{"id":60168,"date":"2026-06-16T09:37:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/buying-metro-tickets-in-paris-is-about-to-get-easier-for-tourists\/16\/06\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T09:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:37:13","slug":"buying-metro-tickets-in-paris-is-about-to-get-easier-for-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/buying-metro-tickets-in-paris-is-about-to-get-easier-for-tourists\/16\/06\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying metro tickets in Paris is about to get easier for tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">Tourists in Paris will soon be able to pay for their metro tickets directly by bank card on selected lines, public transport authority \u00cele-de-France Mobilit\u00e9s has announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">Payment terminals will first be installed at the exit of Orly Airport in the south of the French capital for Line 14 towards the city centre, from June 30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">The funicular railway up Montmartre to the famous Sacr\u00e9-C\u0153ur Basilica will offer the payment option from July 8.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full items-center justify-center\" id=\"_R_a6lr5ckluaiv5tmlbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_a6lr5ckluaiv5tmlbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_a6lr5ckluaiv5tmlbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      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end of August.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">Payment by bank card \u2014 a system similar to that already in place in London for buses and the underground \u2014 is an addition to buying tickets via the \u00cele-de-France Mobilit\u00e9s app or at ticket machines, where tickets can be loaded onto a plastic Navigo Easy card (a one-off cost of \u20ac2).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 min-w-0 leading-7 break-words md:leading-8 col-body text-[18px] charcoal-color\">Tickets purchased by bank card are slightly more expensive than the standard price: buses and the funicular carry a surcharge of \u20ac0.50 (\u20ac2.55 instead of \u20ac2.05), metro tickets a surcharge of \u20ac0.80 (\u20ac3.35 instead of \u20ac2.55) and airport tickets a surcharge of \u20ac0.80 (\u20ac14.80 instead of \u20ac14.00).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.yahoo.com\/advice\/articles\/buying-metro-tickets-paris-easier-131538064.html\" 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