If you go as a tourist to Paris, you will immediately notice its high prices compared to other European cities, so if your budget is not very high, we give you some tips to save money.
One of the most expensive things is food, so buying in a supermarket can often save you a lot of money, although you should also know which supermarkets are the cheapest. We recommend LiDL, Franprix and Leader Price. There are others like Monoprix and Carrefour but they have higher prices. However, if you find any of these last two, try to buy the ones that are larger because the so-called Express ones that are smaller, the costs are higher. To give you an example, a salad can cost 10 to 20 euros in a restaurant but in a supermarket you can get them ready to eat for 2,50 to 4,50 euros. As an additional fact, supermarkets usually do not open on Sundays or do so only until 2 in the afternoon.
La Parisian transport network It is quite spacious and effective, if you are going to stay several days, we recommend purchasing the Paris Visite ticket, which is unlimited and allows you to buy 1, 2, 3 or 5 consecutive days to travel unlimitedly by Bus, Tram, Train and Metro for zones 1 to 3 or you also have the option of purchasing zones 1 to 5 that include trips to and from the airports. If you don't want to travel a lot on public transport, you can buy a package of 10 tickets, which is cheaper than buying each ticket separately. Another option is the taxi that leaves from Orly airport that has the option of paying a full rate of 30 euros or 35 depending on where in Paris you go, this option would be called in French, a Forfait (pronounce forfe). When there are several travelers or they have many suitcases, it is the best option.
If you want to search free plans, economical or unusual, we recommend the Paris Friendly website http://www.paris-friendly.fr/ where you will find many options and a very complete agenda of activities to do in the city of light. You can find everything from fairs, free concerts, promotions in supermarkets and pastry shops, to specific visits to characteristic places in Paris.
The French greatly appreciate that tourists communicate in French, not necessarily with an advanced level but with some basics that allow them to greet correctly and request information. The mere fact of doing so changes the travel experience a lot because in this way, they are very friendly and ready to help us or give us directions if we require it. We recommend you take the package of 10 personalized hours of French in OnParle, with live teachers and our specialized platform that will help you communicate effectively. If you want more information you can contact us at Contact@onparle.net, call us or write to us by WhatsApp at the numbers +57 310 242 76 46 or +57 318 317 42 87.
We hope these tips are useful to you and if you have other tips to save money in this wonderful city, participate in our blog.
