France likes to take care of their students, which means there are a lot of discounts for students (yes even exchange students) to do cultural things, pay for transportation and even get financial aid. Allow me to 'partager' some wonderful benefits...
Eating/Food Discounts
Sometimes places like MacDo or Subway offer special student discounts for special meals, but upon the proof of a student ID.
La Fourchette
This is a great website that offers discounts on restaurants as long as a reservation is made. Some discounts are as high as 50% off. One time I was able to eat a 3-course dinner, wine and coffee included, for only 30€. Site: http://www.lafourchette.com/1_restaurant/restaurant_Paris/1/
In Paris:
La carte Louvre Jeunes (The Louvre)
Price: 15€
Expiration: One year
Age: -26 years old
Benefits: Free visits to the Louvre, discounts on the shops and restaurants
Site to Enroll: http://www.amisdulouvre.fr/participer/adhesion-jeunes.php
La carte Sésame (Grand Palace Museum)
Price: 22€
Expiration: One year
Age: -25 years old
Benefits: Free visits to expositions from the Grand Palace
Site to Enroll: http://www.digitick.com/sesame-jeune-2011-2012-carte-grand-palais-paris-du-14-septembre-2011-au-16-juillet-2012-css5-rmnsesame-pg101-ri951365.html
La carte Jeune d'Orsay (Musée d'Orsay)
Price: 18€ for one, 35€ for the possibility to invite another
Expiration: One year
Age: -30 years old
Benefits: Free visits to the museum
Site to Enroll: http://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/visite/adhesion/carte-museo.html
Other Information: http://www.jeunes.paris.fr/
Map for Discounts: http://www.jeunes.paris.fr/sorties-bons-plans/toutes-les-sorties-et-bons-plans
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In Lyon:
Cultural Passes
There are a lot of cultural passes available for students... available on the Lyon Culture website. I'd like to highlight some of these and what their benefits are:
Eating/Food Discounts
Sometimes places like MacDo or Subway offer special student discounts for special meals, but upon the proof of a student ID.
La Fourchette
This is a great website that offers discounts on restaurants as long as a reservation is made. Some discounts are as high as 50% off. One time I was able to eat a 3-course dinner, wine and coffee included, for only 30€. Site: http://www.lafourchette.com/1_restaurant/restaurant_Paris/1/
In Paris:
La carte Louvre Jeunes (The Louvre)
Price: 15€
Expiration: One year
Age: -26 years old
Benefits: Free visits to the Louvre, discounts on the shops and restaurants
Site to Enroll: http://www.amisdulouvre.fr/participer/adhesion-jeunes.php
La carte Sésame (Grand Palace Museum)
Price: 22€
Expiration: One year
Age: -25 years old
Benefits: Free visits to expositions from the Grand Palace
Site to Enroll: http://www.digitick.com/sesame-jeune-2011-2012-carte-grand-palais-paris-du-14-septembre-2011-au-16-juillet-2012-css5-rmnsesame-pg101-ri951365.html
La carte Jeune d'Orsay (Musée d'Orsay)
Price: 18€ for one, 35€ for the possibility to invite another
Expiration: One year
Age: -30 years old
Benefits: Free visits to the museum
Site to Enroll: http://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/visite/adhesion/carte-museo.html
Other Information: http://www.jeunes.paris.fr/
Map for Discounts: http://www.jeunes.paris.fr/sorties-bons-plans/toutes-les-sorties-et-bons-plans
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In Lyon:
Cultural Passes
There are a lot of cultural passes available for students... available on the Lyon Culture website. I'd like to highlight some of these and what their benefits are:
La Carte Musée (the museum card)
Price: €16
Amount of Usage: One year from date of purchase
Details: Allows you to visit the 6 museums around Lyon.. as listed on the website.. as much as you want in one year.
- Musée d'Art Contemporain (attention : la carte n’est pas valable au Musée pendant toute la durée de la Biennale d’art contemporain, jusqu’au 3 janvier 2010)
- Musée des Beaux-Arts
- Musée Gadagne
- Musée de l’Imprimerie
- Musée de l’Automobile Henri Malartre
- Centre d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation
How to Purchase: Go to any of the 6 locations with a photo of yourself and prove of being a student, command for the 'carte musée'.
