How To Get Around Paris - Metro, Taxis, Bikes, and More
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- Опубликовано: 2 май 2022
- How to get around Paris by Metro, taxis, bikes, and more. Need more tips and tricks for Paris, along with recommendations for eats and drinks? parisinmypocket.com/ is the only guide you need. Help me make better videos at / jayswanson and then find me on the internet in all of the usual spots:
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Ever wonder how to get around Paris? How to get around Paris by metro, taxis, bikes, scooters, the RER, buses, and even your own two feet. Paris in my Pocket's guide to how to get around Paris. If you want to know how to use the metro, how to use the velib system in Paris, or does Uber work in Paris, this is the video for you.
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My name is Jay Swanson - I'm an American writer living in Paris on an artist visa and hoping to make the city of light my home base - at least for the foreseeable future. I write science-fiction and fantasy, vlogged daily for 3+ years, and love pizza a little too much.
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Thank you for the tips! A couple more. Absolutely put your picture on your pass. We got stopped at a checkpoint and paid 35€ per person(5). Also, my daughter had her feet on a seat on the RER when they came through to check tickets and we had to pay 50€. Learn from our mistakes.
Hello what do you think of baguetts cafe
I hope tons of people start pouring in from this video. 4 years ago I found your channel because of your 'How to Use the Metro video and the professionalism and quality of this video FAR surpasses the OG. I am constantly pleased to see how much time & work you put into your craft and, boy, does it show! Great job, Jay! & a Big Thank You! 😊 👏👏👏
Thank you Dixie! That means so much on so many levels 🥰
Also my first video 3 years ago! Came for the metro, stayed for Jay
Shout to “how to order at a cafe”
This dudes videos are the most helpful thing if you are planning a trip to Paris. I really enjoyed watching the one about scams and he showed these guys playing a game around the Eifel Tower and betting on this ball under some cups. I saw this in Paris and thought "oh I saw this on Jay Swanson", then got to watch the police go after them, it was like an episode of cops right in front of me.
Great video! Such good advice! 🔥🧨💪🏽🤠👍🏽🧨🔥
Gracias!🥂
This was how I learned to get around in Paris by your first metro video. Great insight and help.
Thanks!
Great guide, Jay!!! These are super fun.
This was fun to watch! I miss Paris...
Thanks for an occasional update. It's nice to have a refresher before visiting again
Jay’s videos always has the best sound tracks. Love when I get a notification of a new vid. 🔥🔥🔥
Hello Jay another good vid with nothing but real info we all need
very nice if you ever want to ride together in Paris to show the bike facilities and discuss them whenever you want!
Suepr helpful 🙌🏻 Thank you Jay!
Thank you for all the information , I would love to visit Paris ❤✈️
Hi jay , loved this so interesting and educational with regards to visiting Paris , brilliant what everyone should watch before going to Paris 👌👏
Walking shape!! So key on our last trip in April!
Gotta say, Jay, you are looking great! I am inspired!
Good job jay! This is helpful, I’m moving to Paris soon so this is useful!
Absolutely loved the video! It took me back to when I discovered your channel by checking your tips about Paris and they were fundamental to the great experience I had there! Hope I visit Paris again so I can use the upgraded tips ☺️
Paris in a month and your channel has helped me get a better understanding of the city as a whole. Some great tips!!
This video is a great resource to find your way around Paris. Five stars. 10/10. And two thumbs up even. 😀
Great video Jay! Lots of good info. We’ll be there soon and will keep our eyes open hoping to spot you and Cooper!
Jay was really polite but I'll just come out and say it -- don't use the scooters when you're here unless you really know what you're getting into. I rarely go a few days without seeing near-misses between tourists on those things and automobiles. Just walk or take the train. It's better for you and you'll survive long enough to tell everybody else about your great trip to Paris!
