Getting There

[Benry]

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.

 

[Val_2]

LMMe, JV etc refer to Lundi,Mardi Mercredi etc - days of the week. You should enquire thoroughly about different student passes and tariffs because there are many differences. My son travels before rush hour on Friday and back to Uni on monday morning at 11am on the slower cheaper train and saves at least 10€ each return trip with his card. You can see all the info on SNCF website and also for the local buses and metro etc. I cannot answer Paris questions as I live a long way away.

[Tourangelle]

Go with what the woman at the station said.  I know the area because my husband comes from round there.  If I am not mistaken you will be taking a regular train not the RER, and therefore not a carte orange, because that is the travel pass for within the RER network.  The last stop on the line nearest you is Orry-la-ville on the RER, and you will be going from Chantilly SNCF.  However, it may be that it is valid on the metro and so on, because sometimes there are agreements that allow the passes to work even if they are not with the RER. I'm sure the person at the station is giving you the correct information, the journey to Paris must be a very regular question for them.

Abonnement des eleves, etudiants et apprentis just means subscription for pupils, students and trainees, which is great for you, it means you are getting a reduction.

[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?