GREATER PARIS

THE ESSENTIALS:

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English, French, Spanish Practical informatio­n to have with you at all times (buses, metro & train stations, airports, post offices, etc…)

LES INDISPENSA­BLES : Le Paris pratique, à emporter partout (bus, métro, gares, aéroports, poste…)

TRANSPORT BY PLANE

Traveller informatio­n. Tel: 39 50 (€0.35/min) www.parisaerop­ort.fr Roissy-charles de Gaulle airport • RER line B from the Gare du Nord Approx. 35 min. www.transilien.com • Roissybus from Opéra. Between 45 min and 1 hour. 10,50€ • With Le-bus Direct : Direct shuttle service from Paris downttown (Etoile/champs Elysées, Gare Montparnas­se, Porte Maillot et Gare de Lyon). Open daily. Tel : 0810 812 001 (0,12€/min + standard call charges apply) www.lebusdirec­t.com • Taxi. Approx. 45 minutes. Around 60€ Orly South and Orly West

• RER line C and shuttle from the Gare d’austerlitz. Approx. 1 hour. Or RER line B and Orlyval shuttle from Châtelet. Approx. 40 min. www.transilien.com • Orlybus. Tel: 32 46 (€0.34/min). 7,50€ From Denfert-rochereau. Approx. 30 min. www.ratp.fr • With Le-bus direct: Direct shuttle service from Paris downttown (Etoile/champs Elysées, Invalides, Gare Montparnas­se). Open daily. Tel : 0810 812 001 (0,12€/min + standard call charges apply). www.lebusdirec­t.com • Taxi. Approx. 45 minutes. Between 35€ and 50€ • Jetbus. From the Villejuif Louis Aragon metro station. Approx. 15 min

BY TRAIN

Traveller informatio­n. Tel: 36 35 (€0.34/min). www.voyages-sncf.com The six mainline stations in Paris:

• Gare d’austerlitz. Metro: lines 5, 10 and RER line C. Destinatio­ns: central France, Toulouse, the Pyrenees and Spain. • Gare de l’est. Metro: lines 4, 5, 7 and RER line D. Destinatio­ns: Eastern France, Germany, Switzerlan­d and Luxembourg. • Gare de Lyon. Metro: lines 1, 14 and RER lines A and D, Air France coaches for Roissy. Destinatio­ns: SouthEast France, Languedoc-roussillon, Rhône-alpes and the French Riviera. • Gare Montparnas­se. Metro: lines 4, 6, 12, 13 and Air France coaches for Roissy and Orly. Destinatio­ns: Western and South-western France. • Gare du Nord. Metro: lines 4, 5 and RER lines B, D and E. Destinatio­ns: Northern Paris, Northern France, Lille, Belgium, The Netherland­s, Germany (Thalys) and London (Eurostar). • Gare Saint Lazare: Metro: lines 3, 12 13 and RER lines A and E. Destinatio­ns: Normandy, Western and South-west Paris • Gare de Bercy : Destinatio­ns : Bourgogne + Italie

BY METRO, RER AND BUS

Metro and RER. 5:20 am to 1:15 am, every day. The metro runs until 2:15 am on Sat and Sun mornings. Bus. 5:45am to 0:30 am. Plus the “Noctilien” night buses from 12:30 am to 5:30 am. One metro ticket for a single journey costs from 1.90€ A booklet of 10 tickets costs 14,50€ Tel: 34 24 (standard call charges apply) @Clientsrat­p - www.ratp.fr

BY TAXI

The white roof light comes on when the taxi is free. Rates charged as per the meter. Single phone number for taxi ranks: 01.45.30.30.30

PARKINGS IN PARIS

www.parkingsde­paris.com contact@parkingsde­paris.co MONEY Cash: from exchange bureaus and banks (Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 12:30pm and 2pm to 5 pm).

TIPS

Taxes and service are included. You are free to leave an additional tip (10% of the price).

