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By far the cheapest way to connect your phone while abroad is to get a local SIM card. We’ve tested a number of French-based SIM providers and offer you the best bang-for-your-buck.
Save time haggling with SIM card shops at the airport and dodge the lines at the big telecom stores. Call your AirBnb host or sign on to your conference call as soon as you land!
We chose Lebara because they tend to be the easiest to use for visitors and have reliable coverage in major cities and the countryside. Their plans are easy to understand and the mobile app makes it easy to top-up with a credit card or voucher. http://www.lebara.fr/instant-select - Vouchers can be purchased at many major supermarkets and pharmacies around Paris - look for the Lebara logo.
The card comes with €1 of credit preloaded, which gives you 6MB of data to use to top up when you land (or connect via Wi-Fi before or during your trip) on the Bouygues network (2G and 3G only). We ship nano SIM form factors with plastic adapters to fit phones that take micro or standard SIM sizes, so any Apple or Android phone will fit.
We’ll also include instructions to activate, top-up and recommend a voice and data plan based on a typical trip if you’re unsure how much data and talk time you’ll need. Most users load between €10-20 of credit (roughly $14-28). The card expires and credit is forfeited after 90 days of inactivity.
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If you’re going to Paris and want to avoid the traffic and hefty taxi fares, take the RER into town. It’s an easy 35 minutes express to Gare Du Nord and a few more to Chatelet-Les Halles and other major stations (and the trains run every 15-30mins).
Just insert each ticket into a turnstile machine and pass through the gate. Keep that ticket with you til the end of the journey, you’ll need it to exit.
There are ticket machines on the platforms at Charles De Gaulle, but they only take chip-enabled credit cards or coins. Not great if the next train is leaving in a few minutes. Make sure to take the RER-B train marked “Ile-De-France” - that term is synonymous with “Central Paris.”
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Use the Paris Metro without waiting in line or needing exact change. Booklet of 10 single-ride tickets.
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Bring your own business class and get a better night sleep on the plane.
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