I heard Paris public transportation buses #42 and #69 were the best for sightseeing in Paris. I understand it is 1.90 euro when you board a bus. If you get off (and tour the area) and get back on at same stop---do you have to pay another fare? Can you ride the whole route - #69 Champ de Mars to the cemetary and back on one fare or do you have to pay for going back?
Posted by
London, United Kingdom
4684 posts
I'm pretty sure that you are not allowed officially to use a single Paris bus ticket for a return journey. Whether the system will detect it or not if you put the ticket in the machine (since changes on the same ticket are allowed), I don't know.
Posted by
victoria, Canada
11507 posts
If you get off bus you will need to use another ticket to get back on bus.
If you are in paris for a week running mon-sun then getting a navigo bus pass, good for whole week, on buses, or metro, and you can hop and off at will. Many sites you can easily walt to from one other site, you so may not need to jump on and off all the time.
Posted by
L'Occitanie, France
10550 posts
At the end of the line everyone must get off the bus. Whether your original ticket will still be valid, I don't know. As said above, try it and you'll find out.
Posted by
Paris
10042 posts
The tickets went up to €2 if bought from the driver as of today. (If you buy a carnet of 10 tickets from a machine in the metro system, they're only €1.33 a piece; the carnet is €13.30 as of today.) And yes you'll need one ticket to go, and one ticket to come back.
Posted by
OP
Minneapolis
2 posts
Thank-you everyone for your replies. I have all the information I need.
Posted by
Napa, CA
3580 posts
Before entering the bus, be sure to check the destination which is posted on the front of the bus (the scrolling thing at top). Some #69 buses end before the Eiffel Tower area, for example. For a little adventure, go to a bus stop and enter a bus with an interesting destination shown on top. You may see some of Paris that is new to you. You are not likely to get lost. If you can find one, pick up a detailed bus schedule (book) to make the whole system come clear. You may have to study a little to understand the guide, but it can be very useful. The large Metro maps show bus lines. In the rue Cler area there are several bus stops serving a number of bus routes. One bus crosses town to St Lazare train station then proceeds on across town to the Pigalle area. If I'm staying in Paris a week, Mon-Sun, I like to have a week pass so I don't have to pay separately for each ride. The pass is good for Metro, bus, and RER within Paris. Month passes are also available (or used to be).