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transport
By car
You are strongly
recommended not to drive
in Paris – it is far preferable
to use public transport.
However, here are some
elementary traffic rules: in
France you drive on the right;
safety belts are compulsory
for passengers in both the
front and back seats;
don’t sound your horn; and
remember to bring your
international Green Card
insurance.
➜ Speed limits
Urban areas: 50 km/h (30mph)
Ring roads: 80 km/h (50mph)
Main roads: 90 km/h (56mph)
Motorways: 130 km/h (80mph)
and 110 km/h (68mph) in wet
weather.
➜ Driving tips
Do not use bus lanes even
in heavy traffic. Do not double
park, park in any no-stopping
zones (“axes rouges”) or park
in areas reserved for deliveries
or the disabled.
➜ Traffic information
Traffic information for the
Île-de-France region
Tel: 0 826 022 022 (0.15€/min)
www.bison-fute.equipement.gouv.fr
➜ Parking
Street parking is limited
to 2 hours.
The average hourly rate varies
between 1 and 3€ per hour.
➜ Car parks
Public (paying) car parks
throughout the city range
between 1 and 5€ per hour.
In case of difficulty, see p.137
(contact number and address
of the “préfecture de police”).
There is a guide listing all the
car parks in Paris. Info on:
www.parkingsdeparis.com
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good to know
travel pass
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Paris Visite is a travel pass valid for 1, 2, 3 or
5 consecutive days, enabling you to discover
Paris and the surrounding region by metro,
bus, RER and SNCF trains in Île-de-France,
as far as Disneyland Paris, Versailles,
Fontainebleau and Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle
and Orly airports (according to the travel zones
covered by each pass).
➜ Paris Visite also entitles you to various
benefits at 16 associated partners.
There is a reduced-price pass for children
from 4 to 11 years old.
➜ Paris Visite (zones 1 to 3 and 1 to 5) is
on sale at main metro stations, RER and SNCF
train stations in Île-de-France, at Parisian
airports and at the Paris Convention and
Visitors Bureau.
By metro, RER and bus
Bus
The Parisian public
transport authority (RATP)
operates 16 metro lines
identifiable by their number
and colour. The RER (suburban
express railway), with lines
A, B, C, D and E (RATP and
SNCF), covers Paris and
its surrounding region.
It connects with the metro
in Paris and some SNCF
(main-line rail network) lines.
Bus routes are numbered,
and mostly operate from
6.30am to 8.30pm. Certain
lines run in the evening until
0.30am or later. Information
and maps at individual bus
stops will help you plan your
itinerary. Tickets are the same
as those used in the metro.
Metro
Times:
first train: 5.30am,
last train: 0.30am
Information, times, fares,
itineraries
RATP: 0 892 68 77 14
in French (0.34€/min)
Info in English on www.ratp.fr
Single metro tickets cost 1.40€,
a “carnet” (10 tickets) costs
10.50€. One metro journey
corresponds to one ticket. Metro
and bus tickets are identical.
They may be purchased at RATP
stations and in some
tobacconists. Beyond zone 2,
RER fares are different.
Noctilien (Night buses)
The new Noctilien network
operates 35 bus routes 7 days
a week, from 0.30am to
5.30am. Departures every
17 mins on weekdays and every
10 mins at weekends. Tickets
cost 1.40€ for journeys within
Paris. Suburban routes up to
a 30-km radius (fares vary).
Tel: 0 892 68 77 14 (0.34€/min)
in French, 7am to 9pm
www.ratp.fr
By taxi
How to find a cab
A total of 15,000 taxis operate
in Paris, at train stations,
airports, near to major road
junctions and at 470 Parisian
taxi ranks.
If the taxi is free (the white
“Taxi Parisien” sign on the roof
is lit up), you can hail it. But
if the little orange light is on...
it’s already taken!
You can also call a taxi by using
the taxi rank telephones or by
calling the main radio-taxi firms.
Standing pick-up charge: 2€
Minimum journey charge: 5.20€
Supplements:
• for each passenger from
the 4th onwards: 2.70€
• for luggage, only applicable
from the second piece
of luggage placed in
the boot of the vehicle.
No supplement can be
requested from persons with
disabilities for a wheelchair
and/or the animals
accompanying them.
q It is advisable to request
a detailed receipt when paying,
as in the event of any dispute
or lost property, each driver
is registered at the “préfecture
de police de Paris”.
