Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. The Paris metro system is 214 km long (133 miles) and it has 303 ...

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. Read more here. If you’re enjoying our coverage from Paris, join Slate Plus to support our work. One major point of suspense in the lead-up to these ...

The Parisian Autonomous Transport Administration (RATP) is hiking the price on day-of ticket sales beginning Saturday through Sept. 8. A single fare on the Paris Metro, bus, central regional rail (RER ...

The Olympic Rings have been officially hoisted onto the Eiffel Tower, and in just 45 days, after a surprise general election, Paris will be welcoming millions of guests to its Olympic Games. With ...

In preparation for hosting the Olympics, Paris made several changes to its Metro — but they might not be what you expect. For starters, the city promised in its bid to keep its Metro free for Olympic ...

Public transportation in Paris and Île-de-France will face significant disruptions from February 16 to 22, 2026. The entire ...

While most of Paris’ subway stations have been modernized with plastic “anti-homeless” chairs that replaced former wooden benches, you can still get a glimpse of the old Paris metro on line 12 and ...

Paris is about to give Los Angeles a lesson on how to efficiently transport visitors to its Olympic Games. Unfortunately, California’s slow-moving, union-dominated public sector is unlikely to learn ...