Hi, We are be in Paris for 9 days and arrive at Gare Du Nord station on Monday at noon. We are thinking buy the Navigo Découverte (zone 1-5) and want to confirm if we can use Navigo Découverte to go to the following places: -Chateau Chantilly? I think it is beyond Zone 5, so probably cannot use? or can we take RER D and get off at zone 5 and buy a individual ticket to from there to Chantilly?
-Chateau De Vaux-le Vicomte or will it be better to buy Navigo Découverte zone 1-2 instead then buy individual ticket when we travel outside zone 2? Thanks, Jenny
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Fontainebleau, France
893 posts
If the RER Travels there, it is covered by the Navigo zones 1-5. If you are looking at a map and see something in Zone 6, it will still be covered by your pass. (Think of it as buy 5 zones, get the 6th for free. They started "compressing" the zones for pass buying a while back.) The train to Chantilly will also be covered, you won't need to take the RER. For Vaux-le-Vicomte, you can take a train to the Melun gare (direction Montereau, Montargis or LaRoche) from Gare du Lyon. However, the chateau bus only runs on weekends in peak season, and a taxi to the chateau is pricey. You could also consider the Chateau de Fontainebleau. 40 minutes by train (covered by the Navigo 1-5) and then a 15 minute bus ride on Bus #1 from the train station (again, covered by your pass).
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OP
Seattle, WA, USA
172 posts
Thanks Dina. Do you know if Navigo Découverte can be used for SNCF train? Is Transilien = SNCF? http://www.transilien.com/web/site/accueil/guide-du-voyageur/billets-tarifs/billets-abonnements/navgio-semaine/lang/en How to use your pass Navigo Découverte ? > There are turnstiles at the station: to validate your journey, pass your Navigo Découverte card over the purple validation targets at the entrance to Transilien, RER, metro, bus and tram stations.
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London, United Kingdom
4684 posts
Transilien is the brand name for local SNCF trains in the Paris region.
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Fontainebleau, France
893 posts
To build on what Philip said: The Transilien trains are trains that run through Île-de-France. You can use your Navigo Découverte on the trains that are in Zones 1-6. Sometimes that means boarding a train that has a destination that is farther away, but getting off at an earlier stop.