Paris and the surrounding area is divided into 6 concentric zones for use in pricing public transportation passes. Travel into the 6th and farthest zone is the most expensive, while zones 1-2, central Paris, are the least expensive. Examples of popular destinations and their zones: Chateau Versailles & Orly Airport - Zone 4, CDG Airport & Euro Disneyland - Zone 5, Fontainebleau - Zone 6.
This Paris Transportation Zone Map (PDF) displays Fare Zones 1 to 6 which apply to:
- Carte Orange / Pass Navigo / Pass Navigo Decouverte
- Paris Visite Pass
- Ticket Mobilis (day pass)
- Ticket Jeunes (day pass for 25 and under, for weekends/holidays)
What’s visible on the Zones map:
- Fare Zones (”Zones Tarifaires”) 1 through 6
- RER A, RER B, RER C, D, E train lines
- RER & Transilien train network in Ile-de-France (administrative region around Paris)
- Station names along all RER/Translien train lines
- Connections (”Correspondances”) and transfer possible between different RER, Transilien, and RER to Transilien trains
- Shuttle bus (”navettes bus”) from RER C station: Pont de Rungis and Orly Airport
- Orlyval train to Paris-Orly Airport between RER B station: Antony and Orly West / Orly South airport terminals, which requires a special fare (”tarification spéciale”)
- Major tourist sites (”Sites touristiques”) accessible from certain stations
(Zone map courtesy of RATP)
