Paris Ile-de-France : Public transport networks

Public Transport System

Public transport systems in Paris and Ile-de-France carry more than 41 million passengers everyday. The daily modal share of mobility in Ile-de-France is quantified by a study called EGT 2010. Results were as follows:

  • walking (38.7% – 15.904 million),
  • car (37.8% – 15.532 million),
  • public transport (20.1% – 8.287 million),
  • cycling (1.6% – 652,000),
  • motorbike (1.4% – 569,000),
  • others (0.4% – 170,000).

A new study (EGT 2020) is under process and the first results should be available end 2019/early 2020.

Public transport systems are operated by more than 70 companies


State owned company operating metro, tramway, bus services in the central area as well as 2 heavy rail lines (RER or Rapid-transit rail system) shared with SNCF.
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Entity of SNCF, state owned national railway company operating suburban rail services.
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Association bringing together more than 70 private bus companies on more than 1,200 regular bus routes. Those companies are mostly subsidiaries of Keolis, Transdev and RATP Dev (private branch of RATP Group).
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Type of networks

  HEAVY RAIL METRO TRAMWAY BUS
SUPPLY 2018        
Network length (km) 1,450 219 116 31,808*
Number of lines 13 16 9 1,511
Number of stops/stations 449 302 191 33,436*
Number of vehicles 1,182 719 261 10,186
Number of operators 2 1 2 more than 70
DEMAND 2018        
Number of journey (million) 1,410 1,560 315 1,410

* 2015 datas

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Maps of the network in Ile de France 2019

General map of the network

Bus network inside Paris