Metro, bus and train maps
For more information about Paris subway lines, fares or maps please refer to RATP official website.
Metro - Subway
Subway Line 2 and 6 circle inner Paris (Charles de Gaulle to Nation) - Line 1 (yellow) cuts straight through the touristic parts of Paris from East to West (Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, Concorde, Louvre Museum, Chatelet, Marais and Saint Paul Village and Bastille). The red Line 4 (North-South) cuts through some of the better known and popular areas of Paris (Montparnasse, Odeon and Saint Germain des Pres, St Michel, Chatelet). Free maps are available in every metro station. map
RER - Suburban train
5 RER train lines serve Paris' suburbs and connect to subway lines in the city center. The A line serves la Defense business disctrict and Disneyland resort Paris. The B line serves Roissy de Gaulle airport & Orly airport. The C line serves Versailles. map
Night bus service
If you happen to be out
after the metro system shuts down, and you're across town from your
lodgings, the Noctilien nighttime bus service can get you closer to
your destination. 35 Noctilien routes run from five different hubs:
Gare de Lyon, Gare Montparnasse, Gare Saint-Lazare, Gare de l'Est, and
Châtelet. The service runs from 0.30am to 5.30am, 7 days a week,
covering 1,950 stops in Paris and 175 towns throughout Ile-de-France,
including routes to Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports. map
Public transport strike actions
Public transport strike actions are frequent in Paris. Train (TGV and RER), bus services and metro are
usually directly affected and traffic is disrupted. In some rare cases all services and transport lines may stopped working at the same time.
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