kids on the metro

do children have to pay on the metro please ?

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Children under 4 are free if they do not occupy a seat.

Children under 10 receive a 50% discount

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Children under 10 only pay half fare IF you buy a carnet. If you buy individual tickets kids 4 or older pay full fare. Some passes have a reduced price for children, e.g. Paris Visite, others do not, e.g. the Navigo Découverte/Carte Orange and Mobilis passes. There is also a Ticket Jeunes day pass for those under 26 that is available only on weekends and holidays.

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I know this is possibly off-topic but this morning I witnessed another in a very long series of traumatic accidents on the métro that people traveling with children (or in groups) need to consider. I%26#39;ve personally witnessed it many, many times. The trains stop at a station and the doors are open and shut in as little as ten seconds. Part of the family/group boards the train and the others don%26#39;t make it through the doors in time. The train leaves the station.

Groups/families of more than three run the risk of the doors closing before everybody has regrouped on/off the train. Thus, %26quot;the rule%26quot; must be invoked and communicated to all in the group, regardless of age. If any part of your party who can walk-upright without having someone holding their hand, %26quot;the rule%26quot; must be burned into their heads.

%26quot;The Rule%26quot; says, if you are traveling on the metro or any other mode of transport, if part of the group gets on the train but one or more of the party misses it, %26quot;the rule%26quot; dictates that those who got ON the train/bus/whatever, get off at the next station and wait. The %26quot;left-behind%26quot; take the next train and do the same Simple as that. This MUST be a basic and unambiguous understanding between all members of the traveling group.

Where the absence of %26quot;the rule%26quot; shows itself most often is where either or both of the separated party decide to proceed through to the intended destination (that is assumed to be common knowledge in the group) where they will miraculously reassemble there. This can completely ruin your day and your vacation.

Kids get really excited on the métro and tend to charge ahead. Have your back-up plan in place and confirm the the kids understand the plan.

Sorry if it%26#39;s too off-topic but I saw a sad example today and had to vent.

All Parisian kids know %26quot;the rule%26quot;.

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Good advice Metromole.

It happened to me this year and I had to get off the next train to wait for the rest of the family to appear.

One difference from the London underground is when the door shuts there, they re-open when your arm is sticking out. Not so in the Paris metro.

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That%26#39;s great advice, Mole, and worthy of a wider audience. How about posting it as a separate topic, including the word %26quot;groups%26quot; in the heading? I was thinking something like %26quot;Family and group travel by métro.%26quot;