You can check out this map which will locate all the sanisettes in Paris so you can find one near you! Toilets can often be found in metro stations. Heads up, sometimes you will need to have a valid ticket to be able to access them as they are beyond the barriers! For more information of which stations have toilets, check out this website in French.
However, be warned, sometimes you need a receipt which has a code on it to allow you into the bathrooms. Many department stores in Paris have bathrooms you can use, the more luxurious stores may require you to pay, but others are completely free. They also measure how much toilet paper you are given.
They may be fancy, but in our opinion, hold it and pop along to Galeries Lafayette next door where the toilets are free. You will find that once you have gone inside a Sanisette, the door will shut automatically, and once you have finished, there is a button on the inside to the left of the door to exit, yet as an added safety precaution, the doors will automatically become unlocked to open after 20 minutes. However, it is still not advisable to allow a child to enter unaccompanied, and a sign on the outside states no children under the age of 10 on their own.
There are additional safety precautions for these automated public toilets in Paris including emergency opening in case of fire, plus some of these also have a dedicated drinkable water point, which is a term referred to as Potable in French, sometimes shown as Eau Potable. Other ways of finding public toilets in Paris Shopping Centres Most major shopping centres such as the Carrousel du Louvre, which is located underneath the famous Louvre Museum, do have free public toilets, as does the Galeries Lafayette and other main department stores like Printemps, although these are few and far between.
However, there are some restaurants that will allow you to use their facilities, although it is not a wise idea to expect it, and most will expect at least a small tip for doing so, but if you are an establishment that wants to be listed on our map, even if you charge, then please do get in touch with us.
Tourist Attractions If you have entered a museum or monument, then you are more than likely to find public toilets, many of which are also suitable for the disabled, and these are usually free of charge, especially at places where there is an admission charge for entry. Paris - What you need to know before coming to Paris. Share Pin However, there is one problem that every traveler knows and fears most of all: not being able to find a free bathroom when you desperately need one.
Moreover, finding toilets and realizing at the last moment that you have to pay to use them is the worst surprise. The first option to go to the toilets in Paris is to find one of the public bathrooms, called sanisettes. You can find them all over the streets of Paris, particularly in the touristy areas such as the first and fourth district.
You just have to spot a street sign that gives the directions to the bathroom. The sanisettes have an automated washing system that activates after each person, so they are quite clean in theory. Most of them especially those around the big landmarks are open 24h a day, but some of them open at 6 am and close at 1 am or 10 pm.
However, during the day, you might have to wait in line for a moment. Some of the parking lots I know that have toilets are:.
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