Metro: how long are cardboard tickets still valid? Everything you need to know about their end in 2025

During 2023, the RATP network said goodbye to t+ cardboard ticket books. If it is still possible to buy individual versions, they too will eventually disappear at the end of 2025. An operation facilitated by the recent implementation of the single rate throughout the Ile-de- region which allows you to have only your Navigo or your Liberté+ pass to travel on public transport.

Waiting for, What should you do if you have cardboard tickets left? Take advantage of these next few months to use them, whether they are T+ or Origin-Destination, because you will not be able to get a refund or exchange them. They no longer exist for purchase, thanks to the single ticket, so you have to be careful because the old rules apply. For example, with a T+, you will not be able to take the train, but only the metro, tram, bus and RER in .

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From January 1, 2025, a single ticket priced at €2.50 will replace the current prices for all metro, RER and regional train journeys in Paris and Île-de-France, regardless of the number of zones crossed. This new tariff simplifies the system by reducing the numerous existing combinations, making transport more accessible and understandable. Will old tickets still be usable? How to pay the least? We take stock. Airport tickets [Lire la suite]

If it is still possible to buy these tickets in some stations, which are increasingly rare, Ile-de-France Mobilités recommends switching to the new options, to facilitate the transition. Note, they will even be more expensive on board buses for “dissuade the purchase“, according to Valérie Pécresse.

No more buying tickets, it's time to move on to dematerialized transport ticketsnotably the Navigo Liberty + or the pass I navigate Easyif you do not travel daily in the capital, also available on smartphone or connected watch. Be careful, in the new stations of the network, cardboard tickets are already unusable like at Airport where the old validators simply do not exist.

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With the increase in prices on January 1, 2025, the All-Zone Navigo Pass will now cost €88.80 per month. An alternative, the Liberté+ card, only charges for your actual journeys. So, which of these subscriptions is the most profitable depending on your transport habits? [Lire la suite]

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