carte orange / carnet for staying at La Defense?

I booked my parents in a hotel in La Defense for 4 nights. I was wondering what%26#39;s the best option for transportation to and from the center. I realize that for the RER, it is considered zone 3. But for the metro, it%26#39;s in zone 2. Would a carte orange work well for this assuming I tell them not to take the RER? Or will the Paris Visite pass be the best choice?

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The carte orange is a 7 day product that starts Monday and ends Sunday, offering unlimited travel during that period in the zones covered by the pass. The chances are your folks won%26#39;t get the full benefit from the Carte Orange if they%26#39;re only there 4 nights.

Carnets are pretty cheap and convenient - and you can generally change on the metro system - or bus to bus, within a 2 hour time frame (from memory) - on the one ticket.

This is especially the case since Paris is a city best explored on foot - so if they catch PT in and back to the hotel at the end of the day, they%26#39;ll probably want to wander about in between.

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Though the RER connection between La Défense and central Paris is marginally faster (a couple/few minutes at most) is is far less practical or convenient than the #1 METRO ligne. There are far fewer and more widely spaced RER %26#39;A%26#39; ligne stations within Paris...with far fewer interconnecting/corresponding, onward METRO ligne connections. So yes...by all means...tell your parents to AVOID the RER %26#39;A%26#39; ligne...not so much on account of fares or tnasportation zones...but rather on the grounds of simple practicality and convenience.

As noted, the DÉCOUVERTE/weekly CARTE ORANGE transportation pass (5€ + 16,80€ = 21,80€) has a specific Monday-thru-Sunday %26#39;weekly%26#39; term and may not suit the specific days-of-the-week for their visit. In general terms, for this brief a visit, it will probably turn out that simply sharing discounted Ticket ts from CARNETs (1 reduced priced Zone 1-2 Ticket t--11,40€) will serve their purpose best. If the relative %26#39;hop-on/hop-off%26#39; access/convenience of a transportation pass is a priority, then individual, one-calendar-day MOBILIS Zone 1-2 transportation passes (5,80€) will be the better choice than multi-day PARIS VISITE pass.

You may compare and proof the various Ticket and transportation options and costs yourself.

RATP Ticket %26amp; Pass Prices--

ratp.info/informer/titres_de_transport.php

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