Comments on: Paris Budget Travel Guide: 47 ways to save on your trip (2025 Update)

By: K

Sat, 04 May 2024 05:20:25 +0000

Will prices go down after the Olympics?

By: Paul Heymont

Paul Heymont — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:26:14 +0000

A few small points:
1. Paris Visite card: If you’re using transit a lot, but not planning to run around like crazy trying to get value from all the attractions listed on the card, you may be better off with a transit-only pass (cheaper by far) sold by the transit system.

2. A best bargain for transit, if you’re there long enough for it to make sense, is the weekly Navigo pass at €30 and change, especially if you are using RER to or from the airports; A round-trip CDG-Paris-CDG will cost €23.60 if you buy it separately. But remember: It is a calendar week pass, starting Monday.

3. From July 20 to September 8, all the pricing for weekly Navigo transit passes is out the window, replaced by Paris 2024 pass, which reflects the roughly doubling of all fares for the Olympics period. BUT, unlike Navigo weekly, it’s available for any given number of days up to 14, at prices that range from €16 for a one-day to €70 for a week. Airports included in all but the one-day. It can still be a bargain, since the airport fare will also have a sharp rise for that period.

By: Craig Nelson

Craig Nelson — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 22:38:11 +0000

Hi Connie,
You can get an unlimited Metro pass with Navigo: https://www.ratp.fr/en/titres-et-tarifs

By: Connie Emerson

Connie Emerson — Thu, 27 May 2021 01:39:50 +0000

Can you purchase monthly metro passes for Paris .

By: Jayesh Kadam

Jayesh Kadam — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 06:14:19 +0000

Hey Thanks.

I am looking for a guide in france nearby paris.
I will be travelling from India can you please help me

By: The Jetset Boyz

The Jetset Boyz — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 18:12:20 +0000

When we do citybreaks we tend to do a LOT of walking and don’t use public transport all that much. So for us, Paris’ Metro Carnet (book of 10 tickets) is perfect. Two great things about them:

1: They don’t expire so any leftover tickets can be kept & used for the next time you visit Paris.
2: They’re 10 individual tickets so you can hand tickets to friends who’re travelling with you and you both benefit from the cheaper price per ticket.

By: Jerry Mandel

Jerry Mandel — Wed, 01 May 2019 20:13:15 +0000

You left out the HOHO buses.

By: Paul Heymont

Paul Heymont — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 18:10:09 +0000

As ever, a great piece, in need of some updates and quibbles…

#12: The good news is that it’s been several years now since I had a problem with a chip-equipped U.S.-issued credit card in Metro or RER. The machines are apparently able to detect and validate that it is a no-PIN card. Don’t know about debit cards, though; no experience.

#22: Add me to the crowd on the NO side of the Museum Pass. You would exhaust yourself, and get little from the museums if you were to rush about and see enough to pay for the card. And the other reason people give (avoiding lines) can be done by buying tickets online. Even when there’s a €1 fee, which some do, it’s still going to work out better in cost and time.

#48,49: A reminder that T-Mobile USA customers have free unlimited data and texts throughout Europe and 20c/minute phone calls, so for them, a new SIM is not likely to be useful unless they’re planning to talk a lot. And for those who do buy a European SIM…the old days of buying a new one for each country are over; as of last summer, there are no more roaming charges on European SIMs.

By: Steve Solosky

Steve Solosky — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 15:39:16 +0000

Great article, Tom, but I have to disagree regarding the Paris Visite Pass. It’s a poor value compared to the Paris Museum Pass combined with a Navigo or Mobilis ticket.

Steve
http://www.travelingprofessor.com

By: Craig Nelson

Craig Nelson — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:03:12 +0000

Thanks for the update. We just fixed the prices to reflect the changes.