Living Skills - Transportation.pptx

Getting around in Paris
& its suburbs
ASP PFA Living Skills Seminar – September 3, 2015
Public Transports
•  Making sense of all these:
–  Trains de banlieues (Commuter trains)
–  Grandes lignes (Main lines trains)
–  Metro
–  RER
–  SNCF / Transilien
–  RATP
–  Tram
–  Bus
Paris RER (Réseau Express Régional)
•  5 express train lines connecting Paris city
center to surrounding suburbs
–  RER A, RER B, RER C, RER D, RER E
•  In Paris, the RER acts as an express
underground or subway train
•  Beyond Paris Center, the RER is a ground
level commuter train connecting popular
destination (CDG, Orly, Disneyland,
Versailles) to the heart of Paris
Paris RER
Metro
•  Subway
•  300 stations
•  16 lines:
•  M1 – M14, M3bis, M7bis, color coded
•  Covering the 10x10km area of Central Paris
•  Interesting fact:
•  Châtelet-Les Halles, with 5
Metro lines and 3 RER
commuter rail lines is the world’s
largest metro (subway) station
Metro
Tram & Buses
•  Tram
–  9 lines T1 – T8
(counting T3a & T3b as
separate lines)
•  Buses
–  #460 & #467 will get you to school
–  Noctilien (night buses)
•  With 47 bus routes, the Noctilien service runs through the night
throughout Paris and greater Paris from 0.30am to 5.30am
•  The network has over 2,000 stops, ensuring proximity service to
more than 200 towns in the greater Paris area
How to Ride
•  Single Use Tickets •  Visiting Paris
•  Navigo
•  Day Tickets
RATP Quick Guide
RATP Quick Guide
Still confused?
•  Paris Metro vs. RER – What’s the
difference?
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The Metro is a classic subway system: mostly underground, many stops,
frequent service, short line distances, serving the urban city centre, nonscheduled train timings. The RER (Réseau Express Régional) is a
commuter train system that covers much of the greater metropolitan area of
Paris (Ile-de-France), much further out that covered by the Metro
The confusing part is that the RER traverses central Paris with a handful of
stations, acting like an express Metro system with fewer stops, larger trains
and faster movement
Paris fare zones apply to the RER train system, unlike the Metro and there
are five of them. Using a Metro ticket, the Ticket t+, is permitted on the
RER, but only to the limits of Zone 1, the true center of Paris, bordered by
the ring road surrounding it, the Boulevard Peripherique
RATP & SNCF
•  RATP (Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens)
–  Paris public transport authority
–  Metro, RER, Tram
•  SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer)
–  French National Rail
–  Transilien
More information
•  Last train from La Defense around
midnight, often earlier
•  First Metro at 5:30 am at the beginning of
each line
•  Last Metro at 1:15 am (2:15am on Friday
and Saturday nights) at the end of the line
•  Useful tip for late return: Metro 10 across
the bridge in Saint Cloud
Useful Links
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parisbytrain.com
transilien.com
ratp.fr
aparisguide.com
Google maps
Useful Apps
Taxis
•  Taxis in Paris have lights on their roofs
that indicate whether they are available. If
the light is green the taxi is available, if
the light is red the taxi is occupied.
•  The minimum fare for a journey is 6.60
euros, supplement included. A fourth
passenger can be taken (supplement of 3
euros).
Taxis
•  All Parisian taxis must have :
•  An electronic time and date display showing the
time the driver finishes working and the day of the
year*, which is either fixed on the rear window
shelf (on the right-hand-side of the vehicle, visible
from outside), or integrated into the taximeter.
•  An illuminated TAXI roof sign with 3 small lights
underneath indicating the tariffs A, B and C.
•  Inside the vehicle, a taximeter showing the rate
applied and the amount of the fare.
Taxis
•  All Parisian taxis must have :
•  A small notice displayed on the left-hand-side rear
window of the taxi with an extract of the
regulations, tariffs applicable and the registration
number of the vehicle.
•  A black plate on the front right wing of the vehicle
with the mention PARIS and the parking permit
number.
Taxis & Private Driver Services
•  Popular taxis in the area:
–  G7, Taxis bleus,Taxis 75
•  Professional Limousine Services
–  UberX, LeCab
•  Useful Apps:
If You Prefer Driving…
Good to know!
•  Leave enough space for those
motorcycles and scooters
•  “Priorité à droite” (Right Hand Priority)
•  Carrefour Giratoire (Roundabout)
vs Rond Point (Roundabout)!!!
•  Look at the ground!
“Priorité à droite”(Right Hand Priority)
•  Can be indicated but not necessary
•  Usually in villages and towns unless
otherwise advertised
•  When no signposts or indications on the
ground
Carrefour Giratoire (Roundabout)
vs Rond Point (Roundabout)!!!
•  Carrefour Giratoire
–  Yield sign going in
–  Priority to the car already in the roundabout
–  When in the intersection, no need to slow
down or look at incoming traffic
–  If more than one lane in the round about:
•  Signal change of lanes
•  Don’t have the priority changing lane even to exit
Carrefour Giratoire (Roundabout)
vs Rond-Point (Roundabout)!!!
•  Rond-Point
–  Usually found in a village or a town
–  Priority to the car
merging from the right
–  Tend to be replaced by the carrefour giratoire
–  Not many left (Place Charles-de-Gaulle
“Place de l’Étoile”)
Questions?
•  Presentation will be available
on the ASP website