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Tramway
the bus to enter. All buses have by a letter “N” set in a white
buttons and bells to signal for circle on a blue background. There are three RATP tramways
a stop. Some buses do not go Noctilien buses must be flagged operating in Paris – T1 (Gare
all the way to their terminus, down. Travel passes are valid, as de St-Denis–Noisy le Sec), T2
in which case there will be a are normal Metro tickets, which (La Défense–Porte de Versailles)
slash through the name of the must be validated on board. and T3 (Pont du Garigliano–
destination on the front panel. Travellers may buy tickets on Porte d’Ivry), and the network
All of central Paris’s 60 bus board the bus. See www. is expected to grow. T3,
routes are equipped to allow noctilien.fr for more details. dubbed the Tramway des
wheelchair access; this means In summer, the RATP also Maréchaux as it follows the
that at least 70 per cent of stops operates buses in the Bois de wide boulevards named after
on the route are acces sible; Vincennes and Bois de military marshals, is handy for
suitable stops are designated by Boulogne, and the Balabus exploring the outer reaches
a wheelchair symbol on the bus which stops at major tourist of the 13th, 14th and 15th
route sign. All buses have some sites. RATP Information has arrondissements.
seats reserved for disabled and useful details about these and The T4 (Aulnay-sous-Bois–
elderly persons. These seats are the best ways to get around. Bondy) is run by SNCF and is
identified by a sign and must a tram-train line.
be given up on request. RATP Information RATP Metro and public
54 Quai de la Rapée 75012. bus tickets are valid for use
Tel 32 46. ∑ ratp.fr on tramways.
Night and Summer Buses
There are 31 night bus lines,
called Noctilien, serving Paris
and its suburbs (from 12:30am–
5:30am Monday to Thursday
and 1am–5.30am Friday and
Saturday). The network is laid out
around the five major transfer
stations of Gare de Lyon, Gare
de l’Est, St-Lazare, Montparnasse
and Châtelet. The terminus for
most lines is Châtelet, at Avenue
Victoria or Rue St-Martin.
Noctilien stops are identified Passengers embarking at an RATP tram stop

Useful Bus Routes Key
Here is a selection of some of the most useful bus Sacré-Cœur Major sight
routes around the centre of Paris, taking in some Bus route
of the great sights of the city. The routes show the Bus stop (selected stops only)
major bus stops, and locations of some of the Anvers- Balabus (Apr–Sep)
Sacré-Cœur
notable sights.
Gare de l’Est
Opéra National
de Paris Garnier Saint Martin Canal
Opéra
Gare Saint-
Lazare
Centre Georges Musée
Arc de Pompidou Carnavalet Gambetta
Place de Triomphe Musée du Musée du
Belgique Louvre Louvre
Hôtel
Charles de Gaulle- de Ville
La Défense Étoile
Bosquet- Seine Quai François Cité- Cité-Parvis
Rapp Mitterrand Palais de Notre-Dame Bastille
Musée Justice Notre-
Musée du d’Orsay Dame
Trocadéro Musée
quai Branly Esplanade d’Orsay St-Michel Maubert-
Pont des Invalides Mutualité
d’léna Hôtel des Cluny Musée National
Porte
Champ Invalides du Moyen Age de Reuilly
de Mars Les Écoles Seine
Seine Tour Luxembourg Panthéon Gare de Lyon
Eiffel
Parc de Saint-Cloud Stade Charléty
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