mfleming

Can you get a carnet for zone 5. And does anyone know the cost? There are 5 of us and we will take the metro from CDG. I know they have carnets for around Paris zone 1 for 10.40 which we will also purchase. thank you

111op

Not the expert -- but no, I think that what you want to do is get an RER ticket (7.85 euros?) to get to Paris center.

Once in Paris, you use the carnet (10 trips) to get around (one option) -- or various other day passes are available.

Statia

111op is correct.

monique123

Does anyone know if there is a reduced price for a carnet for children 11 and under. I thought I read something about it, but can't locate it now.

MorganB

A carnet costs 5.25 euros for children 4 to under 10.

111op

I see the reduced fare if I go to ratp.fr (tous les tarifs under bon a savoir). It doesn't say when the reduced rate applies. Did I miss something? (I'm sure you're right, MorganB, just that the website needs some work.)

But really, this website is not that easy to use (I've never looked at it in such detail before).

Robespierre

Reduced rates are only available to French citizens such as pensioners and large families. There is a child rate for the Paris Visite that applies to us.

mfleming - your choices depend on what your sightseeing plans are and what days you will be in Paris. Please specify.

Christina

I think mfleming may have the misunderstanding that you buy a ticket for the zone that you start your trip in or something. YOu have to have a ticket that covers all zones you will be in from start to finish of your journey. So, from CDG to central Paris, you need one that covers all zones 1 through 5.

There isn't really a zone 1 ticket, those tickets just cover the metro wherever it goes and the urban center for buses -- which is roughly zones 1 and 2. The web site has that labeled a little weird in that it puts the title "zones" over "1 ticket" which is a quantity. They used to call this "zone urbaine" but it's very similar to zones 1-2.

Christina

Reduced rates are available for some special French demographic categories that depend on special cards (unemployed, large families, etc). However, childrens rates are 50 pct off as MorganB stated, for the carnet (not for a Carte Orange).

They do have a very extensive section describing the reductions on their websites and the categories -- it's in the Guide du Savoir tab, then Reductions

Robespierre

How long will you be in Paris?

What day of the week do you arrive?

What sights do you plan to visit?

How much transportation will you use?

These questions have a lot to do with determining your public transport strategy.

111op

Thanks Christina. Of course, the logical person that I am, I thought that I would click around the links that say tarifs reduits (but none of these links are clickable). But obviously the info is somewhere else.

R, you're scaring mfleming!

mfleming

What I am wondering is if there is a carnet we can buy from CDG airport into Paris on the RER. Since there are 5 of us. Or do we have to buy individual tickets?. When in Paris we will for sure buy a carnet that is good for zones1-2. We are staying in the Marais, so we are walking distance to many things. Our metro use will be small, sometimes on our return to our apartment after a long day!

mfleming

One other thing. I looked into the Cart Orange, but we will arrive next Thurs and leave the following Thurs so our dates don't work well to get the best use out of it.

travelbunny

Hi..as you stated, you are much better off buying the carnet for your travel within the city given your location...re the RER-you must just buy individual tickets- there are machines which allow you to do this without having to stand in line BUT if there are 5 of you a taxi is not going to be hugely more providing you can all fit into the same one (how big are the kids and luggage are an issue..I think there are some vans but I am not sure..if I am with the whole family I am picked up and if I am alone or with 1 space isnt an issue)..someone on the board will know..

Robespierre

A carnet is just a pack of Métro/bus tickets with a quantity discount. Travel outside the city proper requires a separate ticket for the suburban train, the RER.

If you plan to get on a bus or use the Métro more than 4 times a day, a Mobilis daily pass is a better deal than individual tickets, even at the carnet price.

The Marais isn't very close to much of Paris, and although walking can be interesting and fun, it really isn't necessary for simply getting from here to there.

mfleming

I am bringing my daughter and her friends to Paris for their Senior Year spring break....so adult size. And with 5 suitcases, even if they are roller bags and their back packs I am sure it would be 2 taxis. So the RER seems more convienent. I have taken the bus once and will not again.You still have to take a taxi or metro from Opera! Our metro stop is Hotel de Ville, which is just one over from LEs Halles...an easy transfer. I was just hoping they might sell a carnet from the airport, but I could not find any info on the web.

travelbunny

..just a comment and a question..if you are staying in le marais, hotel de ville seems like an odd stop..secondly,you can buy a carnet at the metro station where you transfer for the rer to the metro..usually a machine, but the ticket booth will also supply one..and for those luck enough to travel on the rer to a stop which is also close to their hotel, they can buy the carnet the first time they use the metro..hope this helps..have a great trip.

mfleming

we are between Hotel de Ville and St Paul.

Gretchen

You will have to buy a ticket on the RER for each person. It is about 7E. A carnet, as someone has said already, is a package of 10 transport tickets to use on the Metro, bus or RER within Paris.
Be sure to retain your RER ticket as you must re-insert it upon exit from the RER. Your RER ticket allows you to transfer to the Metro to get closer to your hotel stop.
You might just go to the taxi queue to see if there is a van taxi large enough for you.

Robespierre

If you take the RER into town, you will buy a single ticket that is good all the way to your destination (includes th Métro leg, if any). You can buy all RATP products at the ticket office at CDG.