Transport in Paris and the Île-de-France region: disruptions this week from May 12 to 19, 2025

Millions of Parisians will be taking public transport this week, despite the strikes announced by the SNCF and the May 8th bridge. But it's going to be a difficult few days: several metro, RER and Transilien lines are experiencing major disruption. We take a look at the forecasts announced by RATP and SNCF for May 12 to 19, 2025. Here are the details of the disruptions to be expected.

Metro: what to expect this week?

Two Paris metro lines are experiencing interruptions:

• Line 6: no metro service between Daumesnil and Nation on Sunday May18 , due to roadworks. A replacement bus service is planned.
  
  
• Line 14: on Wednesday May14 , traffic will be interrupted on the entire line from 10pm, between Gare de Lyon and Olympiades, with replacement buses in place.

RER: disruptions on several routes

The RER network will be heavily affected this week, particularly in the evening:

• RER A: from May12 to 16 , from 10:15pm , interruption between Maisons-Laffitte and Poissy. From 10pm , also interruption between Maisons-Laffitte and Cergy - Le Haut. Buses will take over at Sartrouville.
  
  
• RER B: from May12 to 16 , from 10:45pm, no trains between Gare du Nord and Aéroport CDG2-TGV via Mitry-Claye.
  
  
• RER C: this lineis affected by a series of disruptions :
  • from May12 to 14 , interruptions between Avenue Henri Martin and Montigny-Beauchamp(11pm), Versailles RG and Javel (11.30pm), and Dourdan - Paris Austerlitz (11.30pm) ;
  • on May17 and 18 , interruptions between Paris Austerlitz and Juvisy via Choisy (11:45 pm), Dourdan and Paris Austerlitz (11:45 pm), Versailles RG and Invalides (11:50 pm), and stops not served at Villeneuve-le-Roi, Ablon, Athis-Mons all day.
    
    
• RER D: from May12 to 16 , traffic interrupted between Gare du Nord and Creil from 11.20pm. From 10:30pm, certain stops will not be served (Maisons-Alfort, Créteil Pompadour...).
  
  
• RER E: from May12 to 16 , service between Nanterre-La-Folie and Villiers-sur-Marne/Tournan will be interrupted from 10:25 pm. On May17 and 18 , interruption between Nanterre-La-Folie and Chelles Gournay from 10:45pm.

Transilien: which lines are affected?

The Transilien network is also experiencing several night-timeinterruptions :

• Line H: no evening trains from May 12 to 16 between Paris Nord and Persan-Beaumont/Luzarches/Pontoise. At weekends, no trains between Paris Nord and Ermont Eaubonne, and Paris Nord - Sarcelles.
  
  
• Line K: traffic interrupted between Paris Nord and Aulnay-sous-Bois on May17 and 18 .
  
  
• Line L: interruption between Bécon-les-Bruyères and Nanterre-U/ Maisons-Laffitte from May 12 to 16 at10pm. Trains between Saint-Lazare and Nanterre U / Maisons-Laffitte are cancelled at weekends.
  
  
• Line N: several cuts from 9pm betweenParis Montparnasse and Dreux, Mantes-la-Jolie, Plaisir - Grignon ( May 12 to 16) . At weekends, service cuts between Montparnasse and Versailles Chantiers until 4pm.
  
  
• Line P: evening interruptions between Paris Est and Meaux, Coulommiers, Château-Thierry. At weekends, traffic between Paris Est and Château-Thierry stops at 11pm.
  
  
• Line R: from May12 to 16 , interruption between Melun and Montereau / Montargis from 10.44pm.
  
  
• Line U: service between La Verrière and La Défense from 10pm all week.

Tramway

• T2: closure between Porte de Versailles and Suzanne Lenglen, until Sunday November 2.
  
  
• T4: from May12 to 16 , service is interrupted from 9:15pm on the entire line.

What about this particular weekend?

Transport in Île-de-France: disruptions and works this weekend of May 17 and 18, 2025
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How do you plan for disruption?

To avoid unpleasant surprises, we advise you to check traffic conditions in real time on the RATP and SNCF applications. Replacement buses will be in place on several routes to limit the impact of the work. Patience and anticipation are the watchwords for this hectic week on Paris transport!

• To be read
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• This week in Paris from May 12 to 18, 2025: free or accessible outings

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