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Paris in 3 days |
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Paris with kids |
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Unusual Paris |
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Maps of Paris |
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Practical information |
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Transport |
Underground & bus: Which ticket? |
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occasional visits in Paris & the suburbs buy a "Ticket T+" each
time (1,60 EUR) or a book of 10 tickets (11,40 EUR adults, 5,70 EUR
children from 4–10, under 4 years old the children travel free).
This ticket can be bought at the station and in the "tabac" (cigarette
shops). The "Ticket T+" is usable for 1h30 with unlimited
trips between metros only OR bus & tramways only. You can’t
do metro & bus. The tickets have to be validated each time you
get on.
For most
of the stays buying a pass is the cheapest way. It is valid in the zones indicated
for bus, metro & tramway, RER (regional railway) and also the cable
car in Montmartre. They can be bought in the metro stations. For a stay less than 3 days or for a stay straddling the 2 weeks it is better to buy a daily "Mobilis" for zones 1 & 2 for 5,80 EUR (no picture required). |
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Children from 4-11: Choose "Paris Visite" zones
1-3 at 4,25 EUR for 1 day, 7 EUR for 2 days, 9,50e for 3 days & 13,50e
for 5 days (no photo needed). Airports:
This is more complicated… Roissy is in zone 5 and
Orly is zone 4. For Roissy I would advise you to take the RER at
8,40 EUR (this is a train which serves Paris & the suburbs).
At Orly there is the "Orlybus" which is 7,90 EUR. |
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Night bus |
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| If you have missed the last underground train (1h30 Fridays & Saturdays, 00h30 weekdays) rather than take a taxi I would advise you to take the Night Bus called the "Noctilien". It is a network of 42 lines which run around Paris after the underground has closed. | To
get back to the
apartment take the bus no N14 which runs every 10 mins Fridays & Saturdays & 30
mins the rest of the week. (Plan of night busses) For more info: www.noctilien.fr |
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Taxis |
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Every
Parisien will tell you: if you don’t book in advance it will
not be easy to find a taxi in the street. If the light on top is
on & looks like this it is free. If not don’t bother to run after it as it will be taken! |
For
your info : The minimum charge is 6 EUR. |
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Touristic tours |
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>>
Coach & Bus tours with audio commentary ("Paris
the Day", "Paris
by night" etc) see the offers on http://fr.parisvision.com |
>> Boat
trips: "Batobus" (the aquatic version of Open tour
Bus!). 8 trips along the river allowing you to visit all the
principal
touristic spots. Every 15 – 30 minutes according to the
season. |
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Bicycle trips |
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2007 the town of Paris has proposed the possibility to hire 15 000
velos (bicycles) in 1 000 different locations: This system is called "Vélib".
This system was originally destined for short trips from home to
work but they can now be rented for the day (pay by credit card from
where you first take the bike): - subscription is fixed at 1 EUR - all trips less than 30 minutes are free - the first additional half-hour costs 1 EUR - the second additional half-hour costs 1 EUR - over that it is 4 EUR for each half-an-hour The Velib is a great way and cheap to discover the city of Paris. Note: only credit cards with built-in chips are accepted by the terminals. Credit cards with magnetic strip are not accepted. |
Without
being a partypooper or a wet blanket!! (which is really not at all
the way of the house! ) I must ask you to pay attention to the following: |
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