Is it possible to travel around Paris without a car?
July 25, 2010 by Paris Vacations
Filed under Paris Attractions
I’m trying to plan a journey to Paris for a week. My family and I are from the UK, and since the French drive on the other side of the road, I am quite worried. Also, i’m the only one who can speak/read/understand french, meaning the driver cannot read the signs. I was just wondering, is it possible to get around Paris, just using trains, buses and trams? I heard that it is possible to buy a carnet de billetes for travelling around Paris, but will it last a week?
I’ve never had a car in Paris, and I drive on the same side of the road. Public transportation is very good and easy to use there (I don’t speak French either). The metro, RER,buses and boats are very enough to get you pretty much anywhere you might want to go.
I’ve used the 5 day Paris Visite and thought it was a good deal when I planned to do a lot of travel on the public transportation. http://www.conciergerie.com/main.htm?O=CC The carnet is 10 tickets. How long it lasts depends on how many individual trips you take. http://europeforvisitors.com/paris/articles/paris-metro-tickets.htm
I don’t think you need a car either, and I also used the Paris Visite pass. It’s really nice because they have several different options regarding price and days. Just go with the pass unless you plan on traveling to the country side.