Three day Travel Pass can be very useful for the reasons listed, but it may become de-magnetized by your credit cards if kept next to them. Then you must take it to a ticket office for reissue, they will try not to roll their eyes at you when you do...
Thank you very much for doing this video in response to my question. Much appreciated! It was very helpful. I think for us, the Navigo Easy will be the way to go.
@@paristoptips We used Museum Pass during our 7 day visit in 2023 and found it very useful. In addition to being a great value money wise it also meant shorter lines in many cases. We entered d'Orsay practically with no wait in line on a very busy day. Highly recommended!
Hi, first of all thanks for providing such detailed metro guide! For the mobilis cardboard one-day pass mentioned at 4:00 mark, is that the same as Navigo day ticket (€8.65 per day for 2 zones)?
@@paristoptips I am confused about how to know if I require 1 t+ or 2 when there is a transfer between RER and a Metro. Take example I stay depart from Gentilly station, and would like to visit Place Des Vosges. Based on Google map, I should take RER B to Chatelet Les Halles, walk 300m to take Châtelet metro to reach Saint-Paul. Does this trip cost 1 t+ or 2t+? Since there is walking of 300m involved. This would help me to decide if I should get book of 10 t+ on Navigo easy, or just go with mobilis one-day pass. Thanks!
2 of us arrive on a Friday, 12:48 at Gare du Nord and then train out to Zurich on Saturday late morning. We need to get to Hotel, Eiffel, some brew pubs, Louvre, dinner and back to hotel and train station the next morning. I am very comfortable with public transportation......Cost do not bother us, but we don't want to sit in traffic with a private hire. That being said, is it worth Visite Travel Pass or just individual tickets. Why I like about a "unlimited" pass is you don't have to worry about knowing the cost to go from A to B. Thanks!
Then, you can take a Paris Visite for 2 days, but I believe purchasing individual tickets will be a much cheaper solution, as I don't see you spending more than 9 tickets each in just one day.
Thanks for the detailed video. I have a 9 hour layover at CDG airport and I’ll be there next Thursday. I want to visit central Paris. Can you tell if the Mobilis Pass for the full day, I think it costs €20, cover express train from CDG Airport (zone 5) to central paris and back to Airport. Can I also take bus service between Eiffel tower to Louvre museum, Montmartre, Arc de Triomphe using the same Mobilis Pass?
The answer is yes to all your questions 🙂 20€60 will cover all of your trips. I think this video might be useful to you: th-cam.com/video/asERq_ksnEE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=p0fn7oEDifeAEw4O
Thanks for this great video. Really Appreciate that. I’m traveling within couple of days to Paris. Will reach on Tuesday. Traveling with family so we are total of 05 persons. What is the best option? Plan to go to Disneyland Paris on Sunday. Rest of the days may be only limited to zones 1:3 only. From my previous experience I used 03 days Paris visit pass zone 1:5 and I used it like crazy, jumping on metro, bus and Sacre Cour elevator 😊
Disneyland and return is only 10 €. So just buy one cardboard ticket for this day (I assume you will spend the whole day there), and Navigo easy with tickets for the rest.
Thanks for the detailed video. Please correct me if I'm wrong but what I have understood in my case is that if I'm reaching Paris on friday morning and leaving on monday night, then I have no use of Navigo weekly pass, 3 day visite pass will be of around 66 euros for zone 1-5 (currently showing this on net) and 3 day navigo daily pass will be around 20 X 3 = 60 euros around. I guess daily navigo pass will be a cheaper option in this regard. Only difference will be those useless discounts.
Also, Can I just buy these passes from my home country and download them in my phone. Or I still have to purchase the physical ticket from the machines there at paris?
@@ShoTGamingPUBG You're right. Navigo Weekly will be useless. Navigo Easy can be downloaded on a mobile if it's an Android phone, but Paris Visite is only available on paper
Your videos are very helpful. We will be in Paris from Friday, Sept 20th to Friday Sept. 27th. Debating on purchasing a three day pass for Sept 20th thru Sept 22nd. Then the Navigo Easy for Monday, Sept 23rd through Friday Sept. 27th. We will also visit Versailles, Mont St. Michel and Bayeux. Will any of these passes cover the train for these other sites, outside of Paris? What about the CDG? My husband and I are visiting Paris for the first time. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you!!
