There will be 3 of us in Paris in June. 1 Male(20(, 2 females(24 and 54). Can anyone advise whether it is a good idea to use the metro at night to return to our St. Germain hotel? I know one night we will be in the Montmartre area?
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The Metro is safe during the day...and at night as well...unless you%26#39;re %26#39;a-bit-the-worse-for-the-wine%26#39; and stand too close to the edge of a train platform. YUP...it%26#39;s safe to ride the Metro at night.
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It shouldn%26#39;t be a problem. Don%26#39;t worry.
I%26#39;ve taken the metro to return to hotels (in dif. areas, some not central) around midnight and it was fine and St-Germain is a nice area + there%26#39;s 3 of you.
In Montmartre, Sacré-Coeur (closes around 11pm) and Place du Tertre are lively, full of people at the end of the day.
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You will find a lot of people in the métro by these times and until 1:00am, especially on line 4 which is one of the busiest in the city (assuming you stay near one of line 4 stops).
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I%26#39;ve been told to be careful/avoid the Chatelet station at night, but again, with three of you, you should be ok.
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Three people in a range of ages, no problem. I wouldn%26#39;t hesitate.
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Just be wise. Don%26#39;t wear a lot of jewelry cheap or not, don%26#39;t carry a purse, wear a money belt of some kind. I have seen people mugged three times in the metro earlier than 11 p.m. at night. It is kind of spooky at some of the metro stops at night. The trains also don%26#39;t come as often as they do during the day.
Pat
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It%26#39;s safe. Many nights I traveled alone on the Metro at 10:30pm or so (solo woman) and there were so many people it seemed like rush hour. I didn%26#39;t worry at all.
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I have been living here eleven years, i am a girl , and i have often taken the metro even later than this, never ever seen anyone being mugged so that must be balancing the three people mugged in the previous post, as an average of 1,5 i guess!
It is safe in my opinion, even if some stations can be a bit seedy, but on trains it is safe, you might see the few drunk young guys laughing and being silly but that should be it.
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