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
To request a Paris Metro ticket, RER Ticket, bus ticket or pass refund due to double charge/payment when purchasing a Paris Metro RER ticket or pass, via train station ticket window or Paris ticket vending machine, please write the RATP Customer Service team via the following web form with relevant details, image of proof of … Read more
School group discount tickets (50% off) for Paris Metro, RER and Trains are available for school groups of 10 or more youths. Instructions on how to get school group discount Paris Metro/RER tickets Download, print and fill out the below Paris Transportation school group discount form Present the form along with children and supervising adults … Read more
Dogs are allowed on Paris Trains. Traveling with dogs or other pets on France TGV or other intercity French trains (Ter, Intercities) is allowed with the following restrictions: 2 dogs per person maximum (or other animals) small dogs under 6kg / 13 lbs must be carried in an animal bag or cage larger dogs over … Read more
This is a step-by-step visual guide to ticket vending machines for the Paris Metro, Bus, Tram and RER. Ï In the above photo we see a Paris Transit Authority ticket vending machine. You’ll often find these machines just beside manned Metro ticket windows. At large Metro stations such as Chatelet Les Halles or Gare de … Read more
Update Feb 22, 2013 Gares-en-mouvement.com has removed the itinerary builder from their site and are now asking visitors to use the individual train company sites for searching/building train itineraries. Here’s the list of itinerary builders for French train companies, in English where available: Transilien – Normal-speed trains serving suburban Paris & cities in Ile-de-France Ter … Read more
To purchase £69 round trip Eurostar train tickets from London to Paris (or Paris to London): 1. Go to Eurostar.com and click on the “Eurostar Deals” tab, top right highlighted below. (image updated March 28, 2013). If you end up on the French site, you can switch languages at the top right: Next, on the … Read more
This rail map from TGV-Europe.com shows high speed train lines in France & Western Europe along with: Cities connecting TGV / Highspeed Rail Lines Countries included are France, Spain, England, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and Italy (the Railteam partner countries). The high speed rail networks for each country include: TGV (Trains à Grande Vitesse) serving … Read more
TGV Pro train ticket exchange & refund policies are unique. I’ll attempt to explain the conditions of sale for these business class TGV train tickets below. First misconception: Pro tickets are first class train tickets. This is not true. Pro tickets can be bought for seats in either the first class or second class train … Read more