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by bus
Most buses within the city and surrounding suburbs of Paris are run by the RATP. Buses with two-digit numbers (20-96) operate within the city, and buses with three-digit numbers mainly service the suburbs. The night bus service is Paris called Noctilien and has recently been expanded to include more lines. Now night buses go to and from the various banlieues (neighbourhoods surrounding Paris) as well as connect all areas of the city with the four main train stations, Gare de l’Est, Gare de Lyon, Gare Montparnasse and Gare Saint-Lazare.
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Paris currently has two tram lines, T1 abd T2, with more to come in the near future. The T1 line connects Saint-Denis and Noisy-le-Sec, near the northern edge of Paris. The T2 line, also known as Trans Val-de-Seine, runs from La Défense to Issy-les-Moulineaux just west of the city. This is the most popular tram line, and the trams have recently been doubled in length to accomodate more passengers. Several extensions of both tram lines are planned for 2007-2010.
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The metro in Paris services the city proper as well as the suburbs, and the RER lines are the ones that go furthest outside of the city. The metro has a total of 16 lines, numbered 1-14 with two shorter lines called 3bis and 7bis. The trains run from about 5 am-1 am every day, including holidays. The only station that is closed on evenings and Sundays is Liège, though this is expected to change by the beginning of 2007. The standard metro tickets are valid for two hours throughout the entire city network and zones 1 and 2 of the RER network. They can be bought individually or in a pack of ten which is slightly cheaper. If you go further than zone 2, you must purchase an RER ticket.
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Taxis
Taxis can be hailed at airports, stations and at taxi ranks (arrêts taxis), but are sometimes hard to find, especially on Friday and Saturday nights. A yellow light displayed on the roof shows that the taxi is available for hire, while an orange light means that the taxi is in use. Taxis have three different rates: Tariff A for daytime journeys, Tariff B for journeys after 7 pm and on Sundays, holidays and in the suburbs, and Tariff C (the most expensive rate) for the suburbs and airports at night and districts outside Paris during the day. There are also extra charges for being picked up from a home/business address or from a mainline station, for a fourth passenger and for luggage.
The centre of Paris can be reached by taxi from either Roissy-Charles de Gaulle or Orly airport. From Charles de Gaulle, the fare is around €36 and the journey will take about 45 minutes. If you want to travel between Roissy/Charles de Gaulle Airport and Orly the fare costs around €46.
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By cycle
Paris now has 130 kilometres of cycle lanes and it is advisable to use them if they run along your route, as you can be fined for not doing so. The parks have some good cycle routes if you want to avoid traffic and on Sundays a few Quais along the River Seine are closed to motor traffic (but cycling through the pedestrian crowds may offer different hazards…)
Places to hire bicycles: Maison Roue Libre 1 Passage Mondétour Tel 0810441534. rouelibre@wnanadoo.fr
Open from 9.00 to 19.00 Closed 15th December to 15th January
Paris Vélo 2 Rue du Fer á Moulin Tel 0143375922 Metro: Censier Daubenton.
Cylcobus also have a few branches, such as the ones in Place de la Concorde or Porte d''''Auteuil. Rental from €3.10 for one hour, €11.50 for a day, €17.50 for the weekend and €129.60 for a year.
www.ratp.fr/parisvisite/fr.index.htm for cycle tours organised by the RATP
Travellers can''''t take bicycles on the metro but some SNCF and RER weekend services permit them.
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Tickets
The same tickets can be used for bus, métro and RER (within zones one and two only). Night buses require separate tickets. One ticket is sufficient for a bus ride or an RER journey (within zones one and two) or a métro journey (with changes (correspondances)). Separate tickets are needed for changes between buses or between bus and métro/RER. RER tickets must be purchased for RER journeys beyond zones one and two. Tickets can be purchased from stations and tabacs, and should be validated on entry and kept until the end of the journey to avoid fines. For longer stays, the Carte Orange (with a weekly coupon (coupon hebdomodaire), for sale at all métro stations, allows a week''s travel in zones one and two. There is also a monthly Carte Orange for zones one and two. The Carte Orange ticket should be validated at the métro turnstile and displayed to the bus driver.
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