saved a lot of time.
Mr. Ahmet, we went down to Orly Sud on Monday afternoon and bought Navigo Découverte for my wife, me and my son. We took photographs with us as you stated here. We picked it up easily from the Orlybus stop. Credit card is accepted. Card and 1 week fee is 27,15 per person. 3 of us used it uninterruptedly every day, from the Palace of Versailles to Disneyland, from the funicular to the buses, including returning to Orlysud again on Friday. We did not spend the slightest amount on transportation other than the above. Thanks to you.. thank you very much. If only we didn't know about this type of card. I think we would have spent 4-5 times more. We would also waste time buying tickets. Thanks
Hello Mr. Sabri,
When I first came to Paris as a tourist, I thought this card was only used by the French; because it was not written on any tourist site that Navigo would be used by tourists. Even on the official website, there is no such guidance yet; On the contrary, they are always directed to touristic and expensive cards, but as you said, I am very happy to make people's lives easier by channeling them to the right places. Thank you also for your nice comment.
Happy Days.
Hello Mr. Ahmed,
When we come from CDG Airport by RER, can we transfer to the metro in zone 1, or do we have to buy a new ticket?
Thank you…
Hello, when you go to the city center with RER, you can transfer between the metro stations as many times as you want, as long as you do not exit the turnstiles. The ticket you have will be valid. Happy Days.
Hello Mr. Ahmet
We are planning to come to Paris with my wife and 29 friends between 2 September and 2 October. We will arrive and depart from Orly (Sud) airport. While I was expecting it to be a relaxing tour, I got quite nervous after reading your article about transportation. Our hotel will be in the city center, close to UNESCO. For our transfer trips between the airport and the city center and for our touristic trips (1-2-3-4-5). Since I don't know what to understand from zone, I ask for your forgiveness. Which ticket or card would be more appropriate to buy?
Hello,
Unfortunately, Navigo, which is the most ideal option, does not suit you. If your budget allows, if you buy a 1-5 zone 5-day Paris Visit, you will not have any transportation problems, but if you need to make a budget, you will have to make do with a one-way ticket, some days with a 10-cart, and some days with a Mobilis daily ticket. Since which ticket you buy on which day will depend on which days you want to visit and which places you want to visit, it is not possible for me to say buy this today, but as I said, if you buy Paris Visite, you can travel unlimitedly throughout your holiday without getting a headache.
Happy Days.
Mr Ahmet
Hello there
We bought tickets from Paris to Amsterdam online. We have the outputs.
Will we have them converted to normal tickets at the box office while boarding the train? Or can we ride that way? The printout has a barcode on it.
Thank you.
Hello,
As I tried to point out in my article on High Speed Train Thalys (see: https://www.pariste.net/hizli-tren-thalysle-bruksel-ve-amsterdam/) You can board the train directly with the barcoded printout of your e-ticket.
Have a good trip.
Hello Mr. Ahmed. I have praised you a lot before, this time I would like to get into Konya before I start giving you thousands of well-deserved praises, right?
I read your current articles and comments so as not to ask, but I couldn't find it.
arrival:Wednesday, July 5, 2017
return:Sunday, July 10, 2017
Can you provide the most up-to-date information on ticket prices for adults and children on RER-B and Disneyland RER-A trains from CDG?
Accordingly, it would be correct to decide on Navigo with a little mathematical calculation. And what is the expiration time of the Navigo card for the market? The last question is, what is the last transportation time to CDG on these dates?
I hope these three questions will enlighten not only me but also many of your followers. thank you so much
Hello Mr. Ahmet
Since I wrote two separate articles about airport transportation options and ticket prices, I did not go into those details in this article and gave links to my CDG and Orly articles. Ticket prices are a very difficult issue to follow, the application is constantly changing and since it is difficult for me to follow these updates, I thought of providing links to official web pages as the best method.
Likewise, since flight times vary depending on the station you will get on/get off from, the day, and whether it coincides with any public holiday, I am sharing what I know to give a general idea rather than giving detailed information on this subject. In the past, I could find and tell ticket prices based on personal requests by researching on the internet and searching from station to station, but RATP either renewed its website or removed such a special ticket price calculation tool from its page, or I could not find it. So, to answer your question, I have to go and look at a RATP vending machine, but I've been home sick for six days :)
if you wish https://www.ratp.fr/en Try to find the details you are asking about on this page. As I said, your question may be answered instantly, but it would not be very healthy to give generalization information for the article above.
Happy Days
Hello Mr. Ahmet, I am in Paris right now and I am traveling with Carnet. But there is something I don't understand, I couldn't make a transfer within 1.5 hours. I am sure that time is not up. I want to take the subway again in 1.5 hours. The turnstile lights up with yellow and red colors. I have to use a new ticket. I asked if I was throwing it into the turnstile upside down, but nothing changed in either direction. Can you help me exactly how to transfer from metro to metro in 2 hours with a single ticket? Thank you for your support and your site.
Hello Mr. Volkan, first of all, welcome. In the past, you could leave the subway with a single ticket and then enter again, but now you can use the same ticket for 1,5 hours between lines without leaving the subway, after which it loses its validity; Unfortunately, such a practice no longer exists. Thank you for your valuable comment and I wish you a happy holiday.
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
Thank you very much for the videos you prepared about transportation cards and metro in Paris. When we watched the video about transportation cards, we decided to buy a Navigo card, but we are coming to Paris on Friday, June 2nd and will stay for 6 days. In this case, it does not make sense to buy a Navigo card. What do you recommend we do in this situation?
Hello Ms. Çiğdem, yes, as you said, you cannot use Navigo when you arrive, but I still recommend you to get a Navigo starting from Monday. If you time your trips to remote areas within that date range, you will have an affordable holiday. For the first three days, depending on where you will visit, you can try to get by with a one-way RER ticket and then get by with a ten-dollar report card. On days when you will be traveling a lot, the option of taking Mobilis daily may be appropriate.
I wish you happy days and happy holidays.
Hello Mr. Ahmet, I will be at Beauvais airport on Sunday night. I will use the shuttle to reach Porte Maillot. But from there I need to go to Dreux. If I buy a Navigo card, will my card be valid until there? Also, my flight lands at 21.10, can I get a Navigo card from the airport at that time? What about from the city centre?
Hello, as far as I know, there is no place selling Navigo cards in Beauvais. By the time you reach Porte Maillot it will be too late. Moreover, it is not possible to get a Navigo card on Sunday, and even if you get it, you cannot fill it. Filling is only possible on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Unfortunately, you cannot benefit from it.
Thank you very much, Mr. Ahmet, for the information you provided. I also want to ask one more thing. I'm sorry. Would it be enough to buy a 1-5 zone ticket to reach Dreux? Or do I need to buy a train ticket separately?
Dreux is located approximately 80 km outside of Paris, well outside the 1-5 zone as it is a separate city. You must also purchase tickets here. Your train leaves from Montparnasse Station. There is a detailed article about Montparnasse Train Station on the blog. You can buy your train ticket from the box office or vending machines at the station when you arrive, or you can also buy your intercity train ticket via the SNCF link I mentioned in the article above.
Happy Days.
Thank you again, Mr. Ahmet, for your efforts. If we are lucky, we will land at CDG airport on Tuesday evening. Is the Navigo card available at this airport? If we can get it, where can we get it at the airport when we get off the plane?
Hello Ms. Ayşe,
In this article about using Navigo: https://www.pariste.net/pariste-ulasim-18-en-ekonomik-ulasim-karti-navigo-decouverte/ and in this video: https://youtu.be/Z-N5_OGYmL0 As I tried to point out, the Navigo card can be obtained from the entrance of the RER stations at CDG Airport. There are two RER stations at that airport, you can get one at the entrance of whichever one you go to.
Thank you also for your valuable comment.
Have a nice holiday in advance.
Greetings Mr. Ahmed. Thank you very much for your valuable information and efforts. If possible, we will come to Paris with my wife and 4-year-old son in April. How can we get a navigo card at Charles de Gaulle Airport? We can use this card for all transportation until Sunday, right. By the way, my English is not very good. I don't speak French either. We seem to have memorized the places to visit in Paris. I hope we can do it. Thank you for your help.
Hello,
If you can click on the Navigo Decouverte link in the article, I tried to share all the details about this card in a separate article. You can get the card from the RER entrance at the airport. You can get the card from Monday to Thursday, and you can use it until Sunday evening. As I said, I shared all the details about this card in that link. If you wish, you can also access it from this link: https://www.pariste.net/2015/09/pariste-ulasm-18-en-ekonomik-ulasm-kart.html
Mr Ahmet
My plane will land at Oryl airport on February 1
My departure from Beauvais on February 3 (I will use a shuttle for this)
My hostel is at the Laumiere stop
Is the Paris Visite card the most suitable for me in these 3 days? Can I go to the center from Oryl with this card?
Hello,
I hope I'm not too late to reply.
Since you will be landing in Orly (even though Orly is in zone 4), you will need to buy zone 1-5 Paris Visite. That's why I recommend you to buy a Navigo Découverte card instead of Paris Visite, it will be more affordable.
Have a nice holiday in advance.
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
Is Navigo decouv valid on the funicular?
Hello Ms. Idil
Yes, the Navigo Découverte card is valid on the funicular. This card can already be used in all public transportation in Paris except OrlyVal.
Happy Days…
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
Thanks to you, as a woman coming to Paris alone for the first time, I have prepared all my routes and budget.
Thank you very much for your detailed information and suggestions. I would also like to congratulate you for your kindness in answering the questions directed to you in detail.
Have a nice day
Hello,
First of all, thank you very much for your valuable comment. I hope you have a wonderful holiday in Paris.
I wish you happy days.
Hello there
Your article is very descriptive, but since I don't know anything about Paris, I'm just learning about it, but I'm still confused.
We will be going to Paris daily, so we need a daily ticket. We will be there in the morning and have a bus on the same day before 24 hours.
In this case, it would be most logical to choose a region and buy a Mobilis ticket, right?
thanks
Yes, you are right, your ticket will be Mobilis.
happy holidays
Thank you so much
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
I will go down to CDG tomorrow, November 6th, and return on November 8th. My hotel is in LEVALLOIS PERRET Region. Best between airport and hotel; roissybus (I think we could buy the ticket in cash from the driver?) + Do you think I can buy 10 carnets from the opera area and get off at the stop there? Is this carnet only valid in Zones 1 and 2, but is it valid for all vehicles? Thank you.
Hello,
Yes, you can buy your RoissyBus ticket from the driver. You can get a 10-pack of carnet from the Opera station vending machines after getting off the bus and at the metro entrance. It is enough to buy 1-2 zones. I don't know the exact location of your hotel, but you can probably reach it by taking metro number 3 from Opera station.
happy holidays
Mr Ahmet,
I'm just writing to say thank you. Today, I started using public transportation and traveling without any difficulty. One of the most important issues, what to do after getting off the plane, is no longer a problem thanks to your blog.
Respects
Hello Mr Hassan,
You are very kind, thank you very much.
Have a nice holiday…
Mr Ahmet ,
We were in Paris with my wife between 3-7 October 2016. This is our second visit, we had traveled to Paris for the first time 10 years ago, we even had our daughter at the time, so we squeezed Eurodisney into the mix. That trip was exactly in touristic mode, listing the places to see one after the other and saying "we saw and came". This trip went really well, a big part of it is yours. I read your articles before the trip, took notes of your advice, and even took a transcript with me. Thank you very much, your blog and articles are very useful. You saved our lives with NAVIGO, we covered all transfers (airport - hotel - versailles...) and transportation for one person for 27,5 days with € 5. We easily reached the places we wanted by transferring from that metro line to this line. Versailles was amazing (We couldn't see it on our first trip). We were also lucky that the weather was sunny…. Ms. Leyla from Benlux sends her greetings to you :) This is a joke, of course. With your Benlux recommendation, we did our perfume shopping from Setur DUTY free with the advantage of € 10 - € 12 per perfume. Thank you for your effort. Thank you once again. I wish you days full of health and happiness
Hello Ms. Nilüfer,
Thank you very much for your detailed and attentive comment. You don't know how these comments give me strength.
