We are tourists from the USA and we were 'harassed' by Metro train officials to comply with the ID…read morerequirement for the weekly train pass/card which we bought when we arrived at the airport. As tourists, I think we should have been given a pass or second chance on the non-compliance for this ID requirement (cut a 1x1 picture and stick it in the Metro Card). It's just our 2nd day in Paris and at the Trocadero station there was a random check on the train customers including us. We explained that we just arrived yesterday and didn't get/know that we need to put an ID and explained that the person we bought the card didn't tell us that we need it. We're tourists and the card is only valid up to Sunday (so 4 days) and each of have our own card (4 total) but then we get $35 euro charge each card for this non compliance. what a terrible thing to do for Tourists in Paris and isnt this a good message for the 2024 Olympics visitors and any tourists visiting Paris, France. I think the person who sold us these weekly tickets should have the ability/system to take our photos and stick it in the card. I also question the legitimacy of the Metro resources to check on these cards, what a waste, I actually didn't read that the penalty for non-compliance is $35Euro. If I knew I would have done it right away and used a photo booth to take ID pictures. Or better yet Just invest the money to pay for the Metro 'auditors' to have cameras to take photos for the tourists. I think it's unfair to sell these cards without the photos and yet Métro has resources to check on non compliance. Tourists BEWARE. They should return the Euro$35 penalty for each card collected. These Metro 'collectors' were also very rude and not nice to us tourists. It was also an awful experience for my kids.

This subway is easy to use. It is much cleaner then I would have expected a subway to be. I don't…read morethink I would want to use the subway system alone only because I don't understand or speak French. However, if I had to I am sure I would be learning very quickly!

From the owner: Taxis parisiens 16 400 taxis parisiens desservent Paris ainsi que 3 autres départements : les…read moreHauts-de-Seine(92), la Seine-Saint-Denis(93) et le Val-de-Marne(94).Trois sortes de tarifs sont pratiqués par les chauffeurs selon la nature de la course :Le tarif A s'applique aux courses dans Paris de 10h à 17h (excepté les dimanches et jours fériés). Le Tarif B s'applique aux courses dans Paris de 17h à 10h et aux courses de jour en banlieue, la desserte des aéroports ainsi que les dimanches de 7h à 00h et les jours fériés. Le Tarif C s'applique aux courses en banlieue (desserte des aéroports) et dans Paris le dimanche de 00h à 7h.Pour se déplacer en taxi, il suffit de se rendre à l'une des 436 bornes réparties dans Paris, ou de le réserver en appelant une compagnie de taxi (G7 - Taxis Bleus...), d'appeler le numéro unique des taxis parisiens (01 45 30 30 30) ou encore de le héler dans la rue.Pour reconnaître un taxi libre, rien de plus simple, il suffit de jeter un œil à la signalétique

Great location to get to all the food shops and restaurants in the neighborhood. The place wasn't…read morethe cleanest, but it was quick getting in and out of.

I just wanna try and make it interesting:…read more He worked the euro's into the slot only to find them returning, why were French Metro ticket machines so contrary? Relenting, a ten euro note is produced. He drums his fingers and peeks over his shoulder at the line amassing behind him while waiting for his change and ticket. These are all deposited into the same Coke can shaped aperture, and he must squash his hand in to extract them, more coins, but at €1.80/one-way the Paris Metro is a great deal. Jamming them into his pocket, he adjusts his bag to a safer position over his shoulder, and weaves his way through the evening crowd. Sliding the ticket into the slot and removing it on the other side, he pushes through the turnstile, and follows the signage to Charles De Gaulle Etoile. This is the final stop on the #6 Green line, the way he is headed, but his stop is Passy. Out on the platform, he stepped back a couple of paces to see that the #6 will be arriving in one minute. French metro lines, every four minutes, or so, how convenient? He's thinking, as he bumped into someone. "Pardon," he muttered. "Ca va," and a giggle. "Excusez-moi." Another giggle, and a sideways glance, as the train came shrieking to a stop. Reaching for a book, he has ten stops to go, and at a average of one to three minutes per, he has time to get in some reading. Finding a seat on a Paris Metro during non-peak hours is easy. Paris Metros are more coach (individual seats often facing someone across the way) style as apposed to NYC and London, where there are more bench style. He often enjoys the intimacy of the face to face contact, even with strangers. The first stop comes quickly. He checks the stop name, Raspail, to be sure he is headed in the right direction. As he looks back to his book he sees, a couple rows over, her smiling face. He smiles. She turns to talk with her friends. The Metro would start and stop at each announced station, people would get off and on, as he looked over the edge of his book, she was still there, smiling. He took note of the smooth elegance of her neck, the well defined line of her jaw bone, the upward curve of her lip, her eyes. The delicate fine lines there that told him she was a confident woman, not fearing any marks time had left behind. They locked eyes for moments, words were whispered, heads were turned, hearts raced, it was only ten minutes. Then, the train slowed and she was up moving towards the door with her friends. As she passed she nodded, he, in turn, did the same, but his heart was racing, screaming, "No don't go just yet." He steeled himself, and turned, slightly, to watch her go. Her face was there, smiling in the window. The doors shut, and as the train pulled away, she pressed her hand to the glass. He pressed his over hers. "Me recontrer ici demain!" he yelled, despite himself. She nodded. It was sweet, as sweet as any dream he had ever had, but it was just that, nothing more than a dream. Metro machines stop taking coins when they're full, so coins are useful early, but not late. Parisian Metro machines display directions in several languages. The Paris Metro is a great deal at €1.80 one/way, and easy to navigate. Always look for Line Color and number, make sure you are headed in the right direction by knowing the final stop. Dreams are where we should all live. Aloha

Named after the local military academy (well.duh) this is a fairly simple station with just 1 metro…read moreline running through it. That line is line 8, which was a line I don't recall ever using until I stayed near the military school. It does serve a few useful areas (Bastille, Republique, Opera and Concorde for example) but I guess my unfamiliarity with the line means that unless you are actually staying on the line, then there is usually a better way

It's hard to write reviews of these smaller stations of Paris, that only have 1 metro line pass…read morethrough them. This stations location in the affluent but (relative to most of the city) uneventful 16th make my task harder. However I have found a way around this by writing about how hard this is..and there lookquite a few words already! Oohthere's a few more. So Jasmin is named after the poet known as the wig-maker poet and it has line 9 which crosses all but 1 of the other lines and goes through some useful areas such as Trocadero, Champs Elysees, Republique before sailing close to Bastille on its way to Nation. Still not one of the lines I have used much. Nothing much outside the stationthe usual newpaper kiosk, a green recycling bin and various residential streets.

This Saint Paul Métro Station is in the heart of le Marais shopping area. There is a lot to see…read moreand do here. The station is located between Rue de Rivoli and Rue St Antoine, near Eglise St Paul and St Louis Church. There are both retail shops and cafés in every direction. So just start walking and you find something. Near the station we found Charcuterie Traiteur, which sells both sausages and saucisse de Lacaune (small ones), along with cheeses and desserts, while also operating a small sandwich shop in back. Nice. Also nearby is Eglise St Paul and St Louis Church, which in itself is a reason to visit here. The church is incredible and is magnificent inside. You have to see it's beautiful altar, organ and naive. Exploring the le Marais can be a lot of fun. You'll never know what you'll discover. Enjoy the journey.