Quick Guide to Paris’ Metro Tickets & Passes for Tourists
All about the Paris metro tickets for tourists: Paris metro tickets 2026, Paris metro pass options 2026, and how to buy them at the metro stations or online.
The Metro of Paris is Europe’s best subway system and allows locals and visitors to go from one point to another in Paris quickly and cheaply. Inaugurated in 1900 for the Paris World Fair, the centenary Paris Metro has grown organically, trying to adapt to the city’s new needs.
The Paris metro system is relatively easy to use and a great way to discover Paris like a local. Go on reading for information on the different Metro Paris tickets and passes for tourists.
Last update: December 2025
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Table of Contents:
- Paris Metro Tickets 2026
- Introducing the Navigo Easy Card
- Paris Metro Tickets Price
- Best Paris Metro Tickets for Tourists
- Where to Buy Paris Metro Tickets
- How to Buy Paris Metro Tickets
- Online with Your Phone
- At the Metro Station with a Navigo Easy Card
- How to Check Your Navigo Easy Card Balance
- Paris Metro Pass Options 2026
- Introducing the Navigo Pass
- Best Paris Metro Pass for Tourists
- First Cable Car in the Parisian Region New!
TIP: If you want to know how to use the Paris metro, check out this Paris Metro Guide. If you want to know if there’s any metro strike scheduled during your trip to Paris, then check out this post about transportation strikes in France.
Paris Metro Tickets 2026
Introducing the Navigo Easy Card
The Navigo Easy Card is a reusable, contactless travel card for the Paris region, designed for locals, occasional travelers, and visitors. The cost of this physical card is €2 (non-refundable), and it is available in both cardboard and plastic versions.
Unlike the traditional Navigo Pass, it doesn’t require a photo or subscription.
You can load it with single tickets (up to 20), day passes, or multi-trip tickets, and use it across the metro, RER, buses, trams, and the Montmartre funicular. It’s a convenient and flexible way to get around Paris and the Île-de-France region.
The Navigo Easy card is individual, which means that several people CAN NOT travel simultaneously with the same card. However, it is not a personal card, so you can lend it to someone if you don’t use it.
Another limitation of this card is that you CAN NOT combine a Metro-Train-RER ticket and a Paris region ↔ Airport ticket on the same card. If you need both tickets, you’ll need to use a second Navigo Easy card to keep these tickets separate.
Paris Metro Tickets 2026
As of 1 January 2025, significant changes were introduced to metro tickets and passes in Paris and the surrounding region. This major reform aims to simplify fares for all travelers and make the regional transportation network easier to navigate.
RATP launched three different single-fare Paris Metro tickets to travel in Paris and Ile-de-France. These three Paris Metro tickets are virtual and you can store them on your phone (via one of the metro apps) or in a Navigo Easy Card (physical card).
- Ticket Metro-Train-RER: This ticket is valid on the Paris metro, the Montmartre funicular, RER trains, tramway lines T11, T12, and T13, as well as the Grand Paris Express throughout the Île-de-France region. However, it cannot be used for travel to Paris airports. The ticket is valid for two hours, allowing continuous travel and transfers between the modes listed without exiting the system.
- Ticket Bus-Tram: This ticket is valid on buses and tramways everywhere in Ile-de-France (except tramway lines T11, T12, and T13). It is valid for 1.5 hours without exiting and 1.5 hours for transfers to any of the modes listed.
- Ticket Paris Aéroports-Régions: This is the ticket to get to Charles-de-Gaulle Airport and Orly Airport (also by metro). This ticket is also valid on the metro, funicular of Montmartre, RER train, tramway lines T11, T12, T13, and Grand Paris Express everywhere in Ile-de-France. The ticket is valid for two hours, allowing continuous travel and transfers between the modes listed without exiting the system.
TIP: Ticket controls are frequent in the Paris Metro, especially at the beginning and end of the month.
