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When you want to get from one place to another quickly, the Metro can't be beat.
We don't use any of the passes. We buy a carnet of 10 Metro tickets. (Ask for a "carnay") This is a package of 10 individual Metro tickets. It costs 11.10 euros and you can share them. If you get a pass, you each have to get your own pass and that adds up quickly. (One ticket is 1.50 euros.)
PRICES: (of various Metro Passes)
Paris Viste Pass - you need a pass for each person in your group (no photo needed)
Cost is 8.50 euros for zones 1-3 (all you will probably need) for one day
17.05 euros for zones 1-5 for one day
13.95 euros for zones 1-3 for two days (only consecutive days)
27.15 euros for zones 1-5 for two days (only consecutive days)
18.60 euros for zones 1-3 for three days (only consecutive days)
38.10 euros for zones 1-5 for three days (only consecutive days)
27.20 euros for zones 1-3 for five days (only consecutive days)
46.60 euros for zones 1-5 for five days (only consecutive days)
Carte Orange - you need a pass for each person and a passport-size photo
This pass may only be used for one week consecutively from Monday to Sunday. If your trip is midweek to midweek, you will need to purchase another set of passes on Monday. (Carte Orange to be replaced by the Navigo Pass July 2007)
16.30 euros each for zones 1-2 (plus cost of photo)
21.60 euros each for zones 1-3 (plus cost of photo)
26.70 euros each for zones 1-4 (plus cost of photo)
32.10 euros each for zones 1-5 (plus cost of photo)
Mobilis Pass - this is a one-day pass so you need to get a new one each day (no photo)
If you get this pass, you need one pass for each person in your group.
5.60 euros for zones 1-2 (probably all you will need)
7.50 euros for zones 1-3
9.30 euros for zones 1-4
12.50 euros for zones 1-5
I hope this is all correct but you may wish to check prices at http://www.ratp.fr/
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There is a good system of public transport in the city. City center is occupied by metro (13 lines) and suburbs are reached with RER trains (4 main lines with branches). If you are going to have at least 5 trips in the transport then it's better to buy day ticket. In other way the center of the city, where the most of sightseeing is situated, and you may get everything by walk. Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro |
One of the great pleasures of riding the Metro is coming upon the gorgeous art nouveau Metro station entrances designed by Hector Guimard. Metro Abbesses is one of the most frequently-photographed entrances in Paris but it's not the only one. Some people ride the Metro from one Guimard classic to the next taking photos of each. An added feature of the Abbesses station, though, are the artist-signed tiles that you see as you come to the surface.
However, there are only 2 of the glass butterfly-style Guimard classics left:
Abbesses (Montmartre)
Porte Dauphine (16th)
Directions:
Place des Abbesses - Montmartre - Paris - 5-10 minutes walk southwest of Sacré-Cœur
The website below lists all Guimard entrances still in Paris along with photos.
My measly pic (taken April 2003) does not do these masterpieces justice! Notice the Harry Potter advertisement.
Photos: April 2003, February 2006, November 2007 Leave a Comment |
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The Paris Metro network is very well developed and very easy to use although the first impression after seeing a map is that it?s almost impossible not to lose your head in the thicket of the 15 lines.
Metro stations can be found near almost all the most important interest points and changing the lines is simple as in all the stations are plenty of signs indicating the right way to the correspondence station or to exit.
The first metro line in Paris was opened in 1900, from Porte de Vincennes to Porte Maillot, which currently is line number 1.
I was very surprised to notice that the distance between the stations is quite short and you have to be very careful not to miss the entrance some stations the M sign does not exist.
The cars are clean and on some lines (e.g. line 1) modern.
Free maps of Paris transportation network (metro, bus, RER) can be requested to the pay desk in the metro stations.
One way ticket costs EUR 1.4-. |
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The metro system is very easy to navigate! You can use the RER around town, but these trains will take you to the outskirts (Disney, Versailles, Giverny...etc.) as well. Some stations are quite large and have many lines running through them. Look for your train route number (Metro) or letter (RER)and find that trains destination according to which way you want to go.
There are Paris Visite passes which are day passes or you can get a carnet which is 10 one time use tickets for 1 EURO a piece. The website below offers maps and a route finder! Leave a Comment |
if you are visiting Paris for more than 3 days, get a Carte Orange. :)
you can buy it at every metro station, you just need to have a picture of yourself. the card itself is free, and you can buy weekly and monthly travel passes once you have it, wich is way cheaper, and more convenient than having to buy and handle a bunch of tickets. if you don't get a little map with the pass (as on the pic), ask for it, it's the best way to avoid getting lost... :)
weekly passes (hebdo) are good from monday 00h to sunday 24h, monthly passes (mensuel) are from the 1st day till the last day of the month.
for the prices check out the website. Leave a Comment |
The Paris Metro system was very efficent and extremley easy to use, there will be a metro stop just about anywhere you go!!
You must validate your ticket before getting on the train in the machines as you enter, and keep it until you leave.
We used a "Carnet", which was a book of 10 metro tickets, this costs in the region of 10euro. Leave a Comment |
You can go anywhere in Paris with the metro. A "Carte Orange" is a monthly card covering a maximum of 4 areas with only 1 ticket. The more areas you ask, the more expensive it is. If you only travel in Paris, 1 area is enough. If you don't stay 1 month, then you have to buy a "carte hebdomadaire" which enable you to go everywhere in Paris as many times as you want with only 1 ticket during 1 week. If you think that you will not use often the subway, then you can buy only a pack of 10 tickets and in that case it is much less expensive than to buy 1 ticket each time. Leave a Comment |
Paris is a big city and the easiest and fastest way to get from one end to the other is by metro. There are 14 lines. They all have a number and the name of the beginning or end station.
Buy a ticket for one or more days, called Paris Visite, you even get a little book with coupons. When entering the metro, you need to slide the ticket into a small slit in the front of the turnstile and it will pop up on top of the machine, pull it out and walk through the turnstile.
Some lines have connecting lines, on the map shown as big circles. Follow the "corespondance" sign to get to the other line. Sometimes you need to walk quite a distance to get to the other line though, and very often there are no escalators.
When you want to leave the metro follow the "Sortie" sign.
I think the metro is quite safe. There are always a lot of people, but guard your belongings because the metros can be very crowded, giving pickpockets a good opportunity to steal. Leave a Comment |
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It is usually very costly to take a taxi in Paris, especially at night. The metro will only cost you a couple Euros each time. That's how I got around Paris when I was there.
I would suggest doing what I did: Buy a map and pinpoint each of the places you want to visit. Decide which ones are closer together and if they're withing walking distance of eachother. For example, the Eiffel Tower is closer to Les Invalides, and the Musée d'Orsay whereas the Pantheon and the Maison de Victor Hugo are further East of that. So when you plan your day, you'll know which attractions you should see all at once because they're in the same area.
There is also the Métro Card of Paris. You can buy it for 1 day, 3 days, or 5 days. You can purchase it on the internet and it can be dropped off right to your hotel in Paris.
A lot of people talk about the métro stations in Paris being very dirty; but I didn't think they were bad at all! They were reasonably clean, and comfortable (not overly crowded, at least not when I was there.) And this was during high season in June and July. Leave a Comment |
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