How to Take the Underground in Paris

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Find a map of the applicable underground system that you want to use.

   These can usually be found at tourist information- or post offices, the underground station information offices and sometimes hotel reception desks.
   
   Maps are also often displayed on the walls inside the underground stations.
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   Step 2: Locate your closest underground station

   ,,, Asking the attendant at the station information office for the best ticket to buy is a good idea for first time users.
   
   Even if you don’t speak the language indicating what you want would probably be easily done considering where you are finding yourself.
   
   If an attendant is not available you will have to face the daunting looking electronic ticket machine.
   
   For your first time its probably best to simply follow the instructions and select a single journey ticket.
   
   If you don’t understand the language, ask a bystander for help by gesticulating at the place on your map where you want to be. , On each service line, there are trains going in both directions and it is important for you to know in which direction you have to go to reach your destination.
   
   The name of the last station on the line is shown on the front of the train as an indication of the way in which the train is going. , When the train arrives, wait for the door to open and the passengers to get off first before you get on. , Preferably not other people. , Get out at your stop or, if A and B are on different coloured lines, the station where you need change to a different line.
   
   If this is the case repeat steps 7 to
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   Step 3: and locate the name of this station (A) on your map.

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   Step 4: Locate the name of the station where you want to go (B) to on your map.

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   Step 5: Decide on the route you want to take from A to B by following the network of coloured lines drawn on the map.

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   Step 6: Buy your ticket.

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   Step 7: Enter the station by inserting your ticket into the slot in the electronic gate barring your way.

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   Step 8: Wait on the platform at a safe distance from the tracks.

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   Step 9: Hold on to something.

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    Step 10: Keep an eye out for the passing station names

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    Step 11: either on the electronic screen inside the truck or on the outside platforms as they go by.

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