The Améthyste Ticket is a travel pass for elderly and disabled people (aged over 20). It provides unlimited public transport in Paris and Île-de-France on all services provided by the RATP (the regional public transport authority) and the SNCF (the state-owned national railway operator). It is valid for 1 year from the date of issue, and can be renewed.
Eligibility The Améthyste Ticket is provided to:
Those over 65 years of age, or 60 who are recognised as unfit for work Those over 20 years of age who are assessed as being more than 80% disabled War veterans and their widows over 65 years of age Those deported or, interned or placed in concentration camps during the Second World War, and their French dependents over 60 years of age, subject to a means test Those that served in reserved occupations, and their widows, without being subject to a means test.
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