As of 2023, the city has transitioned from paper tickets to a modern, electronic system, in an attempt to make it easier for both visitors and locals to navigate the city.
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Tickets purchased individually or in packages of 10 are permanently valid for single use and are issued without an expiration date.
Your tickets may have been demagnatized.Or, you may have not been operating the turnstile correctly. On the RER C, you have to insert the ticket-pass through- take the ticket, instead of the usually insert-take-pass method used on the Métro. I have done that mistake several times until I got the Navigo smartcard.
You must always validate your travel pass when you enter the metro, bus, tram or RER, and each time you pass a ticket gate or validation machine while travelling on our network.
However, travelling around the Paris Metro has become easier thanks to the introduction of a contactless pay-as-you-go card for visitors, the Navigo Easy.
Paris Metro Day PassThe day pass is €8.45 for central Paris (zones 1 and 2) and is valid for that particular day starting from midnight to midnight. This means that if you buy a day pass at 4 pm it will expire at midnight, so consider the time before buying to see if it's worth it for you.
No expiry. Yes, they are valid forever, even if the color changes (as it does every 3 or 4 years). I shall just add that if you have an old valid ticket that doesn't seem to work at the turnstile, you can have it replaced for a new one at no charge.
Tickets purchased individually or in packages of 10 are permanently valid for single use and are issued without an expiration date. Single tickets can be purchased from metro/RER stations, some bus terminals, and registered retailers, usually tobacconists and bookshops, displaying the RATP sign.
You don't have to sign up or download an app to use OMNY; simply use your contactless credit or debit card, smartphone, wearable device, or OMNY card to tap and go.
Metro. The Paris Metro is our preferred way to get around the city when we travel around central Paris. This is because it is fast, affordable, has a regular service, and it covers the majority of the attractions in the city centre. The Paris metro system is currently made up of 16 lines and 302 stations.
No more Navigo tickets and passes, your phone becomes your ticket! How does it work? Choose and use your Navigo pass or ticket via our application. Use your phone to validate your ticket at the terminals.
Yes, tap water in Paris is perfectly safe to drink and is readily available wherever you go, even at public water fountains. As long as taps aren't labeled eau non potable—meaning “not for drinking” in French—everything else is potable. In fact, drinking water from the fountains of Paris has been encouraged.