I agree. My daughter lives in Florida and flew off of one when she hit a hole in the pavement. She couldn't see it because there was construction going on, and a spotlight was aimed directly at a spot that happened to blind her momentarily. She cracked her clavicle and was out of work for a few weeks (unpaid). She couldn't even dress herself. The people at the E.R. in Fort Lauderdale told her that she was lucky; told her people are thrown into traffic and pass away.
Love your work, my wife and I found you back in January a few months before our honeymoon and all of your insight helped us immensely! Our trip went smoothly and we were able to navigate and get around with ease.
Great info. Thanks!
Very informative. Thanks
Thanks Jay, helpful as always.
My pleasure!🥂
Love your videos Jay. We were in Paris last week. We tried Homer. OMG it was delicious 🤤🤤. Thanks for all your tips. I hope to visit Paris soon again. If you are ever in Holland let me know 😁... Stay safe always 🙏
Your tips for the RER were helpful when my friends and I were getting to CDG 🛫 👍 We knew to buy the correct fare to get out there. One guy on our train didn't and was busted by la police.
Awesome job!
We do that in Ny too regarding the escalator ..stand on the right to leave the left for those that wanna walk up. Yea it’s annoying when people stop at the top. Thanks for the helpful video
Wonderful! Thank you!
Definitely get a Navigo - they are so easy to use and the tickets work out really cheap. Good point about being walking fit. I had a huge blister on my left foot last week after walking round the city. The blister was well worth it though!
Nice Vanmoof ebike in the segment! 😊
Decouverte card was my choice in our week in Paris. Used it on our trip from CDG to the city, trip to Disneyland and to Le Bougeot and multiple metro and bus trips. Proved to be really good value.
I really love your videos about Paris. I always check them up before visiting the city. Thank you!
Thanks!
Hello! I love the video! Going to be visiting Paris soon and was wondering if you can give a guide on places to take photos that aren't tourist packed and tips on how to set up camera? I am traveling solo and heard so much about pockpocketing that I am afraid to just set up my tripod and leave it to pose and it get snatched lol!
Bonjour Jay! A LOT of RER B issues from CDG starting because of renovations, and until 2025. I was trying to help one of our university students navigate all the zigs and zags with this for her upcoming trip, and whew....this subject could definitely use a video. (BTW, while I don't usually take it, I ended up recommending - the Roissy bus to the metro - for her because of her particular date which will be a Sunday with extra restrictions, on top of everything else). Great video on all the rest but heads up that this topic could use some chat and help a lot of people. Un gros merci!
Excellent video.!
YES YES YES for the people who stop at the top of the escalator ! I take the RER to work and every morning so many commuters (not tourists...people who take this same train every single weekday) do this ! It is so annoying. Just keep walking ! Thank you, Jay, for spreading this important message ;) :)
Have you done a D-Land Paris video? If not that would be awesome!!
Another great video with some super ideas. Unlike you, my wife and I enjoyed the buses. Except for the RER B from CDG, and a couple of trips on the Metro, we either walked or took the bus. As tourists who weren't in a hurry, buses allowed us to people watch and see the sites. We will return in June, and will likely walk and/or bus everywhere. Au revoir.
Such a great video! Your content helped me get through the peak of lockdown in Canada. I'm finally going to Paris in a few weeks and I'm using your videos so I don't feel completely lost. Thank you!!
You're so welcome!
I got the navigo découverte all zones but you do need a passport size photo on the back and sign it.
Thank you 😊
I used to take the metro everywhere when I was in Paris. Recently though I've been almost exclusively using the electric Dott scooters. Only costs 6 euros or so for 10 rides within 24 hours. Great way to get around albeit maybe not the safest.
Above ground wheels for the win
Thnxx for sharing bro
Love your channel and I’ve just binge-watched as many Paris videos as I could before I need to leave work lol. Do you have any recommendations for traveling to Paris with kids…3 of ‘em? Ages teen and pre teen.
Very useful thank you!
I can wait to put all of your information to use when we visit. My family and I have been watching for years and love your content. We have been trying to come to Paris for New Years for 3 years now, hopefully this is the year!