There is something for everyone in Paris, to suit everyone's taste. I try to share information on the widest range of them, and you can choose what suits your taste, and this makes me very happy.
Thank you very, very much…
Hello,
Can we buy train tickets from Turkey to Paris? So I will go from Cannes to Paris.
Hello,
Of course you can get it, you can use the official website voyages-sncf com for this.
Due to my age, I cannot call you Mr. Ahmet, so I want to ask you as Ahmet brother. I came here alone in July to study with my sister, and my sister does not speak Turkish. Since I have lived in Turkey since I was a child, my mother tongue is Turkish and I do not want to cause any confusion by asking her so that I can handle it myself. I am asking now, I will live here from now on and as you said, I want to get the annual card for those living in Paris, but since I am a German citizen (EU MEMBER CITIZEN), I do not need a residence permit for me to live in France. So what I want to ask is, if I want to get it, can you please inform me what should I do? Thank you in advance for your answer.
Hello…
You can apply for an annual Navigo card by going to RATP offices located in major stations. There is no citizenship requirement for this. The important thing is that you show an address document proving that you live in Paris and its surroundings. A telephone bill issued in your name, etc. is sufficient. I think you need to present a student certificate to get a Navigo card for students, but I don't know the procedure.
Happy Days…
Hello Mr. Ahmet
Although I regret that I discovered you late, I am happy that I finally found your page and obtained very useful information.
I will be in Paris with my wife on September 9 and 10. I will take the high-speed train from Switzerland to Gare de Lyon and stay at the nearby Hotel Ibis Paris Gare de Lyon. We are coming for the first time, we have 2 days. We generally plan to go to Eysel, Şanselize and a few other important places. As far as I understand from your article, we are in Zone 1-2. In this case, I think it would be enough if we buy the Mobiliss you mentioned, right? What would be the stops you would recommend for this short trip?
Thanks in advance
Hello there
It was interesting that I received your message while I was in Gare de Lyon :)
Yes, 1-2 zone daily mobilis would be ideal for you.
I have an article on Paris in 1 Day on the blog. If you are coming to Paris for the first time, I recommend the program in that article. If you have time, I think you will enjoy it very much if you spend at least half a day on Monmartre Hill. If you still have time, you can explore the Marais Region.
Articles about every place I mentioned are available on the blog.
Have a nice holiday.
First of all, I got very important information from your site, I thank you very much for that and I liked that every article you read was up-to-date, so I congratulate you. It was really helpful.
We land at CDG airport on Friday evening and our hotel is in Montparnasse. We have Disneyland plans on Saturday and we are moving to a different city from Beauvais airport on Monday evening. We plan to spend Sunday and Monday in the city center, renting a bike with Velib. What plan should we make?
Hello,
First of all, thank you for your interest and valuable comment.
If you want to reach your hotel by public transportation on the first day, it would be practical to take the RER-B from CDG to Denfert-Rochereau, and from there take Metro 4 to Montparnasse.
For Disneyland, it would be a good idea to take Metro 6 from your hotel to Nation and transfer to RER-A from there.
I cannot say anything about the Velib trip, it all depends on where you want to visit, what places you have seen in Paris before, the weather, your fatigue limit, in other words, your priorities and expectations. When traveling around Paris by bicycle, one moves towards wherever the road takes you. Every route you take is already impressive.
Have a nice holiday in advance.
Hello, let's say we bought ten tickets from ticket t+ (carnet), do we have to use these ten tickets on the day we bought them? I will stay in Paris for 3 days, the most logical thing is to buy ten tickets and finish them in 3 days. Can we do it this way?
Hello,
What we call a 10-pack card is actually buying 10 individual tickets in bulk. Therefore, just as we can use individual tickets on any day and by whomever we want, when you buy a 10-card report card, you can use any ticket you want on any day you want.
Happy Days.
Hello Mr. Ahmet. I will be in Paris from 28 on Sunday, 20.00 August until 01 on Thursday, 20.00 September. Which might be the most economical and most useful transportation card? I will be two people
Hello, the type of card or ticket you should use depends on where you want to visit, in which zones the places you want to visit are located, whether you prefer walking or public transportation, in short, your travel program; So it is very difficult to comment on this issue. However, in summary, it seems best to get a one-way ticket from the airport to the city center on the first day and buy a Navigo card on Monday morning. Have a nice holiday in advance.
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
First of all, thank you very much for your blog and detailed explanations. Your blog was very helpful during our 5 days in Paris. Thanks to Navigo, which you recommended especially for transportation, we had the opportunity to visit and see many of the places you shared in 5 days. 5 days is definitely too little to experience Paris. We are saving our navigos for our next visit.
Thank you for your valuable comment. Hope to come back to Paris and use your Navigo again. Happy Days.
Dear Mr. Ahmet, thank you very much for your valuable shares. I will be going to Paris for the first time and with my family (my wife and 10-year-old child). We have a hotel in Porte d'Orleans. We will land in Orly on Saturday and return from Orly on Wednesday. In terms of transportation, I am thinking of taking a T+ 10 ticket on the first day and going to the hotel via T7 with M7-M6-M4 transfer (3,8 euros for one person). We will also visit Disneyland on Monday and the Palace of Versailles on Tuesday. What would you suggest in terms of tickets? I'm thinking of using T7 when I return to Orly on Wednesday.
Hello Mr. Serhat, first of all, thank you for your valuable comment.
For transportation, it is nice to take the T7 from the airport on the first day and then switch to M7, but I recommend you to get off the metro immediately at Maison Blanche station, it will be easier to take the T3 tram to reach your hotel directly. You can get off at Maison Blanche and walk a little to the tram, or you can take the metro line one stop towards Porte d'Italie, towards the fork of metro number 7 in the other direction, but I think it can even be done on foot. From there, it will be easier and more enjoyable to take the tram and travel further towards the hotel.
10 carnets are ideal for transportation for the first two days, but I definitely recommend you to buy Navigo on Monday morning. It will be much more advantageous for Disneyland and Versailles, but the choice is yours.
Happy Days.
I need to buy 7 ticket for T1 and 7 more ticket for M1. Will 3 more ticket be required for T1a afterwards? Or can I use the ticket used for T7 as a transfer? I'm sorry, but I'm trying to find the economical one. Thanks
Mr. Ahmet ended our holiday by making most of your 1-week holiday suggestions. With all the information you provided, we had the opportunity to travel everywhere without feeling strange. Thank you also for your transportation suggestions. I would like to add some brief information, we went from Orly to our hotel in Porte D'Orleans with the M7 and T7 transfer, it cost only 3 € by buying a 10 carnet. It took about 2.82-40 minutes. It is very economical to use T50 for those who will go to the center from Orly and do not have time constraints.
I am very happy, thank you very much for your comment and sharing your information, Mr. Serhat…
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
We will be in Paris on Thursday, June 02 - Sunday, June 05... As far as I understand, Navigo is the most suitable for both visiting Paris and going to Disneyland, but I got a little confused when 3 children (8-6-5 years old) were involved in it... Buy Navigo for 4 adults and children Do you recommend 10-pack Carnet for children or Navigo for them? We will stay on the Gare Du Nord side... and we want to visit as much as we can during our stay... Considering the possibility of the children getting tired, Navigo seems more logical to do a lot of hop-on and hop-off rides, but I'm not sure... airport roundtrip+departure. ; Should we all buy Navigo for 1 week for round trip to Disneyland, pick-up and drop-off in all regions within Paris, or should we all buy Navigo for adults and Carnet for children?
I definitely recommend getting Navigo. You should buy it for both of your children, but it's at your discretion for your youngest child. After all, it is required for everyone aged four and over, but I do not feel right to say whether or not to buy a card for young children. An officious ticket inspector may or may not want to determine your child's age... It is entirely up to you to decide on this issue. Navigo is an economical card that makes life easier in any case.
Have a nice holiday.
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
First of all, I would like to congratulate you for creating such a useful and informative site. I discovered your site a little late (I'm coming to Paris tomorrow morning, May 17th) but I plan to read it quickly in the evening. I read what you wrote about transportation, but I'm confused. So, I will travel with my mother. Both my departure and return will be from CDG airport. We will come on Tuesday and return on Monday. Also, we are planning to go to Disneyland on Friday. Our accommodation is on the Champs Elysees. In this case, would the Navigo Découvert you recommend be useful to us? I'm also confused about this card. So, with this card, will I just load up as much money as airport transportation and Disneyland transportation and go everywhere in the city for free? Can you elaborate a little more? I am also someone who loves visiting museums and historical places. Do you think it would be more advantageous for me to buy the Navigo Découvert+Museum Pass, or would it be more profitable for me to buy the Paris Pass directly? After all, I will have 6 full days there. Finally, how much of a penalty would we face if we bought the Navigo Découvert card you mentioned by doing a little Turkish trickery and buying it for a single person? 🙂 What is our risk of getting caught?
Thank you very much for your answers in advance.
I wish you a good day.
Sibel
Hello Ms. Sibel
I wrote a separate and detailed informational article about Navigo, but let me briefly summarize. This card is very affordable for stays of two days or more. It is valid for all transportation in zones 1-5, that is, everywhere. You will only need to buy a one-way airport ticket when returning to the airport on the last day.
As someone who has never traveled illegally in his life, I cannot recommend you to travel around with a single card, but the choice is yours...
I cannot comment on museum cards either, because I have to make one-by-one calculations depending on how many museums you will visit, which is not easy at all, as you will appreciate :)
Have a nice holiday.
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
This week, I will come to Paris with my car on Thursday (May 5) morning and leave it in the hotel parking lot. My hotel is between the Porte de Montreuil and Porte de Bagnolet metro stops. On the same day, I want to visit the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elise, Sacre Coure Basilica, Musee D'Orsay and maybe the Grand Mosque, starting in the morning. I don't know which regions these places fall into. Should I buy the Mobilis daily ticket for zones 1-2, 1-3 or 1-4? we are 3 people.
Thank you from now.
Mesut
Hello Mesut,
As far as I understand, you will visit Paris as a day trip. All the places you mentioned are in zone 1-2, so you just need to buy your Mobilis daily ticket for zone 1-2. You will get one ticket for everyone and in any case it will be very profitable, you will be able to travel unlimitedly during the day.
Have a nice holiday.
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
I will be in Paris with my friend in July and I have already read your articles and prepared a list of notes and I am continuing to prepare. THANKS VERY MUCH, GOOD LUCK FOR YOUR EFFORT. Your style, your answers and your ability to go into even the smallest details are really entertaining. I was already getting excited and I can't tell you how relieved I felt, and as soon as we left, we dreamed of the day we would shop at Benlux, mentioning your name. However, since there is a long and complicated system regarding this ticket, I want to ask to be sure: We will land at Charles de Gaulle Airport and stay in hotels near Disneyland for 5 nights and our days will be Monday-Saturday. We will spend 3 days in Disneyland, spend two days on a tour of Paris, where we will visit as many places as we can, and return to our hotel (Marne La Vallae) to stay again. In short, how can we benefit from all this most economically and what is the exact price? Can we also pick it up immediately from the airport?
Hello,
First of all, thank you for your valuable comment.
The ideal thing for you would be to get a weekly Navigo Découvert card. You can get your card from the airport. You can access the article and all the details about the card from the links above.
Have a nice holiday in advance…
Hello Mr. Ahmet. You are providing a valuable service. My friend and I will be at Orly airport on Saturday at 17:30. We will visit Paris on Sunday and Monday and go to Disneyland on Tuesday. We will return from Orly on Wednesday. Which tickets should we proceed with in order to reach you step by step? Thank you in advance :)
Hello, if you manage with individual tickets or carnet on the first day and buy Navigo on Monday morning, you will be fine for three days.
