As a Parisian, may I recommend some very turistic bus lines ? You have for instance the line 24, or the line 29, which goes through the Marais historic area. You can tour and go up the Butte (=hill) Montmartre by minibus 40, from the townhall of the 18th arrondissement (Jules Joffrin metro station on line 12) in the north and Le Peletier metro station (line 7) in the south. Line 72 follows the Seine northern bank (rive droite) from Versailles gate until Chatelet in the center of the city...
@marcelcharbonnier297 YES and THANK YOU! I love these recommendations. Please feel free to share any other tips you have for your favorite bus lines. Always glad to hear from folks who love riding the bus in Paris! 🙏🙏🙏
As a first-time viewer/long-time traveler to Paris, I heartily commend you on your video! You give very good tips on proper, respectful bus travel etiquette that everyone should follow. When I tell people that my preferred modes of transport in the city are: 1. walking, and 2. le bus, I often get this look of astonishment bordering on horror, especially for #2: “Ewww, public transportation?!? Oh, no, never🙄.” On arrival at CDG, I hop the Roissybus outside terminal 2E to rue Scribe next to Opéra Garnier. First trip is bus #69 from Champs de Mars over past Père Lachaise cemetery and back just to get the Paris juices flowing as there is so much to see on this route. After that I turn into a bus “flaneur” and just hop on and enjoy the ride wherever it takes me. I look forward to your next vid🤙🏽
Thanks @gregoryhageage6362 ! So glad to meet a fellow bus traveler. Being from L.A., I totally get the "ewwww" looks. The #69 bus is a fantastic ride. I also love the #72, riding along the river and enjoying the sites. Thanks for watching and reaching out! Hope you're enjoying your Paris summer!
@@letsdoparisde rien ! I’m partial to guide books, so I’ve used the Guide des Autobus Parisiens by Editions A. Leconte. Might’ve picked it up at Brentano’s on Av. de l’Opéra🤔? Et vous ? App or guidebook, or just pick a bus and go?
I'm a budget traveler and staying a bit away (Belleville) from city center. How does one transfer from Metro to bus and bus to bus? or is it even allowed. What's the time limit from one to the other? Merci
@mistersquirrel0 Thanks for your question. First, the system will not allow transfer from metro to bus (or vice versa) on the same ticket. You need to use separate tickets for that. Second, (from what I understand) for bus-to-bus transfers, YES, you CAN do this with one ticket. But from what I understand, you can only do this with a paper ticket that you buy at a tabac or metro station ahead of time. (No electronic tickets, nor tickets that you buy directly from the bus driver when you're already on the bus.) Also, you must do this transfer within 90 minutes from the first validation to the last validation. AND it must be on a separate bus line. Meaning, for example, you canNOT start on the 72 bus, then get off for a little while, then get back on the 72 bus using the same ticket. That would cost TWO tickets, not one. You could, however, transfer from the 72 bus to another bus line aside from the 72, as long as it's within 90 minutes of the first validation. Note that I have not yet tried this, but this is what the RATP says. If you're planning on using public transportation a lot, you may want to calculate the cost of day or week passes, and see if that's more economical for you. Thanks for watching and happy traveling!
The Bus is not so expensive EXCEPT when using unit tickets. It is as cheap as the metro with a day, week, month pass. Looks more expensive but you may hop on, hop off any nymber of times during the selected period and the selected zones (Central Paris is Zone 1 and Zone 2)
@jeffersondavison4124 Once you're on the bus, you can buy a bus ticket via SMS without cash, ONLY if you have a mobile plan with the French carriers Bouygues, Orange, SFR or Free. Otherwise you'll have to buy via credit card BEFORE you get on the bus. Hope this helps and happy traveling!
soo much to expect from 1st world country to find a solution for simple problem. As the tourist have bus stop near their accomodation, you expecting walking to Metro station to purchase paper ticket for bus? What kind of brain do they actually have.
@@airforcetribes Don’t fret, they actually DO have a simple solution! You can now buy a bus ticket on your smartphone and use your smartphone (or smart watch) as an electronic ticket, so you don’t have to go to a metro station or anywhere else to get a paper ticket. It’s fabulous and you should try it. Check out my video and my short that show you how to do it. It’s super easy!!! Good luck and happy traveling. 🚍