First, I hope you spend some great time in Paris. None of the Paris Pass will work for the Mont Saint Michel nor for Bayeux. If I were you, I 'd go from CDG to Paris by taxi, for a first approach above ground of the city, use cardboard tickets inside Paris from Friday to Sunday, and then purchase a Navigo Découverte card + Navigo weekly pass for Monday to Friday, that will include the return to CDG.
Ill be arriving in Paris on Bastille day. I did the 48 hours big bus hop on hop off from the Monday. Got it for US$63.45. Still debating which mode of ticket to purchase for Sunday on arrival from CDG to the 17th Arrondissement and for return to CDG on Wednesday morning.
It really depends on how many you are and with what kind of luggage. Alone, a taxi is costly. If Monday and Tuesday you are only staying in Paris, I'd either go on t+ tickets, cardboard or on an Easy card, or a weekly pass on Découverte that would include your return to CDG on Wednesday morning. Btw, price on their website for the 48 hrs Big Bus Tour is 54€ or USD59.
@paristoptips It's a group of 6. I love how detailed you are! Was thinking taxi to and from the airport with luggage. And train tickets for Sunday as we will be doing your montmartre walk from Lamarck. But I note the pack of 10 will no longer be available that time. Ohh, the 48 hop on hop off came with a river cruise. I have an Excel sheet comparing prices 😃. Coming from the Caribbean to Europe is costing a bit but your videos make me so much more excited. It's the crowd I'm concerned about! I expect it to be ridiculous given that the Olympics is starting the next week
Yes, it will be crowded 😁 At 6, from and to CDG, you'd have to take 2 taxis, at 55€ each. In vending machines, you can purchase up to 9 cardboard tickets at a time, at the full price of 2,10€. Considering the crowd, don't really expect to use the hoho bus as a means of transport to get from point A to point B, but rather as a full time activity...
Hello, For example, if I want to have a card for unlimited swiping Zone 1-5, one day only, no attractions, it's better to buy the Navigo daily instead? Thanks!
Hello, I will arrive on Friday, and leave on Monday. Which ticket do you recommend? One that includes round trip from CDG to city center please. Great channel!
There's only one that would cover all, the Paris Visit 5 days (4 days does not exist), 5 zones. But the price is very high at 76,25€! I'd recommend you purchase a return ticket to CDG - 23,60€ - and a Navigo Easy with 10 t+ tickets - 19,35€. And if your phone is an android, you can even just get rid of the Navigo Easy card and save 2€.
hello! i will transit 1 day in paris and plan to go around paris from zone 1-2 without needing attraction discount. is it better to buy mobilis card 1 day or should i buy some t+ cards? last year i tried to use t+ but why when i connect between bus and metro the ticket always rejected? even though it is not 90 minutes. greetings from Indonesia
In my case, the Navigo weekly pass sounds like the best choice. I arrive on Thursday, and I leave on Sunday morning. And this option allows me to travel to Versailles too if time allows it, correct?
Thanks for the video I was looking for information about Paris Visit Pass. I'm still thinking which pass is the best option for me... do both paris visit and navigo day includes all kind of transport? (zones 1-5). Because I arrive on a friday night, spend a couple days inside Paris, and other days 2 outside of Paris. Now I can see probably I have to buy normal tickets on a navigo easy for the firts two days, and a navigo day ticket OR paris visit (zones 1-5) but I don't know if they include orlybus and rer also
Orlybus and RER are included on both the Paris Visite and the Navigo Day ticket (and the Mobilis 1 day if you don't have a Navigo Easy card), provided you select the right number of zones you want. But, Orlyval is on the Paris Visite Pass but not on a day ticket.
Hello, we will come on Friday, April 5th and return on Tuesday, April 09th. Which ticket should we buy for zones 1-3? I think Paris Visite pass card is an ideal card.