TAX FREE

Your tax refund in three steps with Travelex You are eligible for a tax refund if you are aged over 16 and reside outside the European Union. • You must spend at least € 175.01 per form, per day and per point of sale in France. Ensure that the form is duly completed before leaving the point of sale. • Have the form validated by Customs within three months of the date of purchase. • Request a VAT refund from one of the Travelex stores located at Roissy Charles de Gaulle & Orly airports.

LOSS / THEFT

Credit cards. Call 0892 705 705 seven days a week (€0.34/min.). American Express Traveller’s Cheques: Call 0 800 83 28 20 Cheque books. Call 0892.68.32.08 (€0.337/min.) seven days a week. Passports. Declare the loss in the nearest police station and then with your embassy (www.diplomatie.gouv.fr). Lost and found. Call 0821.00.25.25 (€0.12/min). OUTINGS AND MUSEUMS

MUSEUMS/MONUMENTS

Open from 9 am to 5 pm, depending on the museum. Museums are closed on Mondays or Tuesdays, January 1, May 1 and December 25. The Eiffel Tower, the Montparnas­se Tower, the Grévin Museum, the Jacquemart-andré Museum, the Espace Salvador Dali, the Museum of Erotica and the towers of Notre Dame are open seven days a week.

PARIS CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU

25 rue des Pyramides (1st) M° Pyramides or Tuileries. Open every day except the 1st of May www.parisinfo.com

PARIS REGION TOURIST BOARD

www.visitparis­region.com

PARIS MUSEUM PASS

The pass can be used to visit more than 50 museums in and around Paris as many times as you like and without queuing. It cannot be used to visit temporary exhibition­s. 2 days for 48€,4 days for 62€ and 6 days for 74€ www.parismuseu­mpass.com

KIOSQUE CULTURE

Kiosque Madeleine, place de la Madeleine (8th) Kiosque Montparnas­se, place Raoul Dautry (15th) Kiosque Ternes, place des Ternes (17th) www.kiosquecul­ture.com

FREE OF CHARGE

Museums/monuments are free of charge for children aged under 18. City of Paris museums are free of charge all year round. Museums and monuments are free of charge on the first Sunday of each month. The metro is free of charge for children aged under 4 and children aged between 4 and 11 years of age travel half price.

USEFUL INFORMATIO­N EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Ambulance: 15 Police and rescue: 17 Emergency number from mobiles: 112 Fire service: 18 Emergency doctor: 01.43.37.77.77 (24/24) Emergency dentist: 01.43.37.51.00 Poison emergency centre: 01.40.05.48.48 (24/24)

24/7 DISPENSING CHEMISTS

-Pharmacie Les Champs, 84 ave des Champs-elysées (8th). Tel: 01.45.62.02.41. M° Franklin D. Roosevelt -Pharmacie Marey, 211 rue de la Convention (15th). Tel: 01.48.28.67.92. M° Convention.

SHOPPING

10am to 7pm, Friday to Saturday. Closed on Sundays and public holidays. Many shops do not open until 11am on Mondays.

POSTAL SERVICES

Price of stamps: 0.73€ for France, 1.10€ for Europe, 1,30€ for the USA, Asia and Australia. Stamps can be bought in post offices and tobacconis­t’s stores, which can be recognised by the red “Tabac” signs. Post office: 52 rue du Louvre (1st). M° Louvre-rivoli. Mon-sat, 7:30am-6am the following day

TOBACCO

Smoking was banned in all educationa­l, cultural and sports establishm­ents in France on February 1, 2007. Smoking was banned in cafes, hotels, restaurant­s and nightclubs on January 1, 2008.

PHONING ABROAD FROM FRANCE

Dial the internatio­nal prefix (00), then the country code and the number, without the leading zero.

BABY EQUIPMENT HIRE

Baby’tems, visit www.babytems.com or call 01.83.62.08.64

ELECTRICIT­Y

The standard mains supply in France is 220 V at a frequency of 50 Hz.

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