The Paris Marathon returns this Sunday, April 12, 2026. To mark the occasion, the Police Prefecture has issued an order temporarily altering traffic and parking on several routes across the capital. Here are the details of the restrictions surrounding this major race.
Since the return of the sunny days, running events have been piling up in Paris and across Île-de-France. After the Semi de Paris, it’s time for the famous Marathon de Paris! This iconic 42.195-kilometre race links the upper end of the Champs-Élysées to Avenue Foch, passing through Rue de Rivoli, Place de la Bastille, Place de la Nation, the Bois de Vincennes, the quays of the Seine, and the Hippodrome d'Auteuil.
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But this major race, to be experienced this Sunday, April 12, 2026, won’t be without consequences for Parisian and Île-de-France drivers. The Paris Police Prefecture has thus published an order to temporarily modify parking and traffic, from 4 to 12 April, in several arrondissements of the capital, and in certain municipalities on the inner ring.
It should be noted that the decree also mentions traffic and parking restrictions in connection with the organization of the Paris Run For All and the Marathoon's, linked to the Marathon.
So, what exactly are these restrictions? Which streets will be off-limits to traffic and where will parking be banned? If you're planning to cheer on your loved ones or head to the marathon to participate, it's better to take the subway than to drive.
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Traffic changes
Paris 16th arrondissement
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No vehicle traffic is allowed on the bike lane and the rightmost traffic lane (odd-numbered side) of Avenue Foch in Paris’s 16th arrondissement, from No. 1 Avenue Foch to Avenue de Malakoff, from April 4 to April 6, 07:00 to 19:30;
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No vehicle traffic is allowed on the bike lane and the rightmost travel lane on the even-numbered side of Avenue Foch, in Paris’ 16th arrondissement, from No. 1 Avenue Foch to Avenue de Malakoff, from April 7 to April 10, 2026, between 07:00 and 19:30.
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No vehicle traffic will be allowed from 03:00 on April 11 to 23:30 on April 12 along Avenue Foch, between Avenue Malakoff and Place du Paraguay, and between Rue de Presbourg and Avenue Malakoff, in Paris's 16th arrondissement. The stretch between Avenue Malakoff and Avenue Raymond Poincaré will remain open to traffic.
Paris 7th arrondissement
All vehicle traffic is prohibited on April 11 from 5:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the following roads in Paris' 7th arrondissement:
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No vehicle traffic will be permitted on April 12, from 00:01 to 15:00, on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, between Place Charles de Gaulle and the Champs-Élysées-Marcel Dassault roundabout, in Paris’s 8th arrondissement;
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All vehicle traffic will be prohibited on April 12, from 4:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., on Avenue Foch, between Avenue Malakoff and Avenue Raymond Poincaré, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
From Central Paris to the 12th Arrondissement
All vehicle traffic will be prohibited on April 12 from 5:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the following road sections that comprise the race route through Paris Centre and the 12th arrondissement:
All vehicle traffic on Avenue Gordon Bennett in Paris’s 16th arrondissement will be halted on April 12, from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.
On the Ring Road
Motor vehicles are prohibited from using the following exit ramps of the ring road, on the dates and times shown below:
- Exit ramp from the outer ring road at Porte de Charenton;
- exit ramp from the inner ring road at Porte Dorée;
- from the Porte de Passy;
- from the Porte d'Auteuil.
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Traffic on Exit Ramp 1 of the A13, in the Province–Paris direction, will be closed to all vehicles on April 12, from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Paris 8th arrondissement
No vehicle traffic will be allowed on April 12, from 07:00 to 15:00, on the following streets and portions of streets in Paris’ 8th arrondissement:
All vehicle traffic will be reversed on April 12 along the following streets and segments in Paris Centre, the 7th and 12th arrondissements:
All vehicular traffic is prohibited on April 12 from 7:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the following roads that make up the route of the Paris Centre race, in the 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th and 12th arrondissements:
Place de la Bastille, outer roads.
No vehicle traffic will be allowed on April 12, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., on the following streets that comprise the race route through Paris’s 11th and 12th arrondissements and Charenton-le-Pont:
No motor traffic will be allowed on April 12, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., on the following streets that form the route of the race through Paris Centre and the 8th and 16th arrondissements:
No vehicle traffic will be allowed on April 12 from 07:00 to 18:00 on the Garigliano Bridge, from the left bank to the right bank, in Paris’ 15th and 16th arrondissements.No vehicle traffic will be allowed from 07:30 to 18:30 in the sections of road that form the race route in Paris’ 8th and 16th arrondissements, as well as in Boulogne-Billancourt.
No Parking During the Paris Marathon
No vehicle may park from 18:00 on April 10 until 18:00 on April 12 on the following roads in Paris (12th and 16th arrondissements), Charenton-le-Pont, Boulogne-Billancourt and Saint-Mandé:
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Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, on the even-numbered side, from 246BIS to 262; Avenue Daumesnil, for 200 meters starting at the Saint-Louis Esplanade; Avenue de Gravelle, from 31 to 43;
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Avenue du Président Kennedy, from No. 100 to No. 104; Boulevard d'Auteuil, from No. 1 to No. 7, on both sides (even and odd); Avenue Ingres, from No. 2 to No. 16, on both sides (even and odd);
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Route de la Pyramide, numbers 68 through 74 on both sides; Avenue de Gravelle, numbers 46 through 50 on both sides; Boulevard Bourdon, numbers 15 through 23 on both sides; Avenue Gordon Bennett, numbers 1 through 6.
No parking for any vehicle will be in effect from 6:00 p.m. on April 10, 2026, to 8:00 p.m. on April 12, 2026, on the following streets in Paris’ 16th arrondissement:
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Avenue Foch, rear service alley, Nos. 35–49; Avenue Foch, rear service alley, Nos. 46–54;
No parking for any vehicle from 12:00 on April 10 until 15:00 on April 11 on the following streets in Paris’s 7th arrondissement:
Avenue de Lowendal, between Avenue de Suffren and Fontenoy–UNESCO Square; Fontenoy–UNESCO Square, in its entirety;
Paris Marathon 2026: Route and Date for the Capital's Biggest Race
Paris Marathon 2026: How to Follow Runners via Metro — Stations Along the Route
