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I am going to be in Paris for only one night and in the past I have always used the metro system without any problems. However this visit I have plans for a rather late night out. I see the metro ceases operation somewhere near midnight and I am a bit confused about the night buses. I was wondering how easy is it to catch a taxi in the hours after midnight? Its a short ride from where I am gonna be to where I am staying but I dont know the streets so well and I am sure beer will be playing a role as well.
In that situation a lot of us use the Vélib' bikes, which are available 24/7. You would have to get a one-day ticket, though. Can now be booked online for 1.70 Euros, or bought at the machine. Usually there are some nice people around to help you check out a bike if you are doing it for the first time.
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I see from your photo that you are a cyclist, so Vélib’ might really be an option. The machine might not accept your American credit card, however, so it would be best to book a one-day ticket online. Then you would have a number that you could just type into the machine to get your bike. (Maybe try it first by daylight just to see how it works.)
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Let us know roughly what streets you'll be on and Don will be able to give a Velib station or I can tell you the prospect of catching a taxi.
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Hi contact blue van shuttle. On line ,they also have shared shuttle It is good door to door Enjoy
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very good night buses, nice tour on your own and cheap, here is the link in English noctilien.fr/Noctilien/Switc... and yes metro ceases by 1h15-30 (am)depends on station. You will be better off to go to designated paris stands all over paris if I know hwere you staying can tell you exactly. Get them on the run is a bit fuzzy, it depends on the driver at those hours, sometimes the police has to stop them to get folks out of discotheques cheers
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Just re-read your thing about the beer. Parisian taxi-drivers can refuse (its in the regulations)to pick up someone that they estimate could be drunk or disorderly.
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Beer Mark - Hmmm? do beer and bicycles mix?...methinks not! (Don you are too hardcore - ;-) ) A couple of years ago I stumbled out of one jazz bars near Blvd. St. Michel fairly late and I was surprised at the amount of activity and number of taxis still buzzing around. I ended up walking the 25 minutes to my place near Opera. There did seem to be a taxi queue at the major late night attractions such as Moulin Rouge. PS - Paul - your VT photo looks suspiciously like a political statement. ;-)
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Haha Karl, As I don't have the right to vote here in France that's the only way I can express myself!!! No, truth is, I took the photo near rue St Jacques, a bit of street-art that says a lot by a fella called "Jef Aerosol".
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and with the new law on driving better not, here they are given out éthylotest test on all major roads over this weekend for free. get a couple in your car at least comes July. Just in time for your regular trip down the roads of France lol! I guess taxi will be sober this time ::)
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Got this thing sorted out. Appreciate the advice.
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Great suggestion gwened. more
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