After a traveler was fined for transporting a plant, the operator recalls the luggage transport rules. Problem: the admitted dimensions are lower than those of the SNCF and the airlines.
150 € is the amount of the fine that a passenger from the Paris metro was received a few days ago for having traveled with a plant. Reason registered on the minutes: “dangerous object or inconvenient in a car”. Widely publicized and relayed on social networks, the mishap ends well for the traveler, the RATP having declared that it would reimburse it. The opportunity for the operator to recall the luggage transport rules on its network.
In metros, tramways and RER, “To do you service without embarrassing other travelers, you are allowed to take the bags, bags or various packets [avec une] maximum dimension less than 75 cm», Can we read in the Frequently Questions of Ratp.fr. Are also authorized “The long packages of 2 m at most, but not measuring more than 20 cm in their other dimensions (skis, for example) provided that you hold them vertically».
Problem: the dimensions authorized by the RATP are lower than those admitted by the SNCF and the airlines. In TGV, each passenger can transport two luggage 90 cm high at most. Like most airlines, Air France authorizes the hold luggage of a maximum dimension of 158 cm (width + length + height). Passengers who take the metro or the RER to reach a station or a Parisian airport may be illegal, unless you take a simple cabin baggage (55 cm).
No limits in buses and trams
Unlike many statements, the “75 cm rule” is not new and has not been established after the plant incident. The page in question of the RatP.fr site has existed since 2020 and has not been changed since. The mention “published on May 7, 2025” may mislead, but according to the RATP, the date displayed corresponding to the date of consultation on the page.
Anyway, this point of the regulation has aroused a lot of reactions. “”You cross the world with your suitcase, but [dès que] You arrive in the RATP metro, you get it prune“, Pleaning a user of X.”You no longer have the right to make your correspondence between two metro stations with your suitcase. […] The RATP takes itself to Ryanair», Another is annoyed. “”To go to Roissy or Orly, do we send our luggage by taxi?», We can also read.
There remains a solution: take the bus or the tram. In these vehicles, “You are allowed to take away […] The packages or luggage that you can wear, as soon as you do not bothered other travelers and traffic on the bus“Indicates the RATP, without providing details on the dimensions.
On video – a Parisian receives a fine of 150 euros for transporting a plant in the metro
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