[transport in Paris]Metro vs. RER

Metro vs. RER

By Ben Lam | January 19, 2014 | in Metro RER

The Paris Metro vs. the Paris RER… what’s the difference?

The Metro is

• the Métropolitan chemin de fer (Metropolitan railway)
• a subway/tube/underground train system
• 16 lines, 1 through 14 plus two short secondary lines (3bis and 7bis) 
• just central Paris (see Metro map)
• short distances between stations
• one single fare zone (1,80€ as of January 2015)
• unscheduled service
• mostly underground (subway/tube like)
• no bicycles allowed on Metro, except on Metro Line 1 on Sundays and holidays

The RER is

• the Réseau Express Régionale (Regional Express Network)
• a commuter train system
• 5 lines, RER A through E
• central Paris plus much of Ile-de-France (see RER line map)
• used interchangeably with the Metro in central Paris
• faster than the Metro, with fewer stops & greater distances between stations
• separated into fare zones 1-5
• tickets (billet origine-destination) are priced from station to station (when outside central Paris zones 1-2)
• scheduled service (see RER schedules)
• mostly above ground, except within central Paris
• bicycles are allowed on the RER except during rush hour (not allowed between 6:30-9 AM and from 16:30 – 19:00)

法國景點中法文對照表

*quai des/Q des 碼頭
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Jardin des Tuileries 杜勒麗花園（出自楓丹白露宮、凡爾賽宮的庭園設計師André Le Nôtre之手）

Musée de l'Orangerie　橘園美術館　（有莫內Waterlilies）

Place de la concorde obelisk 協和廣場　（法國國王路易十六和王后瑪麗·安托瓦內特在這裡領便當）

1. Place Vendôme 凡登廣場  (紀念拿破崙拿下The battle of Austerlitz 勝利的立碑,擊敗Tsar Alexander I and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II)

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Église de la Madeleine (瑪德蓮教堂 A Roman Catholic church , It was designed in its present form as a temple to the glory of Napoleon's army.)

Forum Les-Halles (巴黎大堂,巴黎大堂的前身是傳統的巴黎中央市場。在1183年，國王腓力二世擴建巴黎市場夏特雷-大堂站於1977年建成，是巴黎新的市區鐵路樞紐。新落成的大堂是部分位於地下的多層商業和購物中心，於1979年開業。該建築的設計曾引起批評，近年來，巴黎市已商討重塑這一區域的事宜,人潮相當多。)

rue montorgueil (蒙特格由大街是巴黎的肚腹,有許多餐聽,蔬果,糕點,食材)