The metro is a favourite type of transport in Paris. There are sixteen lines which operate generally from 5.20am to 1.15am. The times of the first and last trains per line and per station are displayed on the platforms.
Since December 2006, metro and tram lines operate for one more hour on Saturdays and on evenings before bank holidays.
The t+ ticket enables the customer to travel on:
- the whole of the metro and the Montmartre funicular
- the RER (RATP and SNCF) within Paris
- the RATP buses in Paris and the suburbs (except for lines with special fares)
- and to make connections on the whole of the metro and the RER in Paris as the t ticket did
- and use the Noctilien network (of night buses) without connections, in accordance with the specific fare system on the Noctilien network
The t+ ticket brings in a more extensive service with a new functionality:
- the possibility of making bus/bus and bus/tram connections.
- "connection" means transferring from one bus line to another.
Tailor-made lessons in Paris: you wish to learn French? If you are over 18, you may take a municipal course. In Paris, many organisations, such as the Alliance Française, enable you to obtain basic knowledge of French.
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Paris has one of the best hospital networks in the world. The Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP - health and social security services and Paris hospitals) has 37 institutions in Paris and in the Paris region. Emergency units for adults and children, maternity units, general medicine or specialist consultations: State-owned hospitals offer a wide range of healthcare options.
There are more than 400 parks, woods and gardens in Paris alone – including real ecological, historical and aesthetic gems. And don’t miss Bois de Vincennes and Bois de Boulogne, Paris’ two lungs.
