How to Buy Metro Tickets in Paris (2024 UPDATE)

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[Elena-ymvq]

JUNE 2024 update - Navigo pass is available now on iPhone and works great. A Navigo Découverte pass is 30€ for a week (Mon-Sun) of travel in zones 1-5 on metro, RER, buses, Montmartre funicular. We just came back from Paris and used it many times daily (no need to unlock your phone, just bring it close to a scanner). The trip planning was so much easier after watching your videos. THANK YOU so much! You are doing an amazing job!!! I recommend your channel to everyone going to France.

[jamietebbett]

Literally back from a week in Paris last night, and all of these videos were endlessly helpful, I cannot stress enough just how much better prepared I was for visiting thanks to Les Frenchies. Thank you both very much for making it a much more enjoyable experience than if I'd been fumbling about trying to figure everything out. To anybody thinking about visiting Paris, I definitely recommend it, and please, please, please watch as many of their videos as possible, it'll make your lives so much easier!

[flatironnewyork]

one tip when topping up your navigo pass: after your credit card is processed, be sure to wait a few secs for the card to be loaded. i was being rushed last time i did this, grabbed my navigo pass off the reader before it was done loading. lost 20 euros; gained a good lesson! 🙃

[laurac]

Apart from the valuable and succinctly presented info on this channel, another underrated feature in your videos is that your background music is subtle and never overpowers the message. Thank you!

[alliemills]

This split screen showing your phone on this video was EVERYTHING! Seeing this live while you were explaining was so helpful. Thank you!

[MatthewTheWin]

Problem with having travel tickets on your phone, especially as a tourist, is that you’re going to be using your phone a LOT as you move around the city and you’ll be losing battery power faster than usual. It’s one less worry to know your travel ticket isn’t relying on it.

[jennifertaylor]

Going in 2 weeks on my first solo trip and I’m so grateful for this video

[casksj]

I’ve been watching your videos religiously! I can’t wait to visit France in a few weeks. :)

[ohioesque]

One caveat: We saw a group of young men in Gare du Nord approach people at the ticket machines and offer to “help.” I am certain they were trying to confuse and scam tourists. Thanks to this video, I was confident in what I was doing and kept my head down — they left us alone. Thank you for all of your helpful videos!

[slimydog]

Best metro card tutorial ever made for any city on YouTube.

[ForvoQuizlet]

The photo booth at CDG charged 8 euros per person (!). Wished we took our own pictures at Walmart before leaving and sent them to 1-hour photo (16 cents). Basically just need to size it as if a passport I think. Maybe a little smaller.

[auntiemjo]

As an older adult I feel better using the paper Metro tickets, BUT now with this video, I'm going to go with the "Easy" card next trip. Thank you for this video instruction.

[TwoNote]

I'm one of those individuals who got ticketed for not having a picture... I was transiting through Paris for 5 days, and was doing heavy transport use, and well on the way back from Versailles I got checked by control, and they ticketed me for not having the picture on the back. The person even wanted to accuse me of having stolen the card despite I still having the receipt with me, and the CC used for the transaction. Moral of the story is Sign it and have your picture!

[nickgrebneff]

Thank you both. This is a master class of a how to video. Well done. Wish we could find a video like this for Rome. Learning that the Decourverte pass is not valid for Olympics was an eye opener. Fortunately they have a discount on the daily passes the more days you are in Paris. So for 7 days it comes down to just expensive instead of mind-blowingly expensive! 🙂

[carlostita]

My wife and I want to say thank you to guys. We were in Paris this past week, and your tips about the city, what to do, where to go, and much more were super helpful. Thank you again. Carlos and Ines.

[rj-jlnv]

So to the point, so efficient, without any useless yackety-yak. Thanks.

[Maiscjarljuirj]

You re so right to be disgusted. Us, Parisians, are so ashamed of the gestion of these Olympics. There will be a special pass which will cost 16€/day with illimited trips in all over Ile-de-France. Honestly it is a tourist trap. Most of the olympic sites are in the first fourth zones and a classic navigo one day card with illimited trips for four zones cost 14, 35€ actually. A two zones cost 8, 35€. Second tip : pay and order your transportation cards before Olympics. All transportation costs will be doubled, except if you have already a transportation card. It could be priceless to take a monthly or weekly transportation card before the beginning of the Olympics. And be ready for strikes : all Parisians are opposed to these Olympics.

[ngohung]

Hi there. This video is so helpful for my upcoming trip to Paris. Would like to ask, at the end of the video, you mentioned Daily All Zones for €16 PP which means 1 single trip ticket for around 90 minutes ? Is that correct. It is cheap? Quite confused 😕tks

[SLOAngieBabie]

I found out the hard way…don’t put your ticket inside your RFID wallet or credit card holder. Mine erased my ticket. I went to the ticket desk and they reinstated the ticket and said avoid placing it in or near RFID.

[mikelandsberg]

My confusion as someone who will only need a day pass is if I should buy the Navigo Jour Pass for Zones 1-5 (staying at Disneyland) or buying the paper Paris Visite ticket. Is there a clear reason to do one over the other? It seems like the Navigo Jour is slightly more cost effective (by a handful of Euros) but are there logistical differences?

Also -- Regardless of which I purchase, can they be bought in advance of the day in which they will be used? We'll be catching the first metro of the day and I'd rather have tickets in hand before that morning to reduce stress. Thinking about walking over to the station a day or two ahead of our trip into the city (probably not doing phone tickets due to conflicting reviews). UPDATE ON QUESTION 2: IT APPEARS YOU SELECT THE DATE OF THE DAY PASS WHEN YOU BUY IT FROM THE MACHINE, UP TO 6 DAYS AHEAD OF TIME. If someone can confirm, that would be great. Now just looking for clarity on the Navigo Jour Pass vs. the Paris Visite Ticket.