Thank you also for your valuable comment.
Happy Days…
You are a very valuable person, Mr. Ahmet. Thank you very much for your early return, your help and your use of descriptive language. Regards and love.
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
We have a flight to Charles de Gaulle on Friday morning with my mother, father and two family friends. Our hotel is hotel ibis paris tour eiffel, that is, cambronne. Our return is on Sunday evening. We will not visit museums and for now we are only thinking of going to Eiffel. On our return, we will be at the same airport again. What type of metro ticket do you think we should buy and is it mandatory for everyone to buy one ticket? So can my father use the same ticket that my mother used? Thank you in advance. Respects
Hello,
As of your arrival day, technically you cannot get the most economical card from Navigo, so if you are going to use RER for your airport transfers, you will need to buy a round-trip RER ticket. Apart from that, you may need to buy either a ten-dollar carnet or 1-2 daily zone mobilis tickets for your city trips (taking into account your frequency of using public transportation). Everyone can use the tickets in the ten carnet deck, while Mobilis is a daily ticket that must be purchased separately for everyone.
I wish you a good holiday and pleasant travels.
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
We are coming to Paris with my wife and son on June 1-4 with the Benelux tour. I learn a lot from your site, I follow you on Instagram and Facebook. First of all, thank you very much for your efforts. I received the information about the hotel we will stay in today. We will stay at Appart'City Versailles Saint Cyr l'Ecole. Frankly speaking, extra tour We want to visit both the city center and Disneyland without participating. I could not find this stop in the city metro network. Can you help me, which stop is it? Can we visit it ourselves? By the way, I tried the Disneyland ticket from the link in your article, but it did not open. I will try it on my iPad in the evening. Thank you in advance for your interest.
Hello, first of all, thank you very much.
Your hotel is well outside Paris, west of Versailles. In zone 5. If you have access to the Train&RER Station from the hotel, the nearest station is Saint-Cyr… From here you can reach the Eiffel side by RER-C. The journey will take approximately one hour. Since it is not very central, you seem to be dependent on the tour, but theoretically you have the chance to go to the city by train, you should not be too late on your way back, those are secluded places. If there is transportation from the hotel to the station, there is no problem, but if not, I don't know, your tour company knows this best.
The Disneyland page can sometimes be very busy, so I hope you can get your ticket.
Have a nice holiday in advance.
The place you mentioned is 20-25 km east of the city, near Disneyland. If it's a hotel close to the RER, you won't have any problems, but of course it won't be like staying in the city.
Thank you also for your kind offer.
Dear Mr. Ahmet, thank you very much for your return. I called the tour company today and asked if the hotel was certain - imagining that we would stay in a better place - and they said that they only gave this hotel for the visa and that they would share the actual hotel information close to the tour date, usually They stated that they had accommodation in the Noisel area. I hope it is a better location. By the way, do you have any requests from Turkey? I ask with all my sincerity, I can bring it to you when I come.
You said it was a deposit, but we should call it something like card printing money, because we have no chance of getting it back. They will definitely screw that stake :) I'm coming for 2 days and 4 of us will stay with my uncle in zone 4. The best option to use RER D is Navigo, because on the morning of the 3rd day, I need to go to Gare du Nord using RER D again, just for this. If I buy MOBILIS, I have to buy MOBILIS 3 times and pay 35€. If anyone knows an easy way to get from Zone 4 to Gare du Nord in the morning, please let me know :)
Hello, you are right, when you say deposit, it is perceived as refundable, so I changed the expression in the article to "card fee"; thanks.
Nowadays, it is 15€ cheaper to buy this card compared to the past, so I hesitated whether to agree with the statement "they will definitely screw that one" 🙂
Have a nice holiday…
I wasn't expecting such a quick response. Thank you Mr. Ahmet. By the way, I didn't say it for you to change it. Deposit is a word of French origin, but they don't use it correctly yet. Then, I will give you this information. For those who will use RER, 10% discount on the 20 Carnet option instead of 100€. It can be purchased for 80€. We became Parisian before even going to Paris :)
Hello Mr. Ahmet, I have been reading both the articles on your site for half an hour. http://parisbytrain.com I read the explanations on the website, but I could not find the correct ticket combination. My wife and my 3-year-old daughter will land at CDG airport in the afternoon of April 1st and come to Paris for the Paris marathon, which will be held on Friday, April 5rd. We will return on Tuesday, April 5th. Our plans include a Disneyland tour on April 4th, so we need a ticket that allows us to access zones 1-5, but since we will come on Friday and return on Tuesday, we will make the most appropriate choice with whichever ticket we buy, based on your experience. Can we get a comment from you on this subject? Thanks a lot.
Hello Mr. Zafer,
Unfortunately, Navigo, which is the most economical transportation card if you are coming on the weekend, is not suitable for you. You will have to get to Paris on the first day by purchasing a one-way special ticket, and after that, you will continue your Paris trip with 10-count report cards. It is up to you to decide whether to buy a discounted report card for your daughter or not; technically, you need to buy her a discounted report card as well. On the day you go to Disneyland, you will receive a roundtrip 1-5 zone Disneyland ticket. On the last day, when returning to the airport, you need to purchase a one-way airport ticket. If you think you will travel a lot by public transportation in Paris one day, you can purchase 1-2 daily zone Mobilis tickets for that day.
Unfortunately, you have to produce such a complex solution because Navigo does not suit you. But if your budget allows, if you buy a 5-day 1-5 zone Paris Visite ticket, you will have all your transportation needs covered in one item, including your airport and Disneyland trip, without making any calculations, and you can travel unlimitedly in all zones. It all depends on your budget and travel plan…
Mr. Ahmet, thank you very much for your detailed explanation. In this case, it seems like we will have to enter into very complex ticket calculations.
thanks again
Zafer Kaya
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
Why is it so complicated 🙁 I couldn't understand the Zone thing. We will land at Charles de Gaulle airport and stay at a hotel close to the Champs-Elysees. So, we will only be going to zone 5 while going to and from the airport. Other than that, all the places we will go are between zones 1-3. We will leave this Saturday at noon and return Wednesday at noon. Which ticket do you think we should choose? :/
Hello Ms. Gulay
When you arrive on the first day, buy a special single-use RER train ticket for going to and from the airport. Apart from that, use 1-cartons when wandering around zones 3-10 in Paris; It will be more practical for you.
happy holidays
Hello,
Thank you. You answered everyone at length without getting tired, thank you very much.
Hello, I try to answer all questions as much as I can. If I accidentally missed something, I will try to answer it sooner or later if they reach me by e-mail. Of course, to the best of my knowledge...
I thank you and wish you happy days…
Hello again Mr. Ahmet,
Is there a luggage locker near Paris Saint Germain stadium where I can deposit my luggage?
Hello, as far as I know, there is no luggage storage in Saint Germain's stadium, Parc des Princes, but I recommend this to you. You can leave your luggage in the safe deposit box at Saint Lazare Station and reach the stadium by metro number 9. The stop you need to get off to go to the stadium is Porte de Saint Cloud…
I will go directly from Orly to Saint Lazare station, right, again by metro? And from here again, as you said, I will take the metro number 9??
So, how many minutes does it take from Orly to Saint Lazare? and Saint Lazare – I wonder how long it takes to Porte de Saint Cloud.
Thanks for your answer.
Before Orly, you will take OrlyVal and reach RER-B, you will take the train to Gare du Nord and get off there, change to RER-E and get off at Saint Lazare, the last stop. What I said will take at least 1 hour. It will take about half an hour to leave your luggage and go to Parc des Princes.
Thank you very much for your answers and help. If I still have something on my mind, can I disturb you? : )
I wish you a good day.
Astaghfirullah, always 😉
Mr Ahmet ,
Thank you for your answers. I read your articles, I even read them over and over again and look at the comments to understand the transportation of this Paris.
My place to get off is the Palaiseau stop on the Rer-B. I think this is the best solution for me?
1) Come to Antony station with OrlyVal (eur 9) and get to Palaiseau by Rer-B by purchasing a single ticket from here. (total around 10-11 euro)
2) or go to Denfert-Rochereau with OrlyBus (eur 7.70), from there again with Rer-B to Palaiseau stop with a single ticket. (total around 9-10 euros)
I think I learned? Or am I still wrong :)
If you are going to Palaiseau, located in the 4th zone on RER B, your situation is as follows: Do not take the OrylBus and take the longer route, go directly to Antony with OrlyVal and choose Palaiseau as the place to get off when buying a separate ticket from here. The machine will give you a special ticket, because you cannot go to zone 4 with a normal single ticket, you need to buy a special ticket from the machine. I don't think it will be very expensive, because you will go from the 3rd zone to the 4th zone. This is the most practical way. In addition, when buying a 10-zone report card for Saturday and Sunday, it will be more expensive than normal since you will get 1-4 zones. Because the 10-card carnets valid within Paris are valid for 1-2 zones. Maybe you can buy one-way tickets when you land in Paris and return and use 1-2 zone 10 carnets within Paris for the first two days. Then, on Monday, you will buy 1-5 zone Navigo and get rid of these troubles. Your situation is really complicated :) But don't worry, it is possible to solve it this way...
Mr Ahmet ,
Can I take OrlyBus and go to a stop on the Rer-B line for only 7 euros? Or do I need to buy a separate ticket when transferring from the bus to Rer-B?
OrlyBus https://www.pariste.net/pariste-ulasim-14-orlybus/ As I tried to mention in my article, the ticket for this bus is valid only for the bus. The bus will take you to the RER-B stop and from there you can take the metro or RER with a separate regular metro ticket. The answers to all your questions are available in the links in the articles... If you wish, you can also read the Orly Airport article and see the transportation options: https://www.pariste.net/pariste-ulasim-7-orly-havaalani-paris-sehir-merkezi-transferi/
By the way, I asked above but I realized now, I think I can't buy Navigo on Saturday :) Right?
In this case, which type of transportation would you recommend, Orly > Paris, which is economical and comfortable? (and how much)
Yes, Navigo cannot be purchased on Saturdays, so I suggested such an option. The most economical way to get into the city from Orly is to take the T7 tram, which takes you to Villejuif metro station. Since there is only one normal ticket for the city, you can get a 10-cart card and use them to take the tram, but it takes a long time. The second option, OrlyBus, costs 7 or so euros…
Mr Ahmet,
Firstly, thank you for your reply.
I'm asking because I don't know, sorry again. If I spend the first day going from Orly to Paris with a single ticket, the price of a single ticket is around EUR 10, and if we say there is a carnet for 10 on Saturday and Sunday, the room would be EUR 14, a total of 24 EUR.
But can't I get a navigo card as soon as I land on Saturday at noon? EUR 21 + EUR 5 card fee = total EUR 26 (I use it on Saturday and Sunday, and buy navigo again on Monday.) Is my calculation correct? Does it make sense?
Is there something wrong with the numbers? Thank you in advance
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
We will arrive in Paris on Saturday, March 5th (noon) and leave on Thursday, March 10th (noon). We will land at Orly airport. The place we will stay is in "Palaiseau".
Now, I read your transportation article, I read the comments, I did a lot of research, some cards make sense from Monday to Sunday, but I will arrive on Saturday and leave on Thursday, some cards are not valid for all types of transportation, etc.
Now I will ask you for help on this matter, my plan is as follows, places to visit in the Eiffel region, Louvre Museum, Montmarte Hill, Notre Dame, Triumphal Arch, Statue of Liberty, Catacombs, Wax Museum of the Strike, Lovers' Bridge, Versailles, Sacre Coeur and DISNEYLAND. We are planning to go to. Which transportation card would make sense to buy?
Paris Visit 1-5 zone, 5 euros for 67 days. I think I can use it everywhere, including airport transportation, but is it worth it? Does it make sense? Or should I buy a one-time ticket from the airport to Paris, land in Paris, visit the places to visit on foot, and then buy a 3-day ticket, depending on the situation? Or should I arrange the airport transfer with a one-time ticket for around 10 euros and then buy a single ticket? Can we still visit the places that can be visited on foot and visit nearby places with a single ticket?
