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Paris Bus Tour Tickets and Discounts

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

The standard cost of a Paris bus tour ticket is 29 euro for one adult for one day, and 32 euro for one adult for two consecutive days. Children aged 4 to 11 can get a ticket for a Paris bus tour for 15 euro for one or two days.

You can buy your Paris bus tour tickets on the bus.

Discounts for Paris Bus Tours are available if you purchase a package ticket. There are several package deals for Paris bus tours available:

Paris Bus Tour Plus River Cruise Package

A discount package ticket for a Paris bus tour plus a river boat cruise costs 40 euro for adults for two days (instead of 48 euro) and 43 euro for adults for three days. The ticket costs 19 euro for children aged 4-11 for two or three days (instead of 23 euro).

Paris Bus Tour Plus Disneyland Paris Package

A discount package ticket for a Paris bus tour plus a day pass for Disneyland Paris costs 65 euro for adults for one day (instead of 81 euro) and 48 euro for children aged 3-11 for one day (instead of 59 euro).


Paris Bus Tours

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Paris bus tours are a popular way for visitors to see the major sights in Paris. Like their river counterparts the bateaux mouches, Paris bus tours take a fixed route through the city and have an open top to facilitate seeing all that Paris has to offer.

Paris bus tours are run by L’Open Tour and operate on a hop on, hop off basis. There are four different bus routes you can take through Paris, all of which last for different amounts of time and visit different attractions. You can change from one bus tour route to another at any of the connection points. Buses run every 10-30 minutes every day of the year.

You can buy your Paris bus tour tickets on the bus.

The Paris bus tour routes are as follows:

Paris Grand Bus Tour

The Paris Grand Tour is the most comprehensive of the Paris bus tours. It covers sights as diverse as the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs Elysees, the Place de la Concorde, La Madelene, the Opera Garnier, the Louvre, the Notre Dame, the Musee D’Orsay, and Invalides.

Montparnasse and Saint Germain Bus Tour

The Montparnasse and Saint Germain bus tour of Paris explores the Left Bank of the city. The bus tour covers sights such as the Petit Pont, the Jardin du Luxembourg, the Observatory, the Cimetiere du Montparnasse, Invalides, Saint Germain, the Latin Quarter, and the Notre Dame.

Montmartre and the Grands Boulevards Bus Tour

The Montmartre and the Grands Boulevards bus tour covers the Right Bank of Paris north of the Louvre. This bus tour explores sights such as the Grands Magasins, Montmartre, Gare du Nord, Gare de l’Est, Republique, Bonne-Nouvelle, and La Madelene.

Bastille to Bercy Bus Tour

The Bastille to Bercy bus tour takes a route that runs along both sides of the Seine to the east of the Notre Dame. The bus tour covers such sights as the Notre Dame, the Petit Pont, the Bastille, the Gare de Lyon, the Gare d’Austerlitz, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, the Place des Vosges, and the Hotel de Ville.


How to Get from Aix TGV Station to Aix City Center

Friday, June 12th, 2009

To get from the Aix en Provence TGV train station to the Aix city center, your two best options are taxis and buses. The Aix TGV station is situated 13km from the Aix city centre and 11km from Marseille airport, and it takes around 15 minutes to drive from the TGV station to Aix.

Taxis are most useful for visitors short on time to get from the Aix en Provence TGV train station to the Aix city center, while buses are most useful for those on a budget.

The Navette bus from the Aix TGV station to the Aix city center leaves from the lower level outside the station. The bus trip to the Aix city center takes 15 minutes and costs 3.80 EUR. Buses leave every 15 minutes.

Additionally, city buses #2, #14, #19, #21, and #23 run from the Aix TGV station to the Aix city center.

There is a taxi stand outside the Aix TGV train station. Taxis from the station to Aix city center take 15 minutes. Agree on a price up front or make sure the taxi is metered.