ryankski
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2016
With us leaving in a couple days I'm trying to get a few things figured out and have the following questions:
1. Are there any sites that are currently requiring tickets to be purchased in advance? I know covid has changed things, but we have basic idea of what we want to see and the potential day. We are planning on not having a specific time for things (e.g Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, catacombs, Versailles, etc) given having a young child, but I'm curious if there are any of the main site that can only be visited with advance purchase tickets. The little amount of research I've done it appears that most are allowing people to show up and wait in line to purchase tickets. Another reason I'm trying to avoid specific times is that we still haven't received our French Health Passes and they are still pending. From what i've read most places are accepting the CDC vaccine cards, but I'd had to have tickets purchased and have a location and/or individual not accept that if we haven't received a rapid test.
2. Is there any way to get DLP tickets on your phone without Apple Pay? I spend quite a bit of time on the website and app and have been unable to figure out a way to have a digital ticket. Seems crazy to have a large computer printed ticket. Or can you take the printer paper ticket and exchange it for a small plastic or thick paper ticket?
3. I'm trying to under stand the Navigo metro pass. It seems like this may have changed recently, but many things I'm finding online are from 3+ years ago. It sounded like when you purchase a Navigo pass you put a certain amount of tickets (at 1.90 euro each for closest zones) on the card and additional rides can't be added to it. Although I also read that they can be. It also sounded like all of the ones purchased at single visit are good for what ever distance you purchase. Additionally it sounds like you need a special tickets for get from the airport to central Paris and can't use funds on a tap in/tap out card. Is this correct? Does Paris not have a card that you just put money on and then top off as needed that removes money based on the distance from when you tap in and then tap out? I've gotten all over Tokyo, Sydney, Hong Kong etc. in this manner. From what I'm understanding it's not as simple as putting say, 15 euros on a card and then topping off with more money as needed. We are staying near the Eiffel tower and are coming from CDG with plans to go to Versailles and of course DLP. Is it easier to just purchase individual paper tickets to those farther destinations and then maybe put a 10 pack of tickets on each of our Navigo cards and depending on how much we use it either adding another 10 pack or just buying individual tickets for other rides we might need? We also arrive on Thursday afternoon and so we could buy individual tickets for thursday and then buy the Navigo weekly pass for Friday through the following thursday. Honestly though I'd just prefer a card that I put money on and tap on and off and it takes the right amount when I tap out. I'm really hoping someone can point me in the right direction as I find the whole trying to figure out how many passes you think you will need and/or buying a seperate ticket for every trip to be a hassle and even if slightly more would find the convenience of just taping in and out of the metro, busses etc and topping off when in a while the best option. Please advise if there is such a system or I'm misunderstanding how the Paris metro card(s) work..
Thanks again for any advice and reading through all of that.
1. Are there any sites that are currently requiring tickets to be purchased in advance? I know covid has changed things, but we have basic idea of what we want to see and the potential day. We are planning on not having a specific time for things (e.g Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, catacombs, Versailles, etc) given having a young child, but I'm curious if there are any of the main site that can only be visited with advance purchase tickets. The little amount of research I've done it appears that most are allowing people to show up and wait in line to purchase tickets. Another reason I'm trying to avoid specific times is that we still haven't received our French Health Passes and they are still pending. From what i've read most places are accepting the CDC vaccine cards, but I'd had to have tickets purchased and have a location and/or individual not accept that if we haven't received a rapid test.
2. Is there any way to get DLP tickets on your phone without Apple Pay? I spend quite a bit of time on the website and app and have been unable to figure out a way to have a digital ticket. Seems crazy to have a large computer printed ticket. Or can you take the printer paper ticket and exchange it for a small plastic or thick paper ticket?
3. I'm trying to under stand the Navigo metro pass. It seems like this may have changed recently, but many things I'm finding online are from 3+ years ago. It sounded like when you purchase a Navigo pass you put a certain amount of tickets (at 1.90 euro each for closest zones) on the card and additional rides can't be added to it. Although I also read that they can be. It also sounded like all of the ones purchased at single visit are good for what ever distance you purchase. Additionally it sounds like you need a special tickets for get from the airport to central Paris and can't use funds on a tap in/tap out card. Is this correct? Does Paris not have a card that you just put money on and then top off as needed that removes money based on the distance from when you tap in and then tap out? I've gotten all over Tokyo, Sydney, Hong Kong etc. in this manner. From what I'm understanding it's not as simple as putting say, 15 euros on a card and then topping off with more money as needed. We are staying near the Eiffel tower and are coming from CDG with plans to go to Versailles and of course DLP. Is it easier to just purchase individual paper tickets to those farther destinations and then maybe put a 10 pack of tickets on each of our Navigo cards and depending on how much we use it either adding another 10 pack or just buying individual tickets for other rides we might need? We also arrive on Thursday afternoon and so we could buy individual tickets for thursday and then buy the Navigo weekly pass for Friday through the following thursday. Honestly though I'd just prefer a card that I put money on and tap on and off and it takes the right amount when I tap out. I'm really hoping someone can point me in the right direction as I find the whole trying to figure out how many passes you think you will need and/or buying a seperate ticket for every trip to be a hassle and even if slightly more would find the convenience of just taping in and out of the metro, busses etc and topping off when in a while the best option. Please advise if there is such a system or I'm misunderstanding how the Paris metro card(s) work..
Thanks again for any advice and reading through all of that.