I hope you have a phenomenal time!
I am going to visit Paris when I go see my daughter who has moved to Portugal and your guides are invaluable!!!!!!! Because I am the biggest travel wuss EVER
Are the museums still requiring reservations? If so, what is the best way to do that? We will be there in a few weeks. Your videos have been great. Thank you.
So helpful!!
Thanks!
Thank you so much for this vid. Makes me more confident when I’m there in May. 👏
Prices between RER B and Taxi from airport?
Grateful for this video thank you! What's your take on BlablaCar? 😀
A pleasant way to travel through the center of town is the Batobus. You’re on the Seine, so the views are nice, it gets you close to many of the highlights (Notre Dame, Louvre, Musee D’Orsay, Eiffel Tower), and it’s a boat, what’s not to like?
Thanks Jay x
My pleasure
Thank you so much for your info. What do you think of the motorcycles and motor scooters in Paris? Are they good ways to commute?
When me and my mom visited France a few weeks ago, we had so, SO much good food everywhere we went
Yet after we got home, Mom said she lost 3 pounds from before we left
And I can't say I lost any weight, but I did notice that the stairs up to my apartment seemed quite a bit easier to climb than before
That's the measure of just how much walking you're gonna do when you're in France!
There is a lot of walking. And if one is not used to walking uphill/stairs I recommend getting in shape for the metro!
Biking is the best! Since the city is so small you can pretty much get anywhere in less than 30 👏 Also, Dott is the best price for the scooters ! They have a 2 ride for 3 EUR pass which is cheaper than 2 metro/bus rides 🙌
Boot scootin around!
Hello I was wondering what you thought about baguett’s cafe? Thank you
For the Lime/Uber scooters & bikes, if your coming to visit for a few days, like velib, you can get unlimited ride passes for a set period of time. I believe they are 24hr and 3 day passes. I got the 3 day pass for 28.99 EUR, and I saved SO much money. I only wish I knew that before I started using the system. So if you're planning on doing a lot of biking in Paris (which I also highly recommend), and you don't want to have to deal with Velib, I suggest getting the 3 day pass with Lime.
That's cool, I didn't know that
at gare du nord will there be a dedicated taxi waiting line like you described and showed in this video at the airport?
Just returned from Paris yesterday. All set to buy the navigio easy pass and found they still sell the 10 ticket bundle. Apparently they are not phasing them out until September. We found the 10 tickets enough as we like to walk and wander around. Plus you can share them unlike the navigo pass. This was best value for us. Love how efficient the metro system is. We found your videos really helpful and thanks to your tip we made sure we paid to go to the top of the Parthenon. Definitely a highlight.
Oh interesting - good find!
Could share the paper carnet with my wife but we each need our own navigo easy card, correct?
Im planning to go to París in July, should i get Big bus or Toot bus instead of THE metro since You said that buses tend to go slow fue to traffic?
I will be in Paris for 8 hrs in June. How easy is it to catch a taxi at the Louvre to Eiffel Tower? I appreciate your helpful vlogs. Thanks in advance.
Just wanted to confirm that the Navigo Decouverte weekly pass is an unlimited use card, right? You mentioned that you can have that topped off at the kiosk; but why would you need to top it off its an unlimited use card. Thanks!
Great video. We are arriving to CDG on a Thursay. We will be there for 12 days. Should we get the unlimited pass? We want to go to Disney and Versailles. The fist week do the easy pass and the second week do the unlimited? It's all confusing
Great video, like always. If you live there, is the annual Navigo a good or pricey option?
It really depends on which part of Paris you live in. I live in Zone 4 on the south side, and I actually don't go into Zone 1 that often, so I don't have any Navigo pass really. It depends on which zones you live in and which zones you go to on a daily. Like with the Easy Navigo, and also Navigo Liberté , it's the best for Zone 1, for me I can only use the Navigo Easy on buses in my area, it doesn't work on the RER outside of Zone 1. The mayor and president of Ile-de-France are seriously considering making Navigo Liberté available for all zones and I hope it happens soon. The difference between Easy and Liberté is that with Easy you load your tickets in advance, to it's perfect for tourists that will be staying in Zone 1, Liberté is better for locals and is a credit system when you pay once a month for all the trips you did that month.
