SUBWAY / METRO

Easy to use and relatively safe; it is the most popular - and less expensive - form of transport. The R.A.T.P. (transport authorities) offer several different types of fare :

* Single ticket FF8 (for 1 trip) -

* Booklet of 10 tickets FF52 -

* Weekly pass used with the "carte orange" (personal travel card) FF80.00 -

* "Formule 1" ticket for the day FF25.00 for Paris

* Paris-Visite ticket for 3 to five days in 1st class : FF85 or FF135 (Paris and inner suburbs).

The different lines (15) are identified by both their number and direction. The subway is serving Paris and inner suburbs. Area maps are available close to the exit / entrance of each Metro Station. The first trains leave their terminus at 5:30 am and the last trains stop at 1:15 am.

See Metro Map for more detailed information.

RER (Express Metro)

RER is a network of lines serving both Paris and the suburbs. Working the same way as the Subway; it is divided into 5 lines (A; B; C; D; E); each one being subdivided into several forks (A1 to A5 for example). The Subway tickets are valid for Paris and inner suburbs use.

For outer suburbs; different rates apply; depending on how far from Paris your destination is. Within Paris; RER communicates with the Subway Network. It's usually faster to take the RER than the subway. Parisian airports; numerous suburban cities and some attraction areas outside Paris are served by the RER : Roissy Charles de Gaulle Aiport (Line B3); Orly Airport (lines B4 and C2); Eurodisney (line A4) and Versailes (Line C5); ...

See RER Map for more detailed information.


BUS

Taking the bus is an excellent way to discover Paris. RATP (transport authority) operates both Metro and bus. The same tickets are therefore valid for those two types of transportation. There are more than 2; 000 buses operating daily in Paris along 58 different lines. Great for short trips; there are however often stuck into the traffic at rush hours. Most of the buses operate from Monday to Saturday; between 6:00 am and 8:30 pm. Ticket are available at Metro Stations; tobacconist's shops and from the bus drivers (one at a time only). Free maps are available at Metro stations.

See Bus Map for more detailed information.

Between 1:00 am and 5:30 am operates " Noctambus" i.e the night buses.

See Noctambus Map for more detailed information.


AIRPORT ACCESS

Orly airport

Here are the alternative ways of getting to Orly

- Orlyval: Orlyval connects Orly airport to Antony R.E.R. station (line B) from where you can easily reach the capital Price of ticket : FF57

- Orlybus: Orlybus connects Orly airport to Paris. The three stations are: Orly Sud; Port H; quay n�4 Orly Ouest; Port J; level 0 Paris; Denfert Rochereau in front of the R.E.R. station Duration of the trip: approximately 30 minutes (when there are no bottlenecks); a bus departs every 13 minutes. The price of the ticket is 30 Francs.

- Orlyrail: Orlyrail connects Orly airport to Port du Rungis R.E.R station (line C) Price of the ticket - 1st class FF47 and 2nd class 31; FF5

- Car Air France: Connects Orly to les Invalides or Montparnasse Hotel Meridien Ticket price: FF40 one-way; FF65 return

- Jetbus: Connects Orly to Villejuif-Louis Aragon Metro station; which is the nearest station to the airport. Service from 5h48am to 23h36pm ; every 12 minutes Ticket price: FF21 one-way; FF42 return Roissy Charles De Gaulle airport

Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport

Here are the alternative ways of getting to Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle

- Roissy Bus: Roissy-Paris: 6am to 23pm ; Paris-Roissy: 5h45am to 23pm Connection between the airport and Place de l'Opera ( rue Scribe 8th ). Leaves every 15 minutes. The ticket price is FF45

- RoissyRail: RER B free shuttle from the airport to the RER satation or at Terminal 2 direct access to the RER station 1st class ticket 62; FF5 - 2nd class ticket FF45

- Car Air France Connects Roissy to the Place de l'Etoile (avenue Carnot) and to the Palais des Congr�s Paris-Roissy: 5h40-23h; Roissy-Paris: 6h-23h The ticket price is FF55 one-way and FF95 return

See airport access Map for more detailed information.