Complaints should be made to
➜ Préfecture de police
Service des taxis
36, rue des Morillons (15th)
M° Convention
Tel: 0 821 00 25 25 (0.12€/min)
By coach
Parking
Outside these tourist zones,
very short stops for embarking
and alighting of passengers
and loading of baggage will
be allowed in areas provided.
Coaches must at all times park
only in parking places that have
been reserved for them.
Vehicle hire
On the water
Maison roue libre
• Bicycles
Fat Tire Bike Tours
➜ 24, rue Edgar-Faure (15th)
M° Dupleix
Tel: 01 56 58 10 54
www.FatTireBikeToursParis.com
➜ 1, passage Mondétour (1st)
M° Châtelet-les-Halles
Tel: 0 810 44 15 34
www.ratp.fr
Paris à vélo c’est sympa
Batobus
➜ Port de la Bourdonnais (7th)
M° Bir-Hakeim
Tel: 01 44 11 33 99
www.batobus.com
qEight stops for access to the
main monuments, museums
and sights (from 3 Feb 2006
to 8 Jan 2007).
Stops
• Champs-Élysées
(Alexandre-III bridge)
• Hôtel-de-Ville
(Arcole bridge)
• Jardin des Plantes
(Austerlitz bridge)
• Tour Eiffel,
(port de la Bourdonnais)
• Louvre (between Pont Royal
and Carrousel bridge)
• Musée d’Orsay
(quai de Solférino)
• Notre-Dame
(quai de Montebello)
• Saint-Germain-des-Prés
(quai Malaquais)
1-day ticket: 11€, -16s: 5€
2-day ticket: 13€, -16s: 6€
➜ 2, rue Alphonse-Baudin (11th)
M° Richard-Lenoir
Tel: 01 48 87 60 01
www.parisvelosympa.com
• Campers and motorhomes
Avis Car Away
➜ 89, rue du Colonel-deRochebrune
92500 Rueil-Malmaison
Tel: 01 47 49 80 40
www.aviscaraway.com
• Cars
Key Services International
➜ 2, av de la Porte-deSaint-Cloud (16th)
Tel: 01 40 71 72 50
www.ttcar.com
chauffeur-driven
vehicles
Find a list of professional
vehicle hire – from
motorcycles and
chauffeur-driven cars,
to shuttles, minibuses
and coaches – on
www.parisinfo.com
trans port
Informations RATP
➜ Maison de la RATP
(customer information)
54, quai de la Râpée (12th)
Tel: 01 53 46 43 23
www.ratp.fr
Coaches are strictly prohibited
from stopping in the 12 tourist
zones established by the
“préfecture de police”, including
Notre-Dame, île de la Cité,
île Saint-Louis. Travel to these
sites is provided by a river
shuttle boat service from the
ports of la Bourdonnais and
Suffren in the west, and Bercy
in the east.
La Compagnie
des bateaux à roue
➜ Port de Javel (15th)
M° Javel
Tel: 01 40 59 60 60
www.bateaux-a-roue.fr
qLuxury boats for functions
in Paris.
On rollerblades
Two circuits: on Friday evenings
for competent skaters and
on Sunday afternoons for all.
www.parisinfo.com
On foot
180 km of walking tours in Paris.
www.ffrandonnee.fr
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arrivals/departures
By train
SNCF – Main-line services
Tel: 36 35 (in French) (0.34€/min)
➜ Gare Montparnasse (15th)
Brittany, Aquitaine region by
TGV. Left-luggage lockers,
Mon to Thu: 5.45am to 10pm;
Fri: 5.45am to 11.30pm;
Sat: 5.45am to 11.30pm;
Sun and public holidays:
6.15am to midnight.
CDG – Maillot – Étoile – CDG:
5.45am to 11pm: every 15 mins.
Stops at place Charles-deGaulle-Étoile (1, av. Carnot),
Porte-Maillot (bd GouvionSaint-Cyr).
12€ – RR: 6€
Return: 18€
SNCF Transilien–
Île-de-France regional trains
Tel: 0 891 36 20 20 (0.23€/min)
www.sncf.fr
➜ Gare Saint-Lazare (8th)
Normandy, ferry connections
from UK.
No left-luggage.
Gares SNCF
By air
➜ Gare d’Austerlitz (13th)
South-West France, Spain,
Portugal.
Left-luggage lockers and office
Daily: 7am to 11.30pm (arrivals
area, gate 27).
Paris has two main airports,
supplemented by Beauvais.
CDG – Gare de Lyon – Gare
Montparnasse – CDG:
7am to 9pm, every 30 mins.
