What is the best tourist pass for Paris Metro?

Navigo Easy: Best Paris Metro Pass for Tourists The Navigo Easy Pass is a flexible and convenient Paris Metro card that can be loaded with T+ tickets, Orly Bus tickets, Roissy Bus tickets, or a Paris Metro Day Pass. In our opinion, the Navigo Easy Pass is the best Paris Metro Pass for tourists.



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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.

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For longer journeys, you can pick up point-to-point tickets or set-fare one-way tickets to and from the airports. If you want unlimited travel, buy a Mobilis one-day ticket or a five-day Paris Visite pass. Rechargeable weekly, monthly or annual Navigo passes are only really worth it if you're here for the long haul.

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The Navigo pass is reserved for the locals, but anyone can purchase a Navigo Découverte. Some sellers of the popular transportation pass may try to discourage foreign tourists from purchasing a Navigo Découverte, leading them to the more expensive Paris Visite pass.

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Paris Metro Tickets (known locally as Ticket t+) are currently priced at 2.10€ for a single ticket ( as of Jan. 1, 2023). A package of 10 tickets, a carnet [“car-nay”] costs 19.10€ (paper tickets) or 16.90€ if put on Navigo Easy.

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Métro. The Metro is the easiest, least expensive and quickest way to go out and to get home. Fourteen lines crisscross Greater Paris, from east to west and north to south. Good to know: As part of certain celebrations and events (New Year's Eve, Fête de la Musique, etc.), the Metro is open—and free—most of the night.

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Zones 1-3 allow you to travel within the city of Paris, i.e. within the limits marked in yellow on the map. With zones 4-5, you can travel throughout the Greater Paris region, and venture even further, to Disneyland Paris, for example, or to Versailles and its chateau, as well as to the Paris airports.

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The Paris Pass gives visitors free entry and the possibility of skipping the lines to over 60 tourist attractions and museums in Paris. In addition, it includes unlimited access to the city's public transportation in the center and many other benefits.

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The Navigo Easy Card is accessible to everyone, available immediately and without formality. It is anonymous and transferable to only one person at a time: the same Navigo Easy card cannot be used by several people simultaneously.

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You will need a photo to upload or take a photo during the online ordering process. You can have it sent to your home address or you can collect it from a ticket office; - at any time in a ticket or sales office. You will need proof of identity and proof of residence).

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Weekdays, the metro operates from 5:30 a.m. to about 1:15 a.m. On Friday and Saturday evenings, as well as on the day before a bank holiday, trains run until about 2:15 a.m. The RER operates daily from 5:30 a.m. to about 1:20 a.m.

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However, if you have the Paris Pass on your vacation you can use the public transport network of the city (bus, RER, metro or streetcar Montmartre tram) for free within zones 1-3. The Eiffel Tower is located in Zone 1.

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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. Paper metro ticket books gradually disappeared in 2022!

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First thing to do: ask for a carnet of Métro tickets (group of ten). Don't buy Métro tickets one by one. Also, consider a Navigo transit pass. The Paris Métro is among the great transport bargains of the world: over 300 stations all over the city, and you can travel from one to another for 1.90€—or even less.

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