The cost for five days will be 44,45€. So provided you take the RER B from CDG to Paris and return, Paris Visite will be a good choice if you would use more than 9 t+ tickets during 5 days. So, yes, it should be a good choice!
Hello, great video indeed! But I still can't decide whether I should prefer Raris Visite or Navigo Easy.. We will need tickets for 2 days,(Sunday and Monday) for the Paris centre mostly. Which option would you suggest? We're aiming for a lot of sightseeing, because its our first time in Paris! Thank you!
Thank you for this video! Can you please tell me, do i have to put the paris visite ticket or t+ ticket in the machine every time that i transfer from one bus to another ? Or in that case, only once to validate it and then just keep it safely in my pocket ? :)
Hey and thanks for the video. If I arrive on Wednesday and stay untiil friday evening would the bes option be the navigo weekly+ a bus ticket from orly to the center right?
@@paristoptips do you think taking the roissy bus from and then to the airport ist the best option and using the navigo easy pass while in paris (only zone1)
@@Daze97 Then a Navigo Découverte card (5€) with a Navigo Weekly zones 1 to 5 (30,75€) is enough. You don't need to purchase an Orlybus ticket, as it is included in the Navigo weekly.
Bonjour, we are a family of 3 and we arrive on Saturday at CDG airport. Staying 2 nights. We’ll be staying at Paris center to do sightseeing. What ticket type or pass do you suggest? Daily pass for each person for 2 days or should we do the 10 rides per person? Thanks
It all depends if you intend to go from CDG to Paris with the RER, which would cost 26 € without the pass. But if you stay 2 nights, shouldn't you need 3 daily passes?
@@paristoptips yes, we may use the RER from CDG to Paris hotel. In that case; if we get a Navigo card, would you think it’s better for 10 rides? Are we able to get a daily unlimited pass at the machines in the RER station at the airport? Does the RER ride from CDG count for the 10 rides/daily pass? We will only do sightseeing for 2 days. Thank you.
Yes, you would be able to get a Navigo day pass from these machines... if you already have a Navigo Easy card... But don't worry: on the same machines, check for the Mobilis cardboard tickets. They are also day passes at the same price than those on Navigo Easy. To get from CDG to Paris, you can't use one of the t+ tickets or rides as you call them. It's pricier than those...
So, we can get daily pass for sightseeing within the Paris city center (or we can add 10 rides to a Navigo card). But to get from CDG by way of RER B - we need to buy a separate ticket for each of us? Do you happen to know cost of that? This will be our first time in Paris. Is it ok for us to bring checked luggage onto the RER B train? Thank you so much for answering my many questions. 😊
The cost of a RER B is 11,80€ from CDG to Paris. And yes, you can bring checked luggage in the train, but as there is no dedicated place for luggage, you'll have to keep them by you. Be cautious about them...
I traveled to Paris last year, and unlike previous occasions where I purchased tickets for each ride, I decided to use Paris Visite (Zones 1-5 x 3 days) I certainly found it to be a very flexible and quite useful option for short-stay travelers like me (I usually travel for work), since, in addition to transporting you throughout the city, transportation to/from the airport is also included. Returning flight time must also be considered, because if my plane departs at first time in the morning and i need to stay there at 5am, a taxi cab is the only possible solution, i guess. I didn't try the Navigo option yet because I assumed it was for French citizens. I don't know how to buy it and I'm not sure how to compare both services.
I have traveled a lot and I think in general, "tourist" passes are almost never worth it. It's designed for people who don't want to do the work to figure out the regular fares or feels overwhelmed in calculating the discounts. The only way you will actually save money is if you rush through multiple museums, sights that you actually wanted to visit and not trying to take advantage of the discount. Not worth it 90% of the time. Navigo decouverte is the best but a hassle to get one and if you're not arriving into paris early in the week then that too is questionable. Whenever I'm passing through Paris for about 3 days I just get navigo easy with 10 ride tickets ( the physical 10 ride carnets are no longer available). 4+ days then I use my navigo decouverte. It's too bad Paris has not implemented the same system as London and new York where you just use contactless payment and they automatically cap your fare. Nice and simple and maximize your savings.
