How to take the Paris metro

estelle

You forgot to give the link to the Paris Metro . It's very useful and you will get a better feel for Paris if yo study it before you leave for France.

SalB

http://www.ratp.fr/

and in English http://www.ratp.info/informer/anglais/index.php

You can get all the info on Passes at this web site. The only thing in English is info about Paris Viste because it's aimed at tourists. Paris Viste must be used on consecutive days so plan well if you use it. It offers discounts on several Paris attractions but we've never used any of them. You won't get into any of the biggies with it and the discounts aren't great for most things.

Carte Orange is good for a week (or a month) but it is only from Monday to Sunday so if you arrive mid-week, you will have to get a second pass on Monday. You also need a passport-sized photo for the Carte Orange.

The suggestion to use the carnet of 10 Metro tickets is excellent. If you get a pass of any kind, you need one for each person in your group. If you get a carnet of 10 tickets, you can share them. They do not need to be used on consecutive days, just whenever you need them. They are a great deal. 10.90 euros for 10 Metro tickets. Super!

SalB

I heard on another forum last week that the Carte Orange will be phased out this summer and replaced by a new card titled "Navigo Pass." Has anyone else heard this?

France.com

Yes, the Navigo pass offers quite a few advantages over the Carte Orange, and the good old Orange Card will be phased out.

Because it is radio-controlled, the Navigo is much faster in accounting for and authorizing payments than the magnetic strip that was used on the Carte Orange. It also allows the RATP to share information with other transport providers, and we expect this to be the first step in building a kind of European-wide Carte Orange in the future.

One comment you did not make is that the doors to the trains do not open automatically. Passengers must open them and this can only be done after the train has stopped completely and the safety catch has been released by the conductor. Then, you need to lift the handle and pry open the doors. This can be done either from within as well as from outside the car.

a friend is leaving to study at AUP, and we want to get her the Navigo pass as a going away present. We are in the US, is there a possible way to purchase this pass online?

Hello!!
I have no idea, I may at the completely wrong site… (thank you Google!). But I’m hoping someone who knows the transit system in Paris can help me. I cannot find a contact for the Metro, in order to ask them…
I’m from BC, Canada. I just recently got a job in Mantes la Jolie, which seems quite far from Paris. From what I can see, the last stop is Poissy. I was originally hoping to live in Paris and commute, but am afraid that transit won’t take me there. Is it possible to ride transit from Paris to Mantes la Jolie (daily)?
Any help/direction would be GREATLY appreciated!
And, again, if this wasn’t the right place to post something like this, I’m sorry!
~Amy

France.com

Yes, that's quite true, except that on most wagons, the doors open by themselves once you have lifted the latch. On the same subject, parents need to be extra attentive of the opening and closing of doors, the latter being quite challenging for their little ones.

France.com

To get to Mantes you need to take the train (SNCF). it's a 33 minute ride from Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris. If you wanted to stay in Paris and go to Mantes on a daily basis, you need to stay close to Saint-Lazare, otherwise you probably are looking at more than one hour of travel each way to your final destination.

SalB

Amy, You might find your life much more simple if you lived in or near Mantes la Jolie and used days off and weekends to visit Paris. If you stayed out in Mantes, you could also use it as a hub for day trips to places in Normandy like Vernon or Giverny or even Chartres.

If you wanted to go into Paris for an evening of concerts, movies or dinner with friends, you could do it via train but not have to face the daily commute. The trains are fine until something happens like the strikes and occasional accident when they shut them down and you're stranded.

 Something to think about.

I have been to Paris 9 years ago. i was hoping to this time take the chunnel from UK, my first stop from US and try to go to the franch country also including day trips to Monaco and Nice. What distances am I looking at and is there a cheaper way of getting from London to NIce and Monaco bypassing Paris altogether. This is a 3 day trip only.

what is the best way to travel from CDG Airport to Place d’Italie?

SalB

First of all, you can get this info in English at http://www.ratp.info/informer/anglais/index.php

From CDG take the RER B line into Paris.

There are several possible changes. I'd change at Chatelet les Halles to the Metro Line 7 in the direction of Villejuiif L. Aragon and get off at the Place d'Italie stop. (An alternative is to take RER B to Gare du Nord and change to the Metro Line 5 in the direction of Place d'Italie.) Either way works.

If you check the web site above, you can type in your departure and arrival points and it will give you the easiest route. Buy your original ticket from CDG to Pl. d'Italie and one ticket will get you there. Plan to do a bit of walking and stair climbing when you tranfer from RER to Metro.

Enjoy your trip.

I will be going on my first trip to Paris/London in October of this year. I would like to venture off of the Tourist Path and see the REAL Paris. I am interested in renting a motor bike and ride in the Countryside, any suggestions?

SalB

I'm not sure exactly what you are looking for. Do you want to get off the beaten tourist path in Paris or do you want to take a trip outside Paris and visit the French countryside?

