This Sunday, September 28, 2025, the 46th edition of the Paris-Versailles Race will involve major parking and traffic restrictions in the 7th, 8th, 15th and 16th arrondissements of Paris, as well as in Versailles. The 25,000 runners will set off from the Eiffel Tower towards the Château de Versailles, covering a distance of 16.2 kilometers. We take a look at the roads that are closed and those that are forbidden, so you don't get stuck.
The Race Paris-Versailles 2025 returns for its 46th edition this Sunday, September 28, in the Yvelines and the capital, with its legendary course linking the Eiffel Tower to the Château de Versailles.
This "Grande Classique " brings together 25,000 national and international runners over 16.2 kilometers, transforming the whole of western Paris into a huge sporting playground. Its scope imposes major traffic and parking restrictions in several Paris arrondissements, as well as in Versailles, Viroflay and Vélizy-Villacoublay. The measures will run from September 25 to 29, 2025, with a peak of bans on race Sunday.
What are the restrictions in Paris for the Paris-Versailles race?
Traffic restrictions in Paris will mainly affect the 7th, 8th, 15th and 16th arrondissements on September 28, 2025. According to prefectoral decree no. 2025-01118, several prohibition perimeters are gradually being activated.
No traffic from 3 a.m. to 2 p.m. :
- Quai Branly
- Quai Jacques Chirac, between quai Branly and avenue de Suffren
- Souterrain du quai Jacques Chirac, between avenue de la Bourdonnais and avenue de Suffren
Closed from 7am to 12pm:
- Warsaw Underground
- Avenue de New-York
- Place de l'Alma
- Pont de l'Alma
- Place de la Résistance
- Avenue Rapp
- Place du Général Gouraud
- Avenue Joseph Bouvard
- Rue Desaix
- Boulevard de Grenelle (closed to traffic)
- Pont de Bir-Hakeim (closed to traffic)
- Avenue du Président Kennedy
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. blackout period:
- Rue Saint-Charles
- Rue du Docteur Finlay
- Rue Emeriau
- Rue des Quatre Frères Peignot
- Avenue Emile Zola
- Rond-point du pont Mirabeau (chaussée sud)
- Rue Balard
- Rue des Cévennes
- Rue de la Montagne de l'Esperou
- Rue de la Montagne de la Fage
- Rue Leblanc
- Rue Ernest Hemingway
- Boulevard du Général Martial Valin
- Quai d'Issy-les-Moulineaux, access ramps to Garigliano bridge
- Pont du Garigliano
- Boulevard Exelmans
- Rue Chapu
- Avenue de Versailles
- Rue Van Loo
- Quai Louis Blériot
- Access ramp to Voie Georges Pompidou
- Voie Georges Pompidou
What parking bans apply in Versailles?
In Versailles, parking restrictions are spread over several days to allow structures to be set up and the race to run smoothly.
From Thursday, September 25, 6 a.m. to Monday, September 29, 8 p.m. :
- Avenue de Paris, axial roadway on the odd-numbered side, on the longitudinal and herringbone parking spaces, between rue Champ Lagarde and the crosswalk at no. 37
From Friday, September 26, 6 a.m. to Sunday, September 28, 8 p.m. :
- Avenue de Paris, chaussée axiale on the odd-numbered side, from no. 21 to no. 29 up to the transverse carriageway
- Avenue de Paris, axial pavement, even-numbered side, at right of return from rue de Noailles for 20 meters
- Avenue de Paris, axial carriageway, even-numbered side, between rue Champ Lagarde and rue de Vergennes
- Avenue de Paris, north side pavement, odd-numbered side, from n°21 to rue Champ Lagarde
From Saturday, September 27, 6 a.m. to Sunday, September 28, 10 p.m. :
- Avenue de Paris, between rue de Vergennes and rue de l'Assemblée Nationale, on all parking spaces
- Avenue de Paris, between the Vauban/Porchefontaine junction and rue Champ Lagarde
- Avenue de Paris, southbound carriageway, from rue de Vergennes to rue Champ Lagarde
- Avenue de Paris, side pavement between Vauban/Porchefontaine junction and Place Louis XIV
- Avenue de Paris, south side pavement, from Hôtel de Ville to rue de l'Assemblée Nationale
- Rue Champ Lagarde even-numbered side, from the corner with avenue de Paris, for 20 meters (4 parking spaces)
- Rue Champ Lagarde odd-numbered side from the corner with avenue de Paris, for 25 meters (5 spaces)
- Place Louis XIV
- Avenue Louvois
Sunday, September 28 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. :
- Avenue de Paris, between Rue des Etats-Généraux and Rue de l'Assemblée Nationale, on all parking spaces
- Parking de l'Hôtel de Ville and in the main courtyard in front of the Versailles Grand Parc building
How is traffic organized on race day?
