Transport Information and Maps

TRANSPORTS

All transports (taxi, bus, RER) from/to both airports Roissy or Orly take about 30 to 45 minutes (up to  90 minutes in rush hours traffic on the road). If you are short in time, the RER B is the safest way to arrive on time at a cheap price (RER B - stations St Michel or Luxembourg). The RER B is direct to Roissy airport (north direction), but needs one correspondence to catch the Orlyval  to Orly airport (south direction). See more information below at "Metro-RER-bus".

TAXIS VS CHAUFFEURS: comparison

During rush hours taxis can be quicker than chauffeurs in Paris as they can use the taxi-bus lanes that chauffeurs are not allowed to use.   Moreover during rush hours - because there are lots of demands - chauffeurs' price can rise a lot and become more expensive than taxis.

On the other hand, UBER and other chauffeurs follow the quickest route with Waze and often manage to avoid traffic jams - moreover, in case of traffic jam, your price will stay fixed from the very beginning with a chauffeur, when your price can rise very high if you get stucked in traffic jams in a taxi.

If you are not in a hurry, and out of the rush hours, prefer chauffeurs, they are usually less expensive (also from/to airports). 

TAXIS Company G7

Prices for all taxis companies are the same in Paris for trips to/from the airports:

62 € between Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport and Paris left bank
35 € between Orly airport and Paris left bank.

Taxis G7   is the biggest company in Paris. You can book your taxi online   or download their app in your phone to pay by credit card via your app (like UBER except that you do not know the exact price before the drive). Taxis can charge between 2,60 € and 4,18 € at the start of the drive. To order a taxi G7 through your app, you will have 4 € in addition for immediate order, or 7 € for an order in advance.

TAXIS IN THE STREET

You can go to the Taxis Station nearby the venue, located Place Maubert, or you can stop any taxi passing by in the street. All taxis can charge between 2,60 € and 4,18 € at the start of the drive.
All taxis have a fixed price to/from airports: 62 € to/from Roissy - 35 € to/from Orly (prices from/to Paris left bank)

CHAUFFEURS UBER - KAPTEN - BOLT

Chauffeurs companies for those who have an account  in their mobile phone - lots of cars are available all over Paris and airports (UBER: about 45 €  to/from Roissy airport)

METRO - RER -  BUS

Download the new free app   "BONJOUR RATP" - create your account and to get all needed electronic tickets in your phone, as well as itinerary information.

Book your tickets online.

Maps of the public transports.

You will get more detailed information here under on BUS and RER transports:

BUS from/to ORLY airport: the easiest is to take the ORLYBUS  (all information online). It takes you to/from Denfert Rochereau station, at 2 RER stations from St Michel.

BUS from/to ROISSY airport: the ROISSYBUS (all information online) takes you to/from the Opera station, then you take the metro line 7 up to Jussieu station, just nearby La Mutualité (15 minutes métro).

RER B from/to ROISSY or ORLY: Information on  RER transport.

Between Roissy airport and Saint-Michel RER station, it's on the same line RER B and takes 45 minutes.

From your computer, to find your itinerary or for any information about the Metro, Bus, Tramway or RER lines, itineraries, maps, fares, etc… go to https://www.ratp.fr/en

Difference between Metro and RER:
Metro = goes from one station to the following one.
RER = only linking some selected stations in Paris, so that it is much quicker to reach those stations. RER is also going to the suburbs & airports, and then is often called "Train".

Free Maps from the Metro, Bus and RER are available in all the metro stations - ask at the welcome desk ("Accueil - Information"). Also see our maps below.

- In case you do not want to download the Bonjour RATP app:
Paper Tickets: their use will end in 2023 and many metro stations already do not sell them anylonger. They are the same for the Metro, Bus and RER inside Paris. Buying 1 pack ("1 carnet") of ten tickets is less expensive (16,90 €) than separate tickets (1,90 € per unit).  
Electronic tickets are less expensive and available at 14,90 € for 10 tickets (to be bought at the"Accueil information desk" in the metro stations, as you need to buy a rechargeable pass for 2 € the first time). Then you can charge again your pass on the machines in the stations.

Information on tickets prices.

- Rules for a ticket lifetime:
You can use the same ticket for a trip with different busses during 1 h 30 (but you have to validate your ticket in the machine of each bus).
You can use the same ticket inside the Metro/RER during 2 hours (but you cannot go outside and enter again).
You can get on a bus without any ticket and buy your ticket to the driver : 2 €.

Railways Stations

Direct access to the metro lines from all the train stations in Paris: look at the Metro map below.

MAPS

Metro, Bus and RER Maps inside PARIS

- Metro-RER map - print this clear coloured map (format size A4) and keep it in your pocket!

- Map of Paris with the main streets and Metro-RER lines (not for printing - enlarge the pdf page up to the visibility of 100%)

- Online Interactive Metro, Bus, Tram and RER plans

MAP of Paris online

If you wish to have a look at the district
Go to: http://www.mappy.com
Then, in the window, type the name of the street you wish to see, Paris, France.
When you see the street on the map, click on "+" to see in bigger size the surroundings.