Paris Digest
Paris city guide since 1997
Paris Visite pass is the Paris travel pass. The pass allows you to use all of the public transport networks: the metro, tramway, bus, RER and SNCF Transilien networks. Valid for 1, 2, 3 or 5 consecutive days, the pass allows you to travel anywhere in Paris (zones 1 to 3) or in the city and Greater Paris (zones 1 to 5). The pass is economical and convenient. Transport in Paris.
The Paris Visite travel pass is a pass enabling you to use all the public transport services in Paris. It is valid for 1, 2, 3 or 5 consecutive days in metro zones 1 to 3 or 1 to 5.
The validity period starts at midnight on the first day and ends at midnight on the last day.
The Paris Visite travel pass provides unlimited free rides on the transport system of the Paris region including the metro, bus, trains and Montmartre funicular.
Paris Visite travel pass is available in four versions, valid for 1, 2, 3 or 5 consecutive days, starting any day. It is valid starting on the day you first use it, not from the date of purchase or delivery, for the specified number of days. Select the option matching the length of your stay and the places you want to visit.
The first metro leaves the terminus at 5.30am. The last metro arrives at the terminal station at 1.15am, except on Fridays, Saturdays and on nights before a holiday, when the service ends at 2.15am. Time between trains range from 2 minutes during rush hour up to 13 minutes during late night hours, holidays, and Sundays, depending on the line and station.
Entrance is by automated gate, opened by tickets, Navigo travel cards or Paris Visite travel card. Gates return metro tickets for passengers to keep.
Metro tickets are sold mostly at automated machines at metro stations. They are gradually being phased out and replaced by Navigo travel cards. The new Navigo Easy is practical for occasional travelers and tourists and a good alternative to the metro tickets.
The card can be bought at metro stations. It should then be loaded with transport tickets. The card not nominative, it can be loaned or transferred. During a trip, however, each traveler must have and have validated their own card.
Paris metro is divided in 6 zones. Zones 1 to 3 include Paris and the nearby suburbs (including La Défense and Le Bourget).
Zones 1 to 6 include Paris, Versailles Palace, Charles de Gaulle Airport, Orly Airport and Disneyland.
