Discovering all the secrets Paris holds whilst managing like an authentic Parisian can be very tricky. Between the metro hours, trips to remember and all the landmarks to visit, we often do not know where to start.
To help you find your bearings, we have come up with a small guide to applications to save in your phones to visit Paris and coming through all situations!
15 handy apps for your stay in Paris:
Bonjour RATP – The application effectively and simply guides you through the Paris metro thanks to maps, real-time line hours, stations closed for renovations and delays. The app also enjoys a search system for the best itinerary (the quickest one, the one with as few changes as possible) and localization showing the closest transportation.
City Mapper – This indispensable app offers the best services as its peer above, but it is yet more complete. Like for the RATP app, it provides metros, buses, RER and transiliens trains, as well as cabs, velibs and autolibs. If you like sport, the app even displays the amount of calories burnt if you end up walking.
Paris ci la Sortie – An app allowing you to know where the exits are set in the metro. Choose the line and direction, your stop, and the app tells you if you have to go to the front, the middle or the back of the train to have your connection quickly.
Indigo Neo – The app list over hundreds of thousands of parking spots in Ile-de-France. Handy, it guides users to spots available and offers them to compare prices in the different private and public parking lots. Then, nothing simpler: book your spot ahead of time and pay directly in the app.
RainToday – If you are the kind of person preparing journeys ahead of time, then you might be keeping an eye on the weather. We know, iOS and Android weather apps are not the most accurate. With RainToday, the radar allows you to know in real time where the rain is and forecasts are so much more accurate – the rain starts and stops almost at the moment it is announced!
AroundMe – Looking for a pharmacy open near you? Needing to withdraw money at a cashpoint? Looking for a cab station or for a gas station to avoid breakdown? The app tells you all this and more. The bonus? The localization shows in which way and how far what you are looking for is set!
WiFi Finder - When one is abroad, surfing the Internet can be expensive – if you do not have an international bundle. To prevent this from happening every again, this app allows you to find all the free Wi-Fi spots near you.
Musée du Louvre – This is the app you need if you want to go to the Louvre. The 60,000sqm of the building are 3D modelized so you cannot get lost. The app even provides itineraries to go to the piece or collection you are looking for. Furthermore, 600 index cards are available to find out more about all the art pieces of the museum.
Secrets de Paris – Revealing one secret about Paris a day, here is what this app is for. And it sticks to its promises. Stroll in a specific district, restaurant and bar recommendations, visiting unusual museums; the app will make of you a professional of Paris and its every single corner.
Foxie – Improving your knowledge and visiting Paris whilst having fun is easy with this app. Solve enigmas in as little time as possible. At the starting point, start the clock. Each step matches one enigma and you can go to the next step only by giving the right answer. Playful, the app makes us discover Paris in a new way.
Piste & Trésor – Based on the same principle as the previous app, this one offers routes/investigations. In different areas of the city, roam around every corner to find clues and solve the enigma. The app announces the duration of the tour ahead of time, which is very cool; and even has easier enigmas for kids.
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Mister Good Beer – Here is the app for beer drinkers. It allows you to find in a record time bars near you serving the cheapest beers. Apply the price, hour, district filters and let the localization walk you through to enjoy a very fresh pint with friends!
Où sont les Toilettes ? – To find toilets near you. For instance, after spending hours idling on a terrace and drinking, you left when the bar closed and you forgot to stop by the toilets, and now, nothing is open to relief you. Do not panic! This very handy app localizes you and tells you where to pee near you.
Swarm – Are you the kind of person who discovers great places but when your friends ask you where to go in Paris, you do not remember the name of the places you yet loved? No stress, the Swarm app is here to the rescue! You can save your favorite locations and they appear on a map. And you will become Mister or Miss good deal for all your friends!
And to know the best outings, best exhibits, best restaurants of the moment, there is always you favorite website, Sortiraparis!
