A major Parisian event, the Paris Marathon returns to the capital this Sunday morning, April 7, 2024. And we're clearly advising you not to venture out by car into a very wide perimeter, since the race crosses Paris from east to west, and vice versa. The Prefecture de Police has therefore put in place a very extensive traffic and parking system, which will last all day, in order to secure the perimeter.
Paris Marathon 2025: how to follow the runners on the metro? The route
On Sunday April 13, 2025, the Paris Marathon will bring together thousands of participants to run the 42.195 km course through the capital. To enable supporters to follow and encourage the marathoners along the route, RATP is setting up a fictitious metro line, the 42km line, grouping together stations located close to the route. [Read more]
To recap. The brave marathon runners will leave the Champs-Elysées avenue at 8 a.m., and reach the avenue Foch, via the place de la Concorde, the place Vendôme, the avenue de l'Opéra, the quai François Mitterand, the rue de Rivoli, the rue Saint-Antoine, the place de la Bastille, the rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, the rue de Reuilly, the avenue Daumesnil, the avenue Saint-Maurice, the route de la Pyramide, the route de la Ferme, avenue de Gravelle, rue de Charenton, avenue Daumesnil, rue de Lyon, boulevard Henri IV, quai des Célestins, voie Georges Pompidou, avenue du Président Kennedy, avenue de Versailles, boulevard Exelmans, allée de la Reine Marguerite, avenue de l'Hippodrome, place de la porte de Passy, chaussée de la Muette, avenue Paul Doumer, avenue Raymond Poincaré and avenue Bugeaud.
You can therefore assume that all these areas are inaccessible for most of the day. For the Champs-Élysées and Rivoli, total closure from 7 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., for Bastille, the 12th arrondissement and the quays of the Seine, reopening around 3.30 p.m., and for the Bois de Vincennes, at 3 p.m. In the 16th arrondissement, the Boulogne and Trocadero areas will reopen to traffic at 4.30pm and 5.30pm respectively. As for Avenue Foch, you'll have to wait until 11pm!
Exceptions will of course be made for residents and service vehicles. Signs will be posted in the zones concerned to inform road users of these restrictions. The Préfecture de Police recommends that spectators use public transport during this period, and that private individuals move their parked cars.
The 49th edition of the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris will be held on Sunday, April 12, 2026. Once again, runners will cross the capital, passing through some of the most beautiful Parisian spots. Registration opens on April 24, 2025. [Read more]
Paris Marathon 2025: how to follow the runners on the metro? The route
Paris Marathon 2026: registration opens for the famous race in the capital
