Moving Around France Comfortably

Moving Around France Comfortably

Talking about the transport system in France, we should admit that there is a very wide network of different kinds of vehicles that you may choose. Within Paris there is the underground, including about 300 stations, that works from 5.30am to 12.30am.

If you want to travel to the suburbs of Paris, you may use the service of the Regional express network. The network of transport system is very large in France, so you may ask for the map at the metro or RER clerk, this map includes the information about every kind of vehicles, such as bus, metro or above mentioned Regional express network. These maps are free of charge. The tickets for the metro are 9.60 euros for 10, so called Book; for the children till 10 years the price is 4.80 euros and free for the children under 4.

Concerning the prices it should be admitted that they are different for various regions of  France, so it will be useful for you to check them at the place of your departure. There are five lines that cross Paris and lead to the other areas of this country. The prices can also vary from line to line. You can buy the tickets for one day or make your trip around the country every day during a week or so and purchase the tickets for all this time at once with discount. So the prices for each zone and duration of your trip are the following:

Zones 1-3: from 8.35EUR for 1 day to 26.65EUR for 5 days.
Zones 1-5: from 16.75EUR for 1 day to 45.70EUR for 5 days.
Zones 1-8: from 23.60EUR for 1 day to 53.35EUR for 5 days.
 
The other kind of transport to travel France – buses, also provide very comfortable service and you may buy only one ticket and make the journey within Paris. They begin to work at 5.30am till 8.30pm. During the night the bus service operate between the center of the capital and its outskirts. The price of one bus ticket is 1.30 euros.

You also can hire a car, but you should note that it must be done beforehand, because there are not many vacant cars at time when you need it immediately. The most well known car hire services are Avis, Alamo, Europcar and others.