I think our remote destinations are Orly and Disneyland. Would it make sense to buy a single ticket to these places, or would it pay for 5 days or so if we bought a Paris visit? I would be very happy if you could give me some advice. Let's not give money in vain. Thank you in advance.
Hello there
I recommend that you reach your hotel with a single ticket on the first day, then spend a 10-day ticket in the city on Saturday and Sunday, walk a lot, and buy 1-5 zone navigo for the week on Monday. Thus, you can go to distant places such as Disneyland etc. without paying any additional fee and reach your airport with your Navigo on the last day. When returning to Orly, use the Orly bus because the navigo does not pass in Orlyval.
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Mr. Ahmet, first of all, I would like to state that this site has saved me from a lot of trouble. Thank you very much for your time. What I want to ask is that we will be at Charles De Gaulle airport on Wednesday morning and the hotel we will stay in is very close to the Ecole Militaire metro station near the Eiffel Tower. Can you help us on how to get there from the airport? You also mentioned Museum Passe for museums. How can I get this card?
Hello,
First of all, thank you for your valuable comment.
Before CDG, you should take RER B to Gare du Nord, from there take metro line 4 to reach Strasbourg Saint Denis, and from there take metro line 8 to Ecole Militaire.
All information about the Museum Pass is at this link: https://www.pariste.net/turistik-kartlar-1-paris-museum-pass/
Happy Days
Hello,
First of all, I would like to thank all the readers for preparing the site so carefully. You explained almost every step one by one.
What I want to ask, or rather clarify, is with the Navigo Decouverte card (I will be in Paris on Thu morning and leave at noon on Sunday), will I be able to travel unlimitedly to all means of transportation and in all zones with 21.5 +5 Euros? (Disneyland +RER+Tube)
My question is, can we return our card to the box office and get the deposit refunded?
Thank you
Hello, first of all, thank you very much.
Yes, with Navigo, you can ride all public transportation vehicles (except OrlyVal) in zones 1-5 within the time period you specify, unlimitedly and without paying additional fees. Unfortunately, you cannot give your card back on your return, it will remain with you as a pleasant memory and maybe you will be able to use it again by loading that card next time you come.
Have a nice holiday in advance.
Hello Mr. Ahmet;
Thank you very much for your article. We are erasmus students, we are planning a 3-day trip. Our hotel is at 37 Boulevard de Rochechouart. There are two things that come to my mind.
1) I will be landing at Paris BVA airport, how do I get to the center?
2) What does 1-2 zones cover in the zone system? We only want to visit the touristic places. Which one is more logical to choose? (We will buy Mobilis, but I don't understand what to pay attention to in terms of zone)
merhaba
There is no public transportation option other than a shuttle from Beauvais to the city center, which will take you to Porte Maillot.
I think your hotel is close to the Antwerp metro. When you come to Porte Maillot, you should take metro 1, get off at Charles de Gaulle Etoile and take metro 2.
You can go to every place shown in light color in the middle of the map above with a normal ticket. Apart from this, you can only go to places where the metro goes with a normal ticket, the RER tariff is different for places outside the center.
happy holidays
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
I have been reading your site with pleasure for about 10 days. I read and read but I can't finish it, there is no end to it.. Thank you.. God willing, my wife and I will come to Paris in less than a month. We will stay in a hotel near the Luxembourg stop. With a single ticket (we plan to buy a 1-pack), I can come to the Chalet stop with the RER and transfer to one of the metro lines that intersect here, right? (of course in 10 minutes) Instead of walking from Luxembourg Gardens to Odeon or Vavin metro stops, it would be easier to take the RER from the stop in front of the hotel and go to the intersection of many metro lines like Chalet, especially when you can only use one ticket, right? Thank you in advance for your answer.
Hello
Yes, since the metro and RER stations you mentioned are within 1-2 zones, you can make unlimited transfers between metro and RER lines for 1 minutes with 90 ticket.
To go to Odeon from Luxembourg, you do not need to go to Chatelet, you must transfer at St Michel. If you are wondering whether to walk or take public transport, I would say it depends on which side of the RER your hotel is on. If you are closer to the odeon, it would be more enjoyable to walk, but if not, of course it will save time.
Thank you for your nice comment and have a nice holiday…
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
Your site was the best and most informative guide for our trip this weekend. Thank you very much :) Although you explained it in great detail, unfortunately we are still confused about transportation... We will come to Orly (Sud) Airport on Friday evening and return from the same airport on Sunday evening. Our primary problem is which transportation line we can use to go to our hotel in the 8th district:( Another question we have is the conundrum of whether to buy a Paris-Visite or not since we cannot get a Navigo card; we will go to the 4th district for our visits to Versailles and Orly. Would you recommend us to buy and use RER tickets or buy a Paris-Visite? Thanks in advance…
Hello there,
In order to answer your first question, I need to know the address of your hotel, or more precisely, which metro station it is close to.
To answer your second question, I need your arrival and departure dates and even flight times.
What time will you arrive on which day, will you have time to travel that day, likewise, what time will you return on which day, will you check-out and go directly to the airport, will you have time to leave your luggage at the hotel and travel, etc.
questions questions questions…
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First of all, thank you very much ☺ our hotel is on roquépine street, close to Saint Augustine station as we can see on the map. We will be in Orly on Friday around 18. We plan to enjoy the night view just by walking that evening. We have plans for the Palace of Versailles for the next day, but we need to be at Eiffel at 15:30 at the latest because we bought tickets for the tower at 16:00. On Sunday, we will leave early in the morning and visit Montmartre and Sacre Coeur. Then we have to be in Orly at 16:30 at the latest, our flight leaves at 18:35. As far as we understand from the map and time study, we do not need much transportation other than the route between Orly and Paris and the round trip to Versailles, we even thought about renting a car, but we gave up on this idea due to the myth that Turkish driving license is not valid in the EU and the fear of finding Paris traffic/parking space. We ask for your help and advice.. note: no suitcases, we will use traveler type backpacks :)
Then, on the first day, after the Orlybus ticket, you go to the hotel with a single metro ticket and walk in the evening, on Saturday you go with a Versailles ticket, in the afternoon you return to Eiffel with another ticket, and then you walk. On Sunday, 4-5 people can manage with a single ticket and return to the airport by Orlybus in the afternoon.
But if you don't have a budget problem and want to have peace of mind, you can buy a 3-day 1-5 zone Paris visit from Orly on the first day, you can go everywhere unlimitedly, life will be a holiday :)
good holidays
Hello Mr. Ahmet;
We will travel to Paris with my wife. We will be there from Tuesday to Saturday. We will stay with my cousin. Since she has a baby, we will travel by ourselves. They will only pick up from CGH airport. I know that they live 20 minutes away from the airport. We are planning to visit important places. We have Disleynand in our trip. Which card would make sense to get it? Thank you in advance.
Hello, since you will be staying from Tuesday to Saturday, the 1-5 zone weekly navigo découverte card will be the most ideal for you. You will have all your transportation needs solved with this card.
good holidays
You only need to upload for the week you are in Paris. For example, if you are going to stay for two weeks, you first load for one week, and when that week is over, you load for the next week. For example, if you come back with your card after a year, you can reload for the week you arrive.
Museum passe can be thought of as buying bulk tickets to many museums. You can travel cheaper and you won't have to wait in ticket queues. Which one is more profitable depends entirely on the mathematical calculation. You should decide for yourself how many museums to visit and whether those museums are on the passe lists. I have published detailed articles on these subjects, links are available in the article above.
Thank you very much, Mr. Ahmet, I have a few questions. After I get this card, will I be able to top up weekly, that is, will it be enough to fill it out once? Also, will it be beneficial if I buy a pass for the museums? Will it only give me a discount?
Thank you very much Mr. Ahmet, I just saw your articles, they are very useful.
Hello Mr Ahmed,
I'm coming to Paris in October. We bought Navigo last year with your recommendation. You said above that the cards have now changed. Will we need to get a new card or can we use our existing card?
Hello Mr. Mehmet, yes you can use your old card. If I'm not mistaken, it should be valid for 5 or 10 years.
Have a nice holiday in advance.
Thank you very much. I wish you many sunny days.
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
We will be in Paris tomorrow (Wednesday) with my wife and 4-year-old son and will return on Sunday. Take the RER from CDG Airport. We will get off at Chateau Rouge station. We will have a Disneyland tour on Thursday. As far as I understand, the most logical one for us is Navigo decouverte. I think we will be able to use this card in all RER and metro stations on our route. I hope I am not wrong. According to my calculations, this card costs the same amount as our round trips to the airport and Disneyland. Our urban transportation comes free of charge. Also, will we need to buy this card for our 4-year-old son (he will turn 5 in October? )
Instead of a hotel, we rented a house in the Montmarte area from Airbnb. Are there any places you can recommend in that area? We have been to Paris before with my wife. It will be our first time with our son. Can you recommend Jardin d'Acclimatation and Museum National D Histoire Naturelle? Also, where else can we go with the child? I asked a lot of questions :) I would be very happy if you could help me.
Hello Mr. Hakan, following your good question, I immediately updated the article about tickets. After all, children between the ages of 4-10 are subject to discounted tickets, but unfortunately Navigo Découverte does not have any discounted ones. So, the answer to this question depends on the mathematical calculation of how much you will use public transportation. I think you have two options: Either you will choose to let your child travel without a ticket as a "little child", or you will buy him a weekly Navigo card. Frankly, I have never seen tickets checked for young children, but I cannot say "There is no age restriction check on tickets for children." The choice is entirely yours…
After the new application, weekly Navigo cards really became like a medicine. It is a great luxury to be able to travel unlimitedly in zones 21,50-5 of Paris and its surroundings (Except OrlyVal) for 26,50€+1€=5€ per person, including airport transportation. This figure was higher in the past. For some reason, they made life easier by offering such a discount :)
If you read this article about Montmartre and its surroundings and click on the links in the article, you will see that there will be no end to the sightseeing of that region even in two days, not one: https://www.pariste.net/montmartre-tepesi-butte-montmartre/
I highly recommend the Jardin d'Acclimatation, but it's not yet time to go to the Natural History Museum. If you choose "For Children" in the categories section of the blog, you will have the chance to access many suggested articles.
Have a good trip and happy holidays in advance…
Thank you very much, Mr. Ahmet :) Best regards
Hello again. We came to Paris today. We landed at CDG airport at terminal 3 and walked to terminal 2 and arrived at the RER station. We bought Navigo Découverte there based on Ahmet Bey's suggestion. They didn't cause any problems. On the contrary, the gentleman on duty was very polite, explained that the card was valid from Monday to Sunday, had a validity period of 10 years, etc. He was very surprised when I knew all of them :) We did not buy it for our 4-year-old son. Today, no one asked the child for a ticket, neither on the RER B nor in the metro, and since we entered by turning the turnstile in all of them, there was no ticket check. That's it for the first day :) Best regards
You are amazing 🙂 Thank you very much. Luckily for you, the weather is wonderful. Have a nice holiday…
Hello, first of all, thank you very much for this beautiful blog, it is really useful. We want to come to Paris during the semester break, that is, the last week of January. As you mentioned, we are currently in the planning and calculation phase. I have a 4-year-old son. Do we need to buy these cards for him? Do you know that children are free in Turkey? How is the situation there? Thank you very much.
Hello, first of all, thank you for your nice comment.
Unfortunately, there are no special cards for children. You need to buy discounted tickets or discounted carnet for them. In theory, children under the age of 4 are free, and children between the ages of 4 and 11 receive discounted tickets. Is it risky for your 4-year-old child to use public transportation without buying a ticket? I really don't know that part.
Have a nice holiday in advance.
