PRACTICAL INFORMATION – PARISIAN BUS NETWORK
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The RATP bus network consists of 351 lines crossing all of Paris. There are day busses, night busses (Noctilien) and tourist busses (Balabus).
Parisian bus hours during the day:
Parisian busses run on the main lines from 7 am to 8: 30 pm. Some lines also run during the evening from 8:30 pm to midnight. Half of the lines run on Sundays and holidays.
Parisian night bus hours:
Night busses are called “Noctiliens” and run every day from 12:30 am to 5:30 am. They connect the center of the city with its suburbs in a star formation.
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Parisian tourist bus hours:
Tourist busses are called “Balabus” and run on a special line that allows visitors to see the most important neighborhoods and monuments of Paris: Place de la Bastille, the Marais neighborhood, Île Saint Louis, Notre Dame cathedral, the Louvre and Orsay museums, les Invalides, the Eiffel Tower, the Champs Élysées…
The bus runs from April to October, on Sundays and holidays only from 1:30 to 8:30 om. The complete tour takes around an hour and a half. Busses stop at the various stations every 15 to 30 minutes or so.
Prices of tickets and metro passes in Paris
There are different types of tickets on RATP’s Parisian network:
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The “ticket+” – Single-use ticket
The “ticket+” is valid for one-time use. It allows you to travel on all metro lines for one and a half hours without leaving the underground network. It allows you to travel in the first and second zones which include the city of Paris (not valid to get to the airport, Château de Versailles, or Disneyland for instance). The ticket does not allow correspondence with busses or trams, but can be used in RER stations located inside Paris.
A “ticket+” costs 1.70€. It can be purchased at all metro stations or in a Parisian “tabac.” Look for the red diamond sign.
Pack of 10 tickets
You can save 30% by purchasing 10 tickets at a time. A pack casts 12 euros for adults and 6 euros at the reduced price for children from 4 to 10 years old. It can be purchased at all metro stations or in a Parisian “tabac.”
The visitor’s pass – Ticket valid for one or more days
The Visitor’s Pass allows you to travel for one, two, three, or five consecutive days unlimitedly. It is valid for travel inside Paris, zones 1 and 2 (not valid to get to the airport, Château de Versailles, or Disneyland for instance).
The price of a one-day pass: 9.30€ per adult/ 4.65€ per child from 4 to 11 years old
The price of a two-day pass: 15.20€ per adult/ 7.60€ per child from 4 to 11 years old
The price of a three-day pass: 20.70€ per adult/ 10.35 per child from 4 to 11 years old
The price of a five-day pass: 29.90€ per adult/ 14.95 per child from 4 to 11 years old
The Visitor’s Pas scan be purchased at all metro stations. It can also be reserved on the Atypic Tourism website and delivered to your hotel (2 euros extra per pass). Offer available when you reserve a complete stay.
Navigo – Ticket in the form of an electronic pass valid for a week or a month at a time
The Navigo Pass allows you to travel unlimitedly for one week (from Monday morning to Sunday night) or for one whole month (from the 1st to the 31st). It is valid for all travel inside Paris, zones 1 and 2 (not valid to get to the airport, Château de Versailles, or Disneyland for instance).
The price of a one-week pass: 18.35€
The price of a one-month pass: 60.40€
All other information about the Parisian metro and the RATP is available in English at http://www.ratp.fr/en/ratp/c_5000/accueil/
Bon voyage and have a good stay in Paris!
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