metro

This is the question that regularly stirs the political and media spheres when Paris and the Ile-de-France region are discussed: how do residents, tourists and business travellers get around the capital, how satisfied are they, and how much room is there for improvement? With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games just around the corner, the...

The idea was put forward last spring by Valérie Pécresse, President of the Ile-de-France region and of IDF Mobilité: a special fare will apply to travel to Orly airport via the extension of line 14 once it is brought into service in June 2024. The fare will be €11.50 per journey in a...

A direct metro link to Paris-CDG from your office at La Défense is a promise that should be of interest to more than one business traveller... On 22 November, Valérie Pécresse's announcement made it even more concrete. On Wednesday, the Chairwoman of the Île-de-France Region and Île-de-France Mobilités unveiled the project for the...

With another day of general protests against pension reform - the tenth - scheduled for Tuesday 28 March, business travel in France is likely to be disrupted throughout the week. Not least in the skies, where the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) has asked airlines to...

Good news for Paris metro users: RATP operations should be running normally - on the whole - on 24 March. The signs are green for the metro, bus and tram networks. Only RER lines A and B will be affected on Friday 24 March. RATP expects 3...

The new one-day strike scheduled for 23 March will have a major impact on RATP. The Paris metro will be severely disrupted, with most lines operating at a rate of only one train in three, and only during rush hour. In addition, several metro stations will be closed on Thursday. Details, line by line...

Updated on 14 March at 6.30pm. The first few days of the week saw traffic return to normal on the Paris metro, although there were still slight disruptions on the RER and Transilien lines. But what will happen on Wednesday 15 March, when a new call for a general strike has been issued by the...

With a third consecutive day of strikes looming on 9 March, the outlook for metro users is rather positive. RATP expects "traffic to be even better than on 8 March". On Thursday, traffic will be disrupted on the metro, but "almost normal...

RATP expects a gradual improvement on 8 March and 9 March. However, the Paris metro will continue to experience major disruption on Wednesday. The automatic lines will be spared, with normal traffic on lines 1 and 14 and near-normal traffic on line 4. Almost all other metro lines will be running...

Tuesday 7 March marks a new day of action against pension reform. As a result, further disruption to transport services is expected in France. One flight in five is expected to be cancelled at Paris-CDG on 7 and 8 March. The cancellation rate is expected to reach 30% at Orly, Beauvais, Bordeaux,...

The mobilisation against pensions will lead to a new call for strike action on 16 February. However, this should have less of an impact on travel in the Ile-de-France region than previous strike days. This is the conclusion to be drawn from the 48-hour forecasts published on Tuesday by RATP. It is forecasting traffic...

As expected, the strike on 19 January will make travelling by train, plane and public transport much more difficult. RATP is expecting "very disrupted traffic on the RER and metro", according to the forecasts published on 17 January. Lines 1 and 14 will be the only ones spared by the strike. They will...

A tweet from Fnaut Ile-de-France, the transport users' association, has once again put the spotlight on the Orly TGV station project. Alain Krakovitch, Director of TGV-Intercités, also "liked" the tweet. Unlike previous projects, which placed the station as close as possible to or even underneath the southern Paris airport,...

Often criticised, line 13 is about to get a facelift. RATP made it official on Friday, officially kicking off the process of automating the line. This will be completed by 2035. Between now and then, RATP will be modernising the line with the arrival of new-generation MF19 trains from mid-2027. In the meantime...

The strike call on 18 October is not expected to cause any major disruption on the Paris metro. This is what emerges from the forecasts communicated on Sunday by RATP, which is predicting "normal or almost normal traffic on all lines". However, RATP is forecasting slight disruption on lines 6, 12 and 12...

With a nationwide strike looming on 29 September, those involved in business travel are beginning to assess the potential impact on passengers. RATP has just released its initial estimates, which are reassuring for users. Normal traffic levels are expected on the Paris metro. And even...

This December, Quito will be undergoing a minor revolution. The Ecuadorian capital will be equipped with a metro line stretching 22 kilometres. This route will enable the destination to be crossed from north to south in 34 minutes. Each train will be made up of six carriages. Each train will be 109 metres long, with a...

Staying connected across the Channel, even in the bowels of the London Underground, will soon be possible for all local commuters and business travellers. Transport for London (TfL) has just joined forces with Vodafone and Virgin Media O2, bringing to four the number of operators partnering BAI Communications, which is responsible for...

The news was eagerly awaited by everyone, especially business travellers used to long-haul flights: from Monday 16 May, masks will no longer be compulsory for travel. "The constantly improving health situation means that we can lift the requirement to wear a mask on all flights from Monday"...

What the Grand Paris Express is for the capital of France, the Elizabeth Line is for the city of London. Both are mega rail transport projects. In London, the Elizabeth Line is a minor revolution in public transport. The project, which has swallowed up some 20 billion...