You can buy tickets at ticket offices or automatic ticket machines at metro, bus, tramway and RER stations. You should validate your ticket each time you board a bus using the machine for that purpose and each time you change bus or tram.
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You can purchase tickets on board, if you have cash, for a slightly higher rate (€2.50, about $2.75), or at a ticket desk or machine in métro, RER, bus, and tram stations. Similar to the métro, you'll need to validate the ticket in one of the machines when you board the bus.
Bus tickets and costs in FranceYou can buy tickets in advance at a machine at the bus stop, a local tobacconist (tabac), or onboard from the driver. Tickets are available both as single or multiple journeys and you must validate them when you enter the bus.
You don't tip in France, not shuttle drivers, not taxi drivers, not waiters, not anybody. The price is what it says on the bill, TTC or TVAC, and that's it. As said, you don't HAVE to tip anybody in France (although small tips are expected for usherettes in theatres, but that's not transport related).
You can buy tickets and passes for Parisian public transportation networks at any metro, RER or tramway station, and when boarding buses. They are also available at Paris Tourist information centers around the city, and can sometimes be found at newsstands or tabacs (tobacco vendors).
OUIGO is a low-cost rail service company established in 2013 as part of the SNCF group. Unlike the TGV INOUI service, OUIGO trains only have one class, which is equivalent to second-class travel. This is why OUIGO tickets are so cheap - from €10 for adults (depending on the destination) and €5 for children.