You're absolutely right! In fact, they have tried to implement something similar to the Oyster card in London, called Navigo Liberté +, but it's only inside Paris, and, worst, it is linked to a bank account for you to pay monthly, not a system you can cap on on any machine! It doesn't work at all!!!
Three day Travel Pass can be very useful for the reasons listed, but it may become de-magnetized by your credit cards if kept next to them. Then you must take it to a ticket office for reissue, they will try not to roll their eyes at you when you do...
Yes, that's true!
Thank you very much for doing this video in response to my question. Much appreciated!
It was very helpful. I think for us, the Navigo Easy will be the way to go.
You're very welcome!
Nice to meet you!Thanks, top uploading,
Thank you! 🙏
I went with the museum pass and the navigo card. If you arrive close to Monday and spend a week you can get a weekly pass for transport.
Nice!
I will do a museum pass video soon. Did you find yours interesting? Was it really valuable?
@@paristoptips We used Museum Pass during our 7 day visit in 2023 and found it very useful. In addition to being a great value money wise it also meant shorter lines in many cases. We entered d'Orsay practically with no wait in line on a very busy day. Highly recommended!
Thanks!
Hi, first of all thanks for providing such detailed metro guide! For the mobilis cardboard one-day pass mentioned at 4:00 mark, is that the same as Navigo day ticket (€8.65 per day for 2 zones)?
Yes, correct
Mobilis cards have the same value as Navigo day passes, without having to pay for a Navigo Easy card.
@@paristoptips I am confused about how to know if I require 1 t+ or 2 when there is a transfer between RER and a Metro.
Take example I stay depart from Gentilly station, and would like to visit Place Des Vosges. Based on Google map, I should take RER B to Chatelet Les Halles, walk 300m to take Châtelet metro to reach Saint-Paul. Does this trip cost 1 t+ or 2t+? Since there is walking of 300m involved.
This would help me to decide if I should get book of 10 t+ on Navigo easy, or just go with mobilis one-day pass. Thanks!
That would be a 1 ticket ride. As long as you don't exit the RER or the metro, inside Paris, you can transfer without having to use another ticket.
2 of us arrive on a Friday, 12:48 at Gare du Nord and then train out to Zurich on Saturday late morning. We need to get to Hotel, Eiffel, some brew pubs, Louvre, dinner and back to hotel and train station the next morning. I am very comfortable with public transportation......Cost do not bother us, but we don't want to sit in traffic with a private hire. That being said, is it worth Visite Travel Pass or just individual tickets. Why I like about a "unlimited" pass is you don't have to worry about knowing the cost to go from A to B. Thanks!
Then, you can take a Paris Visite for 2 days, but I believe purchasing individual tickets will be a much cheaper solution, as I don't see you spending more than 9 tickets each in just one day.
Thanks for the detailed video.
I have a 9 hour layover at CDG airport and I’ll be there next Thursday. I want to visit central Paris. Can you tell if the Mobilis Pass for the full day, I think it costs €20, cover express train from CDG Airport (zone 5) to central paris and back to Airport. Can I also take bus service between Eiffel tower to Louvre museum, Montmartre, Arc de Triomphe using the same Mobilis Pass?
The answer is yes to all your questions 🙂
20€60 will cover all of your trips.
I think this video might be useful to you: th-cam.com/video/asERq_ksnEE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=p0fn7oEDifeAEw4O
Thanks for this great video. Really Appreciate that.
I’m traveling within couple of days to Paris. Will reach on Tuesday. Traveling with family so we are total of 05 persons. What is the best option?
Plan to go to Disneyland Paris on Sunday. Rest of the days may be only limited to zones 1:3 only.
From my previous experience I used 03 days Paris visit pass zone 1:5 and I used it like crazy, jumping on metro, bus and Sacre Cour elevator 😊
Disneyland and return is only 10 €. So just buy one cardboard ticket for this day (I assume you will spend the whole day there), and Navigo easy with tickets for the rest.
