Commuting in Paris?

Question

I need to get from Cité Universitaire to suburbs of Paris. Station is called Evry-Corcouronnes. Can anybody tell me how to get there, what´s the quickest way, any website with schedule info?How long does it approximately take? What type of the ticket should I buy, if I need to travel this way every day for 2 months?Thanks

Answer 1

From Cité Universitaire take RER B (Direction: Mitry-Claye) to Gare du Nord

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Change to RER D (Direction: Corbeil-Essonnes) to Evry Courcouronnes.

Evry Courcouronnes.is in Zone 5 and you will need to buy tickets accordingly.

A single ticket costs 4,80 €.

A Carnet of 10 tickets costs 38,40 €

A Carte orange (transport pass) costs 32,10 € (week) 105,20 € (month)

Answer 2

It is easier and faster to just take RER B + RER D, you'll  have only one transfer:

- Take RER B (direction Aéroport CDG or Mitry Claye) to Châtelet-les-Halles = 11 minutes

- There, take RER D (direction Corbeil-Essonnes) to Evry-Courcouronnes = 43 minutes

Total trip time will be a little over an hour including walking time.

Since you will be taking it every day for two months, get the monthly pass if you start at the beginning of a calenday month. You will need to ask for a Navigo Card (you can do it online). It will be sent to you for free if you show proof that you either live or work in the Paris region. https://www.navigo.fr/pages/accueil.html (ask someone to help you if your French is not perfect). Then the monthly carte orange fare is 105.20 € for zones 1-5. Your employer will cover 50% of the cost so you must keep the receipt to show them.

If your commuting doesn't start at the beginning of a calendar month, you have other options : a Mon-Sun carte orange weekly pass on your Navigo card will cost 32.10 €.

There is also a 12-trip weekly pass which would be a little cheaper but would allow you only two trips a day for 6 days whereas the other passes give you unlimited travel on the whole network within zones 1 to 5.

Here is the map of the subway network. RER B is the thick blue line and RER D the thick green line.

http://www.ratp.info/orienter/cv/cv_en/c...

The French version shows the suburbs too: http://www.ratp.info/orienter/cv/cartepa...

You will find useful info on the public transportation network and how it works here : http://en.parisinfo.com/paris-map/gettin...

On the way back to Paris: RER D (Direction Orry-la Ville) to Châtelet-les-Halles + RER B (direction St-Rémy les Chevreuse) to Cité Universitaire.