Thank you very much for your response. Actually, I think I didn't explain it well. .I will be there in the afternoon of the 4th and return on the morning of the 6th, that's why I wrote like that :)
Hello Mr. Ahmet, I will be in Paris for 2 days. It's between 4th and 6th August. I think I have 1.5 days to travel around. Since I land in the afternoon, I'm going to Charles de Gaulle Airport and my hotel is in Montparnasse. I want to visit the classic places to visit: Notre Dame, Eiffel, Louvre, Orsay and Montmartre. .I wonder which ticket I should buy.. I couldn't decide whether the 1-5 zone visite pass is more logical or another option that is more affordable and suitable.. I would be very happy if you could help me 🙁 Also, I can get all the options as soon as I land at the airport, right?
Hello, you said you have 1,5 days, but if you come on August 4th and leave on August 6th, this makes 3 calendar days. I didn't quite understand that part. Because transportation cards are sold on a calendar day basis, not 24 hours.
If you are coming to Paris for 2 full days, buying a 1-5 zone Paris Visite valid for 2 days will do the trick, but as I understand it, if you are coming to Paris for 3 calendar days and have 1,5 days to visit, then you can buy a 10 carnet and get it. It would make sense to travel in this way; you would also buy extra tickets for your departure and return to the airport, it would be more affordable. After all, you will be walking a lot in Paris.
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Hello, thank you for your nice comment. Apart from the train/plane options for intercity transportation, new bus services have started, but I am not sure if there is a route to Colmar. Nowadays, thanks to sites such as blablacar.fr, people have started to gather together and travel between cities in the same car, like a minibus. Take a look at that option if you want.
Please try to see Riquewihr while you are in Colmar. Have a nice holiday.
Hello there
Thank you for this beautiful and informative article. And I have a question for you:
I am planning to go from Paris to Colmar on August 5, but the cheapest train ticket at EST seems to be 130 euros. Is there a more convenient way to get to Colmar?
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
I will be in Paris next week. I'm thinking of buying Disneyland tickets online in advance. Among the options, I choose the one with 1 tour and 2 parks, but when I buy the ticket, the following warning appears: "Billet non dispanible à l'entrée des Parks". I wonder if this ticket I will buy is just an entrance ticket or will there be a separate fee for the parks? Do you have any information about this? Thanks in advance :)
By the way, I'm sorry, I forgot to switch to the Disneyland article while commenting and wrote it here.
merhaba
To be honest, I have never bought a Disneyland ticket online. What I understand from the French warning you mentioned is that if you buy the ticket online, you must print and bring the barcoded ticket yourself, that is, if you arrive without printing the ticket, you cannot request it from the box office saying "but I bought a ticket online".
Have a nice holiday, have fun
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
We will be visiting Paris for the first time. Therefore, every information is very valuable to us, I found the answer to my question above. Thank you for your help.
Volcano,
Respects,
You don't know how happy it made me that you left a comment just to thank me among all these questions, Mr. Volkan...
I really thank you for your interest and moral support.
Good day Mr. Ahmet,
I've been in Paris for a week. I will be here for the language course until September 22. I am a Turkish citizen and a university student.
Can I benefit from any discounts when entering museums? I generally use a bicycle for transportation. Both my accommodation and my course are in zone 1. If I cannot benefit from the student discount, is there a long-term card you can recommend for museums? Your articles are very useful, thank you very much.
Hello,
First of all, welcome to Paris.
As far as I know, museums are generally free for all students up to the age of 18. Free entry is only available to young people aged 18-26 who are EU citizens or have a residence card.
I also heard that students studying at any fine arts faculty can enter many museums for free. Apart from that, I know that there is no discount advantage for students like in your case, so you will probably have to visit the museum with the full tariff, but it is useful to ask the museum information desk to be sure.
The most suitable card for visiting museums seems to be the Paris Museum Pass, but it is valid for a maximum of 6 days, I don't know if it will work for you...
Thank you very much for your nice message and valuable comment, and I hope your days in Paris will be unforgettable.
Hello;
First of all, thank you for your informative articles about Paris. I will do an internship in a hospital between July 19th and August 20th. I thought of purchasing the monthly Navigo Decouverte so that I could benefit from trains, metro and buses as much as I wanted. I will choose 1-5 as Zone, but I wonder if it is valid from the moment I bought it. So, with the "navigo decouverte mois" I will receive on July 20, I will be able to travel until August 20, right?
Also, do I have the chance to benefit from student discounts with the International Student Identity Card (ISIC)?
Thank you very much in advance.
Hello,
Unfortunately, Navigo cards are valid monthly, not periodically, that is, they are used from the 1st to the last day of each month, so unfortunately, purchasing monthly Navigo will not work for you. Therefore, you will have to make do with weekly Navigo, which is a system that needs to be refilled from Monday to Sunday, so unfortunately it is not possible to use it from Thursday to Thursday, for example.
Since student discounts on public transportation are only available for annual cards, your ISIC card will not be of any use in this regard, but if you are under 26, you have the chance to enter many museums for free or at a discount by showing your ID card.
Also, thank you for your nice comment and have a nice day.
Hello Mr Ahmed,
First of all, thank you for this site. Thank you.
With any luck, I will be in Paris with my wife between the 14th and 19th of June.
Our hotel is in the arc de triomphe area. Our plane will land at Orly Airport on Sunday at noon. The issue I want to consult you about is; My wife and I want to visit the museums, streets, of course the Eiffel Tower and Disneyland that need to be visited in 6 days. What types of transportation and card would you recommend us to use for transportation between the airport and the hotel, museum entrances and Disneyland transportation? (We may also prefer walking) And of course, if you have any other recommendations, we would be very pleased if you could share them. Thanks in advance.
merhaba
As I always try to say, this issue depends on how many museums you will visit, whether the places you will visit are included in the pass, and of course your budget.
I think you should spend the 14th with a single-use ticket and buy Navigo Decouverte for 15-19 June. I can't really say anything about the pass. If you are going to visit a lot of museums, of course it may be useful to get a Museum Pass; It all depends on your plan and decision.
Have a nice holiday in advance
Hello Mr. Ahmet;
Thanks to you, we learned about France without going to France. I have a question about transportation. We will come to France for a fair and only the RER B line goes from our hotel to the fairground. We will go to the fairground using this line for 3 days. We will stay in a hotel in Paris for the next three days and during this time we will only use the metro. Our flight is from Orly to Paris Visite. When we buy a card, we can use RER and metro. I think this is the most suitable for us or should we buy Navigo? Thank you very much in advance for your help.
Hello Ms. Duygu,
If your stay in Paris corresponds to six days in a full week, from Monday to Sunday, it is of course most logical to buy Navigo Découverte. If not, an RER roundtrip ticket will be sufficient on the days you will be traveling to and from the fair. It seems like the best thing to do is to buy a Paris Visite Pass for the days you will be visiting Paris.
Have a nice holiday in advance.
It is mentioned in both Navigo and Paris Visite.
The only difference is that on the last day, when returning to Orly, you can only use Orlybus with Navigo, while with Paris Visite it is possible to take both Orlybus and Orlyval. Because orly cannot be reached directly via RER. see: orly airport transfer article.
Hello again, Mr. Ahmet, we will use RER twice a day for three days, we will use only metro for the remaining three days and at the end of the fifth day we will go to Orly with RER. Can we use the metro lines when we buy navigo or can we use the metro and RER if we buy a Paris pass, thank you in advance.
Can we buy the Navigo when we arrive on Thursday, fill it up for that week and use it until Sunday? I read somewhere that we can only add zones at midnight on Wednesday. http://parisbytrain.com/paris-train-metro-week-pass-navigo-decouverte/
Navigo decouverte can be purchased on Thursday and used until the following Sunday night. When going out of the zone, you can scan your card and go wherever you want with an additional zone payment.
Thank you, Mr. Ahmet, for your clear and understandable help. We, two people, will land at Orly Airport on Tuesday afternoon and stay until Saturday. During this time, we will visit the Louvre Museum, Palace of Versailles, Notre Dame, Orsay, Sacre Coeur Church, Eiffel Tower, Pantheon, Moulin Rouge, and the places we want to see. Doing a lot of walking on the banks of the Seine River in the Champs Elysees and side streets. The hotel we will stay in will be in the city center, but from there we will go to Venice. What are your suggestions for both transportation to the airports and urban transportation? Thank you very much in advance.
Hello Mr. Murat
First of all, thank you for your nice comment.
I have never used Beauvais Airport before, but there is a detailed article about it on the blog: https://www.pariste.net/pariste-ulasim-19-beauvais-havaalani-paris-sehir-merkezi-transferi/
Have a nice holiday in advance
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
My wife and I will have a 10-day trip that is a mixture of business and tourist attraction, and we will stay in Massy. I think Massy was staying in zone 4. What is the most suitable ticket type to travel from here to Paris center? I think the price of Navigo varies depending on the region we are in, we couldn't find much information about its price, what is the average price? Big city has big problems :)
I think you'll land in Orly. Then 1-4 Navigo will be enough, but as I tried to mention in the article, Navigo is valid from Monday to Sunday, so I think you will have to buy it 2 weeks in a row because I do not know which day you will come and which day you will leave. Therefore, your single person cost will be 32,95€+32,95€+5€.
Maybe it would make sense to buy 3-day Paris Visite + 1-week Navigo, as I said, it varies depending on the dates.
Have a nice holiday in advance
Thank you very much for your sharing, you are really helping everyone. You are a very helpful person, it is difficult to find people like you in these times..
I will be in Paris on Saturday, I will get Navigo Découverte snow until next Saturday, that's for sure, how will I manage the ticket business for Saturday and Sunday when I come? Or would you suggest me to visit within walking distance on Sunday?
Thank you very much, Mr. Ozan.
You travel on foot on the first day, and on Sunday you buy 1-2 zone daily mobilis and travel unlimitedly. You will be free with Navigo starting from Monday.
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Hello Mr. Ahmet,
First of all, your sharing is of inestimable benefit, thank you.
We came to Paris with my wife on the Benelux tour in October 2014 and we couldn't get enough of it :)
That's why we decided to celebrate my wife's birthday here.
We will be in Paris between Thursday, April 30th and Tuesday, May 5th. Our hotel is Opera garnierde edouard7.
You stated that there are direct buses from CDG to the opera. Should we use that or the Paris minibus service?
With your advice, we prepared a 5-day program for ourselves. The furthest location will be the Palace of Versailles.
We don't plan on going to Disneyland because we've been to it before.
Unfortunately, it seems unreasonable to use Navigo Découverte as we will be arriving between Thursday and Tuesday.
What do you recommend?
Also, how much does the RER fee for Versaillese Opera cost per person?
Thanks in advance.
Ismail Ozturksoy
Hello Mr. Ismail
First of all, thank you for your nice comment.
If you are coming to Paris to have fun, I of course recommend the Paris Minibus for airport transfer. It's nice to be met at the airport and dropped off at your hotel without any problems, but if you need to save money, there is always the bus option.
You are right about transportation. Maybe it would be better to stick with carnet and buy Mobilis on the days when you will be traveling a lot.
The RER ticket price from the center to Versailles is €3,55 for one person, one way.
happy holidays
Thank you for your kindness in replying, the Bouygues tariff is really very good. Everything you get your heart desires! ..Samet
First of all, thank you very much Mr. Ahmet! As someone who lived in Paris for 3 years and left, it seems like I discovered Paris again thanks to what you mentioned. Thank you for your work and efforts..
I have two questions, first, when we come to Paris as a tourist, will we get an extra provision if we use our credit cards to benefit from Velibs? Or do you have another suggestion?
Secondly, if we come for a week-long visit, is it worth buying a contoured line? (for internet and speech). Or would it be better if we bought international calling cards (there used to be Toneo etc.) Best regards... Samet
Hello Mr. Samet,
First of all, thank you very much for your message and nice comment.
There is no extra burden for using your own credit card at Velibs, just like every other card, a security fee of 150€ will be deducted from you. At the end of the validity period of your ticket, the provision will be automatically removed unless you have any extra expenses.
