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Paris CarnetsContrary to what you may have read in outdated articles and guidebooks, the traditional carnet--a discounted packet of 10 cardboard Métro, bus, or tram tickets--is no more. But an electronic version is still available for use with stored-value fare cards.
ABOVE: Notices in a Paris Metro station warn that carnets of T+ cardboard tickets are gone for good.
Not anymore. Over the last several years, RATP--the Paris public transit agency--has been making it harder to buy and use carnets of T+ cardboard tickets. Now the traditional carnet is gone altogether, and that may be a blessing in disguise: All too often, cardboard tickets become demagnetized by keys, coins, or other metal objects in a passenger's pocket or purse, and they don't work when inserted in a turnstile.
Or you can use other money-saving options such as the RATP's Navigo Liberté card and the RATP's smartphone apps. For more information on these, click here. Please note:
For more on Paris transit tickets and prices, see our articles about Paris Metro Tickets & Fares and the Navigo Easy stored-value card.
BELOW: "The carnet of cardboard T+ tickets is finished." (This sign was painted on the floor of a Paris Métro station.)
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