Each RER line has a :
- A letter (A) which is presented in a circle with the color of
the line (Sometimes the letter is followed by a number indicating
a branch of the main line)
- A color (for line A the color is red)
The Direction you should
take when you get on the RER is designated by :
- 1. The line letter
- 2. The terminal
destination of the train... which is NOT necessarily the destination of the
train. Read on...
Some trains have their terminus BEFORE
the END of the line. RER lines have information boards on the platform
that clearly show
WHICH STOPS a train will make. Only get on a train for which YOUR STOP is
indicated.
- So, if you get on at Gare du Nord (M11on the grid map below) and want to travel to
Charles de Gaulle Etoile (C3) you would take line B (blue)
(or the green line D)
direction Robinson
or St Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (heading South).
- You would change to line A at Chatelet-les-Halles and take Direction "St
Germain-en-Laye, Cergy or Poissy (3 branch lines of A)" and get off at
Charles de Gaulle (the second stop).
- Just to make things interesting for you... you could also do the
same trip on the metro
line 2 with no changes. Up to you to decide...
The FREQUENCY of the RER varies. More frequent IN PARIS, about
every 3 to 5 minutes to 15 to 30 minutes as you get towards the outskirts
of Ile de France.
Frequency is highest during morning (7h00 to 9h00) and evening (17h00 to
20h00) rush hours. A little less during daytime and the least at night and
on Sundays.
General running times are from 5h00 to 1h00 (that's 1am), some lines run all
night. Check times here
TICKET PRICES for the RER WITHIN PARIS are identical to the
Metro. In other words you can go direct from the Etoile to the Gare de
Lyon in a few minutes with
one metro ticket on the RER (you could even precede and/or prolong this
trip on the metro or even another RER line so long as you do NOT leave the
underground train system). If you go BEYOND PARIS "intra-muros"
then there are special rates on the RER. This obviously depends on how far
you intend to
travel. Automatic ticket machines or a ticket counter can give you the
exact price and sell you a ticket.
- 1 Metro/RER (within Paris) ticket costs 1.40€ (as
of Jan. 2005)
- The price of a pack of 10 Metro/RER tickets is 10.50€
Now you're ready to explore Paris and the Suburbs. Frankly the RER
coupled with the Metro is the quickest
way to get around.
P.S. Remember you can get a special Paris RER and Metro Pass called Paris
Visite It is perfect for visiting Paris and its regions and gives you access
to the buses the Metro and the RER within Paris.
If you're looking for transport options to Charles de Gaulle or Orly
Airport and which RER stations they visit click here :
Airport Shuttle
RER Map - courtesy of the RATP
Look for the Station names using a shortcut :
On your keyboard hold down "control+F", type in the name and hit "Enter".
Don't forget that in French certain names have "accents", so only type in the part of the name without the accent to search it out
For instance : "Bibliothèque François Mitterrand" just type in "biblio" and you'll find it in a couple of
seconds.
Spending a few days in Paris visiting the sites : Get your special Paris
RER and Metro Pass called Paris
Visite for easy travel in the City of Light
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M14
K11
K10
O9
P9
L3
L13
L10
L15
M14
M11
O10
L11
L12 |
Ablon
Achères-Grand Cormier
Achères-Ville
Aéroport-Ch.de Gaulle 1
Aéroport Ch, de Gaulle 2-TGV
Antony
Arcueil-Cachan
Argenteuil
Arpajon
Athis-Mons
Auber
Aulnay-sous-Bois
Avenue Foch
Avenue Henri Martin |
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L13
N16
K14
M16
O13
N11
L12
M12
L12
L16
L13
O15
N16
L15
L16
K16
N15
O12
N16
K15
Q12 |
Bagneux
Ballancourt
Bièvres
Boigneville
Boissy-St-Léger
Bondy
Boulainvilliers
Boulevard Masséna
Boulevard Victor
Bouray
Bourg-la-Reine
Boussy-St-Antoine
Boutigny
Brétigny-sur-Orge
Breuillet-Bruyères-le-Châtel
Breuillet-Village
Brunoy
Bry-sur-Marne
Buno-Gironville
Bures-sur-Yvette
Bussy-St-Georges |
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K9
K10
K9
L10
P16
L16
L12
O12
L11
M12
K12
L12
P11
L14
L15
M13
L12
O15
K10
N15
J15 |
Cergy-Le Haut
Cergy-Préfecture
Cergy-St-Christophe
Cernay
Cesson
Chamarande
Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel
Champigny
Charles de Gaulle-Etoile
Châtelet-Les Halles
Chatou-Croissy
Chaville-Vélizy
Chelles-Gournay
Chemin d'Antony
Chilly-Mazarin
Choisy-le-Roi
Cité Universitaire
Combs-la-Ville-Quincy
Conflans-Fin d'Oise
Corbeil-Essonnes
Courcelle-sur-Yvette |
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M12