Paris Metro Tickets Price 2026
How much is the metro in Paris? The Paris Metro price will depend on the type of ticket purchased. At the time of updating this article in December 2025, there were no announced ticket price increases for 2026.
- Ticket Metro-Train-RER: 2,50 € full price; 1,25 € reduced price.
- Ticket Bus-Tram: 2 € full price; 1 € reduced price.
- Ticket Paris Aéroports-Régions: 13 € full price; 6,50 € reduced price.
Paris Metro 10 tickets’ price was always cheaper than single tickets. The volume discount disappeared in 2025.
Best Paris Metro Tickets for Tourists 2026
Depending on your destination, you will use the Ticket Metro-Train-RER (to travel everywhere in Paris and the Ile-de-France region, except the airports) or the Ticket Paris Aéroports-Régions (if you need to travel to the airports).
Where to Buy Paris Metro Tickets
A- Online with your phone: Simply, download one of the free RATP applications available on the App Store and Google Play: Ile-de-France Mobilités and Bonjour RATP. To view, purchase, or validate tickets, NFC Activation is necessary.
B- At the Metro Stations with the Navigo Easy card: You can also use a physical Metro card (Navigo Easy, cost 2 €) and store the tickets in this Paris Metro card. First, you need to purchase the Navigo Easy card at any of the Metro Information Kiosks. Then, you can upload your Navigo Easy card with tickets at the vending machines located at the entrance, before the tripods.
2. How to Buy Paris Metro Tickets
Can I buy Paris Metro tickets in advance, before arriving in Paris? YES, you can buy tickets online with your smartphone before or during your trip to Paris.
If you have a Navigo Easy card from previous trips to Paris, you can also upload the card using your phone.
A- Online with Your Phone
Once you have installed the app of your choice (Ile-de-France Mobilités and Bonjour RATP) on your phone, you can easily buy and validate your tickets with your phone. You can also use your phone to reload your Navigo Easy card with more tickets.
B- At the Metro Station with a Navigo Easy Card
When you buy a new Navigo Easy card, you can ask the staff to load it with a few tickets.
For the following ticket purchases, use the vending machines to load your tickets on the Navigo Easy card. Instead of writing a long description, I took pictures of every step.
By default, the machine will communicate with you in French, but we will change this too. Use the roller to move through the options and the green button to validate. You can pay for your purchase with cash or a card.
Don’t take the credit card back until the machine tells you to. The machine loads the tickets on your card only after the payment is approved. The same goes for the Navigo Easy card: don’t take the Navigo Easy card back until the machine tells you to. And that’s it!
IMPORTANT: For technical reasons, you will need to have a second Navigo Easy card or create a new card on your phone if your current card or phone has valid/unused T+ tickets (from previous years) or Paris Aéroports-Régions tickets.
How to Check Your Navigo Easy Card Balance
You can check the Navigo Easy balance on your phone (if you have installed one of the RATP apps) or at the metro station.
If you are at the metro station, go to any vending machine and follow steps 1 to 5 from the screenshot above. In step 5, on the right corner of the screen, the machine tells you how many tickets are left in your card (Pass Contents). When I took the picture, my balance was ten tickets.
Then, go on with the process – if you decide to buy more tickets – or take your Navigo Easy card back. I promise to take a better picture soon!
You can also check the balance when you validate your ticket at the tripods, but sometimes, it is difficult to see.
NB: New year, new and more beautiful screenshots. I promise.
3. Paris Metro Pass Options 2026
As of 1 January 2025, different Paris Metro passes (called “forfaits” in French) are available, but not all of them will be suitable for tourists. These Paris Metro Passes can be loaded on your phone or in a physical card.
Introducing the Navigo Pass
The Navigo Pass is a personalized travel card for frequent travelers in the Paris region, offering unlimited travel on the metro, RER, buses, trams, and the Montmartre funicular within selected zones. It requires a photo and personal details and is available as a weekly, monthly, or annual pass.