Le Pass'Culture (culture pass)
Price: €16
Amount of Usage: 4 shows at any of the locations on the list following..
Details: Make reservation ahead of time (at least one week before) to use one of the four passes.
- Auditorium de Lyon,
- Complexe du rire,
- Espace Gerson,
- Espace 44,
- Les Subsistances,
- Maison de la Danse,
- Nouveau Théâtre du 8ème,
- Opéra de Lyon,
- Théâtre des Ateliers,
- Théâtre des Célestins,
- Théâtre de la Croix-Rousse,
- Théâtre des Marronniers,
- Théâtre Nouvelle Génération,
- Théâtre du Point du Jour,
- Théâtre National Populaire
- Théâtre des Clochards Célestes
- et Festival Nuits sonores (1/2 tarif appliqué).
Nouveau cette année :
- Choeur et Orchestre XIX - Direction Jean-Philippe Dubor
- Institut Lumière
- Théâtre de l'Elysée
- Périscope
- Théâtre Guignol de Lyon
How to Purchase: at Lyon Campus, 25 rue Jaboulay Lyon 7ème
Au CROUS de Lyon, 59 rue de la Madeleine, Lyon 7ème 9-12h00 et 14-16h00 BY CHECK ONLY
La CarteD
Price: Free
Amount of Usage: Unknown
Details: For use at any of the following, make reservation...
Au CROUS de Lyon, 59 rue de la Madeleine, Lyon 7ème 9-12h00 et 14-16h00 BY CHECK ONLY
La CarteD
Price: Free
Amount of Usage: Unknown
Details: For use at any of the following, make reservation...
- Le théâtre des Marronniers
- Le théâtre des Clochards Célestes
- L'Espace 44 (théâtre)
- Le théâtre de l’Elysée
- A Thou bout d'chant (café-concert - chanson française)
- Le Marché Gare (salle de concert)
- Le Croiseur (théâtre et danse)
- Le Périscope (salle de concert)
- 6ème Continent (musiques du monde)
- L'Ecole de Cirque de Lyon
Details: Go to any of the above on the list with atudent proof and ask for 'La Carte D' which should give you a discount card.
Pass 2 places, 4 spectacles
Price: €28
Amount of Usage: 4 times, in the following:
Pass 2 places, 4 spectacles
Price: €28
Amount of Usage: 4 times, in the following:
- A Thou Bout d’Chant (chanson),
- Théâtre des Clochards Célestes (Théâtre)
Details: Call 04 72 07 63 81 ou 04 78 28 35 19 for more information.
Le Pass Culturel Kiblind
Price: €50
Amount of Usage: 15 times during one year, one in each of the following:
Le Pass Culturel Kiblind
Price: €50
Amount of Usage: 15 times during one year, one in each of the following:
- La Renaissance
- Le Nouveau Théâtre du 8e
- Les Ateliers
- Le Toboggan
- L’Iris
- Le Théâtre Nouvelle Génération
- Le Comœdia
- Le Zola
- L’Institut
- Lumière
- Le Clacson
- Le Hot Club de Lyon
- Le Marché Gare
- L'Amphiopéra
- L’Épicerie Moderne
- L’Institut d’art contemporain
Details: do the inscription for this online: at Kiblind Website, allows one ticket for each of the above in one year.
L'auditorium in Lyon
Price: €6.00 a month, paid at once, so €72.00
Amount of Usage: An entire year of free entrance... about 50 shows.
Specifically for the auditorium in Lyon, usually a selection of classical music.
Details: Inscribe on the internet, choose all your dates, pay online for the year. Here's the website.
Les pass' de l'Opéra de Lyon
Price: €5.00
Amount of Usage: Works for a year, one show per spectacle, per date.
Specifically for the Opera Lyon in the 1er arrondissement.
Details: Purchase at the ticket counter, as for the "Pass'Opéra" for less than 26 years old.. if you are older there are other passes. Entitles to 50% off of front row tickets, and only €10 for any show in the C-D-E rows. Available according to what room there is. Read More. Transportation Discounts
Discounts on TCL and Velo'v. A TCL monthly pass is only €25.50, while a yearly pass is only €187 euro. Velo'v has no special student discounts, but still cheap at only €15 a year for 30 minutes riding (where you an put a bike back, take another and have another 30 minutes).
