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Montmartrobus
Bus#18
The Montmartrobus is the local bus (#18) that does a complete tour around Montmartre. Although it can be used for a quick sightseeing overview of la Butte it is actually put into use by the locals as they head on out to work & go to & fro different places on this mountain. It comes in rather handy to get one's bearings in Montmartre or even to get from one destination to another.
What's wonderful is that you can see many famous landmarks of this hill including Place du Tertre (from where you may also pick up a ride), La Maison Rose, the Moulin Rouge, Abbesses, Moulin de la Galette, Sacré-Cœur (on the place du parvis and by the rue Maurice-Utrillo), Amélie's café, Van Gogh's house, Chapelle du Martyre, Vigne du Clos Montmartre and Au Lapin Agile.
Last year, I rode the complete circuit of the Montmartrobus route twice to get the layout of Montmartre. Two simple ways to access it:
1) take the #12 ligne (line) to the Jules Joffrin exit - you'll see the bus waiting on the edge of the square
2) take the #2 or #12 lignes to Métro Pigalle
The first choice brings you to the calm village-like area of Montmartre, an area filled with locals; the latter, well, it's Pigalle.
Montmartrobus map
Cost: 1 billet or use the Carte Orange
Photo: November 2007 Leave a Comment
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 by mallyak
The green-and-yellow buses of L'OpenTour cover four sightseeing routes: "Paris Grand Tour," "Bastille-Bercy," "Montmartre-Grands Boulevards," and "Montparnasse-Saint Germain." A single pass gives you access to all four routes. In 2005, a one-day adult pass will cost you €24, and a two-day pass is only three euros more at €27. Children from 4 to 11 pay €12 for one or two days of travel. (You can book ahead through Viator if you wish, but it's just as easy to buy a pass on the bus or at one of L'OpenTour's sales outlets in Paris.)
The red-and-white buses of Les Cars Rouges cover only one route, which stops at nine locations in the city center. 2005 prices are €22 for a two-day adult pass and €11 for children between 4 and 12. You can buy your pass on the bus.
Language note: L'OpenTour's commentaries are in French and English; Les Cars Rouges has narrations in eight languages: French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese Russian and Chinese. Theme: Bus
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We did the hop On/hop Off green/yellow L'Open Tour bus in Paris April 2002. A few of the stops I recall are:
1) Place de la Concorde (looking North towards Madeleine the stop would be north of the Place just to the left),
2) Champs Elysées in front of the Lido (coming up out of the Metro, turn around behind and you'll see it),
3) Notre Dame (past the Parvis, past the Crypt Archeologique, at the bus stop in front of the Conciergerie).
4) 2 stops near Madeleine
We liked it a lot! With the price of the ticket you get a set of earphones with which to listen to the tour in English/French. About 40 stops total and you can take 3 different tours (Bercy/Bastille, Montmartre, Central Paris). Very cool, very informative! The 2-day pass (1-day pass was about $23USD or 24 euro, 2-day pass is 26 euro)is definitely worth the excursion as it takes you past most of the sights and you can hop on and hop off at your leisure. For a short trip to Paris it's a good way to maneuver around the city.
We had trouble finding some of the stops. Tried flagging down a bus near the Eiffel Tower & the driver just shook his head at us. Very disappointing. We finally had to go to the tourist bureau on the Champs to find out.
Funniest moment:
We were waiting for the bus to pull up at the stop near Nôtre Dame and one of the British passengers remarked "Look, dear, they drive on the wrong side". My friend & I, being from the U.S., just cracked up. Different perspectives and so unexpected!
You'll see the full itinerary on the website listed below.
Photos: Feb 2006 & March 2001 Leave a Comment
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 Vintage bus by GUYON
The engin was noisy and the smoke produced stank.
There was a plateform on the back of the bus to go into in the vehicle and we liked to stay on it to watch people.
A RATP employee was there and rang a bell when everybody was climbed in the bus.
Now this bus can be seen in the Musee des Transports and it is a rare event to see one by the streets. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 Take a tour bus by Callavetta
If the weather allows, ride on top for the amazing open air views and the best photo opps.
Details can be found at: L'open Tour Leave a Comment
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Les cars rouges started to run in Paris on July 27th 1991; these London-style red double-decker busses pick up tourists at a monument to bring them to another one. The busses can be completely opened (panoramic view) or covered, according to the season.
The tickets are directly bought from the driver (without reservation) with the possibility of hoping on and off at any stop. The 9 stops are :
1) Tour Eiffel (Quai Branly in front of Pont d'Iena)
2) Champs de Mars (Avenue Joseph Bouvard)
3) Musee du Louvre (near the Pont des Arts)
4) Notre-Dame (in front of the 25 Rue d?Arcole)
5) Musee d'Orsay (in front of the Musee d?Orsay entrance)
6) Opera (in front of the 15 Rue Scribe)
7) Champs Elysees-Etoile (in front of 156 Avenue des Champs-Elysees)
8) Grand Palais (Avenue Winston Churchill)
9) Trocadero (in the angle of the Avenue Paul Doumer) Leave a Comment
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 A parisian bus - Un bus
parisien by Maillekeul
Beaucoup de parisiens adorent voyager sous Paris par le metro... Bon, "adorent" n'est pas vraiment le bon mot : ils y sont souvent obliges a defaut de posseder une voiture. Mais vous devinerez facilement que l'atmosphere du metro n'est pas la plus accueillante et heureuse que l'on puisse trouver a Paris... Pas de paysage a regarder, les gens paraissant desesperement tristes ou agressifs... Je vous conseille aussi de prendre le bus : au moins, vous beneficierez du sourire... du soleil !! Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 Paris bus by jrs1234
The only catch is that the buses only cover all of their routes between 7am and 8.30pm Monday to Saturday. Outside of these times you need to check your route carefully - see the link for a bus map which has information on off-peak buses.
You can use a metro ticket on a bus, a travel pass, or pay the driver (exact change preferred) - but note that it's one ticket per journey. If you don't have a pass, you'll need another ticket if you want to transfer to another bus. A single ticket in August 2004 was 1.40 Euros. Leave a Comment
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 Metro by kenyneo
Paris Visite card is very expensive and not worth it. Leave a Comment
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