I read other posts regarding the Carte Orange, and didn%26#39;t get the full difference between the two, except that it sounds as if the Carte Orange isn%26#39;t advertised to tourist, and Paris Visite is more expensive, and for tourist.
Can you use Carte Orange on all the trains? Even those going out of Paris to the other areas? Is there a web-site I could go to that will tell me more about Carte Orange?
One more question about Carte Orange - Where would I purchase them?
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Carte Orange is certainly the better option, however they are only valid from Monday till Sunday and the last time you can purchase one is Wednesday. I purchased one when I went last week since I came in on a Tuesday and left the following Friday.
However, if you arrive on say a Friday for a week, you%26#39;d have to get single tickets or one day passes before you could buy your Carte Orange on the following Monday.
It can be purchased to include travel in zones 1-2, 1-3 and so on up to zones 1-5. Since CDG airport and Versailles fell into the last zone, we got one as soon as we got to CDG train station.
You need a passport photo for it.
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The Paris Tourist Info Office is more willing than ratp to share information in English on the Carte Orange - and all the other pass. Here is the right page:
parisinfo.com/paris_map/…6771
The ratp site has more detail on all the various prices per zones.
Carte Oranges are easily bought at any metro station (as long as the ticket office is staffed - occasionally we ran across a station where the office was no longer staffed or was temporarily unattended). I think the deal is that you can get the coupon from the machines but not the pass part on which you put your photo. If caught, buy one metro ticket from the machine and get the Carte Orange at your next stop.
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My husband and I bought a Carte Orange card when we arrived on a Wed. and used it through Sunday. Worked out great cause we left on Monday. Costs about 15 euro for zones 1-2. We just took a digital picture of ourselves at home before we left and sized it to about 1%26quot;. Worked fine.
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I just came back from Paris yesterday, I tried to obtain a carte d%26#39;orange when we arrived at Gare du Nord, but the man refused to let me have one because it%26#39;s not for tourists according to him. there were some automatic machines that one can buy the tickets from for those who have a carte d%26#39;orange already. I got off at metro Pasteur where our hotel was,there was a young girl at the counter and no queue so I asked her if the carte d%26#39;orange is only for local people, she said anyone can have one as long as you have a photograph, she gave me four of those without any problem at all.I reckon any small metro will be happy to give out the cartes. About the photoes you%26#39;ll need thumb size,passport size is to big. we were never asked for our cartes in the metro, you%26#39;ll only need to show them to bus drivers but we did not use any bus while in Paris. Hope this helps.
jada
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jada,
You did the right thing!!
Chances to get the CO without any problem at a smaller and less touristy métro stop are almost 100 %.
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The difference between the CARTE ORANGE and PARIS VISITE passes are primarily one of %26#39;..term..%26#39; of the pass and %26#39;..availability..%26#39;. Both function the same and are sold for travel within a certain number of travel %26#39;..Zones..%26#39; and are used the same way.
The CARTE ORANGE is strictly a %26#39;..weekly..%26#39; (or monthly) transportation pass, which is valid for only from FIRST TRAIN on MONDAY AM until LAST TRAIN on SUNDAY PM. The PARIS VISITE is a %26#39;..fixed term..%26#39; transportation pass valid for a specific number of consecutive (not simply the number of days of active useage) calendar days (1,2,3 %26amp; 5) from day of first use, irrespective of the days of the week.
The second difference is one of availability. BOTH passes may be easily purchased at ANY Metro/RER ticket window....but since the PARIS VISITE pass is intended as a tourist product, the PV may be pre-purchased in advance from RATP ticket offices, Tourst Information offices, as well as from third-party agents. When the PV is pre-pruchased, it does not become activated (it%26#39;s %26#39;..clock..%26#39; does not begin running) until first day of use. The %26#39;..clock..%26#39; begins running on the CARTE ORANGE pass at FIRST TRAIN on Monday AM. Because of this fixed, week;y term, the CARTE ORANGE for the CURRENT week%26#39;s useage is only on sale at local Metro/RER station ticket windows through Wednesday. CARTE ORANGE passes for the following week%26#39;s useage may be pre-purchased from the Friday before.
The third, and most pertinent difference between the two transportation passes is the cost. A weekly (hebdo) CARTE ORANGE-Zone 1-2 (which covers public transportation within ALL of the City of Paris proper..and a bit beyond in places) is priced at 15,70 Euro. The price of a 5 day PARIS VISITE Zone 1-3 is 26.65 Euro.
So which pass--CARTE ORANGE or PARIS VISITE--works %26#39;best%26#39; for the individual visitor will depend on the specific days of the week of their itinerary. In almost every case, if the days of the week of one%26#39;s travel itinerary correspond with the days of sale for the CARTE ORANGE, the CO will almost always be the much better %26#39;..deal..%26#39;.
One additional minor difference between the two passes is that the CARTE ORANGE pass requires that the user provide a 1 1/4%26quot; x 1 1/4%26quot; %26#39;head-shot%26#39; photo (ANY type of photo) to be applied to the ID card portion of the CO pass.. The PARIS VISITE does not require a photo.
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I will arrive at the CDG and take RER to the Paris city centre. During my stay, I will visit the Versailles. And then I will take flight at CDG to leave France. i.e. I will travel twice on zone 5 and twice on zone 4.
Is it better
- to buy separate tickets for zone 4 and zone 5 and buy a Carte Orange for zone 1 and 2
or
- to buy Carte Orange for zone 1 to 5 ?
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We purchased the Carte Orange during our stay and used it extensively.
Before leaving home I photocopied our passport photos and cut them down a bit. Then I put them in an envelope and wrote: 4 Cartes Orange, 1 %26amp; 2, hebdomidaire (sp?) July 25. Then I just showed this to the Metro booth lady, and she sold it to us, no problem. This eliminated language problems, plus I had a hard time hearing her through the glass.
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I will be arriving at CDG 1, where can I buy my Carte Orange?
Thanks.
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PLEASE, do read the previous posts! Everything has been said.
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