Catch The Montmartre Electric Bus (Montmartrobus)

In case you are bewildered, standing with a map in your hand, using out of date instructions, looking for the electric Montmartrobus and only seeing the white tourist train, have no fear, photos and instructions are here.

At Place Pigalle you will see three major bus stops.

In the center waiting area, look for an emblem of Sacre-Coeur with a blue background. The other buses at this stop are 30 and 54. Take the Montmartre bus in the direction of Jules Joffrin (city hall of the 18th arrondissement).

Many travel options are available to enjoy the Montmartre area. For public transportation (RATP fares), use your regular metro/bus tickets (Ticket t+), your day pass/Mobilis, your Paris Visite card, you can buy a ticket on the bus or you can walk.

If you are in a hurry to get to Place des Abbesses, it will be your third stop.

Once the bus reaches the city hall in the 18th (Jules Joffrin), it takes a different route back to Pigalle.

Visit the RATP (Paris transportation) page to view and download the route.

Montmartrobus in the center bus lane at Place Pigalle

Place des Abbesses, Montmartre. The metro entrance “is one of only three original Guimard entrances left in Paris”

This icon of Sacre Coeur will be on the side of the bus and posted at the bus stops.

The bus arrives in the center lane. With Monoprix at your back, the bus 67 stop is on the left, Montmartrobus, 30 and 54 are in the center. Catch the bus here at Place Pigalle to ride through Montmartre.

Montmartrobus center lane with bus 30 and 54, Place Pigalle

The GPS-equipped Paris bus stops, show when the next bus will arrive. The Electric Montmartrobus, Place Pigalle times vary between 11 and 20 minutes in the winter.