Stops at Gare-de-Lyon
(20 bis, bd Diderot),
Gare-Montparnasse-TGV
(opposite Méridien Hotel)
rue du Cdt-Mouchotte.
12€ – RR: 6€, Return: 18€
Six stations bring you right
into the heart of the city.
Passengers must validate
their tickets on departure.
➜ Gares de Lyon
and Bercy (12th)
South-East France by TGV,
Switzerland, Italy.
Left-luggage lockers
Daily: 5.45am to 11.30pm.
Roissy – Charles-de-Gaulle
(CDG) airport
23 km to the north of Paris,
A1 motorway.
Information – flight
schedules
➜ Gare de l’Est (10th)
Eastern France, Luxembourg,
Germany, Austria, Switzerland,
Eastern Europe.
Left-luggage lockers
Daily: 5.45am to 11.45pm.
➜ Gare du Nord (10th)
Northern France, Germany,
Scandinavia, Belgium,
Netherlands, UK (Eurostar)
Left-luggage office
Daily: 6am to 11.15pm.
0 892 68 15 15 (0.34€/min)
www.adp.fr
Switchboard:
01 48 62 22 80 (0.35€/min)
Customs: 01 48 62 62 85
Police 24hrs: 01 48 62 31 22
TGV/RER train station,
Roissy – Charles de-Gaulle 2:
0 892 35 35 35 (0.34€/min)
Connections to Lille, London,
Brussels.
Transport services
➜ Air France coaches ●
Info: 0 892 350 820 (0.34€/min)
www.cars-airfrance.com
➜ RER B
Info: 0 890 36 10 10 (0.34€/min)
From 4.56am to 0.45am: every
8 mins (from 6.54am, train
departs gare du Nord direction
Paris – Roissy, return: 4.56am
to 23.56pm).
Main stations:
Gare-du-Nord,
Châtelet-les-Halles,
Saint-Michel,
Denfert-Rochereau.
Metro connections.
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➜ Roissybus (RATP bus)
Info: 0 892 68 77 14 (0.34€/min)
From 5.45 to 11pm: every 15
to 20 mins (from Roissy: 6am
to 11pm, to Roissy: 5.45am to
11pm). Arrivals/departures rue
Scribe (behind Opéra Garnier).
8.40€
➜ Noctilien night buses
Tel: 0 891 36 20 20 (0.23€/min)
www.noctilien.fr
Three routes to CDG, stopping
at Châtelet or the gare de l’Est.
Daily departures every 60 mins.
PARIS - AIRPORT LINKS
FOR UNDER 9 €*
Three lines to simplify your transfer to Paris or your plane. The RATP
offers you the easiest and least expensive transportation services to
Prices shown are subject
to change.
and from Paris and the Roissy - Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports.
For more information, call +33 (0)8 92 68 41 14 ( 0,34€/min) or visit www.ratp.fr
* except for Orlyval (9,05 €)
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arrivals/departures
Orly airport
Taxis
14 km south of Paris,
A6 motorway.
Useful info:
➜ for the nearest taxi rank:
Tel: 08 99 65 67 67 (1.35€ + 0.35€/min)
Number may not be accessible
from some mobile phones.
Information –
flight schedules
Tel: 0 892 68 15 15 (0.34€/min)
www.adp.fr
Switchboard: 01 49 75 15 15
Customs: 01 49 75 78 51
Police 24hrs: 01 49 75 43 04
Business centre: 01 49 75 12 33
Transport services
➜ Air France coaches ●
Tel: 0 892 350 820 (0.34€/min)
www.cars-airfrance.com
From 5.45am to 11pm: every
15 mins. Stops: Orly,
Gare-Montparnasse,
Gare-des-Invalides.
Opposite direction: from
5.45am to 11pm, every 15 mins.
8€ – RR: 4€,
Return: 12€
➜ Orlybus (bus RATP)
Info: 0 892 68 77 14 (0.34€/min)
From 6am to 11.30pm: every
15 to 20 mins. Arrives: place
Denfert-Rochereau. Opposite
direction: 5.35am to 11pm.
5.80€
➜ Orlyval (shuttle train)
Info: 0 892 68 77 14 (0.34€/min)
Connection with RER B
at Antony.
From 6am to 11pm:
every 10 mins
7.20€ (from Antony)
RR: 3.60€
9.05€ (from Paris)
RR: 4.50€
➜ RER C (+ ADP shuttle bus)
Paris (Invalides)/Orly:
5.40am to 22.40
Orly – Paris (Invalides): 5.01am
to 11.30pm every 15 mins in
both directions.
