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Métro: The Best Wheels On Earth
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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Subway/Metro
Getting TO/AROUND: The Métro in Paris is indisputably the best! It is cheap, fast, safe, frequent, and incredibly punctual. There are 13 long lines and 2 short supplemental lines that cover the city from east to west, north to south, and diagonally. Within the city, it is a flat rate fee. As long as you stay inside the station, you can jump from one train to another for the price of one very cheap ticket.
To save money even further, buy a carnet of 10 tickets for €9.60 instead of individual tickets at €1.30. Tickets can be bought from either the station or tabacs shops. The same ticket is good for the RER (except suburb lines), bus and metro. Few tourists need anything else, unless they plan to stay longer than a week or they tend to use the metro extensively.
As a point of attraction, most hotels advertise that they are within walking distance from a métro stop. It is rather clever, as it would be very difficult to find *any* part of the city that is not within walking distance of the métro.
The earliest métro run is at 5:30AM and the latest is around half past midnight. On New Year's Eve, all the major lines run continuously all night long and no ticket is needed.
For tourists who want to stay for a longer period and travel out to the suburbs (CDG, Versailles, Disneyland, etc), Carte Orange is a good buy. The cost of Carte Orange varies depending on the number of zones you wish to travel.
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Website: http://www.ratp.fr
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'Mode': TO
Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: If you are taking Ryan Air to Paris, you will land in Beauvais-Tillé, an airport 90 minutes away. It may sound inconvenient, but really isn't. Ryan Air only flies to secondary airports in order to cut down the cost; however, they always have agreements with an airport shuttle company in order to get their customers to the city.
The shuttle in Beauvais-Tillé ties in with the arrival and departure of each flight; you will not be stranded, since the shuttle doesn't depart until after you have time to collect your luggage.
Tickets are sold at the counter right outside of the exit at €10. After a nice scenic ride, you will arrive at the parking lot on Boulevard Pershing. From there, you just cross the street and pick up the metro or RER at Porte Maillot to your hotel.
When you go back, it is simple enough to reverse the procedure. The shuttles are parked at the same parking lot. Since there isn’t any place to buy tickets, you will pay the driver instead.
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Website: http://www.aeroportbeauvais.com/bus.php?lang=eng
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TravellerMel Thu Sep 4, 2008 19:12 UTC
Your Pere Lachaise Cemetery tip was beautiful - I "felt" with you! Personally, I love that place - very peaceful. I always have to stop and say "Hello, I love you" to Jim Morrison... | mvtouring Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:07 UTC
Brilliant tips ;-) | parismumsie Fri Mar 21, 2008 14:15 UTC
Your photos of la Tour Eiffel are stunning. Would love to know what settings you used to get the beautiful "sparkly" one! | clementine31129 Fri Feb 1, 2008 21:09 UTC
From the center of the city, how long did it take for you to walk here? |
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