Metro passes

We%26#39;re off to Paris tomorrow.

We are staying at Place D%26#39;Italie, which I believe is just within zone 1 on the metro. We%26#39;d prefer to buy a pass to use for the 3 days we%26#39;re there. Or even individual days, whatever is cheaper.

I found a post that says you can buy a 2 zone mobilis pass for 5 euros something. And that you get a 3 zone 3 day for 18 euros something.

What is mobilis? Do you have to buy 3 zones for 3 days? Are any of the main sights in the second or third zone?

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Lesley, forgive my slightly rusty info, but last time we were there we bought a metro pass which also had some vouchers for touristy stuff - cruise down the river, money off in restaurants + stuff, with a metro and street map in the pack. Having a senior moment + can%26#39;t remember the name, but RATP aren%26#39;t that imaginative, so it is probably something like Carte Touriste. I%26#39;ll have a rustle in my drawers(!) as it is probably hanging around somewhere. We used it for the metro and overland trains for 3 days, and it worked out to be a really good deal, and if nothing else, saved fiddling around with change every time we took a metro. The way I see it, you walk enough in a city like Paris, so pay for the pass + you can just jump on + off the trains. I%26#39;ll post again if I find the details

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The mobilis is 5 euros something for zones 1 and 2 (all you need for Paris) but only for one day.

The one mentionned with the vouchers is Paris Visite but you may prefer to check the price on RATP website as they sell zones 1 to 3 and you don%26#39;t need three zones.

So you may buy one mobilis for each day, or a three day Paris Visite

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Lesley, have a look at these sites. The first is the RATP site - Paris transport network. The card is called Paris Visite - close enough... It gives you the prices etc and you can download a metro map from here too to start planning your conquest! The second one has bits of info about Paris, some of it might be helpful. Don%26#39;t worry about buying the pass online, you can buy it at any ticket kiosk at any station. Hope this helps a bit.

ratp.info/informer/anglais/paris_visite.php

allofrance.co.uk/city-break/paris-tickets/pa…

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Lesley

There are experts here - but theyre all snoozing :)

If youre worried about the odd dollar or two, your best bet is buying a combination of a Carnet (10 individual tickets) for days your only a light user of Public Transport, and 2 zone Mobilis for days when youre a heavy user. You have to make about 5 trips in a day for the mobilis to be worthwhile, but they do reduce the hassle.

I usually buy the Mobilis, they are about 5 euro a day (the RATP site suddenly isnt showing me prices). You may find the occasional place (Gare Du Nord, for instance) when the person in the booth will tell you the Mobilis is only for locals. They are wrong, but impossible to argue with. Stand there long enough, and a supervisor will come to see what the hold up is - then youll get action......

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Lesley -

To answer your basic questions, as I understand them:

1) All the major tourist sites can be reached using either a Zone 1-2 Mobilis pass, which is ONLY valid for one day, or a Zone 1-3 Paris Visite pass which has varying validity. There is no Zone 1 only pass of any kind, and no Paris Visite pass that covers ONLY Zones 1 %26amp; 2. The Mobilis pass is better value than the Paris Visite pass. The only advantage of the PV pass is the convenience of only having to buy it once.

But, as the Wiz has told you, you might be better purchasing a carnet of 10 individual tickets for 10.70€, unles you are going to be using the metro/buses a lot. If you are staying in the Place d%26#39;Italie area, you will probably use two trips every day getting to and from the center of Paris, more if you return to your hotel before dinner and then eat in the central area.

The other thing is that a single ticket can be used for any combination of metro and RER within Paris proper (Zones 1 %26amp; 2), and for as many changes (transfers) as you need to make. A single ticket is only valid for a single bus trip, however, with no changes/transfers.

I hope that covers anything that has not already been answered.

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Ok. I wondered if the Mobilis was some sort of restriced ticket (like for seniors or anything.

We will make 2 return journeys per day to the hotel (day in central paris, back to hotel, back to central paris for dinner). Plus we will possibly hop on and off at other points during the day, to speed our way around the sights.

Thanks for all the info, Mobilis it is for us.

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Have a great holiday, Lesley!

Come back and tell us about it, OK?

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hello

what pass should i get where staying for 4 days in paris and where not going outside paris? thanx

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MOBILIS transportation passes are valid for one(1) calendar day (NOT 24 consecutive hours)--from First Train AM until Last Train PM. When you purchase them, they do not become %26#39;active%26#39; until you use them...but once you have used it, the %26#39;clock%26#39; begins running on their one-calendar day validity. This is to say that if you use the pass for the first time at 9 AM, the pass will be valid until the Last Train of that day, at approx. 01:00 AM. If you don%26#39;t use the pass until 9 PM, the pass will still expire at Last Train of that day.

ALL of the City of Paris is within Transportation Zones 1-2. So any transportation pass or individual ticket (one ticket is valid for transportation within and between 2 adjacent transportation zones) will take you anywhere you need to get to WITHIN the City of Paris...and in select instances, a bit beyond the Paris City limits....by Metro to the ends of ALL regular Metro lignes.

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I will report back on my return! Off to bed now, only going to get max 6 hours sleep!