You can find detailed information about prepaid lines in this article: https://www.pariste.net/pariste-yurt-disi-internet-konusma-paketleri-ve-ucretsiz-wi-fi/
Happy Days.
Hello, is there a start date for monthly navigo?
The usage date of monthly cards starts on the 1st of each month and is valid until the last day of that month. In other words, you should not think that it is valid for 30 days from the date you receive it, it is only valid within that month.
Hello Mr Ahmed,
I will bring my wife to Paris for our first wedding anniversary and birthday on March 28-31. We will stay at the hotel in Latin quarters.
My question is which card would be the most economical and convenient for us to buy?
Our program:
1st day: arrive at CDG Airport 13:55, Dali Museum, Socre Coeur and Philharmonie Paris.
2:champ elysee, eiffel, louvre, notre dame, catacombs, La Coupe
3: not sure to explore the city or go to versailles cheateu
4: Pantheon and Tuileries Garden flight at CDG 15:00
There are many card options, but some of the cards include Dali museum and catacombs, like Paris Pass (but Paris Pass) is a bit expensive.
I want a card that will cover transfers between the airport and the hotel.
I wonder if you need a zone 1-5 Paris visit card for the first and last days for travel expenses and a 1-3 Paris visit card for the second and third days. And should I buy a 4-day Paris Museum pass?
Mercy already!
Hello there
If you are considering the economic aspect of the matter, you need to write down the entrance prices of the museums you plan to visit, add your transportation costs and compare the total figure with the cost of the pass you plan to buy. This is a very long and detailed job.
Maybe you won't have time to go to all of these museums at once, or you will change your mind and head to other places when you arrive, so instead of buying a pass, I recommend you buy an RER ticket on the first or last day and buy a 1-5 zone paris visite ticket for the other three days. Of course, if you don't have a budget problem, the 4-day Paris pass will make your life easier.
I think you should definitely buy tickets online in advance for Dali, Eiffel and Versailles, otherwise you will waste a lot of time in queues. There are always long queues at Catacombes too.
First of all, thank you very much, Mr. Ahmet. I will get the Paris Museum Pass and Paris Visit. I will buy tickets online for Catacombs, Eiffel and Paris Dali.
Does Versailles take all day? We will not visit every area in detail.
Also, how much is the one way ticket price between Airport and Hotel (Latin Quarters) for the first and last day?
You're welcome, what does it mean?
If you leave the hotel at 10 in the morning to go to Versailles, at best you will return at 4 in the afternoon. It takes a long time to arrive, go through security, and travel inside and out. You should definitely wander around the garden, even if the weather is nice, you should rent a boat and row in the pond for at least half an hour, this will make your day unforgettable.
RER fare between CDG and Paris city center is 10€ per person.
Mr Ahmet
As far as I understand from the comments above, I can buy Navigo for my 16 and 9 year old children, right? I think we will also paste photos for the children and for the same fee.
Thank you very much for your effort.
No one should come to Paris without reading your articles.
Hello Ms. Pelin,
Thank you very much, I try to make the lives of people coming to Paris easier and their trips more enjoyable as much as I can. It makes me very happy to see that what I write is useful to someone.
Unfortunately, there is no special Navigo card for children and young people, so it may be best to buy a discounted Carnet for them. Or, if you don't have a budget problem, you can buy regular weekly Navigo for them and allow them to travel unlimitedly as you wish. This is entirely up to your preference.
Happy Days
Hello Mr. Ahmet
I read your articles with pleasure. It is very enlightening for those like us who will go to Paris for the first time. Thank you for your efforts. I will be in Paris with my wife from Saturday to Tuesday between March 7-10. We will stay near Porte Maillot.
We made a program based on your articles. Apart from zone 1, we are only thinking of seeing the Palace of Versailles if we have time.
We want to go to the Eiffel and see the Louvre Museum. We bought tickets for Eiffel at 17.30 on Sunday.
If you don't mind, I would like to ask for your suggestions for airport transfer and local transportation. How can it be more economical?
Thank you very much in advance.
Hello Mr. Jacob,
First of all, thank you for your message and nice comment.
If you want to save money, the most practical solution is to buy a 10 carnet, I guess you will walk a lot in the city anyway, you won't need to use public transportation much except for going to and from the hotel. The only thing you will need to do is buy an extra ticket on the day you go to Versailles, and of course for airport transfers. Or if it is rainy one day, for example, you can buy a 1-2 zone Mobilis ticket and have the chance to use unlimited public transportation daily, then you can be more profitable.
You did not specify which airport you will land at, if you tell me which airport you will land at, I can tell you the most practical transportation route, because the options from both airports are quite different, I did not want to write them all, but if you wish, it may be useful to take a look at these two articles, all the details are available in these two articles:
Charles de Gaulle Airport Transfer:
https://www.pariste.net/pariste-ulasim-6-charles-de-gaulle-havaalani-paris-sehir-merkezi-transferi/
Orly Airport Transfer:
https://www.pariste.net/pariste-ulasim-7-orly-havaalani-paris-sehir-merkezi-transferi/
Happy Days
Hello Mr. Ahmet, I saw that you answered all the questions tirelessly, so I decided to ask the questions that came to my mind. First of all, you gave very useful information. We, 2 adults and 1 child (5 years old), will be in Paris from Wednesday to Saturday. We will make a round trip from CDG airport to our hotel, which is close to the Jourdain metro. We will also try to visit the touristic places by making a round trip from our hotel to Disneyland for 1 day. Considering Disneyland and the airport, which ticket is more logical to buy, and which ticket can we buy for my son? Thank you in advance.
You are right, Ms. Sema, as you have noticed, what I am trying to do is not very smart :) But I am trying to answer the questions as much as I can and help those who will come to Paris…
I think it will be enough to just buy an RER ticket on your arrival and departure days. Likewise, on the day you go to Disneyland, it will be enough to buy a 1-5 zone RER ticket; You can also buy discounted tickets for your child.
I don't know what I can suggest for the days you'll be visiting Paris, it all depends on your tempo; If you are going to use the metro and bus frequently, it is wisest to buy daily Mobilis, but you must buy discounted carnet for your child, because there is no Mobilis for children. If you prefer to walk rather than take the metro, this time you will buy a set (of 10) of carnets for you and your partner... But then you need to make calculations about how many times you will use them. If you do not have a budget problem, buying a Mobilis (1-2 zone) for you and your partner for the days you will be traveling around Paris will put your mind at ease.
Have a nice holiday in advance.
Hello Mr. Ahmet, first of all,
I really congratulate you for creating such a blog site and trying to help explain everything in detail.
My question to you is from Orly airport to the arc de triomphe region.
We estimate that our plane will land in Orly at noon on Sunday.
Based on all the comments and your recommendations, I think the most logical and effortless transportation will be with Air France's buses.
I would still be very happy if you have any advice.
During our 6-day stay, my wife and I are planning to go to Disneyland as far as possible. Apart from that, we will follow your 1-week tour program.
My request to you is, should we choose the 10 ticket or the visit ticket during our trip?
Thank you again for your advice in advance.
merhaba
First of all, thank you for your nice comment.
Yes, Air France's buses take you directly to Arc de Triomphe, it is a practical option.
If you are coming on Sunday, you can walk around the Champs élysées on the first day, and on Monday morning, you can take the weekly navigo valid in zones 1-5 and go anywhere you want, unlimitedly and freely, including transportation to Disneyland and the airport (RER + OrlyBus) for the return trip.
If you are going to use the Air France bus on the way back, then you may not need a Navigo card, 1-2 zone 10 carnets will do the job, you can only buy an extra ticket on the day you go to Disneyland.
Have a nice holiday in advance
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
The more I read your articles, the more excited I get for my trip. I plan to be in Paris between Wednesdays and Saturdays in March. The place where I will stay is close to the Pyrmides stop. I was told that I should get off at the Antony stop from Orly airport, take the RER B train to the Châtelet les halles stop, and take metro line 14 to get off at the Pyrimides stop. I am also thinking of following the 3 nights and 4 days Paris program you suggested. In your opinion, which card or ticket form other than Paris Visite would be appropriate for me to use for my airport and transportation needs during my stay in Paris? And which Zone should I choose? Finally, do you have any information about how much the transportation costs between Orlyval and Anthony?
Thank you from now.
merhaba
If you buy a Paris ticket directly when buying a ticket for Orlyval, I think you can go to Pyramides with a single ticket for 12,05€.
If you are going to stay for 4 days, you will not buy an extra ticket for the first day and visit Paris on foot. For the other 3 days, you will buy a 3-day 1-4 Zone Paris Visite ticket, and on your return, you will return with Orlybus, not Orlyval. You can find all the transfer information in detail in my "orly" article.
Have a nice holiday in advance
You are right. Thanks a lot
HELLO THERE
First of all, thank you for your wonderful site. I've been reading it for two days but I couldn't make a decision. We are planning to come to Paris as a family (6 adults, 2 children) for 2 days. We want to stay in a hotel close to the center. One day we can go to Disneyland and the other day we can go to Versa. Which metro ticket do you think would be suitable for me to buy? Also, is mobilis valid when going to Versailles or Disneyland? Or do I need to buy a separate ticket even if it is mobilis? Thanks in advance.
Hello Ms. Pelin,
First of all, thank you for your nice comment.
If you buy Mobilis in zones 1-4, it will be valid for your transportation to Versailles, and if you buy zone 1-5, it will be valid for your transportation to Disneyland, but it may not be necessary to buy a daily ticket on the day you go there because you will only go there and return, it seems that you will not have time for any other sightseeing, that is, a round-trip ticket for that day. It seems to me that you won't spend it; However, I don't know your daily trip performance.
You can spend the other days with 10 carnets. It may make sense to buy Mobilis on the day you think you will be traveling a lot, but in any case, you need to buy carnet for children, because unfortunately there is no Mobilis for them.
Hello Mr. Ahmet, your site is incredibly useful for those considering a trip to Paris, thank you for your efforts, I have been reading it regularly for almost 2 months, I have read some parts over and over again with their comments, I think I understand it, but we have a flight tomorrow morning and I am suddenly confused. We will probably be at CDG airport around 2 o'clock tomorrow, at 11 o'clock on Sunday. We have a return flight. I thought we should buy a navigo with your advice, but I think there can be problems sometimes in selling to foreigners. If we can't explain our problem, would 10 carnets be better for us? And we thought we would use Roissybus because RER would be more complicated. Can we take the metro with the same ticket? Our hotel is near the Eiffel. As far as I understand, you can take the metro with an RER ticket. I hope we won't experience much confusion. Thank you very much for your information and suggestions. Gulden Ege
Hello,
First of all, thank you for your interest and comment.
I think you can easily get the Navigo Découverte card, because they have to give it to you. If it is not there by accident, be sure to try to get it from another station. Otherwise, of course, carnet will also work, but you will always have to make calculations. Unfortunately, the RoissyBus ticket is not valid anywhere else. There is a connection between RER and Metro, as long as you stay within 1-2 zones. I believe that you will not have many problems, I wish you a happy holiday in advance.
Hello Mr. Ahmet
In 2 weeks, my wife and I will come to Paris for 3 nights (Wed-Sat). From Orly, we will take Orlyval + RER to Saint Michel, where our hotel is located. We couldn't decide whether we should buy a Paris visite ticket or an Orlyval ticket with carnet. Maybe the visite card seems a little more costly. Although it seems more logical, what would be your advice? As you know, time is limited in 3 nights and 4 days, what kind of program would you suggest, considering the coldness of Paris? And finally, where would you recommend for a nice dinner? Thank you very much for your help.
Omer
Hello Omer,
I remember your message as if I had read it before and responded to it, but today I realized that my reply is not visible. I don't remember if we corresponded via e-mail. Let me try to answer your question here to be sure, I hope I am not late...
If you are only going to stay in Paris, it will be easier to manage with carnet. Of course, if you don't have a budget problem, Paris Visite is always a great comfort.
