Do you need to validate metro tickets in Paris?

Buying your ticket is not enough, you need to validate it before each ride. If you are using a paper ticket, you need to pass it through the slot on the right side of the turnstile. However, in 2023, you won't find many machines, that are still equipped with this form of validation.



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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.

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In the metro and RER, tickets are valid for two hours for a single, one-way trip, which might include transfers. It cannot be used for several different trips within this time period. In the bus network, tickets are valid for 90 minutes between the first and last validation, including one or several transfers.

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If you forget to validate your ticket before you begin your journey, SNCF says that you should let the train controller know to avoid a potential fine. You have to do this immediately on boarding rather than wait to be approached. Failing to stamp your ticket can result in a fine of up to €50 - see SNCF.

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These tickets must still be validated using the machines typically found inside the station or on the platforms. This validation must take place before you board the train - there's nowhere to validate a ticket on the train, and you'll incur a fine if your ticket isn't validated.

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On most TGV routes it is required that you validate your ticket, prior to travel by placing your ticket in the grey mouth-like slot near the bottom of the machine. It allows you to insert one end of the ticket (length wise), use the left end of the ticket, where there is usually a bar code and an SNCF logo.

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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.

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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. Single tickets can be purchased from metro/RER stations, some bus terminals, and registered retailers, usually tobacconists and bookshops, displaying the RATP sign.

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The Bonjour RATP app as well as the service for purchasing tickets from your phone are free. You only pay for the tickets you choose to buy.

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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.

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Ticket validation is the process of proving that a rider's travel documentation is valid. With account-based fare collection, there are several ways to do this. In most cases, riders need to show a unique QR code that has been created by their mobile app/printed on their ticket, or use their smart card.

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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.

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The metro pass consists of a simple ticket, no photo required. It provides travel rides in Paris (with no limit) on the transport system including Metro, RER (regional express trains), bus, tramway, suburban Transilien SNCF trains, Montmartre funicular, Noctambus, Optile bus system and Montmartrobus.

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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€.

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In the bus network, tickets are valid for 90 minutes between the first and last validation, including one or several transfers. T+ tickets must be validated each time you board a bus or tram.

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The conductor also provides passenger service and checks tickets together with the train attendants. The conductor determines if a train is ready to depart from a platform and orders the engineer to depart via visual or aural signals.

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Show Your eTicket Open the eTicket on your mobile device and show the barcode to the conductor. You can even print your eTicket before you arrive at the station.

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Tickets must be activated to show a valid ticket on-board the train – this will complete the transaction and allows conductors to confirm that tickets are valid.

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