J16
J16
N10 |
Denfert-Rochereau
Dourdan
Dourdan-la-Forêt
Drancy |
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L16
M15
L10
L10
L16
L16
N15
M15 |
Egly
Epinay-sur-Orge
Epinay-sur-Seine
Ermont--Eaubonne
Etapes
Etréchy
Evry
Evry-Courcouronnes |
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L14
L13
N12
L9 |
Fontaine-Michalon
Fontenay-aux-Roses
Fontenay-sous-Bois
Franconville
Le Plessis-Bouchard |
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O11
M12
M12
M11
M10
L1O
L12
J15
M10
N15
L15
M15 |
Gagny
Gare d'Austerlitz
Gare de Lyon
Gare du Nord
Garges-Sarcelles
Gennevilliers
Gentilly
Gif-sur-Yvette
Goussainville
Grand-Bourg
Graigny-Balizy
Grigny-Centre |
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M11
K1 |
Haussmann-St-Lazare
Houilles-Carrières-sur-Seine |
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L14
L12
L12
L12
M12 |
Igny
Invalides
Issy
Issy-Val de Seine
Ivry-sur-Seine |
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L12
N12
K13
M14 |
Javel
Joinville-le-Pont
Jouy-en-Josas
Juviiy-sur-Orge |
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L12 |
Kennedy-Radio-France |
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N9
M10
L3
L11
N16
K15
L15
M11
O13
L12
L16
O10
N10
N15
P11
K14
P16
O12
O11
N13
K12
K12
M13
L14
O12
L11
N9
M13
O15
P12
L14
N9
K14
M12 |
La Borne Blanche
La Courneuve-Aubervillier
La Croix de Berny
La Défense
La Ferté-Alais
La Hacquinière
La Norville
St-Germain-Iès-Arpajon
La Plaine-Stade de France
La Varenne-Chennevières
Laplace
Lardy
Le Blanc-Mesnil
Le Bourget
Le Bras-de-Fer
Le Chénay-Gagny
Le Guichet
Le Mée-sur-Seine
Le Parc de St-Maur
Le Raincy-Villemomble Montfermeil
Le Vert de Maisons
Le Vésinet-Centre
Le Vésinet-lePecq
Les Ardoines
Les Baconnets
Les Boullereaux-Champigny
Les Grésillons
Les Noues
Les Saules
Lieusaint-Moissy
Lognes
Longjumeau
Louvres
Lozère
Luxembourg |
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M11
N12
K11
N16
M16
Q1
L15
L14
L14
P16
N15
L12
P10
N14
L9
N15
M12 |
Magenta
Maisons.Alfort-Alfortville
Maisons-laffitte
Maisse
Malesherbes
Marne-Ia-Vallée-Chessy
Marolles-en-Hurepoix
Massy-Palaiseau
Massy-Verrières
Melun
Mennecy
Meudon-Val-Fleury
Mitry-CIaye
Montgeron-Crosne
Montigny-Beauchamp
Moulin-Galant
Musée d.Orsay |
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L11
L11
K11
M12
O12
K10
N12
O12
P12
O12
N11
P12 |
Nanterre-Préfecture
Nanterre-Université
Nanterre-Ville
Nation
Neuilly-Plaisance
Neuville-Universlté
Nogent-sur-Marne
Nogent-le Perreux
Noisiel
Noisy-le-Grand-Mont d'Est
Noisy-le-Sec
Noisy-Champs |
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M15
M14
M14
M13
N9
K14 |
Orangis-Bois-de
l'Epine
Orly-ouest
Orly-5ud
Orly-Ville
Orry-Ia-Ville-Coy
Orsay-Ville |
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L 14
L 14
N11
L 13
O10
L 11
K13
M15
M10
K11
L12
M14
K13
M12
L11
L11 |
Palaiseau
Palaiseau -Villebon
Pantin
Parc de Sceaux
Parc des Expositions
Pereire -Levallois
Petit Jouy-LesLoges
Petit-Vaux
Pierrefitte-stains
Poissy
Pont de l'Alma
Pont de Rungis
Aéroport d'Orly
Porchefontaine
Port-Royal
Porte de Clichy
Porte Maillot |
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N15
L13
N12
N11
K12
M14 |
Ris-Orangis
Robinson
Rosny-sous-Bois
Rosny- Bois-Perrier
Rueil-Malmaison
Rungis-La Fraternelle |
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K16
J13
M10
J12
L10
L16
O12
M1
M12
L11
J13
J15
M15
L10
K11
O15
M14
L13
K16
010
010
M11
O13
N9 |
Saint-Chéron
Saint-Cyr
Saint-Denis
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Saint-Gratien
Saint-Martin d'Etampes
Saint-Maur-Créteil
Saint-Michel-sur-Orge
Saint-Michel-Notre-Dame
Saint-Ouen
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Saint-Rémy-Iès-Chevreuse
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois
Sannois
Sartrouville
Savigny-Ie-Temple-Nandy
Savigny-sur-0rge
Sceaux
Sermaise
Sevran-Beaudottes
Sevran-Livry
Stade de France-St-0enis
Sucy-Bonneuil
Survilliers-Fosses |
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N12
K14
K13
J13
P10
N14
M14
N13
N14
N13
P10
010
M10
P12
N12
K13
M14
M12 |
Val de Fontenay
Vauboyen
Versailles-Chantiers
Versailles-Rive Gauche
Vert-Galant
Vigneux-sur-Seine
Villeneuve-le-Roi
Villeneuve-Prairie
Villeneuve-st-Georges
Villeneuve-Triage
Villeparisis-Mitry-le-Neuf
Villepinte
Villiers-le-Bel Gonesse-Arnouville
Villiers-sur-Marne Le Plessis-Trévise
Vincennes
Virot1ay-Rive Gauche
Viry-Châtillon
Vitry-sur-Seine |
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travelling around : Get your special Paris Metro Pass called Paris
Visite This is the no hassle way to travel the city.
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