Benry

Hi, it's me again. Thanks for all the help, I got a student rail pass and got the bus to the station many times, I couldn't have done it without you two. Now I have two more questions and then I'm done. I've noticed that, on the municipal bus, some people don't pay, they just walk in and sit down. Is there some special card they have (I haven't seem them show anything to the driver)? When I get on the bus tomorrow should I pay or just walk in and hope the driver dosn't scream and pull out a baton? Another student had a navigo card, she said I could either get one and sign forms, or just buy one from a machine and glue a photograph onto it. Is that legal?

Hello there.   I’m not sure if this is the right forum to ask this in, but it does involve education…a little…maybe.   I’ve moved to Gouvieux, but I am attending university in Paris. To get there I must go to the Chantilly train station and go to Gare Du Nord. From there I’m eight minutes on the metro from school.   So far, all the big things have been easy, but the tiny little teeny tiny things have been hell. Today I got a municipal bus timetable (I’ve heard that it is free, but I could be wrong) and I think I know the times, but there are these weird things at the top like LMMe, JV and JVS which I have no clue about. There are also little strokes through some boxes and arrows pointing up. I’m 90% sure I understand it, but I’d rather ask here and look like an idiot than go to get the bus and find out that I’m two hours late.   Also I’m trying to get a rail pass for the trip from Chantilly to Gare Du Nord. One person said I would need to get a Carte Orange, but the woman at the station told me to get another type. I have the form here and on the cover, it says “Abonnement des eleves, etudiants et apprentis” I can’t remember if she gave this pass a name, but it seemed to be a rail pass, it has a SNCF logo on the back. Is this right? If so, can I also use it on the metro?   Is there anywhere I can get the timetable for the Chantilly station, I’m sure the busses are aligned with the trains when going there, but I’m not sure about coming back.   Finally (yes the endless questions are about to end) how afraid should my bank account be of all this?   Is there anything else I should know? I’m completely lost and I start on Monday.   Thanks in advance. Benry.