We're going to be in Paris from Friday to the following Wednesday, but I understand that a 1 week transit pass is good for Monday through Sunday! Can anyone suggest how we can make this work for us? We'd like to have a transit pass for the full time we're there, but not pay for 2 weeks.
Posted by
virginia beach
3 posts
I believe that I got a metro/bus pass on a Tuesday and used it until Saturday. I don't remember that it was only good from a Monday to a Sunday. I think that what they mean is that it is good for seven days. I think that it is good for seven days from the first time you use it. You can check with parisinfo.com and get detailed info about the various transportation passes. I believe that we had an orange pass. Be sure to get a pass that will cover all the districts you will be traveling in.
Posted by
Atlanta, GA, USA
2775 posts
There are two types of passes.
The Carte Navigo s good only Monday - Sunday and is a good deal.
The other is a Paris Toursit card, Viste. It costs more then the weekly pass and IMHO really is not worth it. According to Rick's book a five day pass is 28 Euros.
I generally just use individual tickets if I don't hit the weekly requirement for the Navigo.
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
If you plan to do much walking, I suggest that you buy ten-ticket carnets (€11.40) as needed and share the tickets. If you know you will take six or more rides on any given day, buy zone 1-2 Mobilis passes (€5.80) for that day. For a list of all your ticket and pass choices with links to detailed explanations of each one, go here.
Posted by
Dreaming of my next trip to Europe
273 posts
My husband and I ordered a 5 day metro pass for zones 1-3 from discoverfrance.com. It is good for 5 days from the first day you use it. You can also buy 3 or 1 day passes and it was a lifesaver! We used it on the metro, the busses and it is good for unlimited travel. I think the 5 day is $43 so for us it was $86. They send it with a map of the metro and we were happy we had it.