Olympics: why are RER tickets more expensive to get to Olympic venues outside Paris?

Published by Graziella de Sortiraparis · Photos by My de Sortiraparis · Published on March 8th, 2024 at 06:05 p.m.
Be careful when traveling outside Paris: to access certain Olympic sites, the usual metro ticket is not enough! You'll need to be vigilant and buy another one, to make sure you don't get fined on arrival!

While Parisians are used to going everywhere with their Navigo monthly or yearly pass, every year many tourists fall into the trap of the RER, which is more expensive than the metro, as soon as they leave the capital. At the Stade de France, for a match or concert, or at the Parc des Expositions in Villepinte, many day-trippers return with a fine, because they don't have the right ticket. The same applies when leaving Roissy airport on the RER B! Yes, the T+ ticket is not valid outside the city!

In this case, you need to take a ticket marked "Origine-Destination " and pay 3.10 euros! A higher fare than if you took the metro to Saint-Denis, Vincennes or La Défense, for one euro less. A price that's set to rise during the Olympic Games, to as much as 6 euros a trip! For the moment, only the cardboard format is accepted if you don't have a Navigo subscription, but Ile-de-France Mobilités has promised a change"during 2024" with the arrival of these different tickets on telephone and Navigo Easy.

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To avoid this little hassle, the authority advises buying the famous Paris 2024 Pass, which gives access to all Olympic and Paralympic venues in the Île-de-France region, as well as to both airports, from 16 euros/day.

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