What is the Paris equivalent of the Oyster card?

The Navigo pass for the Paris Metro There's no beating around the bush: the Parisian equivalent of the Oyster is a mess. For a start, there are two of them, with confusing and barely-existent differences between them. There's the carte Navigo and the carte Navigo Découverte (“discovery”), which costs €5 upfront.



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Metro. The Paris Metro is our preferred way to get around the city when we travel around central Paris. This is because it is fast, affordable, has a regular service, and it covers the majority of the attractions in the city centre. The Paris metro system is currently made up of 16 lines and 302 stations.

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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).

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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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BUYING A METRO TICKET IN PARIS They accept cash or credit card (though for Americans, make sure it's a chip & pin card!) When entering the Metro and RER/train stations, you will need to insert a ticket into the automatic barriers or if you're using the Navigo Easy card, just tap the top.

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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.

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The Paris City Pass is your all-inclusive low-cost sightseeing package for an exciting city break in the alluring capital of France. Available in 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 days, the Paris City Pass will complete your vacation giving you free entry to the most famous attractions in Paris, as well as a free river cruise.

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Should you get skip-the-line tickets for the most popular Paris attractions? Yes. With well over 20 million tourists coming to the City of Lights to see its famous attractions each year, ticket lines get long - very, very, long. Don't waste your time in Paris by standing in ticket lines when you don't have to.

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The best way to get around Paris is on foot and by metro. The elegant arrondissements are practically made for pedestrians. Still, Paris is very big, so you should take the efficient metro to travel long distances.

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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.

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Some will say mid-week flights on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are the cheapest. Others will tell you to take a red-eye all night flight to save the most.

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5 Rules You Should Be Following in Paris to Eat like a Local
  • Eat at the right hours. Before even thinking about dining in Paris, you'll want to make sure that you're going at the “correct” time. ...
  • Look for table settings. ...
  • Get the menu fixe. ...
  • Understand the order of operations. ...
  • Take your time!


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Ordering bottled water can be pricey, especially in touristy areas. Luckily, there's a way to get water for free in any French restaurant: Instead of asking for de l'eau plate/gazeuse, s'il vous plait, ask for une carafe d'eau. This means “a pitcher of (tap) water”.

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Eat at the right hours As for dinner, we're a bit more flexible. We don't eat as late as our Spanish neighbors by any means, but most people won't sit down to dinner before 8 p.m., and in most places, looking for a full dinner after 10:30 p.m. can get complicated, as well.

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Does Paris France have Uber? Yes. You will find Uber in Paris and 19 other major cities in France.

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This train is called RER. The RER is a means of transport dedicated to Paris and its suburbs. The RER C is a train that can directly lead you to le château de Versailles. It usually takes between one hour and one hour and a half to get to the castle depending on your initial location.

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