We have installed amenities for your convenience in our metro and RER stations, including elevators, escalators and public restrooms.
People Also Ask
Tourists and local travelers are regularly shocked to see they must pay to go to the bathroom in train stations in Paris. Even those holding a ticket are not allowed in for free, unlike what was announced in 2021.
Parks. When nature calls, you'll find public toilets in most large parks in Paris. In the Jardin du Luxembourg, for example, there's a free bathroom next to the restaurant, La Terrasse de Madame, and another by the children's play zone.
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.
It's advice you'll definitely have heard if you've ever travelled by train: please DO NOT use the toilet while the train is in a station. But, of course, it's advice that often goes ignored. But there's a very good reason why passengers should never use the toilet on board a train while it's waiting in a station.
A typical example is Thalys, which has a monopoly of high-speed trains between Paris and Amsterdam. Due to its monopoly, it can ask high prices for tickets. Thalys sells tickets for the highest prices per kilometre in Europe.