Thanks for the detailed video. Please correct me if I'm wrong but what I have understood in my case is that if I'm reaching Paris on friday morning and leaving on monday night, then I have no use of Navigo weekly pass, 3 day visite pass will be of around 66 euros for zone 1-5 (currently showing this on net) and 3 day navigo daily pass will be around 20 X 3 = 60 euros around. I guess daily navigo pass will be a cheaper option in this regard. Only difference will be those useless discounts.
Also, Can I just buy these passes from my home country and download them in my phone. Or I still have to purchase the physical ticket from the machines there at paris?
@@ShoTGamingPUBG You're right. Navigo Weekly will be useless. Navigo Easy can be downloaded on a mobile if it's an Android phone, but Paris Visite is only available on paper
Your videos are very helpful. We will be in Paris from Friday, Sept 20th to Friday Sept. 27th. Debating on purchasing a three day pass for Sept 20th thru Sept 22nd. Then the Navigo Easy for Monday, Sept 23rd through Friday Sept. 27th. We will also visit Versailles, Mont St. Michel and Bayeux. Will any of these passes cover the train for these other sites, outside of Paris? What about the CDG? My husband and I are visiting Paris for the first time. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you!!
First, I hope you spend some great time in Paris.
None of the Paris Pass will work for the Mont Saint Michel nor for Bayeux.
If I were you, I 'd go from CDG to Paris by taxi, for a first approach above ground of the city, use cardboard tickets inside Paris from Friday to Sunday, and then purchase a Navigo Découverte card + Navigo weekly pass for Monday to Friday, that will include the return to CDG.
Hi, thank you so much for the informative video! Just a quick question. Can I use a contactless card while travelling on a bus?
If you mean a credit/debit card, the answer is no, but if you're talking about a Navigo Easy or Découverte card, yes.
@@paristoptips Got it! Thank you ☺️
@@tiasabasuroy1992 My pleasure 🙏
Merci bien! ♥
Avec plaisir !
Ill be arriving in Paris on Bastille day. I did the 48 hours big bus hop on hop off from the Monday. Got it for US$63.45. Still debating which mode of ticket to purchase for Sunday on arrival from CDG to the 17th Arrondissement and for return to CDG on Wednesday morning.
It really depends on how many you are and with what kind of luggage.
Alone, a taxi is costly. If Monday and Tuesday you are only staying in Paris, I'd either go on t+ tickets, cardboard or on an Easy card, or a weekly pass on Découverte that would include your return to CDG on Wednesday morning.
Btw, price on their website for the 48 hrs Big Bus Tour is 54€ or USD59.
@paristoptips It's a group of 6. I love how detailed you are! Was thinking taxi to and from the airport with luggage. And train tickets for Sunday as we will be doing your montmartre walk from Lamarck. But I note the pack of 10 will no longer be available that time. Ohh, the 48 hop on hop off came with a river cruise. I have an Excel sheet comparing prices 😃. Coming from the Caribbean to Europe is costing a bit but your videos make me so much more excited. It's the crowd I'm concerned about! I expect it to be ridiculous given that the Olympics is starting the next week
Yes, it will be crowded 😁
At 6, from and to CDG, you'd have to take 2 taxis, at 55€ each.
In vending machines, you can purchase up to 9 cardboard tickets at a time, at the full price of 2,10€.
Considering the crowd, don't really expect to use the hoho bus as a means of transport to get from point A to point B, but rather as a full time activity...
Hello,
For example, if I want to have a card for unlimited swiping Zone 1-5, one day only, no attractions, it's better to buy the Navigo daily instead?
Thanks!
@@st-lucia Yes, absolutely!
@@paristoptips thanks so much! Makes sense now
Hello, I will arrive on Friday, and leave on Monday. Which ticket do you recommend? One that includes round trip from CDG to city center please. Great channel!
There's only one that would cover all, the Paris Visit 5 days (4 days does not exist), 5 zones. But the price is very high at 76,25€!
