First and last metros: approx from 5.30am VÉLIB’ to 1.15am on weekdays. Friday, Saturday and eve of public holidays: from 5.30am to You can get around by bike in Paris and in 2.15am. neighbouring municipalities 24/7 with the IMPORTANT: if you have not validated your Paris City Council’s self-service bicycles. ticket, you are considered to be travelling The Vélib’ Métropole service offers standard without one and risk getting a fine. bicycles and electric bicycles. Information, timetables, prices, routes: More information on: www.ratp.fr www.transilien.com 34 24 www.velib-metropole.fr App: Vélib’ ’ (RATP) or 36 58 (Transilien, €0.25/min). Lost and found: 32 46 (€0.80/min). ‘Next Stop Paris’: the free RATP mobile app is available in 10 languages and provides a wealth of services to help you get around Paris by public transport, including a route planner, practical information, maps, timetables, phrase book and more. BUS - TRAMWAY Bus lines are numbered and generally oper- ate from 6.30am to 8.30pm. Some services BATOBUS operate in the evening until 12.30am or Batobus is a transport service on the Seine later.More than 45 night bus lines (Noc- with 9 stops (Eiffel Tower, Invalides, Musée tilien) operate seven days a week, from d’Orsay, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Notre- 12.30am to 5.30am in the morning. Please Dame, Jardin des Plantes, Hôtel de Ville, Lou- note: the Paris bus network was modified vre, Place de la Concorde). in spring 2019, so ensure that you have an 01 76 64 79 12. up-to-date map. Paris and its suburbs are Reopening scheduled for Feb 2021. served by 10 tram lines. www.batobus.com www.ratp.fr www.vianavigo.com www.transilien.com PARKING AREAS AND CAR PARKS Do not park in ‘axe rouge’ (no parking) ‘PARIS VISITE’ TRAVEL TICKET areas. Do not double-park and do not park in ‘Paris Visite’ is a travel ticket valid for 1, 2, spaces reserved for people with disabilities; 3 or 5 consecutive days. You can use it to nor in spaces reserved for delivery vehicles visitParis and its surrounding areas by (except Sundays and public holidays, and metro, bus, RER, tram and Île-de-France from 8pm to 7am; however, it is forbidden to mainline trains as far as Disneyland® Paris, park in spaces bordered by a double yellow Versailles and both Paris – Charles de Gaulle line). To find out the addresses of car depots and Paris – Orly airports (depending on the and car pounds, go to: zones for which the ticket is valid). It offers 39 75. www.paris.fr discounts at numerous partner companies. Any vehicle ( clud g ecles egistered On sale in all main metro/RER stations and abroad) used in Paris must display a Crit’Air Île-de-France mainline SNCF train stations, sticker (air-quality certificate). Paris airports, at the Tourist Office and on For more information: PARISINFO.com. www.paris.fr www.certificat-air.gouv.fr 108| PRACTICAL INFORMATION