If you want to get off the track in Paris, don't rent a motor bike, take the Metro. It will take you anywhere you want to go. Anyplace in town you can simply walk a block or two from the tourist destinations and find yourself on quiet streets devoid of tourists and that is easy to do . . . and quite pleasant. We nearly always find a restaurant that way. Look for a crowded restaurant a few blocks from a tourist area and you will usually have a good restaurant. You may not have an English-speaking staff though.

If you are trying to get out of Paris and see France off the tourist track, you can rent a motorcycle, bicycle or car. Frankly, it would be easier to simply take the train. The trains in France go from center of town to center of town so you pick your city (town or village), buy a ticket, ride there and walk all over the Old Town. When you are done looking around, get back on the train and head for your hotel.

If you plan to get very far off the tourist track, you should be able to speak rudimentary French since all French do not speak English. We enjoy staying at the Logis de France when outside Paris. It is a chain of small family-owned hotels in nearly every town and village in France and nearly all have an excellent restaurant. The price ranges vary wildly depending on the area and the amenities. You can look them over at http://www.logis-de-france.fr/uk/

Let us know exactly what you have in mind and perhaps we can make some more helpful suggestions.

I am traveling from London to Paris via Chunnel arriving in Paris mid day and we are a group of 10 and our hotel is in
MAGNY LE HONGRE. Name of the hotel is

Citea Magny

5 RUE DE LA CLE DES CHAMPS

77700 MAGNY LE HONGRE

Tel : 01.64.77.80.00-Fax 01.64.77.80.01

and since we are there in Paris only one day – do you know where we could store our luggage while visiting the city of Paris -?

I was informed we would have to take the RER A to Chessy-Marne La Vallée and then, take the bus 34 to the stop “la clé des champs”. We plan not to go to the hotel til later that evening and check in –

So I was hoping someone could tell me what is the better way to do this we need to go back into Paris and catch a train to Nice the very next morning –

Any suggestions would help a GREAT deal – Thank you so much!!

Michelle Miceli

The Gard du Nord has left luggage lockers. This is a great place to leave luggage as it is guarded.

my daughter will be landing at cdg and needs to take a train from la gare montparnasse to go to lorient. how does she get from cdg to la gare montparnasse? is there a train that leaves from the airport that goes directly to brittany/lorient? i would assume that there is no direct train from paris to lorient. will she need to change at rennes, nantes or some other city? i am most concerned about getting her to montparnasse from cdg airport. thanks for your help.

A group of us will be in Paris for only 3 days and on one day we’d like to take a same day turnaround trip to London. What is the most economical way?

Please direct me on how to get from CDG arriving at 8:45am on a Monday to Nice, on the same day? I will have baggage with me and will need to allow time for customs at the airport. I want to take the train.

I just have to say, I spent a month in Paris last July and once you learn the METRO it is the best way to get around Paris!! Bravo to a beautiful city, and an awesome subway system!!

Can’t wait to go back… Hope to live there one day!

Long Live Paris!!!

Martin

I will be visiting Paris for the first time this September. I am female and will be travelling solo. I have read in a couple of travel guides that the Chatelet Les Halles Metro stop should be avoided after dark.

With that being said…I am arriving at Gare de Lyon on a Sunday at 4.45 I need to take the metro to Chatelet les Halles and pick up the RER B line there to get to my hotel.
So I basically don’t know what I am walking into here, if anything.
Could anyone shed some light on the situation at this metro stop?
Is it something I should avoid? or not.
Thanks.

SalB

4:45 is not after dark. Honestly, at that time it will be very busy so much safer than later.  You will be at rush hour and although it's not an attractive Metro station, it is well traveled by lots of solo females (and males) going home from work. Wear your purse across your body, hang on to your luggage at all times and be prepared to be packed in with lots of people and you'll be fine.

As far as walking to your hotel, that is difficult to advise not knowing where it is, but again, at rush hour, I suspect you are fine. Just be sure you know where you are going and head there straight off. We actually were in a small riot in Paris once and had no trouble except the possibility of being crushed. Nothing was stolen and one young man (Middle Eastern) helped me with my luggage.

Most people are nice, in Paris and elsewhere. On the other hand, avoid Chatelet-les-Halles late at night.

I agree with the other poster, at 4:45 (pm?) you should be fine, since it’ll be rush hour. Just be prepared: Chatelet Les Halles is a large and very busy station, since it has both RER and Metro lines. You may have to do a bit of walking to get to where you need to be.

All you need to do is figure out your route ahead of time (which you’ve already done) and follow the signs to the proper line (ligne) and terminus. There are signs all over the place that indicate which way to go for the various lines, so you should be fine.

A really good map resource for the Metro and RER is:

http://www.ratp.info/orienter/cv/cv_en/carteparis.php

Have fun!

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