Main stations: Gare
d’Austerlitz, Saint-Michel,
Invalides, Porte-Maillot.
Metro connections.
5.65€– RR: 3.95€
Transfers
Orly ➤ Roissy CDG
and Roissy CDG ➤ Orly
➜ Air France coaches ●
6am to 10.30pm every 30 mins,
except w/e: Orly ➤ Roissy CDG
from 7am
NB: times modified
at weekends
16€ – RR: 8€
➜ for more information about
Taxis parisiens,
also see p.130.
Average fares Paris – CDG:
between 38 and 43€.
Average fares Paris – Orly:
between 46 and 54€
(in normal traffic conditions).
➜ Orlyval + RER B
From 6am to 11pm
Beauvais airport
An hour from Paris via
the A16 motorway
(Paris – Calais).
Information – flight
schedules
Tel: 0 892 682 066
or 0 892 682 073 (0.377€/min)
www.aeroportbeauvais.com
Flight departures from
Beauvais to Ireland, Scotland,
Italy, Eastern Europe,
Scandinavia, Morocco and
Spain.
Transport services
➜ Shuttles
Porte Maillot shuttle buses
(in front of Palais des Congrès)
3 hours before the flight
departure time.
13€/journey (see airport
website).
➜ Train
From gare du Nord
transfers
As well as scheduled
shuttle services and
taxis, you can also call
on other professional
passenger transport
services – by private car
or minibus, with or
without driver – for your
transfers in Paris and
the surrounding area
(hotels, stations,
airports, etc.)
Advance bookings only.
More details on
www.parisinfo.com
Prices shown are subject
to change.
Paris City Passport
Treat yourself
to Paris!
With the Paris City Passport
produced by the Paris Convention
and Visitors Bureau, enjoy
47 offers and discounts from
10 to 50%. Culture, attractions,
excursions, shopping,
entertainment and services –
this pass turns you into a VIP!
> The Paris City Passport
may be purchased at all
the information centres
of the Paris Convention and
Visitors Bureau, as well as on
www.parisinfo.com
excursions
culture
attractions
services
going out shopping
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in case of difficulty
Some recommendations
for your property and
personal safety.
qYou are advised not to carry
all your money, valuables,
jewellery, flight tickets and
passports (make a photocopy)
with you, nor to leave them
in your room, but to use the
safes provided at your
accommodation. It is also
advisable to deposit bank
card details.
qIn the same way, be alert
and careful in your exchanges
with people unknown to you:
unfortunately, tourists are
prime targets for pickpockets
(keep your bags closed
and your pockets empty)
and street hawkers (always
go to an official sales point).
qBe particularly vigilant
at all times:
• on public transport (especially
in the metro, a favourite spot
for pickpockets);
• in tourist areas and crowded
places (Eiffel tower,
Champs-Élysées, Louvre...);
• in some hostess bars
and cabarets (notably in
the Pigalle district), where
tourists may be charged
exorbitant prices for drinks.
qFinally, if you are approached
by someone who claims to be
a police officer, do not hesitate
to ask them to show their
official badge. If they appear
suspicious, seek assistance
from a uniformed police officer.
sexual tourism
Consulates
Italy
Lost or stolen items
Late-opening chemists
Algeria
Tel: 01 44 30 47 00
Official documents
Tel: 01 53 72 07 07
Japan
Argentina
Tel: 01 48 88 62 00
Passports, driving licences etc.
