2024 Paris Metro guide: how to navigate it and best pricing options 

My wife and I will be taking our dream vacation to Paris early next year. I have watched many of your videos as well as those of other RU-vid creators, simply because we want every piece of information at our fingertips to have the vacation my deserves. These videos do not disappoint. Informative, clear, easy to understand, and, in my opinion, an invaluable resource. Thank you for these videos…oh, sorry. Merci.

Thanks for keeping such useful information up to date.

Attention travellers, watch this video! This series offers the most informative, most concise and personable resource for all things Paris. I just got back from visiting Paris & know 90%+ of this info, but still thoroughly enjoyed it. Merci!

Thank you for tirelessly making your videos in English ! Much appreciated. Subscribed and watching each and every one of them :) I started learning french. Difficult, but i am not giving up !

MERCI! So much valuable information! I have to watch this again and take notes lol. I plan to use the Metro more this trip. Truly appreciate this clip.

Very informative video. Thank you.

MERCI!! Thank u for sharing😍 Another useful content besides EuroRail offer video😌 Hope everyone enjoy their travel to Paris🚂

That was great!

This is very helpful.

Thanks for this video, I’m coming in March and I few so intimidated with the metro

It was clear that everything would be more expensive during the Olympics, but that could be done with the tourists. Thanks for the video, it was interesting

Thanks!

My Wife and I will be in Paris(from South Africa🇿🇦) from 24 - 28 June. I think that the Navigo Decouverte will be perfect for us... Thanks for such an informative video. It helped me make the correct decision...

Happy New Year 🎉🥂

Very nice and helpful video, merci!! I would like information for transportation to Orly airport as well.

Another thing to know about buying tickets for the Metro is that if you are using a credit card, you need to know the PIN for that card. I failed to bring the PIN last trip and was not carrying my debit card all the time, having been pickpocketed in the past (that time, I kept the cards together, and lost everything except for the one back-up card I had back at the apartment). Merci for this very useful information. Your work is appreciated.

Easiest metro to use and the hardest to figure out the pricing... Alain, FYI have noticed a few hotel prices coming down for this summer. Some 5 star hotels such as L' Hotel in the heart of Saint Germain having a 10% off for members... and yes I just booked a week there in June. 😉

Absolutely useful. I have never been to Paris before so this is great to know. Thank you 👍 just 1 question, one t+ pass is only valid for one journey right? Or it can be used in different journeys within a time frame?

After a lot of research, we purchased the Decouverte card two years ago. We went to Disneyland, train from CDG, caught metros, trams, buses and the furnicular. We well and truly got our money’s worth, we are taking the card with us to Paris next month

You mentioned "regional trains" included in some ticketing schemes. Are those _Trasilien_ lines (or are they called different now - I last used them almost 20 years ago) ? I _love_ your city and i am a public transport nerd. Apart from museums (I _especially_ like _Musée d'Orsay,_ Egypt and Mesopotamia collections in _Louvre,_ _Musée Marmottan Monet_ and _Musée de l'Orangerie,_ whatever is currently in the _Institut du Monde Arabe_ and _Centre Pompidou_ etc etc; I also visit incredibly impressive _Mémorial des Martyrs de la Déportation_ whenever in Paris) and, obviously, bistros and cafés, exploring public transportation of Paris is my favourite activity there. I was once lucky enough to be there when, for one day, historical metro trains and buses made their rounds - that was spectacular. (Yes, and exploring the canal network - another fascinating segment of transportation in Paris.) I plan to visit in the spring of '25, well after the Games, with the explicit goal of exploring the complete tram network and new lines of _Grand Paris Express._

Informative video. Merci. What's the best way to get to Versailles from my Pulman Paris hotel? Heard the T+ tickets are going away.

The first few times I was in Paris, a single ticket only costed 1 euro. Can't remember the price in Franc before the introduction of Euro. But it was very reasonable then, now it's highway robbery. The weekly or monthly pass was Carte' Orange.

Hello, you do a great job in your videos - the best on RU-vid! 2 questions - how to attach foto to the card(do I need to take some glue with me)? And is it possible to buy it in Saturday after18:00 on Porte Maillot?

Hello, exellent video I was wondering if I can buy a Navigo découverte on saturday and use it for a whole week. Thank you for the answer

Thx for the info, great service. Can I purchase a week ticket online without having the physical card? Because I will not arrive until Friday…

Thanks for sharing this informative video. I am reaching on Wednesday and will be leaving next Wednesday during Olympics. If I buy Olympics Metro Pass will my card get discounted on Sunday or it will valid for the entire week? Thanks again Sir

Thank you for all the helpful videos and personal tips. I have another question. Can we bring food and eat inside the train? Thanks.

Thank you! We're bringing our five kids to Paris next month. Sounds like single T+ tickets are our best option as not all of them have phones.

