Île-de-France

) or north to southeast (e.g. Lille to Lyon) route. This is the main hub of the SNCF's low-cost TGV service Ouigo, and there is also one Eurostar train a day to and from Lille, Ashford (England)|Ashford, Ebbsfleet and London. Helpful if you're visiting eastern Île-de-France.

• Gare de Massy TGV - GPS: 48.726111, 2.261667 Massy, roughly 14 kilometers south of Paris (Paris/14th arrondissement|Porte d'Orléans), RER (Massy — Palaiseau): Lines B, C

Gare de Massy TGV Massy gare TGV - On the LGV Atlantique line which links Paris Montparnasse and eastern / northern France to the west and south west. Helpful if you're visiting southern or western Île-de-France.

How to get around in Île-de-France

Central RER network.gif|Map of the central RER network RER sign - Sign for the RER

By bike

There are many cycle lanes on routes into Paris, but be careful as you also share the road with motorists who can be inconsiderate.

By car

There are several free autoroutes and 4 lane roads for getting round Île-de-France, however on weekdays there is a lot of congestion between the hours 08:00-09:30 and 17:30-19:30, and it is really not advisable to travel then. This congestion becomes a lot less worse the further away from Paris you are.

• Le Boulevard Périphérique: a ring road which marks the limit of "Paris intra muros" (crucially the central city as distinct from its suburbs). This is crucially a motorway as there are no roundabouts or intersections, however it is famous for its traffic jams. Be careful though, as the cars entering onto the road from the right have priority over vehicles already on the Périphérique.
• A13 : (direction Rouen) Western Autoroute
• A6 : (direction Lyon) Southern Autoroute
• A5 : (direction Lyon) South eastern Autoroute
• A86 : Very useful road that nearly completely circles Paris. The tunnel between Rueil-Malmaison and Versailles is tolled (fairly expensive) and is open to cars only (trucks and motorcycles prohibited).
• A14 : Toll road, fairly expensive.
• N104 La Francilienne: A half circular road around the eastern side of Paris. As it is further out than the A86 and there is considerably less congestion.
• N118 : Connect western Paris to A10 and N104.

Muslim Friendly Rail Holidays in Île-de-France

A network of regional trains (RER) takes you in and out of Paris. The RER has 256 stops in and around Paris, and runs on over 587 km (365 mi) of track. There are 5 lines, (A, B, C, D and E) that cross Paris, connecting suburbs on opposite sides. The stations are marked with blue signs with a white RER. The rest of the regional network, called "Transilien", departs from the main train stations (Lyon for line R, Est for line P, North for lines H and K, St-Lazare for lines J and L, Montparnasse for line N) and La Défense (line U). Trains can run up to every 5 minutes during rush hour, and you will never have to wait for more than 1 hour between two trains, even on the least served lines in the evening or on the weekend.

Tickets are only valid for the trip purchased, while passes use a 5-zone system. It may be cheaper for long trips on the regional network to purchase a daily ticket than a return ticket: a round-trip ticket from Paris to Provins costs €22.70, while a day pass (Mobilis) valid for zones 1-5 only costs €16.60. Check when purchasing, timetables, fare information, and maps for both systems can be found in on the English version of the Transilien website].

Trains run from 04:45 to 01:30. Smoking is not allowed in the stations or on the trains.

What to see in Île-de-France

Wooden frame houses Provins - |Street in Provins

• Provins — a world legacy listed town about 50km east of Paris famous for its medieval legacy
• Poissy, southwest of Paris features Villa Savoye by Le Corbusier, one of the best known creations of this architect. It is one of 17 of his buildings worldwide that have been inscribed on the world legacy list. In Paris you can find three more of them : Villa La Roche, Villa Jeanneret and Immeuble Molitor.
• Versailles, a wealthy town in the Yvelines, where the most famous French palace and its gardens are located.

What to do in Île-de-France

• Le Musée Fragonard - L'Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire | 7, Avenue du Général de Gaulle GPS: Métro: line 8 (Balard - Créteil) - Station: École Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort ☎ +33 1 43 96 71 72 | Opening Hours: Closed in Aug; W-Thursday, 14:00-18:00; Sa-Su, 13:00-18:00 Adults €7 This is a hidden gem. A veterinary museum that doubles as natural history museum. A lot of medical oddities, mostly of animals, but also include real human specimens. Move over Bodyworlds, this museum holds Fragonard's original human preservation (wax- not plastic) including the famous "horseman of the apocalypse."

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