The 16 metro lines: ends and what they serve
The network has 14 numbered lines plus 3bis and 7bis. Check your direction by the name of the last station on the platform sign, not by the colour.
| Line | Ends | Serves |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Défense - Château de Vincennes | Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, Louvre, Bastille |
| 2 | Porte Dauphine - Nation | Monceau, Anvers (Sacré-Cœur), Pigalle, Père Lachaise |
| 3 | Pont de Levallois - Bécon - Gallieni | Opéra, Havre - Caumartin, Arts et Métiers |
| 3bis | Porte des Lilas - Gambetta | Short eastern link |
| 4 | Porte de Clignancourt - Bagneux - Lucie Aubrac | Gare du Nord, Châtelet, Saint-Michel, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Montparnasse |
| 5 | Bobigny - Pablo Picasso - Place d'Italie | Gare du Nord, Gare de l'Est, Bastille |
| 6 | Charles de Gaulle - Étoile - Nation | Trocadéro, Bir-Hakeim (Eiffel Tower), Montparnasse |
| 7 | La Courneuve - 8 Mai 1945 - Villejuif / Mairie d'Ivry | Opéra, Palais-Royal, Châtelet, Place Monge |
| 7bis | Louis Blanc - Pré Saint-Gervais | Buttes-Chaumont |
| 8 | Balard - Créteil - Pointe du Lac | École Militaire, Invalides, Concorde, Madeleine, Opéra, Bastille |
| 9 | Pont de Sèvres - Mairie de Montreuil | Trocadéro, Alma - Marceau, Havre - Caumartin |
| 10 | Boulogne - Pont de Saint-Cloud - Gare d'Austerlitz | Sèvres - Babylone, Cluny - La Sorbonne, Jussieu |
| 11 | Châtelet - Rosny - Bois-Perrier | Rambuteau (Centre Pompidou), Arts et Métiers, Belleville |
| 12 | Mairie d'Aubervilliers - Mairie d'Issy | Abbesses (Montmartre), Saint-Lazare, Concorde, Montparnasse |
| 13 | Saint-Denis - Université / Les Courtilles - Châtillon - Montrouge | Saint-Lazare, Invalides, Montparnasse |
| 14 | Saint-Denis Pleyel - Aéroport d'Orly | Saint-Lazare, Madeleine, Châtelet, Gare de Lyon |
Two changes worth knowing: line 11 now runs to Rosny - Bois-Perrier (19 stations), and line 14 runs from Saint-Denis Pleyel to Orly airport in 21 stations, driverless, with Orly about 25 minutes from Châtelet.
RER: the five lines for visitors
| RER | Useful for |
|---|---|
| A | Châtelet - Les Halles, Gare de Lyon, Auber, and Disneyland Paris (Marne-la-Vallée - Chessy) |
| B | Gare du Nord, Saint-Michel - Notre-Dame, and Charles de Gaulle airport |
| C | Musée d'Orsay, Champ de Mars - Tour Eiffel, Versailles Château Rive Gauche |
| D | Gare du Nord, Châtelet - Les Halles, Gare de Lyon |
| E | Haussmann - Saint-Lazare and Magenta |
Tickets and hours
A single Métro-Train-RER ticket costs €2.55 in 2026, and the Navigo Easy card costs €2 (prices noted on our pages in October 2026). Paper tickets are being replaced by tickets loaded on a Navigo Easy card or on a phone. First trains run around 5:30 and last trains around 1:15, or 2:15 on Fridays, Saturdays and the eve of holidays: confirm on ratp.fr before a late return. Works are announced at ratp.fr/travaux. More in Paris metro and RER. See also: Paris Visite pass or Navigo. See also: Paris RER A.
Typical mistakes
- Choosing by colour. Read the end station on the sign.
- Forgetting the zone. Orly, Charles de Gaulle and Versailles need the right ticket: check before you board.
- Skipping the transfer. At Châtelet or Montparnasse, a change can be a long walk: allow 5 to 10 minutes.
Make the most of a day by metro
If you want to see the main sights without planning every change, the sightseeing bus is an easy alternative: the box on this page shows a hop-on hop-off bus with an optional river cruise, and our guide to city passes compares passes. See also: Disneyland Paris Map 2026.
FAQ
Where can I download the Paris metro map in PDF? On the official RATP page ratp.fr/plan-metro.
How many metro lines are there in Paris? Fourteen numbered lines, plus 3bis and 7bis.
What does a metro ticket cost in Paris? €2.55 for a single Métro-Train-RER ticket in 2026.
The Paris Authority editorial team, 12 November 2026
