Paris Metro

I am looking at buying a Paris Visite Pass for Zone 1 to 5 and am interested to know if anyone can comment on value for money.

We are stay in out towards Euro Disney and hope to travel into Paris all days but 1 on our 5 day stay.

I understand the company I am buying from issue a redeemable voucher. As we are travel by Eurostar and arriving into Paris Nord station and the voucher is redeemed at rue des Pyramides, would we need to get metro to get to this place or is it walkable? What sort of distance are we talking about?

Many thanks.

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If you do a search you%26#39;ll find tons of advice. Basically, if at all possible you shoule wait until you get there to buy a metro pass as you will be buying direct and not have to pay any brokerage fees. You should also compare the prices for the Carte Orange because it is less expensive. The Paris Visite is geared towards tourists and ergo, the price is inflated. I%26#39;m sure KDKSAIL who is truly an expert on the metro will weigh in on this for you but there%26#39;s some initial advice to get you started. :)

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There is ***NO advantage*** to pre-purchasing a PARIS VISITÉ before arriving in Paris...and in your specific instance even greater dis-advantage. To pick up your pass, you must get from Gare du Nord to the agency%26#39;s office on rue des Pyramides (Office du Tourisme de Paris #25??)...and then make your way to one of the RER %26#39;A%26#39;ligne stations to get the train out to the Marne La Vallee-Chessy station at DLP.

The simplest, most straightforward and least expensive way of handling this will be to wait until you arrive at PARIS-Gare du Nord, purchase your PARIS VISITÉ Zone 1-5 pass there (at the official price...most third-party agencies charge a 25%-35%premium for NO added conveneince) and then either take the RER %26#39;B%26#39; train from the lower level of Gare du Nord one(1) stop to CHATELET-Les HALLES station, and make a quick CORRESPONDENCE transfer to the RER %26#39;A%26#39; ligne to MARNE La VALLEE-CHESSY--using your PV pass (approx 50 mins travel time).

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One not-so-minor-detail....on which day of the week (S,M,T,W.TH,F,S??) will you arrive in Paris for your five(5) day visit. Depending on this, your BEST and LEAST EXPENSIVE transportation pass option may be the CARTE ORANGE Zone 1-5 weekly pass--valid from FIRST TRAIN, Monday AM until LAST TRAIN, Sunday PM--but day of arrival will dictate whether it will %26#39;work%26#39; for your specific itinerary.

OFFICIAL RATP PRICES--

ratp.info/informer/titres_de_transport.php

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Whether buying the Paris Visite or the Carte Orange, if buying for zones 1-5, then purchase at the airport/RER station ticket office. Then you can use the pass to take the RER into Gare du Nord, make the transfer to Chatelet and transfer on RER-A to Disney.

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Thanks for your help. We hope to arrive on Tuesday and leave on Saturday.

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A Carte Orange would work well for you in that case. Cost for 5 zones is 30,90 euros much cheaper than the Paris Visite at 45,70.

Of note, be sure to take an passport size photo with you as have to have one for the Carte Orange. You will be given a little card to %26quot;assemble%26quot; where you still your photo. I have found that they are usually willing to loan sissors to cut down a photo at the ticket window if they have a pair. Any photo of your face really will do as long as it is clear that it is you.

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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;We hope to arrive on Tuesday and leave on Saturday.%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;

Then most definitely wait until you arrive in Paris and purchase a weekly (hebdo) CARTE ORANGE Zone 1-5 transportation pass at at RER ticket kiosks, on the lower-level, RER portions of Gare du Nord.

In addition to the CARTE ORANGE being less expensive, since it requires that YOU provide a %26#39;head-shot%26#39; photo (approx 1 1/4%26quot; x 1 1/4%26quot;) for the photo-ID portion of the CO pass, it also makes a great %26#39;..personalized..%26#39; souvenir of your Paris visit.

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Thanks very much for your help.