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Discover the 'ghost stations' of the Paris Métro

They are hidden from passengers and two were never even used

13 stations in Paris above recommended pollution levels - which are they?

The fine particle pollution found is among the most damaging to respiratory health

A guide for those in Paris during the Olympic and Paralympic games

Closed transport stations, road traffic, large crowds, hot weather, restricted areas: Here is how to navigate the city as the global sporting event gets underway

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Discount tickets for American flights: 7 France travel updates

We also look at new easyJet and Transavia routes from France, a plan for lost luggage fines and the proposed Paris metro strike

Montpellier makes all public transport free for residents

‘I hope it will inspire other major cities,’ said the mayor

New Paris metro stop ‘Serge Gainsbourg’ must be renamed, says petition

Opponents say it will send out the wrong message due to his behaviour, including admitting to domestic violence and singing with his daughter, 13, about incest

Flights, cars, metro: How Paris 2024 Olympics will affect travel

Restrictions are set to include no-fly zones, traffic bans, and double-price metro tickets

Best time to buy ferry and plane tickets : 7 French travel updates

We also look at the new Trenitalia route and the (considerable) ‘hidden’ costs of flights

Bedbugs on public transport seats in France: Minister promises action

It comes after passengers posted videos claiming that bedbugs are on TGV and metro trains

Bedbugs also in Paris metro, says driver

Accusation is latest in a string of bedbug sightings in public spaces

Paris Olympics sparked metro expansion for 1924 and will again in 2024

Today’s metro system boasts 16 lines covering 227 km, with a daily average of over four million journeys (on working days), more than 300 stops, and a fleet of 740 trains and 3,800 cars

Woman dies after getting coat caught in doors of Paris metro train

Her husband and son were present when the incident happened at Bel-Air station on Saturday

Five famous April Fools' pranks played on the French public

The French media love a good April Fool or ‘Poisson d’Avril’ - here are five of the best

Paris metro and tram seats transformed into slippers

A French company is selling slippers made from leftover fabric used to renovate the Paris public transportation network, featuring the unmistakable patterns

Planes, trains, Métro, Covid rules: eight France travel updates

Holiday bookings surge as UK-France travel rules ease, airlines announce new French routes - and the French passport is rated fourth most ‘powerful’ in world

Cameras on Paris Metro to check on masks

Cameras are being used on the Paris Metro to see if people are sticking to France's new rules on wearing masks.

Cost of France's six-week strike tops €1billion

Prime Minister's office at Matignon warns of 'significant financial consequences' of the dispute, which is now in its 43rd day

French city of Bordeaux postpones metro plans

Plans to build an underground metro system in Bordeaux (Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine) have been cancelled for the foreseeable future, as there are “more urgent” things to do, local authorities have said.

Public transport strike to cripple Paris

Commuters and tourists warned to avoid travel in the French capital if possible on Friday as unions walk out in an ongoing dispute over pension reforms - but transport operator RATP offers alternative commuting ideas and one-day offers

Paris carnet de dix tickets phased out

Cardboard public transport tickets in Ile-de-France are being phased out as the region brings in a prepaid Navigo Easy pass to replace carnets de dix or single tickets.

Paris Metro lines set to run all night long

Good news for night owls and party animals in Paris

French union condemns underground pollution levels

The amount of underground pollution in Métro stations and underground transport networks is dangerous for train workers’ health, French union La CFDT has claimed.

Paris métro acid attack injures one as inquiry opens

One person is in a critical state in Paris after an acid attack on Line 1 of the city’s métro system, between the Bastille and Gare de de Lyon stations.

French flats warmed by passing Metro trains

Tenants of a social housing building in Paris are saving on their heating bills as it has been adapted to be warmed by passing trains on the Metro.

Will the super-fast ‘Hyperloop’ train ever happen?

Transpod has set up a test track for its Hyperloop project in Limousin. But Yves Crozet, of Sciences Po Lyon’s LAET Transport, Urban Planning and Economics Laboratory, says speed-of-sound ‘train’ travel is a long way from reality.

Musicians must pass audition for French metro

Forget The X Factor ... In Paris, musicians have to pass an audition to busk in the métro and it can help them find that big break, reports Jane Hanks

Smartphones can pay Paris transport

Use a phone to pay for Paris public transport this autumn as mobiles with NFC (Near Field Communication) can use Pass Navigo as a ViaNavigo app instead of a ticket or card.

Lille is second French city to offer métro 4G internet

Lille has become the second city in France to offer 4G mobile internet connection on its métro transport network.

Pay Paris Metro by smartphone

Paying the metro, RER or bus by smartphone will be a reality in Ile-de-France from this autumn as transport bosses experiment with paperless tickets.

Météo France warns of more rain in record-breaker June

Météo France has placed 24 departments on continued orange alert for rain and flooding, mainly across the north and south west, as June becomes a record-breaking month for rainfall.

‘En train’ de manger? Friends dine out on Paris Métro

A group of friends sparked amusement on the Paris Métro this week after dressing up to share wine, charcuterie, and raclette on a dining table in a standard train carriage.

Paris ponders free public transport

Mayor launches major study into feasibility of making public transport in the capital free to all residents

Metrowide 4G delayed until 2019

Technical difficulties have meant roll out of 4G service across Paris Metro are three years behind schedule

Dispute over Navigo pass price rise

President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France Valérie Pécresse denies claims cost of monthly travel card will jump 3% in January - but confirms another price increase is under consideration

Car stuck after driver confuses Métro with car park

Finding a parking space in Toulouse is never easy, but one driver found it more difficult than most when she confused the entrance to an underground car park with that of the city’s Métro.