First Time Paris Traveler

It can be daunting traveling to a city for the first time and not knowing how to navigate your way around it. Welcome to Paris, France. In this blog post I will show you how as a first time Paris traveler you can move around the city without using a car including Uber.

As a Parisian girl, there is no need to drive in the city unless absolutely necessary. I do not drive and don’t plan on doing so. Fortunately if you are a first time Paris traveler, you will be pleased to know that the city has a great public transportation system consisting of buses, metros, suburban trains, bicycles and trams. All you will need to do is to pick up the right pass for your needs based on what you are planning to see and the length of your stay. Depending on what you want, you can either

1. Get your public transportation pass when you arrive in Paris

2. Order it online and receive it at home

I recommend that you get your pass in advance. Use it right away once living the airport to get on the train that will take you to the city center and your hotel.

Get your transportation pass here

For those that are more physical and would like a more ecological approach to visit the city, by all means, feel free to check out this post.How to get a bicycle to discover Paris.

Also to get a better understanding regarding Paris public transportation system, I recommend you visit its transit official website where you can get a map of the city down below.

Metro, bus, tram, RER (suburban trains), transilens (suburban trains run by the SNCF)and more

Now that you know how to visit Paris without a car you are most likely ready to go explore it. So what’s to do? Like most big cities there are plenty of things to do whether you are traveling solo, with friends or with children. Here’s a few suggestions down below that I hope will help you make the best of your trip.

–Paris movie walking tours

–A walk in Paris 20th arrondissement/district a walk for those interested in seeing another face of Paris away from mass tourism and big crowds.

–Five free things to do in Paris

–What to do along the canals

-The Louvre Museum

-The Eiffel Tower

-The Tuileries Garden

-The Luxembourg Garden

–The Musée en Herbe dedicated to children

In conclusion, at this point, you know as a first time Paris traveler how you can visit it without a car and how to do it by:

1. Getting your public transportation pass online or when you arrive in Paris
2. Once you are set up, make sure to keep it in a safe place and start exploring the city.

One last thing, keep your pass with you at all time or you may be fined by Paris metro inspectors that ride the metro, bus, trams and suburban trains to control passengers.

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