We bought our Navigo one week at CDG but didn't know we needed a passport sized photo. Got the pass which we loved could have done without the photo drama after an 8 hour flight. About busses, they are great if you want to see some of Paris without walking! We planned our trip to include 'bus rests'. Make sure your Google Maps includes bus routes to your destinations. Yes you will walk a lot!!
That can be so rough. The nice thing about the Navigo Easy is you don't need a photo.
Fortunately they have camera kiosks for the Navigo photo right by the counter - they also helped assemble it for us.
Do you need to tap the navigo on scan machine if you take the bus?
How the F**k i am gonna ignore these fantastic helpful videos??!!! Awesome work Jay as always! Your videos helped me with my trip to Paris in 2019...with transpiration and many other stuff. Installed a few apps as per recommendation and surely they were helpful! Forever grateful!
Heading to Paris in July. Was there four years ago, unfortunately this time I will be in a wheelchair or mobility so the bus is my most likely mode of travel.
You are already aware of the difficulty of getting around Paris. Some of the restaurant restrooms that I used in France made me think of the difficulty for those with mobility issues. I wish you well.
@@jamesbinns8528 It actually went pretty well. It was so hot, we didn't want to be stuck on buses. And with it being around Bastille Day, they were really crowded so we used Ubers and taxis. A couple of the Uber drivers were rude because there were four of us (even though the app says for four people). The taxi drivers were all good. I was strategic about restrooms and it wasn't too bad. Planning ahead made things easier.
Your vids are always mighty fine but, they are getting finer and finer. 🌴🌴Aloha
How did you scan your phone at the RER stop?? I can only find how to reload a physical card, but not how to scan your phone
Damn, I miss Paris soooooooo much ☹️😭😭😭
Always worth a return visit 👍
Are you using your iphone as the Navigo Decoverte pass?
Hey, Jay! I just discovered your channel recently and will be in Paris next week for the first time! I'm staying right next to the Arc de Triomphe at the front of the trip and Montmartre on the back end (Lyon and all over the Riviera inbetween). You sound American. I'm in Florida. Curious as to where you're from. How long have you lived in Paris?
Anyway, your channel is SO GREAT. If you're around, maybe we can grab a coffee at one of your recommended spots. I plan on trying a different one every day. 🇨🇵
Jay has videos on that, too.
Do you have an app that can be used in Paris like city mapper?
Jay can we use Apple Pay to tap in the metro?
I got a "weekly" navigo pass when I arrived on a Friday and it ran out on the Sunday night 😢 apparently it only lasts a week if you get it on a Monday.
It gets so insanely convoluted, but that's one of the silliest potential elements
Apparently my Motorola phone can't do the Velib or SNCF app as it doesn't have the tap to pay software. We are only going to be in Paris for 28 hours and doing very short trips around arr 1-4 and to the border of the one East of 3, whatever number that is. Can I just pay euros on buses? Get paper tickets in the metro? Not worried about saving a few cents for just a day. And since Velib is out, does Lime/Uber require the same technology or is it just a code of some sort my sad phone can handle?
can't the Mobilis pass also be bought as an unlimited daily pass?
Do you do any kind of touring service? You would be so great at it .
I don't, but thank you!🥰
I’ll be in Paris next week. I’ll mostly be in the city, but will be heading out to París La Défense Arena on Thursday and Versailles on Sunday. Should I get a Navigo Easy and just pay for round trips out to those places on the day of, or is it worth getting Navigo Découverte?
