Public Transport in Île-de-France: What's Changing on January 1, 2025

Starting January 1, 2025, Île-de-France adopts a new fare structure for occasional travelers in transportation services.

Two new flat-rate tickets replace all previous options, and the Navigo Liberté + service extends to the entire region. According to Valérie Pécresse, president of Île-de-France Mobilités, this reform marks progress toward social and territorial cohesion, while ending a fare complexity that involved nearly 50,000 combinations. “This is a regional cohesion measure that will give the same freedom of movement and dignity to all residents, regardless of where they work. It’s also a simplification that ends the maze of nearly 50,000 fare combinations.”

Simplified and Fair Access for All Île-de-France Residents

Since 2016, Île-de-France has begun a ticketing revolution. This effort has modernized fare options with digitalized options accessible on smartphones and smartwatches, introduced fare capping for origin-destination tickets, and launched the Navigo Liberté + service with deferred payment based on usage. Three core objectives guide this transformation:

Social and territorial equity: offering a universal fare accessible to everyone, regardless of location, to remove financial and geographic barriers to transportation.
Environmental commitment: encouraging public transport use to reduce car traffic, with a goal to cut road congestion by 15% by 2030.
Simplification: ending complex fare calculations based on start and end points.

With this reform, around 3 million daily users of bus, train, and RER networks will see their transportation costs decrease.

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Two Tickets to Simplify Occasional Travel

From January, occasional travelers will have only two fare options, replacing the 50,000 existing combinations:

Metro–Train–RER Ticket: €2.50, valid across the entire rail network, including lines T11, T12, and T13 (excluding Orlyval).
Bus–Tram Ticket: €2, usable on all bus, tram, coach, Noctilien, and on-demand transport lines (excluding Orlybus and Roissybus).

These tickets offer free transfers: up to 2 hours for Metro-Train-RER and 1 hour 30 minutes for Bus-Tram, with some restrictions. They can be loaded onto a Navigo Easy card, a smartphone, or a smartwatch.

Simplified Airport Access and New Offers for Tourists

A specific ticket, Paris Region ↔ Airports, will be available at €13, regardless of the departure point within Île-de-France, including Orlyval. Additionally, the Paris Visite pass now allows unlimited access to the entire regional network, including airports, for €29.90 per day at full price.

Removed Titles for Greater Clarity

With this simplification, several existing tickets are discontinued:

The T+ and Origin-Destination tickets, along with their books, are replaced by the new titles.
The Navigo Jeunes Weekend will no longer be offered, as its attractiveness diminishes compared to new fares.
Long-distance fare options and the T9 ticket, now unnecessary, are also phased out.
Navigo day packages are unified with a single rate of €12 for unlimited use across all zones (excluding airports).