Here you’ll find useful information for tourists and visitors on how to use public transportation for getting around Paris & CDG Airport.
How to navigate
The Paris public transport network serves the entire city and all its suburbs.
Metro & RER operate 7 days a week, including public holidays from around 05:30 to 00:30.
Metro
The Paris Metro is the quickest and easiest way to travel around the city, as well as the best value.
Paris Metro has 16 lines, numbered from 1 to 14.
Its network covers the city’s central area thoroughly with more than 300 stops, and its service is reliable and frequent.
RER
If you wish to travel to nearby suburbs use the RER regional express network.
Faster than the Metro because stops are less frequent, you can cross Paris in 15 minutes.
RER consists of 5 lines referred to by the letters A, B, C, D & E.
RER B line serves CDG Airport while Disneyland is served by RER A and Versailles by RER C.
All RER trains call at Paris stations then split into several branches…
Always refer to the information panels on platforms to determine stations served and terminus (especially when going to the airport).
Transilien
If you need to go in suburbs that are located a bit further from Paris, or just not reachable in RER, you may use Transilien SNCF commuter trains (e.g to Chartres, Fontainebleau, Giverny,…).
These trains depart from main-line stations in Paris.
Transilien consists of 8 lines referred to by the letters H, J, K, L, N, P, R & U.
Tickets & Fares
■ Everyone aged 4 and older needs a valid ticket to use public transit in Paris.
Children ages 3 and younger ride for free.
■ Tickets are available at all stations, from ticket windows, vending machines or via the Île-de-France Mobilités app.
Please note that non-smart chip credit cards are not accepted at vending machines.
■ There are a wide variety of tickets available including single ride tickets, single day or multi-day passes, travel card, etc…
You can use a standard “Ticket t+” when travelling by Metro, Bus – or RER within Central Paris-.
For travel in Greater Paris, train ticket prices are determined station to station, basic “Ticket t+” is not accepted.
If you want to reach CDG Airport then buy a ″Ticket Aéroport CDG″.
The Paris Visite travel card comes in 1-day, 2-day, 3-day, and 5-day versions and allows unlimited travel on Metro, Bus, RER.
The pass also give users discounts to a number of Paris attractions.
Our selection for tourists and visitors :
Paris Visite travel card
Enjoy unlimited travel with all public transport services for :
■ Paris
■ Paris + Greater Paris (incl. CDG and Orly airports, Versailles, Disneyland,…)
Ticket Aéroport CDG
Dedicated ticket for Charles de Gaulle Airport from and to any destination in Central Paris or Greater Paris.
This ticket allows you to connect with the Metro on your journey.
Ticket t+
The standard t+ ticket allows you to travel on :
■ Metro
■ RER within Central Paris only
■ Buses (except Orlybus & Roissybus)
■ Trams
■ Montmartre funicular
€2,10
Reduction if purchased as a “carnet” of 10 tickets (on Navigo Easy contactless travel card or via the Île-de-France Mobilités app.) :
€16,90.
Navigo Easy
Navigo Easy is a contactless, reusable travel card that can store :
■ Ticket t+
■ Tickets for Roissybus & Orlybus
Navigo Easy costs €2 for the card fee (non-refundable) + tickets you buy and add onto the card.
It is anonymous and doesn’t require a photo, however only one person can travel with a single pass at a time.