Paris, Noctilien

The 42 Noctilien Buses take over from the Buses, Metro, RER and Ile-de-France trains every night from 0.30 a.m. to 5.30 a.m. To meet demand, more buses run during the weekend.

They service Paris and 175 towns in the Ile-de-France

Fares :
Your Paris Visite pass allows you to use the Noctilien (according to your selected zones). The t ticket and Mobilis are also accepted.

Network layout:
The network is laid out around the 5 major transfer stations: Gare de Lyon, Gare de l'Est, Gare Saint-Lazare, Gare Montparnasse and Châtelet.

A circular line joins up 4 of the major transfer stations and a number of locations that are busy at night: e.g. the Champs Elysees, Pigalle (N01 and N02).

A number of lines criss-cross Paris and service all the suburbs

N01-N02 :
Weeknights : one bus every 17 minutes
Week-end : one bus every 10 minutes

N11 to N16 :
Weeknights : one bus every 30 minutes
Week-end : one bus every 10 to 15 minutes

N21 to N63 :
At least 1 bus per hour and up to 1 bus per 20 minutes on certain routes some days

N121 to N151 :
1 bus per hour
(N131 and N150: 2 buses per hour)

Enquiries
To find out when RATP Noctilien buses are due, you can

By SMS: send to 61064 (0.35 € / message plus SMS rate) "BUS, line number N01 to N63 and the name of your stop"You will get an SMS back on your mobile phone showing the next 2 Noctilien buses due in both directions.

On Internet mobile: connect to the address wap.ratp.fr or imode.ratp.fr

On the spot at major stopping points via information terminals.