Navigo travel passes

What five days of the week are you in Paris? The weekly pass you refer to, which is loaded on to a Navigo Découverte card, runs from Monday to Sunday only, so it may or may not work for you.

We are there Wednesday to Sunday heading to Chartres on Sunday to join the tour. Does the pass include the train ride to Chartres or is that too far out of town?

Chartres is outside the Ile de France zone 5 limits, if you have a Navigo pass good for zones 1-5.

You cannot buy a Navigo Decouverte card at the airports although if you already had one you could load the pass. I don't know if you can load one on your phone at the airports. This was a move to limit tourist use of a heavily subsidized local product designed for temporary workers or those who didn't want to be tracked through a personally registered card like the Navigo available to residents.

It’s probably not worth your while getting a Navigo Decouverte. If you were to use it to return to the airport, it might, but your plan is to leave via train from Paris.

At the airport, buy a Navigo Easy card for €2. You each need your own. Then load it with your ticket to the city for €14. When you get to the city, load it with as many Metro or bus tickets as you think you’ll use. Don’t overdo it. You can always buy more. And Paris is a walking city; you may be surprised that you walk more than you use public transport.

Note that bus tickets and Metro tickets are not interchangeable. You’ll be fined if you run into controllers on the bus with a Metro ticket and vice versa.

With the Navigo Easy card, can you load metro and bus tickets on the same card? I understand they are separate tickets.
Thanks

Yes the system knows if it is a bus or train and takes the correct ticket. We prefer metro and I always put a couple of bus tickets on the card too just in case I find a need to take a bus. It is the airport ticket that cannot be on the same card with metro tickets.

If cost is not an overriding concern, the 5 day pass covers all travel throughout the Ile de France. It is a very easy, turnkey solution, albeit not the cheapest.

The Navigo week pass at 32.40€ is another possible solution, but unless you already have a configured Navigo Découverte card, you will not be able to purchase the pass at the airport. Few people use the Orlyval train any more as métro 14 is much faster and easier to use than taking the Orlyval to the RER B.

Métro/Transilien/RER tickets cost 2.55€ each and will take you everywhere on your stated itinerary other than to Chartres. Load these with as many bus/tramway tickets (2.05€) as you may need onto your choice of:

• Apple wallet
• Navigo Easy card
• Smartphone configured with either the Ile de France Mobilités app or the Bonjour RATP app.

Just confirming the Navigo Pass
1) I hear a recommendation downloading before you take your trip.
2) If I have the app downloaded, I can order a taxi from the airport to Paris? or do I need to purchasse the taxi trip before I land in France?
3) I can use this same app to purchase local transportation in Paris?
4) Can I purchase a train ticket fromParis to Reim on this app? If so, should I pre-order the train ticket?

Thank you

Terry

Terry....Re taxis. They are not part of the Navigo system. When you land in Paris follow the directions (signs and footprints painted on the floor) to the OFFICIAL taxi line. Ignore anyone who approaches you to offer a taxi ride. There is someone who will call up the next taxi in line for you. The taxi from CDG to Paris is a fixed rate for up to 4 persons and their luggage. 65 euros to the left bank, 56 euros to the right bank. If there appears to be a line, be assured that it will go very quickly. Make sure you verify the taxi will take your credit card. (They all should.) Have the address of your hotel written on a piece of paper to show the driver, to avoid confusion.
The Navigo pass doesn't apply to your trip to Reims. You can buy a ticket day of travel at the train station (Gare de l'Est) which goes that direction. There are about 15 trains a day and they take around an hour. You can prepurchase I believe, but you should be able to get a train easily enough. (If I am wrong about this, please correct me forum members.)

Just confirming the Navigo Pass

1. To which Navigo Pass are you referring? The Navigo week/month passes may not be downloaded in advance unless you have an IDF Mobilités account configured with your app. Accounts require that the app be on a phone with an EU phone number. You should be able to download the Navigo day pass but this pass is not usable to/from airports.

2. If you want the fixed taxi fares from the airports, just go to the official taxi queues. Ordering a taxi in advance may incur wait time costs and will not include fixed fares.

3. These two apps are used for public transportation in Paris and throughout the Île de France: IDF Mobilités or Bonjour RATP

4. Train service beyond the Ile de France is through the SNCF which has its own app or online access at:

https://www.sncf-connect.com/

I’m so confused. I’ll be arriving in Paris by Eurostar at Gare du Nord on Wed 9/23. I’m staying at an apartment off Rue de Rennes and Boulevard Raspail. I leave from Gare de Lyon for the train to Antibes on Saturday 9/26. When can I purchase train/bus pass/tickets? I’d rather not be dealing with my luggage and figuring out a ticket machine in a new city. What’s the taxi or Uber situation at Gare du Nord? Any other tips will be appreciated.

phx115,
Previously, forum responders (and AI) tell me that when exiting the Eurostar platform you should turn right and head for exit 7 (Cour des Taxis). That will be the official taxi line. Do not go with anyone who approaches you on your way to the official line. Have a paper with your lodging name and street address printed on it to show the driver. I don't know what the rate might be for your destination. Do verify that they will take a credit card (they should). Get a price quote (possibly approximate) if possible.

Have you purchased your tickets to Antibes already? If not, I would get them as soon as possible. To get to Gare bde Lyon from your lodgings I would order a taxi. Put the G7 Taxi app on your phone ahead of time. You can prebook your pickup. They have a good reputation for being on time, even 5 minutes early, so be out there for pickup on time. I haven't had to use the app, but others rate it very reliable.

I don't know what your plans are for your short time in Paris...2 full days and a partial day on arrival...but if it were me, I would not buy a pass. Many of the sights visitors enjoy can be grouped geographically and can be walked from one to another (with a nice cafe sit-down break for lunch or for a coffee or aperitif and some people watching). When needed I would buy bus or metro tickets for that day's journeys. Download one of (or both) these apps to buy tickets...Bonjour RATP or Ile-de-France Mobilites. Then you can buy the ticket through your phone and use your phone to get on the bus or go through the "turnstiles" for the metro.

I see you have questions put on other OP's threads. You may be able to get more or better answers than I can give you if you start your own thread and put all your questions on it. (Maybe not, just guessing.)

phx115, the cafe car on the Eurostar usually sells a limited number of Navigo Easy passes pre loaded with 2 tickets for €7.

Otherwise you can purchase the Easy Pass (€2) plus the number of Metro tickets you want at the ticket office at Gare du Nord.

You can also add tickets to your phone using the IDF Mobilities or Bonjour RATP apps.

If taking a taxi from NOrd be alert to the fact that many scammers have been reported in the official queue. If the driver tells you there is a fixed price, get out and take another cab -- he is a crook.

janet, Good to know! Thanks for the info.