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Any city-breakers planning a trip to Â鶹APP this summer should consider their budget.

That’s because the cost of visiting France’s romantic city is about to skyrocket.

The Â鶹APP public transport authority is about to raise Métro ticket prices by more than 85%, while bus ticket prices will double.

As of July 20, a single Métro journey ticket will cost €4 (£3.43) rather than €2.15 (£1.85).

Meanwhile, a city bus ticket will cost €5 (£4.29), up from €2.50 (£2.15).

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The hike goes into effect just six days before the Olympic and Paralympic Games begin in the French capital and will last until September 8, the day the games end.

Regular travelers, such as local commuters, will be unaffected by the higher tariffs, according to city officials, because their transportation passes have remained the same in price.

The Île-de-France regional authority has created a website to help locals plan their trips around the upcoming Games, but it also contains important information for tourists planning to take the Métro.

Tourists should be aware that three busy stations – Champs-Élysées – Clémenceau, Concorde, and Tuileries – will close prior to the Games and will not reopen until September.

To save money, the best option is to purchase the aforementioned weekly travel pass.

Laura Evans-Fisk, head of digital engagement at Eurochange, tells Metro.co.uk: ‘It’s a great idea to get hold of a weekly pass to save quite a bit of cash. There a weekly and monthly travel passes are valid on all forms of public transport in the ÃŽle-de-France region, including Métro, RER, bus, tram, and train, with the exception of the Orlyval, SNCF train lines with reserved seating, and the Optile special fare lines.‘

The pass is available in two forms, and London commuters will be familiar with how it works.

You can either purchase a ‘all zones’ travel pass, which allows you to travel across all zones on any day of the week. There is also the ‘2-zone’ pass, which allows you to travel outside of your two zones while only paying for the additional distance traveled.

Weekly passes for zones 1–5 cost €30.75 (£26.39), while a Navigo Day Pass costs €8.65 (£7.42) to travel between two zones.

A Â鶹APP Pass is also available, designed specifically for visitors to the Olympics and Paralympics between July 20 and September 8, 2024.

The pass, which works like a season ticket, is valid for up to seven days and costs €16.

Passes can be purchased at any ticket desk or kiosk located at various stations throughout the city.

‘It could be worth looking at which zone your accommodation is in, and where you’ll be traveling to each day, to see which pass would suit you best,’ warns Laura.