Pope's Visit to Paris: Traffic and Parking Restrictions on Friday, September 25, 2026

On Friday, September 25, several areas of Paris will be difficult—or even impossible—to drive through. The restrictions cover both the pope’s papamobile route between Notre-Dame-des-Champs and Place Saint-Michel and its movements in the 7th arrondissement, notably around UNESCO.

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Traffic restrictions on September 25

Around the papal motorcade route

Traffic will be banned from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. within the perimeter set up around the route between Notre-Dame-des-Champs and Saint-Michel Square.

The sector in question encompasses, in particular:

• Montparnasse Boulevard;
• Observatory Avenue;
• Saint-Michel Boulevard;
• Saint-Michel Square;
• Palais Boulevard.

A security perimeter will also be in place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m..

Around UNESCO and the Invalides

In the 7th arrondissement, several routes will be closed to vehicular traffic this afternoon.

From 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., traffic will be restricted, notably on:

• Suffren Avenue;
• Lowendal Avenue;
• Estrées Street;
• Ségur Avenue;
• Saxe Avenue;
• the streets José-Maria-de-Heredia, Pérignon, Albert-de-Lapparent and Léon-Vaudoyer.

In the 15th arrondissement, several streets adjacent to the 7th will also be closed to traffic from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.:

• Bouchut Street;
• César-Franck Street;
• Valentin-Haüy Street;
• Bellart Street;
• Rosa-Bonheur Street;
• Barthélémy Street.

Between 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., a second perimeter will also be closed around Les Invalides, with, in particular:

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• Boulevard des Invalides;
• Avenue de Tourville;
• Vauban Square;
• Avenues Villars, Breteuil and Duquesne;
• Éblé, Oudinot and Duroc Streets;
• Part of Rue de Sèvres.

These restrictions add to the ones already in place around the papamobile route.

Parking restrictions on September 25

Parking will be banned the day before in several areas.

Around the papamobile route

Parking will be prohibited from Thursday, September 24 at 11:00 a.m. to Friday, September 25 at 8:00 p.m. within the perimeter affected by the route.

Around UNESCO and the Invalides

Two key periods to note:

• From September 24 at 11:00 to September 25 at 16:30: prohibitions will apply, notably on Boulevard des Invalides, Avenue de Tourville, Place Vauban, Avenue de Villars, Avenue de Breteuil, Rue d’Estrées, Avenue de Lowendal and several surrounding streets;
• From September 24 at 22:00 to September 25 at 18:00: parking is prohibited, notably on Avenue de Suffren, Avenue de Lowendal, Rue d’Estrées and Avenue de Ségur around UNESCO.

Key Timings to Remember

For easier navigation:

• September 24 at 11:00: start of several parking restrictions;
• September 25 at 06:00: start of traffic restrictions around the papamobile route;
• September 25 at 10:00: establishment of the protective perimeter;
• September 25 from 13:00 to 18:00: restrictions around UNESCO, in the 7th arrondissement and on several streets bordering the 15th;
• September 25 from 14:30 to 16:30: additional restrictions around the Invalides;
• September 25 at 20:00: end of the main measures around the route.

If you need to drive in Paris’s 5th, 6th, 7th or 15th arrondissements on Friday, September 25, it’s wise to plan your route in advance and avoid the affected areas during the indicated time windows.

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