Where is the public restroom in Paris? Look at the map.

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There are indeed public toilets in SOME Metro/RER stations...but even knowing which stations may still not be enough, when trying to actually locate them within the stations. A 'specialty' web site you might want to browse through is BATHROOM DIARIES, whaich has perhaps more information on public toilets than anyone really needs to know, nevertheless, you can Copy & Paste, create and print-out your own Paris Public Toilets list to carry with you-- http://www.thebathroomdiaries.com/

Why do you want to go to the toilets in a metro station??? There are a lot of free public toilets at street level, far better! They are all free since 2006; here is a map of free public toilets per arrondissement: http://www.paris.pause-pipi.fr/

I had this same question a few days ago and got some great answers. Bought for $3.00 online the recommende3d Paris-Pause e-book listing the street toilets. Thanks! Having lived in SF for 10 years they also have the (pay) toilets and I can't remember how exaactly they work but they are great. Upon leaving them the door shuts and everything retracts back into the wall and is hosed down, sanitized and blown dry. There was a 15 minute time limit though and then the door will (or used to) pop open so don't dawdle. Also you were not able to have more than 1 person in there at a time since the floors had sensors and the door would not shut if more than one person was present (to prevent drug deals, sex, etc.) How great is that, Paris has made them free. In SF they handed out token for homeless people to use them. Everybody else I think they were a quarter.

I was in Paris last October. I went into Cafes, Bistos etc to use the bathrooms. I always picked really busy places with tons of people outside and went inside and asked in a very polite manner where the toilet was. No one ever refused me. No problems. My husband has to use the bathroom every 10 mins seems to me. Anyway,everyone of those street sanisettes were "out of order" except one, at least where we went! The idea of spraying down urine (and other things)so it can go everywhere really is too much for me to take. I went to the bathroom at Gare St. Lazare and it was a real eye opener for me. Boy, now I do appreciate finding a semi decent washroom. Men are so lucky!! Try holding up the bottoms of your pants so they don't get soaked, while doing a balancing act so not to touch anything. Just be polite and hit the busy outdoor cafes.

Where is the public toilet in London?

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I just found this little bit of useful advice and am passing it along. Mike S. It's Good to Know: How to Find a Public Restroom in London You're sightseeing in an unfamiliar city, you feel nature's call... and there is no restroom in sight. Travelers in London, at least, can rest easy. The Westminster City Council, which governs the part of the city with such popular tourist attractions as Big Ben and Buckingham Palace, has launched a mobile phone text message service. Texting the word "toilet" to the number 80097 yields directions to the nearest public convenience. (Source: Reuters)

Interesting. For those without a mobile phone... we'll pop into a pub when the need arises. They're pretty much everywhere in London. We'll use the loo, then order a refreshing beverage and take a short break to rest the feet. It's a nice break. Large department stores also have public toilets, as do some of the larger tube stations (but these usually aren't free.) And McDonald's works in a pinch, too (we do this when traveling in the US, too.) And we always make it a point to use the loo before we leave a tourist attraction (they always have facilities.)

What I would add is not to presume that there will be a public restroom when in a shop. I used to work in a large chain bookstore in central London and was constantly asked by overseas visitors where the restroom was. People generally seemed shocked that there wasn't one! It's certainly not as common to find public toilets in London as it is in other parts of the world.

The washrooms on the Kensington Gore side of Hyde Park are open until about 2000 during the spring and summer months, and until 1800 at other times of the year. There are City of Westminster washrooms near Liberty (behind Oxford Circus), around the corner from the Transport Museum in Covent Garden, under a traffic island in the Strand across from the Royal Courts of Justice and one in the City on Bishopsgate across from Liverpool Street station. The latter closes at 1500 every day, though, which surprised me a bit, but thanks to the attendant for her patience earlier this week! There are fabbo facilities at Piccadilly Circus station, seriously well maintained. The Caffe Nero on High Street Ken used to have the smallest Womens' WC in London, but they've remodelled the thing. The smallest (and least accessible - doors that can't open completely because the space is too small) award goes to Costa Coffee on Argyll Street. Boo, hiss.