If you click on the Food and Drink section from the link above, you can see restaurant recommendations. I have also prepared a very detailed tour program for 3 nights and 4 days, you can find it on the Practical Information page. I hope I'm not too late in responding. Have a nice holiday
Hello,
It is really important that you share your experiences with us after your trip, because there may be things I missed or other people may encounter different events, so such comments are extremely valuable for those who read this page. Thank you very much for sharing and have a happy day.
Hello Mr. Ahmet
Thank you for your response. Maybe we can be of some help to those who are going by sharing our recent transportation experiences in Paris. Upon the advice of the lady we met on the plane who settled in Paris, we took the Orlybus from Orly, took the RER at the last stop and reached Saint Michel. And the journey time took 30-35 minutes in total, the cost is 19 Euros per person. Paris Visite is an expensive option even if you buy it once and do not have to deal with the ticket. As you said, it is a budget issue. We bought a round trip ticket to Versailles for one day, 2 for 15 people. It was around Euro. On other days, mobilis is around 7 Euros per person per day. Although it may seem complicated for those who are going, when you step into Paris, transportation is very easy, metro RER is like a spider web, but it is very understandable. You adapt easily. My suggestion to those who are going to go is that there is no need to worry, Paris is embracing you, it is as if Paris is embracing you. You don't have transportation problems as if you were living there. Have a nice trip everyone..
Greetings Mr. Ahmet, I read all the comments one by one, thank you for the information :)
We intend to explore Paris by landing at Orly airport from Friday to Wednesday in December and going to a hotel 2 minutes' walk from Vavin Metro Station :) I would be very happy if you could help me with which ticket option would be most suitable for us :) Best regards..
Hello there
Unfortunately, there is not a single card that covers your stay. As I always say, the type of ticket or card you need to buy varies depending on which zone the places you are going to are in. If you do not have financial problems, you can buy a 1-4 or 1-5 zone Paris visite ticket for 5 days. You can buy a ticket for that day and go wherever you want, on any day, without any headache. If you need to make calculations, you can spend your day in the most productive way with a 10 carnet or a daily ticket Mobilis, depending on where you will go that day.
Have a nice holiday in advance
Mr Ahmet,
First of all, thank you very much for the valuable information you have provided and the patient answers you have given without getting tired. We will be visiting Paris for 6 days from Thursday to Tuesday at the end of January. We will be in the 5th zone only once, of course, plus there are also Orly transfers, but we decide what kind of ticket or card we will use for transportation. We couldn't give it. We also wanted to get your opinion on which one would be more economical for us. Thank you very much in advance for your answer.
1 November 2014 19: 29
Hello there
Your situation is a bit complicated :) To find the most economical solution, you should plan day by day according to zones and buy mobilis or 3-5 day tickets accordingly. Unfortunately Navigo is not right for you. The most practical solution is to spend the first or last day with a normal ticket and buy a 5-day 5-1 zone Paris Visite ticket for the remaining 5 days. Then you can move around freely and without any problems.
Thank you for your nice comment and have a nice holiday in advance.
Hello Mr. Ahmet
I am Melih, I will be traveling to Paris for 3 days, my hotel is in the 17th district, very close to the Pereire metro station. So, I will be familiar with the metro while traveling. The question I will ask you is; How many areas can I choose in the metro with a 10-carnet? My other question is, can I use the RER line with the carnet I bought? Or do I need to buy a separate ticket while using the RER line?
Hello Mr. Melih,
Normal Carnet is valid in zones 1-3 on the metro, that is, standard tickets and carnet are valid everywhere the metro reaches. However, for RER, you can only use normal carnet within Paris, that is, in zones 1-2, so you need to buy a separate ticket to go to zone 3. For example, you can go to La Défense by metro if you have a normal ticket or carnet, but this is not valid on the RER.
But you can go anywhere in Paris by metro or RER, using the same ticket.
A small note: It is possible to buy ten carnets for different regions, such as zones 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, but I think you will not need it.
Have a nice holiday in advance
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
You have given very useful information. And when I saw that you answered all the questions patiently, I wanted to ask a question too. I will go to Paris in February. I will arrive on Monday and return on Monday. We have 2 and 9 year old children in our family. Our flight is CDG and we will arrive in the afternoon. We will go on Disney and museum trips. For this trip, I'm thinking of buying a navigo from the airport (is the tariff the same for children) and a museum pass online. I guess we will have to buy a one-way RER ticket on our return on Monday. Can I also learn your advice? Thank you very much in advance
Hello Mr. Barış,
First of all, thank you for your kind comment. I try to answer all questions as much as I can.
When you asked, I realized that Navigo Découverte does not have an option for children, because "Paris for Children" is my weak point when it comes to Paris :) As far as I see from RATP's website, 2-year-old children are not free of charge for Navigo Découverte, but the same fee is charged for your 9-year-old child. you need to pay. Actually, the cleanest solution is Navigo Découverte, but if you want to make calculations and limit your trip to the optimum spending level, you can buy a 10-card report card for your child and travel with it on the subway. Then, on the day you go to Disneyland, you can buy the Paris Visite for children, as you can buy it at the entrance to Disneyland. You get a 20% discount, or you can get a Paris Visite card for one or more days for inside Paris, you can arrange the days you will go outside the 3rd zone accordingly and get a Paris Visite card accordingly, so there are all kinds of calculations. It all depends on your program.
But if I were you, I would buy a Découverte card for my 9-year-old child and travel freely throughout Paris for a week without making any calculations; Believe me, it's not worth the hassle or stress. Still, if you like these types of accounts, you can check out the prices at this link: http://www.ratp.fr/fr/ratp/r_94834/paris-visite
: )
And as you said, buying a single ticket that will take you from your hotel to the airport for the last day will do the trick.
The Museum Pass issue is also related to how many museums you will visit, so of course it is a matter of accounting and it helps you not to wait in the ticket queue, the choice is up to you. After all, if you take it with you, you will be comfortable when you come.
Have a nice holiday in advance
Ah yes then RoissyBus is smarter. Also, Navigo does not have a discount at museums; Naturally, it is useful to take this into account when making calculations :)
Have a nice holiday again…
Thank you very much for your clear answers, Mr. Ahmet.
I wish you a good evening from Istanbul.
Wow, you made me excited this evening :)
We will be staying in Grands Boulevards, in a hotel right next to the metro, so we aim to use the metro and walking a lot.
I think we will do a lot of transfers with RerB. Bus or RoissyBus seems logical in this case. Of course, assuming we have suitcases in hand. Am I wrong?
I didn't know that Navigo was so advantageous, I always made plans with Visite. Last year, when I came for work, we took a 3-day visit, and on the fourth day, we took the RerB illegally and went to CDG. :) (knowing that there was an in-train control. I will not try it again, of course)
Are there museum discounts on Navigo?
Hello Mr Ahmed,
I follow your blog with interest, first of all, thank you.
I have a question, I would be happy if you answer it.
I will be in Paris on Sunday at noon and return on Friday evening. So it takes 6 days. My flights from CDG.
Paris Visite 1-5 5-day card wouldn't suit me, right? On the ratp website, there is a statement that it starts at night on the day you buy your ticket. I didn't quite understand this. If it starts at night on Sunday, it means I can use it until Friday evening.
If you have any information, can you clarify?
Hello Mr. Mehbet,
First of all, thank you very much for your interest and nice comment.
Yes, you are right, since your trip is 6 days in total, you need to pay extra for 1 day in any case.
Paris Visite includes the day it is used, no matter what time it is, so unfortunately it is not calculated over 24 hours, so 5 days of Paris Visite is not enough for you. Navigo Découverte is also available starting from Monday.
My suggestion to you is to buy a regular RER-B ticket and go to the city on the Sunday you arrive. If your hotel is in the city center, you can reach your hotel with a single ticket. I don't know how much time you will have to travel that day after checking into the hotel, but I guess you will mostly walk. If you really need it, you can spend the day with 1-2 metro tickets.
On Monday morning, I recommend you to buy Carte Navigo Decouverte. Because you will pay 65,50€ for Paris Visite, but if you buy Carte Navigo Découverte, you will have the chance to travel unlimitedly in zones 5-39,40, that is, all over Paris, by paying 1€ in total, 5€ of which is the card fee.
If you wish, you can get your Navigo from the information desk at the RER entrance when you arrive at the airport, but they will not load it that day, because you can load it yourself from the vending machines on Monday. Or, on Monday morning, you can go to the information counter at one of the major metro stations and buy a Navigo Découverte and have the officer at the counter do the whole process. The choice is yours. Of course, you should not forget to bring a small passport photo for your Navigo. When you receive the card, you will place the photo and you must also write your surname and name. I think it is very enjoyable to buy a Navigo Carte, you can take it with you as a souvenir when you return to Turkey, and when you come to Paris again, you can load your Navigo in the vending machines yourself and feel like a Parisian...
I wish you a happy holiday in advance.
Hello Mr. Ahmet, I enjoyed your articles very much. Even though I came to Paris twice before, I realized that we did not see many things. My wife, my 2-year-old daughter and I will come on Saturday in November and return on Tuesday. Which transportation card would be suitable for us since we are going from Charles de Gaulle to our hotel (in the city center) and we only want to see the touristic places since we have little time. Is the situation different for children?
Thanks in advance…
Arzu
Hello Ms. Arzu,
First of all, thank you very much for your interest. There are really many places to visit in Paris. I've been living in Paris for almost 3 years, even I couldn't finish it :) That's why I think Paris is a city that can be visited many times.
Since you will be staying for 4 days in total, there is no card that fully meets your needs. If you buy a 3-day Paris Visite card, it won't fit you, but if you buy a 5-day card, it will be too much. Of course, if you don't need to calculate money, you can buy a 5-1 zone Paris Visite card for 5 days (adult 60€, child 30€) and you can go everywhere unlimitedly, including the airport. If you have to do the math (and you are right), then you will pay 9,75€ per person for adults and 6,85€ for children to come from the airport to the hotel. Then you buy 10 carnet tickets to travel around Paris as you wish. 10 tickets are 13,70€ for adults, 6,85€ for children. Each ticket is valid for 1,5 hours after use. You look at the tickets according to your spending status. If you realize that you spend more money on public transportation than walking, you can buy a Mobilis daily ticket for another day from the vending machines. The daily Mobilis ticket costs €9,05 for an adult and is valid for zones 1-3, that is, within Paris, and has unlimited use until midnight of the day you purchase it, but unfortunately there is no separate tariff for children.
As I said, if you don't have to worry about accounting, the 5-day Paris Visite ticket is expensive, but it is hassle-free and provides discounts at some museums. Otherwise, you can handle the transportation issue as I said. Don't be intimidated, dealing with these accounts, buying tickets from vending machines, the "done-not-done" rush of the "carnet" remaining in the wallet, these are very nice rituals specific to Paris.
Have a nice holiday in advance.
Mr. Ahmet, thank you very much for your detailed explanation. We are excited to come to Paris with our daughter for the first time…. I hope it will be a trip where he can have many good memories.
Greetings, respect….
Mr. Ahmet, thank you very much for the information. I was so happy... Since we will be traveling without a tour and on our own, the information received in advance is great... If I have any other questions, I will write again :)
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
First of all, thank you very much for your sharing and help.
We will go to Paris for 3 days in December. We will be there Friday afternoon and return Sunday afternoon. From Charles de Gaulle Airport. Our hotel is in zone 3. Since we have little time, we plan to see only the touristic places. Which transportation card would be the most suitable for us?
Another question. Can we get on from the airport, transfer to line 5 at Gare de Nord and reach Republique station with 1 ticket? Or can we make transfers with a single ticket while traveling in Paris? Or do we need to buy tickets even for transfers, depending on the zone?
