Le Métro - The Paris Subway System

Parisians are proud of their subway system. With more than a century of history, the system is vast, effective, and well-managed. If you can imagine that 6 million passengers are transported by the subway system every day, you can understand what a powerful network it is. It is said that from any location in downtown Paris there is a subway station not farther than 500 meters from you.

The subway is, in fact, two systems in one. The Metro has 14 lines (numbered 1 through 14), and runs in downtown Paris. The RER has 5 lines (lettered A through E), and runs through both downtown and the suburbs.

There are several ticketing options available for those using public transit: individual tickets, the "Paris Visite" pass, the "Carte Orange" pass, or the "Mobilis" pass. Of all these kinds of tickets, you will be interested in Carte Orange and Mobilis most likely. They allow for unlinited riding wihtin certain areas for a certain time period (1 -3 days)

I have not included a map of the system as you will be able to find them almost anywhere in the city.