Useful links from the Tourist information center
The main tourist information center is located right in the center of Paris, near the town hall.
The Practical Paris web pagecontains a lot of information about Paris:
General topics
- Tourist information points
- Planning your stay in Paris
- Getting to Paris
- How to get to and around Paris.
Useful information
- Plans and maps of Paris
- Money in France
- Internet, telephone and postal services
- Daily life: Useful information
- Paris for families: Child-friendly restaurants and activities
- Visiting Paris with a disability
- Useful addresses: town halls, embassies, places of worship, intertional press, tec.
- Staying safe in Paris
Services
- Left Luggage Services\
- Online Ticketing (transport, cultural activities, shows, etc.)
Transport
There are many way to travel within Paris. A good tool to find the different travelling options (walking, subway, taxi, shared bikes and many others) is Citymapper that provides an iOS and Android app, as well as a website, to prepare your travels.
Public transportation
Subway and Regional Trains are the most effective way to travel within Paris. There is also a good network of buses, but it can take more or less time depending on the traffic.
You can find the different tariffs on the ParisInfo website.
Bikes, trottinettes, scooters
You can easily use shared bikes (Velib) (either electric or not) - or other free floating bikes. Biking in Paris has improved a lot those last years, but Paris is still a big city, and there are not always bike paths.
There are also a lot flee-floating electric “trotinettes” (to cite the most common Lime or Bird). Note that they should be parked properly now (or you will be fined), and that you are not allowed to use them on sideways (you can use bike lines).
Taxis
You can find a lot of official information about taxis on the ParisInfo website.