Using local transport in France.

Local Transport
Paris has an excellent network of public transport operated by RATP comprising buses, trams (in some suburbs), suburban trains, RER (suburban trains that go underground through the centre) and the métro (subway). Métro stations are located about a five minute walk apart and the trains run around every two minutes.

Like many other cities, the Parisian transport network is divided into a number of different zones. The price of your ticket will be reflected by the zone you are travelling to. This zone system applies mainly to the RER and suburban trains, all the métro stations can be reached with a single ticket or a single zone travel pass even though some métro lines extend as far as zone three. If you have to venture out into the suburbs where there is a choice of métro, train or RER it works out much cheaper to take the métro - this applies mainly to excursions to La Defense, Château de Vincennes and St Denis.

For more information on RER please visit http://www.paris.org/Metro/

The TGV is a French high-speed train. Developed by Alstom and SNCF, and operated by SNCF, the French national railway company, it connects cities in France, especially Paris, and in some other neighbouring countries, such as Belgium and Switzerland.
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For more information please visit http://www.railfaneurope.net/tgv/map.html

 

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