Unlike the Navigo Easy card, the Navigo Pass, however, allows all compatible fares in the same physical card.
The physical Navigo Pass card itself is free when you get it for the first time – you don’t have to pay for the card to be issued. However, if the card is lost or stolen and you need a replacement, there is a replacement fee of 15€.
Paris Metro Pass Options 2026
Below are the main Paris Metro passes for 2026. All these passes can be uploaded onto either a physical card (details for each pass below) or your phone through mobility apps like Bonjour RATP.
Forfait Paris Visite: This Paris Metro Pass 2026 allows unlimited travel throughout Île-de-France, including airport zones and all modes of transport. It can be loaded onto a Navigo Easy card. This pass is available for 1, 2, 3, or 5 days and is personal, which means it cannot be transferred to another person. When you load it onto a Navigo Easy card, you must write your name and travel dates.
- 1 day (full fare /reduced fare): 29,90 € /14,95 €
- 2 days (full fare /reduced fare): 44,45 € /22,20 €
- 3 days (full fare /reduced fare): 62,30 € /31,15 €
- 5 days (full fare /reduced fare): 76,25 € /38,10 €
Forfait Navigo Jour: The Navigo Jour is a one‑day unlimited travel pass valid on the entire Île‑de‑France public transport network (metro, RER, buses, trams, and funicular), excluding access to airports. It is valid for the selected calendar day from 00:00 to 23:59. The standard price for the all‑zones pass is 12€. You can load the Navigo Jour pass onto either a Navigo Easy card or a personalized Navigo Pass card, making it flexible for both occasional visitors and regular users.
Forfait Navigo Semaine: This Metro pass Paris is valid for one week, from Monday to Sunday. You can buy the pass from the Friday of the previous week until the Thursday of the week you want to use it. If you decide to buy it on Thursday, for example, you will only use this pass for four days (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of the same week). The standard price for this pass is 31,60€ and you can load it onto the Navigo Pass card.
Forfait Navigo Mois: This Metro pass Paris is valid for one month, from the first day until the last day of the month. The standard price for this pass is 88,80€ and you can load it onto the Navigo Pass card.
Navigo Liberté+: This is an ideal option for occasional travelers working or living in Ile-de-France. It allows you to use all public transportation in Paris, including the funicular of Montmartre. To use it, you must validate your Paris Metro card each time you travel.
Each train or metro ride costs less than individual tickets (rail 1,99 € and surface 1,60€, capped at 12 €/day), and you will be charged at the end of the month depending on the number of journeys made. The use of this card, however, needs a French bank account.
The Navigo Liberté + contract is available exclusively on a personalized Navigo Pass card (with your first and last name and photo).
Best Paris Metro Pass for Tourists 2026
The Forfait Paris Visite was the pass created to meet the needs of tourists.
However, if you don’t need to travel to the airports, I recommend doing the math. Simply, estimate how many times you will take the metro in a day and compare the total price using single tickets vs. Forfait Paris Visite vs. Navigo Jour.
If you don’t work or live in the Ile-de-France region, you cannot use the Navigo Liberté+.
4. First Cable Car in the Parisian Region
The Câble C1 is the first urban cable car in the Paris region. Inaugurated on 13 December 2025, it connects the metro station of Créteil–Pointe du Lac (line 8) with the urban centers of Limeil‑Brévannes–Plage Bleue, Valenton–Le Château, La Végétale–Fontaine Saint‑Martin, and Villa Nova–Villeneuve‑Saint‑Georges in about 18 minutes, offering a unique opportunity to enjoy elevated views over the southeastern suburbs while speeding up travel.
The cable car uses the same fare rules as other surface modes: trips are included with a Navigo pass at no extra cost, or occasional travelers can pay a €2 Bus‑Tram‑Cable ticket (loaded in a Navigo Easy card) to ride the Câble C1.
The Câble C1 is 100% accessible for travelers with disabilities (PSH – Persons with Reduced Mobility).
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