Travel

Visa

European Community - Citizens of member countries of the Schengen Zone need neither passport nor visa to enter France, only a national ID card. Citizens from other EU countries (UK, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria) need a valid passport to enter France.

European Economic Area - Citizens of Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Lichtenstein do not need a visa to enter France and can stay for up to three months without a residence Visa.

Citizens of the following countries can enter France with a valid passport and can stay for up to 90 days without a visa: United States, Canada, Australia, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong & Macao (China), Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Singapore, South Korea, Uruguay, Venezuela.

For other countries, it is highly probable that you will need to ask for a short-term visa. To know how to proceed to get the visa or be sure if you need a visa or not to come to France, please visit France-visas website.

Travelling to Paris

Paris has daily connections with more than 526 cities in more than 136 countries via its international airports, namely Paris - Charles-de-Gaulle (23 km northwards; commuting time 45-60 minutes by city train) and Paris - Orly (14 km southwards, commuting time 30-40 min by city train). There is a third airport, Paris - Beauvais - Tillé airport, which is much farther away from Paris, 1h-1h15 by bus or local city train, that we would only recommend if the ticket is much cheaper for you (added cost of the commuter ticket 15 euros).

For useful information about how to commute from the airports or coming to Paris by train or car, check this website.

Taking the metro and RER train in Paris

Paris is equipped with top-class infrastructures and, in particular, a dense and versatile transportation network. You can find the map of metro, tramway and RER train stations here. For more information about the public transportations in Paris in English and other languages (German and Japanese), check out Paris by train website.