Metro & RER operate 7 days a week, including public holidays from around 05:30 to 00:30.
Metro
Paris Metro has 16 lines, numbered from 1 to 14
Metro lines have directions indicated by the terminus station at each end (e.g La Défense-Château de Vincennes).
RER
RER consists of 5 lines referred to by the letters A, B, C, D & E
All RER trains call at central Paris stations then split into several branches.
In the RER, always refer to the overhead panels located above the platforms to determine the final destination of the train and where it will stop.
For example, if a light is lit next to Aéroport Ch. de Gaulle 1 or Aéroport Ch. de Gaulle 2, it means the next train will stop at CDG airport.
Journey to Paris
All RER B trains call at Paris.
Connections between Metro and RER B at stations Gare du Nord, Châtelet-les Halles, Saint Michel-Notre Dame and Denfert-Rochereau.
Journey to CDG airport
Please check your destination with platform information screens…
Board RER B trains bound to Aéroport Ch. de Gaulle 2, some trains split off for another suburb.
Journey to Orly airport
Please check your destination with platform information screens…
Board RER B trains bound to St Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, some trains split off for another suburb.
Transfer onto the ORLYVAL (Orly airport tram) at station Antony.
The Paris metropolitan area fits into zones 1-5.
Tickets are available at all stations, from ticket windows & ticket vending machines.
Please note that non-smart chip credit cards are not accepted at vending machines.
Children under 4 ride for free.
There are a wide variety of tickets available including single ride tickets, single day passes, multi-day passes, etc…
You can use a standard ″ticket+″ when travelling by Metro or Bus (+ RER within Central Paris only).
For travel beyond Central Paris train ticket prices are determined station to station.
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