Hey.. thank you so much for all the information 😊 please advise if we have a Navigo Easy card with 10loaded trips, will it cover the entire train journey from CDG to 8th arrondissement via RER and Metro? Thank you

Тhanks, great video! If I buy Navigo Découverte, do I have to pay only with a credit card (which is more expensive to use abroad) or can I pay in cash?

Very good update. The weekly orange card purchased for regions (different prices) - that was eased out when? Can you get the navigo at CDG? Is the RER from CDG to ORY worth the trouble? Traffic is so awful into Paris that I want my family to pick me up at Orly but I have to fly into CDG on AF. Any easy way to go to Orly from CDG without spending a hundred euros for a taxi or a shuttle? Thanks for the good information and the quality editing. PS Is the Batobus still operating?

We are looking at coming in May. Spending five days in Paris. Unfortunately our days are split over the weekend so the Decouvert pass doesn’t work well for us. Looking at maybe doing the Paris Visite pass. Was hoping that you might discuss this option too

Very informative video. Thank you. Our family of 4 will be in Paris for the Olympics from Aug 5 - 11. I was planning to buy the Navigo Découverte weekly pass. But you mentioned in your video that it will not be sold during the Olympics. Which transportation card should I buy? Thanks

Thank you for the information! Can you purchase the Navigo Decouverte Card at CDG airport? Are there specific requirements for the photo we have to attach? Coming to Paris in 3 days!

Great video! I have a question. I heard that Navigo Easy cards are now available for purchase from the vending machines. Which means, there is no need to go to the sale counters. Is it true?? Thank you!

@paristoptips, bonjour! In riding a bus, do we swipe our paper ticket on the reader or insert into a slot for stamping/validating? 🤔

Thanks for the great videos. We will be staying close to the Croix de berny station. A total of 5 of us (including an 8-year-old child) will stay in Paris for 2 days. Are 10-ride passes valid only in Zone 1? I think the St. Croix de berny station is in Zone 3, right? What would be your recommendations for the most suitable daily ticket to reach the iconic places of Paris from this station? Also, I am very curious about your recommendations for going from Orly airport to this station. Thanks a lot.

I plan to buy a Decouverte ticket. Should I bring a paper photograph of myself from home? Or do I upload a photo from my phone? Or do the ticket machines have a camera? Merci. Enjoy your videos very much.

Merci You have wonderful video, appreciated We will be in Paris in May 2024 Planing a trip from Pullman Paris Hotel to chateau Versailles by RER C Navigo Easy is a good choice ?and how many euro I have to place for round trip ? Do you know if Mugging happens in Paris Metro ? Thank you

I have a Navigo Decouverte pass from several years ago. It is two cards - one with chip that says Navigo Decouverte and the second card has my picture and says carte nominative transport. Is there anyway to find out if it still valid? I plan on going to Paris in March. The video was very helpful! Thanks.

Hello. Great video. Is there additional info on purchasing a monthly before July 18? I saw how the normal early purchase date is the 20th.

Thank you for sharing!! Book of 10 tickets for paris region Versailles still available for purchase? 10 paper tickets or only available for loading on Navigo card? Family of 4 adults and 2 kids planning visit Versailes in early June.

Hello thank you for this video very informative, i have a question so i am due to be in Paris on Tuesday from Charles de Gaulle, can i buy a Navigo weekly card there and i assume at the station from a ticket office?

Hey can you tell me if it's possible to get a "Paris Visite" pass at CDG airport? And if it's valid for airport train rides to/from the city? Thanks

Thank you for such an informative video. I am planning a trip to Paris in May/June and I was wondering if you could clarify on thing for me. For the Navigo Weekly Pass, how can I get a photo of me for the pass? Can a ticket counter do it? I'd rather not try to remember to bring a photo of myself on the trip! Thanks in advance.

Helpful! I still have couple unused one-way subway tickets from couple years ago. Can I still use them?

Hello, thank you for your great video. regarding the photo for the card. I guess its possible to get a photo at the station? or some stations.. how about the airport station? what is the cost for a photo at one of those station booths? 5 euro for the card, plus the photo price...

Hi, thank you for your information. Regarding my question, if I purchase a Navigo weekly pass can I also use it on monarch funicular?

Hello Alain, Thanks for your informative video! I''ll be arriving in Paris thru CDG Airport, and my hotel is close to Gare Montparnasse, where I will take tha train on the next morning to the south of France. On the day of my arrival, I intend to take the RER to Denfert Rochereau and just walk to the hotel, and I'll have the whole day to visit some Paris attractions. Since I have to use the RER from zone 5 to 1, do you believe that the best option would be getting a Navigo Easy card and and charge it with a one day transit pass? I believe that It would cover the transportation from the airport and unlimited trips within Paris metro. Please let me know if you believe that there are any better alternative. Merci!

