commute

Paris

Parisians so fed up with commuting they'd rather take a pay cut

Why would most Parisians living in around the French capital take a pay cut to avoid their daily commute? Could it be the three letters RER? And a new survey shows just how much better those living in other French cities have it.

Travel news

Paris costs boost ranks of commuter 'shuttlers'

Once a rare species, the long-distance commuter is becoming part of France's social landscape, as a combination of sky-high property prices, digital technology and high-speed TGV trains push workers further and further away from their offices in the capital.

traffic

New app helps Parisians avoid rush hour crush

For Parisians who can never seem to time their commute properly, help is on the way. A new smartphone app from SNCF offers travellers real time info on how packed their next train is, and how long they’ll need to wait to grab a seat.

Music

Classical music calms 'rowdy' Paris commuters

Train stations in the Paris region have begun blasting classical music on to platforms, in what some observers see as a move to calm down youths who might otherwise attack or hassle fellow commuters.