King Charles III's visit to Paris: transport disruptions expected this Wednesday

Published by Caroline de Sortiraparis · Photos by Rizhlaine de Sortiraparis · Published on September 20th, 2023 at 05:10 p.m.
Due to the official visit of King Charles III to Paris this Wednesday, September 20, 2023, RATP has announced disruptions to public transport, including the closure of George V and Franklin D. Roosevelt stations. We tell you all about it.

The British monarch's state visit will have an impact on the daily lives of Parisians and Ile-de-France residents. This Wednesday, September 20, 2023, King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in France for a three-day official visit.

Visuels musée et monument - arc de triompheVisuels musée et monument - arc de triompheVisuels musée et monument - arc de triompheVisuels musée et monument - arc de triomphe King Charles III's official visit to Paris at the end of September: the programme
UK King Charles III was due to make his first official visit to France in March 2023, a trip postponed due to the protests then underway. In the end, he and his wife are expected to visit the French capital from September 20 to 22. [Read more]


In addition to dinner at the Château de Versailles, a visit to the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral restoration site and a visit to the Queen Elizabeth II flower market, Charles III is also expected at the top of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. This Wednesday, September 20, 2023, the British monarch is due to attend a commemorative and wreath-laying ceremony at theArc de Triomphe, with a flyover by the Patrouille de France on the menu.

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This Wednesday, September 20, 2023, you'll have to look up to the skies over Paris! On the occasion of King Charles III's official visit to France, the Préfecture de Police has given the go-ahead for a flyover by the famous Patrouille de France, as well as the Royal Air Force. [Read more]


But this state visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla will cause some disruption on Parisian public transport. RATP has announced that Franklin D. Roosevelt and George V stations on metro line 1 will be closed from 11am on Wednesday. " The underpass will be closed and reopened " by order of the Prefecture of Police ", it says on X (formerly Twitter).



Other disruptions announced this Wednesday for Paris transport? On RER line A this time, access to Charles de Gaulle-Étoile station will be impossible from 11am. " Accesses to lines 5, 8 and 9 will remain open ", as indicated on X.

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Dates and Opening Time
On September 20th, 2023

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