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YOU ARE IN PARIS
You better buy PARIS VISITE TRAVEL PASS on sale at main metro station,
RER and SNCF train station, at the parisian airrports, and at Paris Convention
and Visitors Bureau.
TRANSPORT BY CAR
In France , you drive on the right, safety belts are compulsory for passengers in both the front and back seats ; dont sound your horn and bring your international Green card insurance.
TRANSPORT BY METRO, RER AND BUS
The metro lines are identificable by their number and colour.
(first train 5.30am, last train 0.30am)
The RER with lines A B C D E covers Paris and its surrounding region.
It connects with the metro in Paris and some SNCF lines .
Bus routes are numbered and mostly operates from 6.30 am to 8.30pm.
Certain lines runs in the evening
TRANSPORT BY TOURIST BUSES
Balabus, Montmartobus, les cars rouges ,cityrama, l’open tour
TRANSPORT BY TAXI
Taxi operates at taxi ranks,
If the little orange light on the roof is on , it is not free.
ON THE WATER
Batobus (eight stops for access to the main monuments)
BICYCLE HIRE
MUSEUM AND MONUMENTS
The national museums are closed on Tuesdays exceptVersailles www.chateauversailles.fr and the Musée d’Orsay www.musee-orsay.fr.
The municipal museums(musées de la ville de Paris)are closed on Mondays.
They do not charge a fee for their permanent collections.
BEST TIME TO VISIT PARIS
We recommand you April ,September and October. The wheather is most of the time, fine.
In August most of the parisians desert the city.
Book ahead ! Have a good time in a marvellous city !