Travel in Paris safely & securely by being aware of common scams targeting tourists & travelers. This Paris safety & security guide focuses on scams run by pickpockets and thieves in and around Paris Metro (subway), Paris RER, and intercity trains and Paris train stations. If you have a story you’d like to share to … Read more
Paris Metro Pass Overview To buy a Paris Metro Pass good for Paris Metro, Trains, Buses, and Trams one would buy either a Navigo Découverte Pass or a Paris Visite Pass. Which Paris Metro Pass you choose depends on what day of the week you arrive in Paris and how far outside of central Paris … Read more
Navigo Easy is a new, prepaid Paris travel card aimed at reducing (and eventually replacing) paper coupon Paris Metro tickets & other traditional paper ticket fares, released* on June 12, 2019, available from any Paris Metro/RER/Transilien ticket office. The Easy ticket card will exist alongside Navigo Decouverte. Navigo Easy will not replace Navigo Découverte (the … Read more
Eurostar Paris to London train, with fastest travel time of 2 hours 16 minutes and lowest cost of £25 one-way (2019 promo), you can go from Paris to London, avoiding the hurry-up then wait stress & headaches of flying, arriving two hours before your flight and dealing with busy / invasive / restrictive airport security … Read more
A TGV train from CDG to Disneyland Paris offers a direct, high-speed train (200mph) connection between CDG Airport Terminal 2 and the Disneyland Paris park gates in less than 12 minutes with ticket prices as little as . Already in Paris and need to get to Disneyand Paris? See the Paris Disneyland train (RER) article. … Read more
An unlimited use Paris transit Day Pass (Navigo Jour or “Navigo Day” in French) covers Paris CDG/ORY airports, central Paris, greater Paris area (Versailles, Disneyland, etc.), valid until midnight, is on sale as of January 1, 2018. Where to Buy Navigo Day Pass You can buy Navigo Jour Day Pass at any Paris Metro, RER … Read more
A RER Ticket is known in Paris as a Billet Ile-de-France, a small coupon like train ticket for Paris and surrounding Ile-de-France region priced for the length of the trip, calculated from departure station to arrival station. Calculate ticket cost from station to station here. For example, if you were to buy a train ticket from … Read more
Paris Metro tickets are white color paper tickets, currently the single-use/ride Paris Metro tickets, known officially as Ticket t+. Update: These paper coupon-style tickets are gradually being phased out in 2019/2020 with the introduction of Navigo Easy, a preloaded Paris travel card for visitors and residents and Navigo Liberté+, a monthly billed pay-per-use card for … Read more
Airport If you only need a one-way train ride from CDG Airport to Central Paris buy a RER ticket from either of the CDG airport train station ticket offices in Terminal 2 or Terminal 1/3. If you’re arriving at Orly airport, you can buy an Orlybus ticket for a bus from Orly to Paris Denfert Rochereau station or a … Read more
Paris Metro RER Train Fines Here’s a list of common Paris Metro RER train fines you can be hit with by Paris transit ticket inspectors. Also applies to Paris RER trains which are patrolled by RATP ticket inspectors (contrôleurs). How to Recognize Official Paris Ticket Inspectors What do Paris Metro RER ticket inspectors look like? … Read more