Metro-Train-RER tickets and Paris Region <> Airports tickets: incompatibilities to be aware of Why you will not be able to load a Metro-Train-RER ticket or a Paris Region <> Airports ticket onto a Navigo Easy card or a phone that already contains certain transport tickets?
For material or technical reasons, you will not be able to purchase and load Metro-Train-RER ticket(s) or Paris Region <> Airports ticket(s) onto a Navigo Easy card or your phone if these devices already contain specific valid tickets. This article provides all the information you need to anticipate these issues and, most importantly, to work around them.
Do you want to purchase a Metro-Train-RER ticket?
Incompatibilities to be aware ofThe Metro-Train-RER ticket allows you to enjoy a flat rate of €2.50 (€1.25 at a reduced rate) and to travel throughout the Île-de-France region (excluding airport zones) using the metro, suburban trains (transilien), the funicular, and the RER.
Incompatibilities to be aware of
The only two cases where you will not be able to purchase and load this ticket onto your Navigo Easy card or your phone are as follows:
- If you still have one or more valid t+ tickets on your device, or
- One or more Paris Region <> Airports tickets.
Workarounds
In these two specific cases, before you can purchase and load a Metro-Train-RER ticket onto your Navigo Easy card or your phone, you will need to:
- Use all the t+ tickets and Paris Region <> Airports tickets already present on your Easy card or your phone, or
- Obtain another device to load a Metro-Train-RER ticket.
Tip: If you have an iPhone, you can create a second transport card to load this Metro-Train-RER ticket and thus bypass this compatibility issue.
Summary of cohabitations: Metro-Train-RER ticket with other transport tickets
| Valid tickets loaded on your Navigo card or your phone | Purchase of Metro-Train-RER ticket(s) on the same device |
|---|---|
| Navigo Month | 🟢 |
| Navigo Week | 🟢 |
| Navigo Day | 🟢 |
| Paris Region <> Airports ticket(s) | 🔴 |
| Bus-Tram ticket(s) | 🟢 |
| OrlyBus ticket(s) | 🟢 |
| RoissyBus ticket(s) | 🟢 |
| Music Festival Pass | 🟢 |
| Anti-pollution Pass | 🟢 |
| t+ ticket(s) | 🔴 |
Good to know: If you make a journey combining Metro-train-RER and Bus-Tram, you will also need to purchase a Bus-Tram ticket.
Do you want to purchase a Paris Region <> Airports ticket?
Incompatibilities to be aware ofThe Paris Region <> Airports ticket allows you to travel by rail (metro, trains, RER, and OrlyVal) at a flat rate of €13 (€6.50 at a reduced rate) from anywhere in Île-de-France to the airports of Orly and Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG1 and CDG2), or from these two airports to any destination in Île-de-France.
Incompatibilities to be aware of
The only two cases where you will not be able to purchase and load this ticket onto your Navigo Easy card or your phone are:
- If you still have one or more valid t+ tickets on your device, or
- One or more Metro-Train-RER tickets.
Workarounds
In these two specific cases, before you can purchase and load a Paris Region <> Airports ticket, you will need to:
- Use the valid t+ tickets or Metro-RER-Train tickets already present on your Easy card or your phone, or
- Obtain another device to load this Paris Region <> Airports ticket.
Tip: If you have an iPhone, you can create a second transport card to load this Paris Region <> Airports ticket and thus bypass this compatibility issue.
Summary of cohabitations: Paris Region <> Airports ticket with other transport tickets
| Valid tickets loaded on your Navigo card or your phone | Purchase of Paris Region <> Airports ticket(s) on the same device |
|---|---|
| Navigo Month | 🟢 |
| Navigo Week | 🟢 |
| Navigo Day | 🟢 |
| Metro-Train-RER ticket(s) | 🔴 |
| Bus-Tram ticket(s) | 🟢 |
| OrlyBus ticket(s) | 🟢 |
| RoissyBus ticket(s) | 🟢 |
| Music Festival Pass | 🟢 |
| Anti-pollution Pass | 🟢 |
| t+ ticket(s) | 🔴 |
