Which metro card?

Hi all,

We%26#39;re going to Paris 29th of march (saturday) till 1st of april (tuesday). We%26#39;ll be staying in TimHotel Jardin des Plantes, in Latin Quarter.

I%26#39;ve checked tripadvisor and seen many different advices... What do you think we could do best for the public transport? Take a carnet or metro card for 3 or 5 days? I can%26#39;t find the prices of the carnet on internet...

Hope you can help out considering the days we%26#39;ll be there and the location we%26#39;re at.

Thanks so much!

Marlies

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Hi,

www.ratp.info is a good source for the information that you need.

One ticket costs 1.50 euro. You can buy a carnet of 10 tickets in11.10 Euro.

And now we%26#39;re getting to the daily/weekly passes and for that you need to know about the Zones system. If you plan to travel mostly in Paris only (no suburbs, airports, Disney, etc) you%26#39;ll only need to use Zone 1 to 2.

A daily pass (%26quot;Mobilis%26quot;) for Zones 1 and 2 costs 5,60 Euros.

People under 26 can use a daily%26quot;Ticket Jeune%26quot; which costs 3,20 Euros on Saturdays and Sundays only.

There are two kinds of weekly passes – the Carte Orange and Paris Visite. Notice that the Carte Orange is valid from Monday to Sunday while Paris Visite (which is the more expensive one) is valid for any 1, 2, 3 or 5 consecutive days.

A weekly (Monday-Sunday) Carte Orange for zones 1 and 2 costs 16.30 Euros.

Paris Visite for zones 1 to 3 costs 8.50/14/19/27.50 Euros (for 1/2/3/5 consecutive days) for adults

If you%26#39;re travelling from Saturday to Tuesday notice that you%26#39;ll need two Carte Orange (one from Saturday-Sunday and the other Monday-Tuesday) which cost 32.60 Euros while you can use 1 Paris Visite (for 5 days) which will cost you 27.50 Euros. So in this case the usually more expensive Paris Visite is better.

Notice that another option is to can buy 1 Paris Visite for 3 days (19 Euros) and use a daily pass (%26quot;Mobilis%26quot; – 5.60 Euros) or regular tickets for the 5th day.

Please tell me if anything else is needed.

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Hi,

Just one comment - notice that the airports are in Zone 5, so you%26#39;ll need seperate tickets from the airport to the city center (I don%26#39;t recommend buying a pass that contains Zone 5 if most of your travelling will be in Paris itself)

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Thanks OhadB! Very clear information.

And considering the fact that we%26#39;re staying at Latin Quarter... I think a lot is doable by foot right? Knowing this, which one would you choose; Paris Visite or 10 ticket carnet?

thanks

-Marlies

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Hi,

Personally, I LOVE to walk, and in a city like Paris walking is a pure pleasure. If you%26#39;re like me and the weather will permit, you%26#39;ll only need 2-3 metro rides a day, so 10 tickets carnet can be enough.

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Thanks so much :)

I was thinking the same :) We%26#39;re into walking too, especially in pretty streets and cities :)

Thanks for your help!

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You%26#39;re welcome!

I%26#39;m looking forward to hearing about your trip and hotel, since I%26#39;m planning to go to varis (again...) in April and plan to stay in Latin Quarter as well.

Have a great vacation!

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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt; I can%26#39;t find the prices of the carnet on internet...%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;

RATP Ticket %26amp; Transportation Pass Info %26amp; Prices--

ratp.info/informer/titres_de_transport.php

If you%26#39;re wondering why all of this same information isn%26#39;t available in English or other languages, it it simply because most of these offers are %26#39;..intended..%26#39; for local residents....though tourists may avail themselves of many of them just as easily.

As a general rule, the multi-consecutive-calendar-day PARIS VISITE pass isn%26#39;t an especially good deal...except in certain circumstances. For your proposed visit, simple CARNETs (packets of 10 reduced-priced individual, 2-Zone tickets) will probably suit best. The alternative (espaecially on foul weather days, when hopping onto and off of public transportation, rather than walking, is more likely) the one-calendar day MOBILIS pass is a good alternative.

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The information about tickets and ticket prices IS available in English, just not on the RATP site but on the site of the STIF (organisation responsible for public transport in the Île-de-France region):

http://tinyurl.com/2w3t7z

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I guess it depends on how much walking you want/are willing to do, but I was recently there for 8 days, staying on the Left Bank near Notre Dame, and for 2 of us we used a total of 12 metro tickets. I think we are rather %26quot;extreme%26quot; in how much we walk, compared to the average person, but a carnet is probably fine if you are staying in a central location.

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thanks OhadB.. that%26#39;s great info there... I will be in Paris in September for the month but plan on doing a lot of walking like I always do.. but I%26#39;m thinking that carnet of 10 tickets will come in handy for me.... thanks again