Paris tickets
How to Choose a Ticket
What ticket to buy depends on:
If you want the simplest, easiest, no-thinking-required solution and saving 20-50 euros per person for the week isn’t an issue
Buy a 1-5 Zone Paris Visite ticket for the number of days of your stay, or a 1-5 Zone Navigo Decouverte week pass if you’re arriving Monday-Wednesday (covers you till Sunday). This covers you for all public transport types (Paris Metro, bus, tram, RER, Transilien suburban train) to any destination in the Ile-de-France (Greater Paris Metro area) including Disneyland Paris, CDG/ORY Airports, Versailles, La Defense, Fontainebleau
How many days in Paris?
1 day: Mobilis or Ticket t+ (single or 10-pack “carnet“)
2-3 days: Paris Visite
3+ days: Navigo Decouverte
Day of the week you arrive? (for multi-day tickets)
Friday to Sunday: Paris Visite
Monday to Wednesday: Navigo Decouverte
Rides per day?
1-3 one-way rides: Ticket t+ (single or 10-pack “carnet“)
4+ rides: Mobilis, Paris Visite or Navigo Decouverte
Visiting Versailles, Disneyland Paris, Fontainebleau or other destinations outside central Paris?
First decide on your best ticket or pass for visiting central Paris, ignore trips outside for the moment
Then look at purchasing single-ride RER/Billet Origine-Destination tickets for your “outside Paris” destination (Versailles & Orly Airport are Zone 4, Disneyland and Fontainebleau, CDG Airport are Zone 5). Unless you make several return trips from Central Paris to destinations in Zone 4 or 5 during your stay, it doesn’t make sense to add these zones to your multi-use ticket or pass. Just use Billet Origine-Destination tickets for trips outside of Zone 1-2 (i.e. Central Paris).
If traveling as a family or group, consider 10-pack RER/Billet Origine-Destination tickets called “carnet”. These are discounted about 20%.
Have children 9 & under? Consider 10-pack discounted RER/Billet Origine-Destination tickets. These are discounted about 50%.