I'd recommend you purchase a return ticket to CDG - 23,60€ - and a Navigo Easy with 10 t+ tickets - 19,35€. And if your phone is an android, you can even just get rid of the Navigo Easy card and save 2€.
hello! i will transit 1 day in paris and plan to go around paris from zone 1-2 without needing attraction discount. is it better to buy mobilis card 1 day or should i buy some t+ cards? last year i tried to use t+ but why when i connect between bus and metro the ticket always rejected? even though it is not 90 minutes. greetings from Indonesia
There is no connection between metro and bus, you have to use two tickets. I think it's cheaper to use only tickets in your case.
In my case, the Navigo weekly pass sounds like the best choice. I arrive on Thursday, and I leave on Sunday morning. And this option allows me to travel to Versailles too if time allows it, correct?
Yes, absolutely!
Is Paris Visite Ticket of the same Price now? I check the website and its the same, but they may not have updated the info.
The Paris Visite passes are not available from July 20th to September 8th
Do you have to validate the ticket everytime you go through or everday? Or just the once
Every time you go through ticket control machines.
@paristoptips okay thank you!!
Thanks for the video I was looking for information about Paris Visit Pass. I'm still thinking which pass is the best option for me... do both paris visit and navigo day includes all kind of transport? (zones 1-5). Because I arrive on a friday night, spend a couple days inside Paris, and other days 2 outside of Paris.
Now I can see probably I have to buy normal tickets on a navigo easy for the firts two days, and a navigo day ticket OR paris visit (zones 1-5) but I don't know if they include orlybus and rer also
Orlybus and RER are included on both the Paris Visite and the Navigo Day ticket (and the Mobilis 1 day if you don't have a Navigo Easy card), provided you select the right number of zones you want. But, Orlyval is on the Paris Visite Pass but not on a day ticket.
Merci!@@paristoptips
Hello, we will come on Friday, April 5th and return on Tuesday, April 09th. Which ticket should we buy for zones 1-3? I think Paris Visite pass card is an ideal card.
The cost for five days will be 44,45€. So provided you take the RER B from CDG to Paris and return, Paris Visite will be a good choice if you would use more than 9 t+ tickets during 5 days. So, yes, it should be a good choice!
Hello, great video indeed! But I still can't decide whether I should prefer Raris Visite or Navigo Easy.. We will need tickets for 2 days,(Sunday and Monday) for the Paris centre mostly. Which option would you suggest? We're aiming for a lot of sightseeing, because its our first time in Paris! Thank you!
I think I would just have a Navigo Easy with 10 tickets each.
Merci beaucoup!
Hola llegare a Paris un jueves y me voy al siguiente Martes son 6 días pero no se cual me conviene me podrias orientar
It really depends on what you want to do. If you just stay inside Paris, than a Navigo Easy will be the best solution.
Thank you for this video! Can you please tell me, do i have to put the paris visite ticket or t+ ticket in the machine every time that i transfer from one bus to another ? Or in that case, only once to validate it and then just keep it safely in my pocket ? :)
Yes you do! It must be validated each time.
Hey and thanks for the video. If I arrive on Wednesday and stay untiil friday evening would the bes option be the navigo weekly+ a bus ticket from orly to the center right?
It depends. At what dates will you be in Paris? If Orly is your airport, starting from June, there will be a direct metro direct to Orly.
@@paristoptips "sadly" ;) will be already traveling from the 1 of may to the 3.
@@paristoptips do you think taking the roissy bus from and then to the airport ist the best option and using the navigo easy pass while in paris (only zone1)
@@Daze97 Then a Navigo Découverte card (5€) with a Navigo Weekly zones 1 to 5 (30,75€) is enough. You don't need to purchase an Orlybus ticket, as it is included in the Navigo weekly.
@@paristoptips oh I see thank you very much and have a nice sunday
can i use this ticked to use rer a for disneland
@@arbernuka3679 Yes, you can
Bonjour, we are a family of 3 and we arrive on Saturday at CDG airport. Staying 2 nights. We’ll be staying at Paris center to do sightseeing. What ticket type or pass do you suggest? Daily pass for each person for 2 days or should we do the 10 rides per person? Thanks
It all depends if you intend to go from CDG to Paris with the RER, which would cost 26 € without the pass. But if you stay 2 nights, shouldn't you need 3 daily passes?
