Pope Leo XIV in Paris: Metro stations and bus lines disrupted on September 26

Metro and bus: plan your travel for September 26. The Pope's visit will trigger several closures and disruptions around Concorde, the Champs-Élysées, the Invalides, and the National Assembly.

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 p.m., between the Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Élysées, will cause several disruptions to the network.

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Metro: six stations to close from the evening of September 25

The plan has now been laid out. Six metro stations will close from Friday, September 25 at 10 p.m. to Saturday, September 26 at 8 p.m. around Place de la Concorde, the Champs-Élysées, and the Arc de Triomphe:

Charles de Gaulle–Étoile;
George V;
Franklin D. Roosevelt;
Champs-Élysées–Clémenceau;
Concorde;
Alma-Marceau.

These road closures will be part of the security measures in place for the Pope Leo XIV's Mass, scheduled for Saturday, September 26 at 3 p.m., between Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Élysées.

RER: no specific service disruption announced for the Mass

As of now, no RER station has been officially announced as closed in connection with the Mass on September 26.

Heads up: Charles de Gaulle – Étoile will be inaccessible from the metro side, but no closure related to the Pope’s visit is currently announced for the RER A.

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 the Invalides, Pont Alexandre-III, Pont de la Concorde, the National Assembly, the Orsay Museum, Solférino, Rue du Bac, and Avenue Bosquet will thus be especially affected.

Key times to note

To summarize:

Friday, September 25, 10 p.m. – Saturday, September 26, 8 p.m.: closures of Charles de Gaulle–Étoile, George V, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Champs-Élysées–Clémenceau, Concorde and Alma-Marceau stations;
Saturday, September 26, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.: shutdown of numerous bus stops in the 7th arrondissement;
Saturday, September 26, at 3 p.m.: Mass begins at Place de la Concorde and along the Champs-Élysées.

If you need to reach or pass through the Concorde, the Champs-Élysées, the Invalides, the National Assembly, or the Orsay Museum, it’s wise to plan your route in advance. The exact list of closed metro stations is still awaited.

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