Taxis

Taxis can be found at any hour, on weekends it could be a little difficult to find any taxi for hire, free taxis have the large white light and engaged taxis have the orange light below. There are three tariffs, one is the 'A' the cheaper between 6 and 9 euros, the 'B' a little more expensive, and the most expensive is the 'C' for going to aiports at night for example or for going outside Paris. The minimum taxi ride costs 5.10 euros.

And the three taxi companies are:
« These include Alpha Taxis (tel: (01) 4585 8585)
« Taxis Bleus (tel: (0891) 701 010)
« Taxis G7 (tel: (01) 4739 4739).

Buses

Buses are easy to find, and the system is very easy to use, at the bus stations there is a list that details the buses that stop there, and the bus route maps and times also is displayed there. Most buses are in service from Monday to Saturday and until midnight, only some of them are in service on sundays or in festivity days, and there are some others that work all the night, they are called 'Noctambus' and have 18 routes, this kind of buses require separate tickets, which cost 2.40 euros aprox., or if you want you can buy weekly or monthly travel passes, children tickets are cheaper.

The M�tro and RER

There are 14 lines available if you want to travel by the m�tro, all lines are colour-coed for giving a difference between them and give an easy way to the users to choose the right one, the lines map can be found at the m�tro stations or in the tourist office, the m�tros's schedule is from 05:00a.m to 00:30a.m. Some time ago was included the line 14 m�tro M�t�or, that goes from Gare St-Lazare to Biblioth�que Fran�ois Mitterrand.

For using the RER (R�seau Express R�gional) the five lines are designated by letters, A, B, C, D and E, and are available from 05:00a.m to 01:10a.m, with frecuency the time you travel by RER are shorter than travel by the m�tro.

Car Hire

In Paris the minimum age for hiring a car is between 21 and 25 years, and you probably would be asked to pay the hire with your credit card, also is necessary to have a national driving license at least one year old, some of the most used companies are:

« Europcar (tel: (01) 3044 9384; website: www.europcar.fr)
« Budget (tel: (01) 4884 6029; website: www.budget.com)
« Avis (tel: (08) 2002 4034 or (01) 4418 1054; website: www.avis.fr)