Metro and bus: here’s what’s going to close or change on Saturday for the Pope’s Mass in Paris

Are you planning to travel by public transport in central Paris on Saturday, September 26, 2026? The grand mass presided by Léon XIV at 3:00 PM, between the Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Élysées, will trigger several disruptions across the network. Île-de-France Mobilités, RATP and the City of Paris have now outlined the transport plan for Saturday. The service will be boosted by about 10% on several RER lines, trains and metro lines to absorb the expected crowds.

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Metro: stations closed on Saturday, September 26

From the start of service, or at 5:30 a.m., certain facilities will be closed:

• Charles de Gaulle – Étoile (lines 1, 2, 6 and RER A) ;
• Concorde (lines 1, 8 and 12) ;
• Champs-Élysées – Clémenceau (lines 1 and 13) ;
• Franklin D. Roosevelt (lines 1 and 9) ;
• George V (line 1) ;
• Tuileries (line 1) ;
• Argentine (line 1) ;
• Alma-Marceau (line 9) ;
• Iéna (line 9) ;
• Kléber (line 6) ;
• Boissière (line 6) ;
• Pont de l’Alma (RER C).

Starting at 12 p.m.:

• Ternes (line 2);
• Saint-Philippe-du-Roule (line 9)

Trains will pass through closed stations without stopping, and connections at those stations will not be available. Line 6 will also be suspended between Charles de Gaulle–Étoile and Trocadéro.

Bus: numerous stops out of service in the 7th arrondissement

At the request of the Police Prefecture, several stops will be suspended from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, in both directions.

The lines in question are:

• 28: Invalides Bridge – Finland Square, La Tour-Maubourg – Saint-Dominique;
• 42: Bosquet – Rapp;
• 63: Lille – Université, Concorde Bridge, Alexandre III Bridge, Invalides Bridge – Finland Square, Rue du Bac – René-Char;
• 68: Solférino – Bellechasse, Musée d’Orsay, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing;
• 69: Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, Musée d’Orsay, Solférino – Bellechasse, Bosquet – Saint-Dominique, Saint-Pierre du Gros-Caillou, Esplanade des Invalides, Bourgogne;
• 73: National Assembly, Lille – Université, Musée d’Orsay;
• 80: Bosquet – Rapp;
• 83: Solférino – Bellechasse, Lille – Université, Concorde Bridge, Invalides;
• 84: Solférino – Bellechasse, Lille – Université, National Assembly, Rue du Bac – René-Char;
• 87: Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, National Assembly, Concorde Bridge, Invalides;
• 92: Bosquet – Rapp;
• 93: Alexandre III Bridge;
• 94: Solférino – Bellechasse, Lille – Université, National Assembly.

The areas around Invalides, the Alexandre-III Bridge, the Concorde Bridge, the National Assembly, the Orsay Museum, Solférino, Rue du Bac and Avenue Bosquet will be hit hardest. Beyond these specifically identified stops, Île-de-France Mobilités warns that many bus lines serving the area will be diverted or temporarily suspended.

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Key times to note

If you have to reach or pass through the Concorde, Champs-Élysées, Invalides, National Assembly or Orsay Museum districts, it’s wise to plan your route in advance and allow extra time. Traffic conditions around the security perimeters may also evolve over the course of the day.

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