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Gentlemen, aim and fire!
a fountain in the park
Ceiling of the Pleasure Pavilion.
Gare de Lyon, Paris, France 2008
Hi
Will arrive at orly in the early morning 18/9. Plan to take either bus 183 to port de choisy metro or 285 to villejuif/juvisy. Could anyone please tell me what zone are all the above metro station fall in as I would need to buy mobilis day ticket covering the right zone. Could you also advise which route is preferable / better in term of time/cost/convenience? please?
Will be traveling with younger sister who is 25 y/o. Can she ask for the jeune ticket at the metro station counter?
thanks for your help
Thanks Pedmar.
I just need some clarification. Porte de Choisy is in zone 4 metro? as is villejuif/juvisy? I thought that they are in zone 2 or 3 from the ratp pdf map.
thanks
Thanks again Pedmar, and sorry for confusing you...
May take bus to porte de choisy and from there will buy mobilis for zone 1 & 2 (since porte de choisy is in zone 2). That way will only cost me around 7-8 euros compared to other options.
That's doable right?
sorry for another question but do you know around what time will the ticket counter at the metro open on saturday morning?
Thanks
Ara
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