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The end of paper t+ tickets

 By the end of this year, it will no longer be possible to purchase 10 packs of t+ tickets as paper tickets as part of the modernization of the ticketing system. Instead, you will have to use a reloadable farecard or your phone to buy single-ride tickets. Here are all of your alternatives to this:

Why are paper tickets going away?

As part of the modernization of the ticketing system, Île-de-France Mobilités (the company that finances transport in the region) launched several new contactless options for occasional travelers. This included reloadable farecards, the ability to pay with your phone, and by automatic payment. Paper tickets were still available at a higher price. Here's how much it costs now:

Type of ticket

Costs if using paper tickets

Costs if using contactless mode of payment

1 t+ ticket

1,90

1,90

10 r+ tickets

16,90

14,90

10 t+ tickets (reduced fare)

8,45

7,45

First, paper tickets are not as eco-friendly (they can only be used once) and because they have a magnetic stripe, they cannot be recycled, meaning that you have to put them in the regular garbage. Also, they aren't practical. Paper tickets can demagnetize if you place them near metal objects. Finally, having a farecard that allows you to load both single-ride tickets and travel passes has been something that has been wanted. In the past, Navigo Cards were only for travel passes.

What are my alternatives to this?

There are several new payment options including reloadable farecards and paying with your phone:

  • Navigo Easy cards: The Navigo Easy card is a reloadable smart card that allows you to store t+ tickets and you receive a 2,00 discount on books of 10 tickets. Additionally, you can load airport bus tickets and day passes all on the same pass!
    • A one-time fee of 2,00 applies for a new card (This encourages people to reuse their card rather than get a new one.)
    • Books of 10 tickets cost 14,90 (2,00 less than 10 paper tickets)
    • You can also load Orlybus and Roissybus tickets on your pass at a lower price versus using paper tickets
  • Pay with your phone: You can use the Île-de-France Mobilités mobile app to buy fares and load them directly on your phone. With the mobile app, you can buy t+ tickets, airport bus tickets, and daily, weekly, and monthly passes. At the turnstile, all you have to do is hold your phone near the card reader so that the reader can read your phone's sim card.
    • The app is free to download
    • You benefit from discounts on tickets just like with a Navigo Easy card
    • You can also get weekly and monthly passes
  • Navigo Liberté +: Liberté + is a subscription for travelers who reside or work in Île-de-France. After subscribing to the service, you use your Navigo card to travel and at the end of each month, your credit card is automatically charge the amount of trips you make. 
    • A journey on the bus, tram, métro, or RER within Paris is 1,49.
    • A journey on the Orlybus is 8,50
    • A journey on the Roissybus is 12,00
    • When traveling by bus, tramway, métro, or RER within Paris, you will not be deducted more than 7,50 in a single day (this is how much a day pass costs)
    • At the end of the month, your credit card is charged based on how many trips you made

Will paper tickets still be available? When will they disappear?

Starting in 2022, if will no longer be possible to get books of 10 t+ tickets as a paper format. You will still be able to buy 1 ticket at a time at the full price of 1,90. In other words, you won't be able to benefit from the discount when you buy 10 tickets at once.

What about other paper tickets, like Île-de-France tickets?

Other tickets, like Île-de-France tickets are still only available as a paper ticket as of right now, but I’m hoping that someday this will be an option. As for the Mobilis day ticket, the Navigo Day pass is the exact same fare that you load onto a Navigo card or the mobile app. Paris Visite tickets don’t make much sense to load on the Navigo Easy card because it can be valid for up to 5 days, meaning that a tourist using Paris Visite would use the same ticket throughout their entire stay.

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