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Navigo card
Public transportation fare card in Paris From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Navigo card (French: Carte Navigo) is a contactless smart card used to travel on public transport in Paris and Île-de-France. The card is scanned at turnstiles and readers to validate a fare, pass or subscription. The card is based on the Calypso standard, initially implemented with Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, before transitioning to Near-field communication (NFC) technology. The card can be obtained via ticket windows, ticket machines, and apps such as Île-de-France Mobilités, Apple Wallet, and Samsung Wallet. Public transport fares in the Île-de-France can be loaded via the same methods.
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Navigo
The Navigo Travel Card is available to citizens who live or work in Paris or Île-de-France. The card itself is available for free. The name and photograph of the user are printed on the card. The card can be loaded with Day Tickets, Week Tickets, Month Tickets, Year Tickets, and Liberté+.[1] The card cannot be loaded with Métro-Train-RER Tickets, Bus-Tram Tickets, Airports Tickets, RoissyBus Tickets, or Paris Visite Tickets.[1] The card can also be used for identification on the Vélib' bicycle rental system.[2]
Navigo Découverte
The Navigo Découverte Travel Card is available to everyone, including tourists from outside Paris or Île-de-France. The card itself is available for a one-time fee of €5 via staffed ticket windows. The card includes a cardboard wrapper and a plastic holder. The user must write their name and attach a photograph to the cardboard wrapper before placing it in the plastic holder. The card can be loaded with Day Tickets, Week Tickets, and Month Tickets.[1] The card cannot be loaded with Métro-Train-RER Tickets, Bus-Tram Tickets, Airports Tickets, RoissyBus Tickets, Year Tickets, Paris Visite Tickets, or Liberté+.[1] The card can also be used for identification on the Vélib' bicycle rental system.[2]
Navigo Easy
The Navigo Easy Travel Card is available to everyone, including tourists from outside Paris or Île-de-France. The card itself is available for a one-time fee of €2 via staffed ticket windows and select ticket machines. The card does not need to be personalised with a name or photograph. The card can be loaded with Métro-Train-RER Tickets, Bus-Tram Tickets, Airports Tickets, RoissyBus Tickets, Day Tickets, and Paris Visite Tickets.[1] The card cannot be loaded with Week Tickets, Month Tickets, Year Tickets, or Liberté+.[1] The card can also be used for identification on the Vélib' bicycle rental system.[2]
Navigo on Smartphone
The Navigo on Smartphone is available to everyone, including tourists from outside Paris or Île-de-France. The card itself is available for free via apps such as Île-de-France Mobilités, Apple Wallet, and Samsung Wallet. The card can be loaded with Métro-Train-RER Tickets, Bus-Tram Tickets, Airports Tickets, RoissyBus Tickets, Day Tickets, Week Tickets, Month Tickets, Year Tickets, Paris Visite Tickets, and Liberté+.[1]
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When the Navigo card was first introduced in 2001, it was only made available to subscribers of the Carte Intégrale annual pass.
From 2003, the card was made available to subscribers of the Carte Imagine'R annual pass.
From 2004, the card was made available to subscribers of the Carte Orange weekly and monthly passes within zones 1 and 2.
From 2005, the card was made available to subscribers of the Carte Orange weekly and monthly passes in all tramways and buses.
From 2006, the card could be used in all means of public transport in the entirety of Île-de-France in place of the conventional Carte Orange, which was discontinued in 2009.
From 2007, the card became compatible with Vélib', the bicycle-sharing system; the card also became compatible with Autolib, the car-sharing system, until they ceased operations in 2018.
On 1 September 2007, the Carte Navigo Découverte was introduced.
On 9 December 2013, both card types were redesigned by Philippe Starck to use NFC instead of RFID.[3][4]
On 12 June 2019, the Carte Navigo Easy was introduced.
On 13 November 2019, the Navigo Liberté+ subscription service was introduced.
Since July 2018, a physical card can be loaded via smartphone.
Since September 2019, a digital card can be obtained, loaded and validated via apps such as Île-de-France Mobilités, Apple Wallet, and Samsung Wallet.
Navigo prototype
Navigo turnstile at metro station
Navigo reader on board tram
Navigo reader at Vélib' station
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