BUYING A METRO TICKET IN PARISThe ticket machines in the stations can be set to English and are easy to use. They accept cash or credit card (though for Americans, make sure it's a chip & pin card!)
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Paris Metro tickets have no expiry; You can use them at any time in the future. Tickets can be purchased from ticket windows inside stations or through automated ticket vending machines accepting Euro coins and smart chip credit cards. The single ticket price as of Jan. 1, 2023 is 2.10€.
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.
Payment on board the bus can be made in four ways: By validating a T+ ticket using the ticket machine. By validating your Navigo pass on the card reader. By paying €2.50 in cash and receiving a paper ticket.
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.
Purchase t+ tickets at our ticket desks and automatic vending machines, located in all our metro and RER stations, as well as at RATP-authorised retailers and in the food service bar of certain TGV train lines.
There are two ways to buy Paris Metro tickets: at station ticket windows or vending machines. If you're using the vending machine, pay with euro coins, or a European debit or credit card that has a smart chip. If you're carrying euro bills or a non-European credit card, head to the staffed ticket windows for payment.
The inside of a typical Paris metro train car. And last but not least, Don't worry! The Paris metro really is quite easy to use and even if you end up going the wrong way or if you need help finding the right platform, other passengers are happy to point you in the right direction.
Tipping in France is not mandatory. Even though it is always appreciated, it's up to the customers to decide if they want to tip or not. Unlike other countries, the price of the service is included in the total cost of the bill. You will never be asked to tip, but it's common to leave one if the service was good.
Tipping is not considered etiquette by French people in French restaurants, but if you enjoyed your meal, it's nice to leave 5 - 10%. If you really enjoyed the meal, or plan on returning to the restaurant and want the wait staff to like you, 15% is a generous tip.
Your smartphone is now your Navigo pass2. Please note that you must turn on the NFC, posess a valid ticket for your fare, and have the screen of your smartphone on or unlocked in order to use it.