PARIS
INFORMATION
TRANSPORT
T+ TICKETS
2.1€ / trip
Purchase up to 8 trips for every single transaction
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One trip = 1 In + 1 Out
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Suitable if you are not visiting too much places
( <=20 trips during your Paris visit )
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You can dispose the ticket after your trip completed
( just to make sure it won't mixed with the new ones )
NAVIGO PASS
8€ + 35€ / week
Aware of these notes :
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Week = ended on Sunday
So if you are buying the pass on Friday, means you'll only have 2 days until the pass expired.
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8€ is for taking photo of yourself at the photobox
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The pass is valid for any trains including RER and Metro, and buses within the city.
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You'll have approximately 10 - 15 minutes walk from the station's entrance to the train platform.
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For Eurail trains ( such as TGV and IC ), you'll have 30 minutes walk or 15 minutes runs to reach the platform.
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Notes for G-maps foot walkers, please don't trust the arrow, closer look into your surroundings and you'll find your way then :)
INFORMATION
DINE
BOOKING
Always book your desired restaurants IN ADVANCE
( 7 days or more for weekend,
or 2 days in weekdays )
TIPPING
Tipping is not required because everything was already on the bill
LUNCH / DINNER
Some restaurants provide different menus for dinner or lunch, also always check their opening hours.
SUNDAY
Watchout fot this particular day, most places including shops are mostly closed during this day.
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OUR MEAL HIGHLIGHTS
ITINERARY
D-01
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CITY EXPLORATION
TAXI
0
TRAIN
9
BUS
3
STEPS
23K
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First landing in Paris. Arriving at 07:00 AM
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First thing first, we bought ourselves each a NAVIGO pass at the Airport's train station
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Purchasing the pass because it was Wednesday and we'll be leaving Paris by Sunday
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Most stays open for check-in from 03:00PM onwards, so you might drop your luggage first before doing some walks
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You might not follow our D-01 itineraries since it was super exhausting.
ITINERARY
D-02 + D-03
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PARIS DISNEYLAND
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WALT DISNEY STUDIO
TAXI
0
TRAIN
2
S. BUS
4
STEPS
40K
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If you've ever been to Tokyo Disneyland and Disneysea, these might be a little less exciting
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One night stay with 2 days park visit is much efficient in terms of cost and time
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You can check the details and purchase everything on the official Disneyland Paris website
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Booking under one name on behalf of other family's members will be more convenient instead of doing it one by one
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Booking 1-2 months in advance is recommended.
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Note that you can purchase the FASTPASS for PARTICULAR RIDE
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This is the best option if you would like to cut that 90minutes++ line without spending too much
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The pass price was around 12€ - 22€ / ride
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Buy the fast pass on the day of your visit, because you will have to put exact time to do the ride
ITINERARY
D-04
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VERSAILLES PALACE
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SWOLLEN ANKLE ( • ᴖ • ｡)
TAXI
0
TRAIN
7
BUS
2
STEPS
19K
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Checking out from Disney Hotel 09:00
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Doing tax refund for every Disney purchases 09:30
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[Counter located nearby the biggest Disney store at Disney Village]
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Heading to city's stay 10:15
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[ took about 1 hour train trip]
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Arriving at our next stay and purchase McNugget for lunch 11:40
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Heading to Versailles Palace 12:00
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[ took about 2 hour train and bus trip]
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Buying medicine for swelling ankle, from pharmacies nearby 14:00
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Arriving at Versailles Palace RESERVATION IS MANDATORY 14:30
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Self-tour for 1.5 - 2 hours, while reserved tour will takes around 3 - 4 hours
ITINERARY
D-05
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EURAIL trip to BASEL
TAXI
0
EURAIL
1
TRAIN
1
BUS
0
STEPS
4K
SEAT RESERVATION
20 - 39 US$ / person
To ensure you are seated together with your relatives, always reserve under 1 account
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TICKET not always meant to be printed
If printing required, you can input the reservation code at any SNCF machine
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VOITURE = Carriage number
PLACE = Seat Number
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Reservation can only be made from website
[ not applicable through apps ]
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Ensure your pass linked with your email address, because website login only accept email login
Wake up and prepare to checkout 08:30
Leaving our stay 09:20
Arriving at Charles de Gaulle – Étoile's Train station's entrance 09:41
Arriving at Paris Gare De Lyon train station 10:00
[ 15 mins printing the seat reservation ticket ]
Arriving at the train platform - EURAIL Train to Basel SBB 10:25
Luckily the train "delayed" for 5 minutes ( NOT RECOMMENDED )
Leaving your stay at least 90 minutes before your train's departure
Arriving at the station >=30minutes before departure is highly recommended.
Aware that Metro and TGV train's platform are different and pretty far at Paris Gare de Lyon
( est. 20 - 30 minutes walk )
ITINERARY
D-11 + D-12
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EURAIL trip from MILAN
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DINE, SHOP, CRUISE
TAXI
4
EURAIL
1
TRAIN
6
BUS
2
STEPS
30K
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Ariiving at Paris Gare de Lyon 13:16
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Check in to our stay 14:00
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Quick late lunch at some random Italian restaurant 14:30
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Visiting Champ-Elysees to find this particular world cup shirt from PSG store and Nike HOI ♥ 16:00
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[ the duration of this particular place is depending on how shopaholic you are :p ]
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Note that stores mostly closed to enter by 07:00 PM and customers meant to leave the store by 08:00 PM at the latest
INFORMATION
VAT REFUND
FRANCE
Thou most popular brands are originally came from here, doesn't mean this country is the cheapest place to buy
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If you buy the item from any OFFICIAL STORE, the price with any EURO currencies will be the same like websites
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VAT refund is varied depend on how much you've spent.
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You can claim any other countries purchases as long as it was under the same European Union
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However, the VAT from other countries will can only be given to you by cash
101€ - 8.000€
12%
ITALY
The highest VAT refund country that we've visited
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Stores in Milan are not as crowded as Paris with no que line
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Some people inform that there's cheaper place in Florence city which has a lot of branded items, but we are not having enough time to have a visit.
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Purchases above 8.000 € will get 15% VAT refund
101€ - 8.000€
13.3%
SWITZERLAND
We are not recommend you to bought stuffs from either Switzerland or United Kingdom
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Aside of its low percentage with high minimum transaction, the currencies are higher compared to Euro
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Some information from locals, the VAT purchases and refund is not valid to be done outside Switzerland, because it is an independent country aside from European Union.
However this information is cannot be confirmed, because we didn't claim for VAT on any
Switzerland's purchases
265€ / 300 CHF
3.8%
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Always ask the store's Cashier to make yourself a VAT receipt ( you will need to show your passport )
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You can choose to claim the VAT via cash or credit cards
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At the airport, bring along the item you purchase ( > 1.000 Euro ) to show it to the VAT refund officer