@@paristoptips yes, we may use the RER from CDG to Paris hotel. In that case; if we get a Navigo card, would you think it’s better for 10 rides? Are we able to get a daily unlimited pass at the machines in the RER station at the airport? Does the RER ride from CDG count for the 10 rides/daily pass? We will only do sightseeing for 2 days. Thank you.
Yes, you would be able to get a Navigo day pass from these machines... if you already have a Navigo Easy card... But don't worry: on the same machines, check for the Mobilis cardboard tickets. They are also day passes at the same price than those on Navigo Easy. To get from CDG to Paris, you can't use one of the t+ tickets or rides as you call them. It's pricier than those...
So, we can get daily pass for sightseeing within the Paris city center (or we can add 10 rides to a Navigo card). But to get from CDG by way of RER B - we need to buy a separate ticket for each of us? Do you happen to know cost of that? This will be our first time in Paris. Is it ok for us to bring checked luggage onto the RER B train? Thank you so much for answering my many questions. 😊
The cost of a RER B is 11,80€ from CDG to Paris. And yes, you can bring checked luggage in the train, but as there is no dedicated place for luggage, you'll have to keep them by you. Be cautious about them...
I traveled to Paris last year, and unlike previous occasions where I purchased tickets for each ride, I decided to use Paris Visite (Zones 1-5 x 3 days)
I certainly found it to be a very flexible and quite useful option for short-stay travelers like me (I usually travel for work), since, in addition to transporting you throughout the city, transportation to/from the airport is also included. Returning flight time must also be considered, because if my plane departs at first time in the morning and i need to stay there at 5am, a taxi cab is the only possible solution, i guess.
I didn't try the Navigo option yet because I assumed it was for French citizens. I don't know how to buy it and I'm not sure how to compare both services.
For more information on Navigo: th-cam.com/video/anqsW0tiI1g/w-d-xo.html
What is the suggestion for 5 days stay in Paris where the hotel is in Zone 2?
It depends how many times per day you'll take the metro, but I would say easy Navigo with a pack of 10 tickets
@@paristoptips thanks for the response. Can I use easy navigo for Zone 2?
@@zeljkotodor Yes. Zones 1 & 2 are always linked.
@@paristoptips Awesome. I didn’t know that. Thanks
From which online site can we buy paris visite pass ?
You can't. "The Paris Visite package is available at RATP and SNCF Transilien train and station ticket offices and in distribution networks abroad."
I have traveled a lot and I think in general, "tourist" passes are almost never worth it. It's designed for people who don't want to do the work to figure out the regular fares or feels overwhelmed in calculating the discounts. The only way you will actually save money is if you rush through multiple museums, sights that you actually wanted to visit and not trying to take advantage of the discount. Not worth it 90% of the time. Navigo decouverte is the best but a hassle to get one and if you're not arriving into paris early in the week then that too is questionable. Whenever I'm passing through Paris for about 3 days I just get navigo easy with 10 ride tickets ( the physical 10 ride carnets are no longer available). 4+ days then I use my navigo decouverte. It's too bad Paris has not implemented the same system as London and new York where you just use contactless payment and they automatically cap your fare. Nice and simple and maximize your savings.
You're absolutely right!
In fact, they have tried to implement something similar to the Oyster card in London, called Navigo Liberté +, but it's only inside Paris, and, worst, it is linked to a bank account for you to pay monthly, not a system you can cap on on any machine! It doesn't work at all!!!
Your point is so true. I'm comparing prices for the IAmsterdam card and wondering how I'm doing all the activities listed!
One question on the Navigo Easy, can it be used by more than 1 person at the same time, once it is scanned for each person each trip?
@@leahguevara7658 No. Once a Navigo Easy is being used for a specific trip, it remains personal until the end of this trip.
It's too complicated compared to other big cities on this planet 🤣😂
Unfortunately, yes.
No it is not worth it in my opinion.
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