In all cases, go to the nearest
police station to declare the
loss or theft and keep your
copy of the statement for future
use. For the police station
nearest to you, please contact:
➜ Les Champs
84, av des Champs-Élysées (8th)
M° George-V
(24hrs, 7 days a week)
Tel: 01 44 34 22 00
Korea (South)
Australia
Tel: 01 47 53 69 87
Tel: 01 40 59 33 00
Luxembourg
Austria
Tel: 01 45 55 13 37
Tel: 01 40 63 30 90
Mexico
Belgium
Tel: 01 42 86 56 20
Tel: 01 44 09 39 39
Morocco
Brazil
Tel: 01 56 56 72 00
Tel: 01 43 59 03 26
Netherlands
Canada
Tel: 01 40 62 33 00
➜ Préfecture de police
9, bd du Palais (4th)
M° Cité
Tel: 01 53 71 53 71
www.prefecture-policeparis.interieur.gouv.fr
Tel: 01 44 43 29 00
Norway
Credit cards or chequebooks
Chile
Tel: 01 53 67 04 00
Visa card
Tel: 0 892 705 705 (0.34€/min)
Tel: 01 47 05 46 61
Peru
China
Tel: 01 53 70 42 00
Tel: 01 47 23 34 45
Poland
Croatia (Republic)
Tel: 01 43 17 34 22
Tel: 01 53 70 02 80
Portugal
Czech Republic
Tel: 01 56 33 81 00
Tel: 01 44 32 02 00
Russia
Denmark
Tel: 01 40 54 00 22
Diner’s Club
Tel: 0 810 314 159
American Express
Tel: 01 47 77 72 00
Eurocard Mastercard
Tel: 01 45 67 84 84
Banque de France chequebooks
Tel: 0 892 68 32 08 (0.37€/min)
Tel: 01 44 31 21 21
Senegal
Egypt
Tel: 01 44 05 38 48
Lost property office
Tel: 01 45 00 77 10
Spain
Finland
Tel: 01 44 29 40 00
➜ Préfecture de police
36, rue des Morillons (15th)
M° Convention
Tel: 0 821 00 25 25 (0.12€/min)
Mon to Thu: 8.30am to 5pm
Fri: 8.30am to 6.30pm
Tel: 01 44 18 19 28
Sweden
Germany
Tel: 01 44 18 88 09
Tel: 01 53 83 46 40
Switzerland
Great Britain
Tel: 01 49 55 67 00
Tel: 01 44 51 31 02
Tunisia
Greece
Tel: 01 47 63 41 89
Tel: 01 47 23 72 23
Turkey
Hungary
Tel: 01 56 33 33 33
Tel: 01 56 81 02 30
United States
Ireland
Tel: 01 43 12 22 22
➜ Pharmacie des Arts
106, bd du Montparnasse (14th)
M° Montparnasse-Bienvenüe
Mon to Sat: (9am to midnight)
➜ Pharmacie Daumesnil
6, place Félix-Éboué (12th)
M° Daumesnil
(24hrs, 7 days a week)
➜ Pharmacie Européenne
6, place Clichy (9th)
M° Place-Clichy
(24hrs, 7 days a week)
➜ Pharmacie Perreault Jean-Luc
24, bd de Sébastopol (4th)
M° Châtelet
(10am to 2am, 7 days a week)
Emergency services
SAMU (medical service): 15
Police: 17
Fire brigade: 18
SOS Médecins (doctor)
Tel: 01 47 07 77 77
SOS Dentaire (dentist)
Tel: 01 43 37 51 00
Poison treatment centre
Tel: 01 40 05 48 48
Children’s burns
Tel: 01 44 73 62 54
Adult burns
Tel: 01 58 41 41 41
(Cochin-Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
hospital)
Sexually transmitted diseases
Tel: 01 40 78 26 00
(Institut Fournier)
Tel: 01 44 17 67 00
useful info
Prostitution involving
minors is strictly
prohibited on French soil.
Anyone resorting
to prostitution involving
minors, whatever their
age, will risk penalties up
to 100,000 euros
in fines and 7 years in
prison. Both adults and
minors can be charged
with this offence.
What prostitution really
means above all is
the existence of the traffic
of human beings,
organized by procurers for
the purposes of sexual
exploitation;
international networks
of organized crime
that make victims of
exploited men, women
and children, whose
everyday reality is
alarming and appalling.
As stipulated in the
preamble of the
UN convention of
2 December 1949 for
“the suppression of the
traffic in persons and
of the exploitation of
others for purposes of
prostitution”, this traffic
is “incompatible with the
dignity and worth
of the human person”.
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perfumed space.
■ A smile,
a coffee
and a warm
welcome.
■ Staff commited
to customers
assistance.
Quality service provider:
■ Car wash service.
■ Free maintenance
kits flat tyre
(sealer and inflator)
and battery
jumper cables.
■ Dedicated
spaces
for disabled
drivers.
■ Bicycles
available for free
to customers.
■ Motorbikes
are welcome
at competitive rates.
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Euronord-Lariboisière
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Gare du Nord
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Alhambra-rue de Malte
Bastille
Bercy Saint-Emilion P2
Bercy Terroirs
Faubourg Saint-Antoine
Gare de Lyon
Picpus Nation
Porte d'Italie
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Gaité Montparnasse
Alésia
Montparnasse-Raspail
Aquaboulevard
Beaugrenelle
Citroën-Cevennes
Falguière
Lecourbe-Mairie du XV
Porte de Versailles
Passy
Place Victor Hugo
Porte de Saint Cloud
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Victor Hugo Pompe
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