I'm all for Navigo Easy
Jay ,ill definitely purchase a navigo easy card q. can I take bus the bus with the card & what zones are restricted with the card still seeking answers to some questions over all ur videos are bad ass 😢
Hey, yes navigo works on the bus. Zone access depends on what you purchase with a card. A navigo card itself doesn't determine the zones - YOU determined the zones when you purchase it. All of central Paris is zone one, but the big woods on either side will be zone 2, and for Versailles and CDG you'll want up to zone 5. Just depends on your trip/plans.
Awesome video, but I have two questions (hopefully simple ones). If you have just flown in to CDG, can you buy a weekly Navigo ticket, and use it to get into Paris Centre, and then use it for the week? How much approx does a weekly 5 zone ticket cost?
You should be able to yes, and you can find pricing info here
www.ratp.fr/en/titres-et-tarifs/navigo-monthly-and-weekly-travel-passes
@@JaySwanson Got it. Many thanks, and keep up the videos. Paris is awesome.
you have an amazing travel vlog, but, at least for me, you speak very fast. Coul´d you express yourself more calm, and then reach so much more people that, like me, we´re not native english speakers.
Hey Jay, what’s the name of the Uber equivalent in Paris?
Uber is here, but Freenow is another good option
Is mask still a thing in France? How are the restrictions now? Awesome vid as always, and you're looking good Jay 👌
Pretty much just on public transportation, but good to have one on hand just in case 👍
@@JaySwanson Ah alright, I hope it goes away completely soon. Here in Norway there hasn't been any restrictions since January basicly. Did I say you're looking good and healthy mate 👌
Thnaks for a great video. 😍 Please wear a bike helmet.
👍
Hi, if I’m staying at La Defense, will a regular ticket from zone 1 work? If not what should I get for 5 days while staying at La Defense? Merci
Hi, La Défense is in zone 3, so you'll need a pass that covers that while you're in town!
Hi @@JaySwanson I will be purchasing the Navigo weekly. If I arrive on Christmas Day 25 of Dec. Will the metro ticket office be open to purchase it, as it requires id?
Can you get that RER stop map in print?
At the service windows yes 👍
i was in Paris just last week and i was about to buy the book of ten tickets. did something change about them cancelling it?
@@1-t0-many i brought the book of 10 from the ticket machine though. Or is there a new book of ten or something like that?
@@1-t0-many Oh ok thank you
Ok I have a silly question because I've never taken an Uber in a different country, but do I have to download another Uber app that is specific to the other country? I have a regular uber app in the U.S. What is the uber situation like in Paris? If I'm out and about, is it easier to flag down a taxi or use uber? I'm paranoid of taking the metro because of possible pickpockets....it also looks a bit crowded and congested...I'm trying to avoid crowds in small spaces (trains). Thanks for sharing.
Your Uber app will work here, you don't need to download another one. There are taxi stands all over Paris, though, which can be nice because you don't have to wait. They'll both get you where you need to go, though!
@@JaySwanson thanks! And would you say it’s best to use cash or credit card for taxi? Tipping necessary?
Thank you also for the reminder not to scoot on the pavement ! And not to have more than one person ! I have seen so many people fined for both, but still it continues. So dangerous (and annoying !)
Can 2-3 people share a navigo card or do we need one per rider?
One per rider yeah
For the Decouverte card, the card holder needs to sign the card and attach a photo of their face to it to prove ownership to ticket inspectors otherwise you may cop a fine.
I walked about 10 to 12 miles a day, even with the metro.
I used to take RER E from Paris to Emerainville-Pontault-Combault to see my girlfriend. I'm so hlad we broke up. That ride was an 1h16min each way 😁😁😁
Ugh - pickpockets! No joke! I had been SO careful but there were two seconds on Friday when I put my phone in my pocket at the Etienne Marcel metro entrance and a tall black dude dressed in black slammed into me at the turnstile while I was putting in my ticket. He stole my phone and I ran after him, but had already gone through the turnstile so he had a time/space advantage. Never put anything valuable where they can see it. And of anyone sees that dude, please yell at him for me!