Common questions

What are the zones for the Metro in Paris?

What are the zones for the Metro in Paris?

Paris fare zones

  • Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) – zone 5 – RER details.
  • Orly Airport – zone 4 – RER details.
  • Disneyland Paris (Eurodisney) – zone 5 – RER details.
  • Versailles – zone 4 – RER details.

How many metro stations are there in Paris?

300 stations
With over 300 stations covering 214 kilometres (133 mi) underground the Paris Metro system is also one of the oldest transport networks in the world.

How far apart are Paris metro stations?

Technical specifications. The Métro has 214 kilometres (133 mi) of track and 302 stations, 62 connecting between lines. These figures do not include the RER network. The average distance between stations is 562 m (1,844 ft).

What are zones in Paris called?

The Paris map shows the 20 different neighborhoods which are called arrondissements. In Paris arrondissements are named according to their number, which corresponds to an administrative district. For example, you might live in the 5th arrondissement, which would be written as 5ème (or 5e) in French.

How many zones does Paris have?

5
Paris and the surrounding area is divided into 5 circular fare zones for use in pricing public transportation passes.

What is the deepest metro station in Paris?

Abbesses
Abbesses (French pronunciation: ​[abɛs], literally Abbesses) is a station on Paris Métro Line 12, in the Montmartre district and the 18th arrondissement. Abbesses is the deepest station in the Paris Métro, at 36 metres (118 feet) below ground, and is located on the western side of the butte (hill) of Montmartre.

How many Metro lines are there?

10
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Overview
Number of lines 10
Line number Red Line – 1 Yellow Line – 2 Blue Line – 3/4 Green Line – 5 Violet Line – 6 Orange Line – Airport Pink Line – 7 Magenta Line – 8 Grey Line – 9
Number of stations 254
Daily ridership 4,720,168 (May–June 2019 average)

How deep underground is the Paris Metro?

36 metres underground
… and if you’re above ground, you’re never further than 400 metres from a station. Abbesses is the deepest station at 36 metres underground.

Is the Paris Metro all in one zone?

Paris Metro (urban city subway) is all a single zone although it has stations in both Zones 1-2 as shown on this more detailed zone map including Paris Metro, RER and Transilien (intercity) trains (900KB PDF, opens a new window).

Do you have to have a ticket for Zone 1 in Paris?

Paris Metro tickets are valid for travel anywhere within Zone 1 and all of the Metro system is a single zone requiring only a single Metro Ticket / Ticket t+ (even if the Metro station you’re at is outside of Zone 1, I realize this is confusing). Be careful at La Défense when exiting the Metro area.

How are the lines on the Paris Metro marked?

Planned lines and lines under construction are marked on the map with a dotted line. This helps people understand how the Paris transport system will develop in the future. The map is new in terms of its layout concept, but it preserves the original colors and graphic symbols, which are currently used in metro.

How are the transportation zones in Paris divided?

Paris Transportation Zone Map. Paris and the surrounding area is divided into 5 circular zones for use in pricing public transportation passes. The RATP/STIF transit authorities recently (September 2015) changed zone prices to be either all-zone (1 through 5) or one of 3 sub-zones excluding central Paris Zone 1 (zones 2-5, 3-5, 4-5).

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Ruth Doyle