Metro and RER - Carnets Question - Help Needed

Will the Carnet of 10 tickets cover the RER and the Metro? I think so... but can someone confirm.

So, can I use a carnet ticket for the RER B from CDG to my hotel? For RER C to Versailles. And for a trip to Basilique St-Denis which is in zone 5 or something like that.

I am thinking I should buy a carnet at the airport when I arrive.

Thank you so much for your help.

Best regards,

Ellen

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The classic %26quot;carnet de dix%26quot; a group of 10 single ride tickets are typically sold allowing zone 1-2 passage on the RER, Métro, or bus. Cost: 11.40€. Zone 1-2 covers all of central Paris.

CDG is in Zone 5 - outside of the area covered by a zone 1-2 ticket. There are various options allowing you to save money on public transportation but it depends upon the days of the week you%26#39;ll be in Paris, how long your stay is, and where you want to travel.

A summary of ticket options is here:

www.transport-idf.com/frontal…

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On July 1st, 2007, the normal %26quot;Ticket t%26quot; (which was valid for zones 1-2 of the RER) was replaced by the %26quot;Ticket t+%26quot; - which is only valid in zone 1 (central Paris) of the RER.

By the way, this doesn%26#39;t make any difference for the metro - both the old and the current ticket t are good for the entire metro network.

And you can reach the Basilique Saint-Denis by metro (line 13) so you can use a regular ticket t+ (€1.60, or €1.14 if you buy a carnet).

It is possible to buy a carnet for CDG - a single ticket (%26quot;billet Île-de-France%26quot;) costs €8.40, a carnet € 67.20. Unless you%26#39;re traveling with 5 persons, this is probably not practical.

(Previously, it was possible to buy a carnet for travel in a certain number of zones, for example, zones 1-4, but since the introduction of the ticket t+, this is no longer an option, I think.

http://www.ratp.fr/

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A carnet is only for buses and metros INSIDE Paris.

To Airport or Versailles you need a special ticket.

Saint Denis however is on line 13 of the metro and considered in town. So is la Defense if you use the metro. By RER it is considered outside Paris. Strange !