The end of the cardboard ticket in Île-de-France

Since 1^er In October 2025, the sale of cardboard tickets gradually stopped in Île-de-France.

Here is the calendar for the end of the sale and the end of the use of the cardboard ticket:

• 1^er october: end of the sale on vending machines for bus and tram tickets.
• 1^er November: end of the sale on board buses in Paris and in the small crown.
• 5 November: end of ticket sales on the entire RATP metro/RER network (exceptions on the SNCF network: machines being changed, origin/destination tickets to stations outside Île-de-France).
• 1^er may 2026: the cardboard ticket is no longer accepted on the surface network (bus, tram).
• 1^er june 2026: cardboard tickets are no longer accepted on the rail network (except for tickets to stations outside Île-de-France).

Do you still have t+ tickets (metro, tram, bus in Île-de-France and RER in Paris), tickets for airports or origin-destination tickets? They are not refundable but you can already exchange them: you have until 1^er June 2026.

You must go to a RATP or SNCF ticket office so that your tickets are converted to equivalent digital format (full rate or reduced rate) on a Navigo Easy pass. You must therefore first bring this type of pass, for sale at the station or station (it costs 2 €).

With the completion of the cardboard ticket, the carriers have implemented solutions to facilitate the transition to dematerialization of users in the Paris region: the Navigo Easy pass (non-nominative, for occasional travelers), purchase and validation via the smartphone with the Île-de-France Mobility application or the Navigo Liberté + (to use all modes of transport without reloading). To discover all the possibilities, you can consult the site Île-de-France mobility.