On race day, Sunday September 28, several levels of bans apply to ensure the safety of the 25,000 participants.
Traffic is totally prohibited from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. :
- Avenue de Paris (RD10), axial, lateral and transverse carriageways, between rue des Etats-Généraux and place Louis XIV
- Avenue Louvois
No traffic from Friday, September 26, 7 a.m. to Monday, September 29, 12 p.m. :
- Avenue de Paris, cycle path on the southern median strip, between rue Benjamin Franklin and rue de l'Assemblée Nationale
- Avenue de Paris, cycle path on the northern median strip, between rue Champ Lagarde and rue Dussieux
Sunday, September 28, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., no traffic except for local residents:
- Rue Jean Mermoz
- Avenue de Porchefontaine
- Rue Yves le Coz
- Rue Albert Sarraut
- Rue Coste, between rue Yves le Coz and rue Albert Sarraut
- Rue Rémont, between rue Pierre Mignard and chemin du Cordon
- Chemin du Cordon
- Rue Jean de la Fontaine, between rue Pierre Mignard and chemin du Cordon
- Rue Vauban
- Rue Pasteur, between rue Champ-Lagarde and avenue de Paris
- Rue de Noailles, between rue des Etats-Généraux and avenue de Paris
- Rue de Vergennes
- Rue Benjamin Franklin
- Rue Champ-Lagarde, between rue des Condamines and avenue de Paris
- Rue de l'Assemblée Nationale
- Rue Jean Houdon
- Place Louis XIV
- Rue des Prés-aux-Bois, between rue de l'Ecole des Postes and avenue de Paris
Recommended detour routes:
- Avenues de Saint-Cloud and des Etats Unis
- Boulevard de la République
- Rue de l'Ecole des Postes
- Rues des Etats-Généraux and des Chantiers
What restrictions apply in other towns in the conurbation?
This "Grande Classique " transforms the whole of western Paris into a huge sporting playground, requiring safety measures in several communes crossed by the riders.
In Viroflay, Sunday, September 28 :
No parking from 00:01 to 15:00:
- Avenue de Vélizy
- Route du Pavé de Meudon
- Rue du Chêne de la Vierge
- Place de la Fête
- Parking des Tennis
- Avenue de Versailles
Traffic prohibited from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. :
- Avenue de Vélizy
- Route du Pavé de Meudon
- Rue du Chêne de la Vierge
- Place de la Fête
- Parking des Tennis
- Avenue de Versailles
These provisions do not apply to event organization, police and emergency vehicles.
In Vélizy-Villacoublay: Special detours will be set up along the race route. We strongly advise you to plan ahead, avoid using your car and take public transport instead. Parking will also be prohibited on the Avenue de Paris and on the roads used by the runners.
The organization of this 46th edition draws on the experience of the Paris Versailles Association, which coordinates this major event in the Paris region sporting calendar. The police and municipal services are working closely together to ensure the smooth running of this event, which makes the heart of western Paris beat every last Sunday in September. Motorists are invited to consult the prefectoral decrees regularly, and to plan ahead to avoid the areas affected by these exceptional measures.
