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Paris Buses
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Paris bus fares and tickets
A single journey costs €1,90
if you buy your ticket on the bus. However, you'll save 20 cents by using Métro tickets (now called
T+ tickets).
(Children from ages 4 to 9 can travel with half-fare tickets; kids under 4 are
free.)
ABOVE: An electric
Montmartrobus. INSET
BELOW: A single-journey T+ ticket for use on the bus or Métro.
 Important: T+ tickets allow transfers between
buses and trams, but not between buses or trams and Métro or
RER lines. Tickets sold by bus drivers (which are marked "sans
correspondences") can be used only on surface transportation (i.e.,
buses and trams).
For current information on tickets and transfers, see the RATP's
T+ Ticket page.
Several money-saving options are
available:
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A carnet is a stack of
10 T+ tickets that you can buy at any Métro station and from most tabacs
(shops and other locations that sell cigarettes). It costs €12,50, which
means you'll save 50 to 60 cents per ride.
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The
Paris Visite
pass gives unlimited access to RATP buses, the Métro, RER and SNCF suburban
trains, the Montmartre Funicular, trams, and the Optile bus network for 1,
2, 3, or 5 days. Adult fares depend on the
number of days and zones. (Children's Paris Visite tickets are half price.)
Paris Visite also entitles you to discounts of 20 cent or more on
some Parisian tours and attractions. You can buy Paris Visite online
and pick it up at one of several redemption points in Paris, or--more
conveniently--you can purchase it at a Métro, RER, or SNCF railway station
or at the airport upon your arrival.
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Please note that only the higher-priced "Paris + suburb + airports" version of Paris Visite
covers airport transportation.
Which offers the best value, a carnet or Paris Visite?
That's something you'll have to calculate for yourself, based on how frequently
you'll use public transportation and where you plan to go in the Paris region.
Next page:
How to ride Paris buses
Inset photo copyright © Patrick Breig.
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