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Paris 2024: Parisians urged to stay at home to avoid traffic chaos

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are crystallizing many tensions, particularly on the subject of public transport in the Île-de-France region, which is already struggling to contain the usual influx. Ile-de-France residents who use them all year round are therefore invited to stay at home during the event.

Paris 2024: Urbanloop, autonomous rail capsules for getting around Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

Urbanloop could be the future of public transport in medium-sized towns! This month, the first tracks of these ecological, autonomous capsules will be laid in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines!

Travelling in Paris: which Navigo offer to choose, depending on the length of your stay?

Planning a trip to Paris soon? To visit the city, there's nothing better than taking the metro or the bus. Yes, but with which ticket?

Paris: discover the most delayed and busiest RER in Ile-de-France

Which RER do you think is the most behind schedule? According to the Cour des Comptes, whose report was published on Wednesday, urban trains in the Ile-de-France region are much less punctual than expected, and much more crowded.

Rugby World Cup: Concorde and Tuileries metro stations closed this Sunday

Public transport will be in full swing this Sunday, October 15, 2023, for Les Bleus' quarter-final match at the Rugby World Cup! On lines 1 and 12, Concorde and Tuileries stations are closed!

Bedbugs: everything you need to know about this pest, news in Paris and how to get rid of it

After Covid, it's the big worry that's gripping the capital: bedbugs. After discovering these pests in cinemas and on public transport, the Paris region is in a state of psychosis. Here's all the latest news and information on this detestable insect.

Metro line 6: Bir-Hakeim station closed for four months from the end of October

RATP is announcing the closure of Bir-Hakeim station on metro line 6 for around four months, starting on October 30, 2023.

Paris 2024: a car-free capital for six weeks during the Olympic Games?

The Olympic Games are shaping up to be a difficult time for Parisians' mobility, with the ring road cut by one lane and crowded public transport. A new proposal also calls for a car-free capital for the duration of the competition.

Transport: why are Thalys trains disappearing from Gare du Nord?

If you want to travel abroad, until now you could take a Thalys and a Eurostar to the Gare du Nord. From now on, you'll only be able to take Eurostar... simply because the brand has bought out the red company!

Did you know? There is a subway washing machine in the Paris underground.

Have you ever seen a metro go through the washing machine? Under our feet, between Nation and the maintenance workshops on line 2, our trains are regularly sprayed to keep them clean!

Fête de l'Huma: how to get to Base 217, the site of the famous popular festival

In 2023, the legendary Fête de l'Humanité returns to Base 217 in Essonne. So how do you get there by public transport or by car? Here are a few practical tips for getting to Plessis-Pâté, the new site of the Fête de l'Huma.

2024 Paralympic Games: only 9% of metro stations accessible to people with disabilities

There's still a year to go before the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and yet public transport is still not accessible to disabled people in the capital, a situation that's causing concern.

Paris: RATP introduces on-demand alighting on all bus routes after 10 p.m.

With a view to boosting the sense of security of Paris region passengers, RATP is extending the "descente à la demande" system, which allows passengers to stop between two bus stops after 10pm, from September 1, 2023.

CDG Express: the high-speed line linking Gare de l'Est and the airport postponed until 2027

In a few years' time, tourists and holidaymakers will be able to link Paris Charles de Gaulle airport with the center of Paris in 20 minutes. A very practical solution, which should relieve the RER B, but which has fallen behind schedule...

Metro Line 14, interruption between Mairie de Saint-Ouen and Porte de Clichy due to technical failure

This Thursday, July 20, traffic on line 14 of the Paris metro between Mairie de Saint-Ouen and Porte de Clichy was interrupted due to a technical fault. RATP indicated that traffic would return to normal by midday, but finally resumed around 9:30 am.

RATP: "safe places" soon to be tested in the Paris metro to combat harassment

To combat the sexist and sexual violence that takes place on public transport, RATP plans to test "safe places" in several metro stations this autumn.

July 14, 2023 in Paris: traffic and parking restrictions - security arrangements

Fête Nationale is celebrated in Paris this Friday, July 14, 2023. Between the Military Parade, the fireworks display on the Eiffel Tower and the concert on the Champ-de-Mars, these events will generate traffic restrictions, road closures and parking restrictions. If you want to attend these events, please plan ahead.

July 14, 2023 in Paris: how to get around, subways and RERs closed for the National Holiday

Every July 14th, it's the same thing in Paris: the transport system is driving us crazy! It's hard to get to Paris by car, because of the closed areas and traffic restrictions. But the RATP continues to operate, albeit with some metro stations closed. Find out which lines to avoid and which to prefer.

Paris transport: towards a €120 Navigo pass by 2024?

While the price of the Navigo pass has already undergone a major increase in 2023, it could go beyond the 100 euro mark, fears the deputy mayor of Paris and member of the board of Île-de-France Mobilités. He even accuses Emmanuel Macron of "preparing a 120-euro Navigo pass".

Rugby World Cup 2023: RATP warns of strike during the competition

Just as the Olympic Games are shaping up to be a sporting event for public transport, the Rugby World Cup is also likely to be affected by strikes at the RATP. The Force ouvrière union has issued a strike notice for the entire competition.