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| A Subway Ride at the Paris Olympics Could Cost You Almost Double | A Subway Ride at the Paris Olympics Could Cost You Almost Double |
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| With nearly 10 million people expected to throng the streets of Paris during the Olympics this summer, visitors already knew getting around the city would be a challenge. But now it will probably be a lot more expensive, too. | With nearly 10 million people expected to throng the streets of Paris during the Olympics this summer, visitors already knew getting around the city would be a challenge. But now it will probably be a lot more expensive, too. |
| The price of a single ride on the Metro between July 20 and Sept. 8, roughly the dates of the Olympics and Paralympics, is set to jump to 4 euros, or about $4.40, from its current price of €2.10. A pack of 10 tickets will climb to €32 from €16.90. | The price of a single ride on the Metro between July 20 and Sept. 8, roughly the dates of the Olympics and Paralympics, is set to jump to 4 euros, or about $4.40, from its current price of €2.10. A pack of 10 tickets will climb to €32 from €16.90. |
| In a video posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday, Valérie Pécresse, the president of the administrative region that includes Paris and its suburbs, announced the temporary fare increases for public transportation. | In a video posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday, Valérie Pécresse, the president of the administrative region that includes Paris and its suburbs, announced the temporary fare increases for public transportation. |
| “For the first time in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, 100 percent of spectators will be able to access all the sporting events via public transportation,” said Laurent Probst, the chief executive of Île-de-France Mobilités, the organization that oversees transportation in the Paris region. To meet the demand, he said, the system will add 15 percent more Metro and commuter rail trips during the Games, costing the agency an additional €200 million. The fare increases are an effort to recoup that cost. | “For the first time in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, 100 percent of spectators will be able to access all the sporting events via public transportation,” said Laurent Probst, the chief executive of Île-de-France Mobilités, the organization that oversees transportation in the Paris region. To meet the demand, he said, the system will add 15 percent more Metro and commuter rail trips during the Games, costing the agency an additional €200 million. The fare increases are an effort to recoup that cost. |