If I'm going to Paris for 5 days, and going to both Disneyland and Versalles (different days) but also visiting some places in the city, what would you recommend? Note that I go on a friday. I was thinking to buy the pack of 10 ticket t+ but thanks to your explanation I know they won't be available

Very well done. How do you "attach" a photo?

On the video you showed going through the turnstile by using your phone rather than ticket or Navigo card. How did you do that? I haven't read anywhere else where you can just swipe your iphone?

Hi can u explain please: to start a weely pass on navigo card, it is necessary to the card on thrusday or u can buy it on Monday morning

Hi! For Navigo Decouverte pass, does it covers the bus going to Beauvais airport?

I apologize if this has already been answered somewhere but, is it possible for a tourist to buy a smartphone Navigo pass and load up tickets at pre-Olympic 2 euro prices and use those in late August and early September? I know specific summer Olympic passes will be sold at higher prices, but wondering if Navigo smartphone passes would work if purchased ahead of time.

I’m going to Paris soon for a week, should I go buy the weekly pass? Can I put the pass on my phone? Thanks

I read some post saying that ww need photo to get a navigo card. Is it correct? Since the video you say we dont need

Can you buy a Navigo easy on a Friday? I’m going to Paris from Friday to Monday. Is the €17 euro pass is only for a day?

Can you use the Navigo Easy card on the Funicular in Montmartre? In Paris do you tap in and tap out like in London? Thx

Do we need to validat ticket again when we transfer to another vehicle? For example first we go to RER train B and then change to metro?

Is it possible to buy ahead of time a ticket for CDG airport to Paris on the My Navigo app?

for the navigo easy pass and loading the single journey ticket does that go out to all 5 zones. I go to school in zone 5.

from 20/7 to 8/9 no weekly navigo pass availabl?! If I get a Navigo Decouverte can't I load it with a weekly unlimitid pass during this periud? what's the alternative?

If I buy Decouverte card can I use it to go to chantilly with the weekly pass?

We bought 3 tickets at the bus, 2.50 each. Driver told us 'can use at metro'. At metro we heard 'cannot use at metro, need special ticket'. There we bought 3 tickets again, 4.00 each, to go to Paris centre (15min, 3 stops). One use only, so going back we need to buy again. But we hear the t-ticket can be used on all transport. Can be used for metro and then bus as well? Or do we need a new ticket when switching the type of transport?

Hey. I downloaded the sncf connect app. And it allows me to buy the navigo weekly pass for 30,75 Euro just via phone. I needed to create an account with my photo. So i wanted to ask, if it will work, because i read somewhere, that the online version is only for French people. But it allows me to buy it. I am from Czechia and planning to go to Paris in April. Thanks

There's not a vlogger, including this vlogger, who answers the one question everyone wants to know. If I buy a Navigo Easy Pass, and only use it a few times, when I return to Paris a year later, will the card and the money still on it be good to use? I know with the Decouverte pass, all money you put on it disappears every Sunday evening.

But when I arrive on Saturday 11PM, cant buy Navigo Decouverte. So on Sunday, have to buy Easy Pass and Dacouverte from Monday but for 3 days, not sure if its worth it. But wanna travel from 1-5 zones

Hello #Paristoptips Can you suggest reliable shuttle or taxi company for transfer from Paris CDG to Paris city?

What happens if I have to take a subway, then a bus to get to my destination. Will I have to buy 2 tickets or are transfers available?

can someone plz help what to get for myself for 72 hours stay in Paris ? I will be travelling from Orly airport to Notre dam, 2nd day to Disney land, 3rd day to Eiffel Tower and back to airport

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I am visiting paris with my wife and 9 year old son , can i buy a 3 day metro family pass ?

i wiil go to paris on 25-27 jone ticket for 3 days or weekly better, thx

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Increasing public transportation prices during the Olympic games? Not cool, Paris!

The French can learn a lot from London. The ticketing process is unnecessarily complicated - its almost as if the French are mocking visitors.

I guess the metro police who check people’s tickets need to fine people to cover their salaries. LOL I THINK the Paris system is old fashioned and overly complicated. It’s a tourist trap. Tourist unfriendly. I live in Tokyo that is bigger than the one in Paris. And it’s waaaay easier to use.

Paris et son metro, c'est juste un endroit pas sûr et tres sale, attention au pick pocket dans toute la ville, surtout dans les endroits touristiques comme la tour Eiffel.

Seriously, It’s not that difficult to ride the metro in Paris. Just read the signs.

Hello , Taking bus using Navigo easy and transferring to another bus within 1 hour , Do I get charged 2 rides in my Navigo ?

Bonjour, Alain! With the Navigo Découverte Card, it requires a picture. How is that done? Do we upload a picture to the Navigo system or actually TAKE a picture right there at the Ticket Machine? Merci bien!