Thank you in advance,
Greetings,
Bead
Hello Ms. Damla,
In fact, it will be more affordable to travel with a classic ticket, that is, it is enough to buy an RER ticket once when you go to the city and once when you return to the airport. You can also make your other transportations with 10-count carnets. It would be much more affordable. Cards are not suitable for you, but of course you can buy a "Paris Visite" ticket, but you have to pay around 53 euros per person, after all, you should buy 3 days and 1-5 zones. Of course, this way you can easily go anywhere, including your airport transfers, without any confusion, but as I said, there is no need for this. If you buy a regular RER ticket and transfer to line 5 from Gare du Nord on the first day, your ticket is valid until the end of the journey, so you do not need to buy another ticket for the transfer; Just be careful not to throw away your ticket until the last exit point. Likewise, on the last day, you will buy an airport ticket from République, so you can go all the way to Charles de Gaulle with the same ticket. Of course, if you have a Paris Visite ticket, you can always use the same ticket and travel as you wish for three days. This is all about whether you make a budget or not. You can travel both ways without any problems.
Have a nice holiday in advance
Hello Mr. Ahmet, I will be going to Paris for the first time for 1-2 days. Are 10 tickets or mobilis for airport-city-airport valid on buses numbered 350-351? Are there any other alternatives with these tickets? Would you recommend this way of transferring and traveling around the city without a Paris Visit or Navigo card? Paris Visit cards also say that their duration starts at 5.30 in the morning and ends at 5.30 in the morning. No matter what time we buy the card, even if we use it for 2-3 hours, does it end in 1 day? Greetings.
Hello, if you are coming to Paris for 2 days, it would be pointless to buy a Navigo. I think the most suitable one is daily mobilis (1-4 zone). I think you will come to Orly. mobilis is not mentioned in orly val and orly bus, but it is mentioned in 350 and 351. Unfortunately, even if you use it for 2-3 hours, you have to pay daily for Paris Visite and Mobilis type tickets. Have a nice holiday in advance.
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
I am planning to stay in Antony for about a month next month. There are only RER trains here. Is the Carte Navigo Decouverte you mentioned also valid there and is there a monthly option? If so, do you have any information about prices?
Thanks
Hello Mr. Murat
Antony is on the RER-B and at a point without any problems in terms of transportation, you can easily get to the center. It is located in the 3rd zone, if you are not going to go further away, it will be enough to buy a 1-3 Zone monthly card. You will pay €5 for the card, the monthly fee is €87. The only problem is that this card is valid from the 1st of each month until the end of that month, so do not think that it is valid for 1 month from the time you receive it. I don't know your arrival date, maybe it would be wiser to get a weekly pass.
Have a nice holiday in advance.
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
First of all, thank you for your dedication in sharing your information. We planned a trip to Paris for Friday and Tuesday with our group of 5 friends. Our hotel is within walking distance of gare de l'est station. Which card type do you think would be beneficial for us to choose with the transfer from Orly for these 5 days? Thanks again.
Hello Ms. Tuğba,
First of all, thank you for your interest.
The card or ticket you need to buy depends on what you want to see. If you are only going to stay within Paris, then no pass will be profitable. It is unnecessary to buy navigo anyway, because your stay is not in the same week, weekly navigos are valid from Monday to Sunday, your stay extends to the second week, so we eliminate navigo.
If you have a budget, buy a 1-5 zone 5-day ParisVisite ticket. You can travel as much as you want and also go to Versailles and Disneyland with this ticket. As I said, if you are going to stay in Paris, there is no need for this. Apart from the ticket fee you will pay for the OrlyBus ticket, 10-cartons will do the trick.
Have a nice holiday.
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
Your blog has been very useful, thank you for sharing.
We will go to Paris in June, but from Paris we will first take the train to Brussels and stay for 3 nights. Then we will return to Paris on Tuesday. I understand that when we return to Paris, we can get navigo directly from Gare du Nord. Where can we buy navigo tickets from Gare du Nord? From vending machines or toll booths?
Thank you…
Hello Ms. Seda,
First of all, thank you for your interest. Yes, you can get your navigo from the RATP Information at the RER entrance in Gare du Nord, it is an orange booth. You cannot make your first purchase from the machine, you have to buy it from the clerk at the counter. If you didn't stay there by accident, they will help you find out which stations you can find.
happy holidays
Hello Mr. Ahmet.
First of all, congratulations. I have never had a special interest in Paris, we bought a Benelux-Paris tour for the first week of June, but after discovering your site, I wish I had organized a long trip focusing only on Paris, and now I regret it. Because we will only have 2 full days in Paris other than the day we arrive, and because of the tour, our hotel is close to Charles de Gaulle airport, which is at the bottom of hell.
As far as I understand from what you wrote, we need to use the RER -B line to reach the center of Paris. Under normal circumstances, we need to pay 2€ for two people round trip for 80 days just for train tickets. In addition, we need to use a separate metro ticket to travel in zone 1 of the Paris metro.
Navigo does not suit us because it is weekly.
Mobilis is not on the RER.
In this context, I think we need to buy a 2-day Paris Visite to go to our hotel and also a Mobilis for the 1st zone metro. Did I understand correctly?
My second question is; Do you have any idea how much this costs per person?
Thank you in advance
Esra
Hello Ms. Esra, thank you very much for your interest.
The things that everyone enjoys during their trip are different, so while some may describe a place as the most beautiful place in the world, others may criticize it :) I hope you enjoy it very much…
Coming to your question:
If I remember correctly, RER-B between the airport and the city center should cost 9,75 euros one way, let's say 10 euros; So for two days it costs 40 euros just to get into and out of the city. If you buy a two-day 1-5 zone paris visite ticket instead, you will pay 34,70 euros per person, that is, let's say 35 euros. With this pass, you can use all public transportation in the city unlimitedly for two days, so you do not need to buy a mobilis separately…
If you click on "tariffs" at the bottom left of this link, you can see the price of Paris Visite:
http://www.ratp.fr/fr/ratp/c_20593/paris-visite/
Hello Mr. Ahmet,
First of all, I read your blog almost from beginning to end and gained very useful information. Thank you very much, thank you for your efforts. My development is a bit reversed. I will come on Sunday afternoon and return on Thursday evening. As far as I understand from your explanation, if I buy Navigo Découverte when I arrive, it will expire in the evening of the same day and I will have to reload it the next day. In this case, would you suggest another solution rather than this one? Or if I spend the first day with single tickets and want to buy it the next day, is it possible to get this card from a metro station or somewhere else in Paris?
Thanks in advance.
Hello, first of all, thank you for your interest.
I should point out that you cannot install navigo découverte even if you want to on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, the system does not allow it. However, in order not to have to call later, it is possible to get a blank card from the airport and load it from the vending machines on Monday morning. If you want to take Navigo later, you can find it at major stations such as les halles, gare du nord, étoile. Theoretically, it should be available at every station counter, but getting it is a bit of luck.
I don't think you will have time to travel much on Sunday. Apart from hotel transfer, you can easily explore on foot without needing to use much public transportation. If you prefer to walk, maybe even carnet can work for you, but I strongly recommend navigo decouverte to everyone who wants to be completely free, it is great comfort.
Hello Mr. Ahmet, I have read almost all your articles and I have seen and learned a lot before coming.
I will come to Paris next Thursday. I will land at Orly airport and return from this airport again. Isn't it necessary for me to get a transportation card valid for Zones 1-4 for this transportation? During the trip, I will stay in a hotel close to the Eiffel Tower and visit the museums in the center. Which transportation card would you recommend I buy for this trip?
Thanks in advance,
Hello, yes, if you are going to stay between Orly and Paris, zone 1-4 is enough, but your card can be used until Sunday night, if your return is after Sunday, you need to reload the card, which will be more expensive. I don't know your traveling style, if you like walking and you won't use public transportation much, if you just buy an Orlybus ticket and buy a 10-carnet on top of it, that may be enough, but if you don't want to worry and want to ride whatever I want and travel from place to place without any problems, Navigo Decouverte is the best for Thursday-Sunday.
The Eiffel side is of course beautiful for accommodation, I believe you will enjoy it. Don't forget the Musée Carnavalet, it's a really nice museum and it's free…
good holidays
Hello, I will come to Paris on Wednesday and return on Sunday. Transportation to and from the airport costs 19 Euros, and a one-day trip to Disneyland costs 15 Euros. In short, I paid 34 Euros without even traveling around the city. When I buy Navigo decouverte, with a deposit of 34,40 + 5 Euros, I can take care of all of these and also all the urban transportation during my trip for 39,40, right? It was surprising how convenient it was. I just wanted to ask if I missed anything :)
Yes, that's right, when you buy Navigo Découverte and pay a total of 39,40 euros for a week for the first time, you are given the right to unlimited travel on all public transportation vehicles (except OrlyVal) within zones 1-5. As I said, it is an extremely smart method if you are going to stay in Paris from the 1st to the 7th day of that week. The only problem is that it is not possible to load the card if you arrive from Friday, it is only possible to load the card from Monday to Thursday. So, there is no problem in your case, when you arrive on Wednesday, you can pick up your card from the airport, paste your picture, write your name and use your card unlimitedly until Sunday evening. On your next visit, you will be able to top up for 34,40 week with only 1 euros and travel unlimitedly... For some reason, this card is not promoted much, instead, tourists are directed to buy a Paris Visite ticket, but tourists also have the right to buy this card. Everything is exactly as you understand, there is no problem :) Have a nice holiday in advance…
Hello, you mentioned it specifically, but I wanted to ask because I was confused. I have visited Paris before and benefited a lot from your articles. Now, we will come again on Saturday, March 17, with my 25-year-old daughter and her friend. We had previously bought a navigo card because our dates matched. Now we cannot get it, we will go on Saturday and return on Tuesday. 1- I said we should have 5 zones and not bother with it again, but since we cannot buy the card, I cannot figure out how it would be most economical now. I would be very happy if you could make a suggestion, thank you in advance.
Hello.
Unfortunately, there is no economic solution in your situation. You can buy a 5-day 1-5 zone Paris Visite ticket and go wherever you want without hesitation, but of course the price is not low. Another option is to buy a one-time ticket for airport transportation and solve your transportation problem with 10-cartons within the city. As I mentioned in the article, you need to sit down and make calculations, where you will go on which day, how many times you will use public transportation. Unfortunately, you have no choice but to find the most economical solution with this calculation book. Have a nice holiday in advance.
Hello, First of all, I should point out that Navigo Découverte is not a tourist card. The aim here is to encourage the use of Navigo and therefore obtain the card in a practical way. Therefore, it does not provide an additional advantage in any touristic activities, it is only advantageous in terms of transportation. If you can visit many tourist attractions during your visit to Paris and benefit from the advantages of Paris Visite, then you need to make careful calculations about which one is more profitable.
I think Navigo Découverte does not have an English page because it is not a tourist card. If you want to get information in French http://www.navigo.fr/forfait-navigo-semaine.html You can visit the link.
Rest assured that tourists can also have this card…
Hello Mr. Ahmet. First of all, thank you very much for your excellent shares. It was really incredibly useful. I will go on Wednesday and return on Sunday. During this period, I will pay for transportation to the Airport and Disneyland, so it will cost 34 euros per head. I just saw the card called Navigo Découverte that you mentioned. But I couldn't find any information about it on the internet about tourists using it. I was going to pay 59.50 euros for the Paris Visite card. Also, there would be a 10 euro discount at Disneyland. Now, the card you mentioned has such discounts and where can I examine this card in detail?
You're welcome... As a principle, I try not to write about places I haven't experienced. I intend to share what I have seen and the experiences I have personally experienced. I've never been to Disneyland, I don't intend to go even if it's possible, so I hope I won't have to take my nephews or anything :) That's why I don't plan to write anything about it right now; If I can go there in time or if I can finish the things that are my priority in terms of writing, I may have to write a thing or two about that place, but unfortunately it doesn't appear in the near term.
Thank you for your answer. By the way, you don't have any articles about Disneyland. I needed this the most. Are you considering an article about this? I will go to Paris next week.