Tips for your first visit
Paris Metro Tips : Le Métro or le Métropolitain is a rapid transit system in the Paris Metropolitan Area. It is mostly underground and 214 kilometres (133 miles) long. It has 303 stations, 16 lines. Châtelet – Les Halles is the world’s largest subway station. In 2016, it has been ranked as the best public transport system in the world by the The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP). The first line opened without ceremony on 19 July 1900, during the World’s Fair.
Beyond Paris Metro Tips
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Paris Metro, itineries to visit Paris
Thanks to the Metro, you get around in a very easy way within and around Paris. When you want to reach a point from another, such as from your hotel to a landmark, a museum, etc, the first thing you need to do is to look for the subway station the nearest to your depart point and your arrival point.
Go on the RATP official website, the website of the Paris métro. Moreover, you can upload the free RATP application on your smartphone.
Itinerary with details in terms of directions and timing. On this website and application, you also have maps of Paris Metro, RER, bus and tramways.
Paris Metro, where to buy tickets & passes
Lots of points of sales, RATP counters, are available in Paris Metro station, in train station, airport, to buy tickets, and travel passes.
RATP counters staff is there to help you to answer your questions.
Moreover, you have automatic counters/vending machines where you can buy by credit card or Euros cash tickets and passes.
In every counter, RATP staff can give you paper maps, from all size, large map, medium map and pocket size map, for free.
Paris Visit Travel Pass, great advantages
With the Navigo Day pass, you have unlimited travel throughout the Île-de-France region (excluding airport access). You can travel on all modes of transport in the Île-de-France region: metro, RER, bus, tram, and commuter train – with the exception of airport access (Orlyval, Roissybus lines, and RER B stations at Charles-de-Gaulle Airport (on the RER B) and Orly Airport station (on metro line 14).
There are benefits and advantages of a Paris Visit Travel Pass :
- The Paris Visit pass allows you to use all of the public transport : Paris Metro, tramway, bus, RER and SNCF Transilien.
- Valid for 1, 2, 3 or 5 consecutive days, the pass allows you to travel anywhere in Paris
The travel pass is activated the first time you validate/use it.
Paris Metro and train, how does it work ?
- Weekdays, the Paris Metro operates from 5:30 a.m. to about 1:15 a.m.
- On Friday and Saturday evenings, Paris metro runs until about 2:15 a.m.
- The RER operates daily from 5:30 a.m. to about 1:20 a.m.
- Our vast bus network allows you to travel throughout the French capital and the Ile-de-France region.
- When the metro is closed at night, the Noctilien night bus network takes over.
- Night buses operate from 0:30 a.m. to about 5:30 a.m.
Airport tranfers from Paris by Public Transport
- Airport Roissy-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to/from central Paris, is the train line RER B requiring 40 minutes
- Roissybus connects Paris (Opéra) to the Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport (CDG)
- Orlybus connects Paris (Denfert-Rochereau) to the Orly airport (ORY)
- Metro line 14 allows travelers to go to Paris-Orly airport (ORY)
