Your bus may be diverted this Saturday, October 24, 2026, in Paris. Due to the announced demonstrations, the RATP has identified 14 routes that could be diverted or restricted around midday. The authorized route now runs from Porte d’Italie to Porte de Vincennes, starting at 2 p.m., following the rejection of the inter-union group’s appeal, the 7th arrondissement town hall says. The exact impact on buses remains to be checked route by route.
The transport operator’s notice lists routes 21, 24, 29, 46, 56, 57, 64, 67, 77, 86, 87, 109, 202 and 215 for the demonstrations on Saturday, October 24, around noon. The RATP warns that routes may be diverted or shortened. Its general announcement does not specify the affected directions, the stops that will not be served, or when service will return to normal on each route.
This list makes it possible to identify the first buses to check before setting off. It does not mean that their routes would be changed in their entirety, nor that disruptions would begin everywhere at the same time. Diversions due to roadworks, also listed in the bulletins, should be distinguished from those related to demonstrations.
The official page for bus 64 provides details about two sections of the route that were announced as not being served on Saturday, October 24:
However, the timings still need to be confirmed. When we checked on Saturday in the early afternoon, the notice was still showing an unusual time slot: “from 8:00 p.m. to 8:01 p.m.” This information does not make it possible to provide a reliable diversion window or say that these stops would be suspended during the afternoon. No alternative stop or temporary terminus is specified. The transit operator cites a “demonstration” without identifying the procession involved.
The 7th arrondissement town hall confirms that the only authorized route runs from Porte d’Italie to Porte de Vincennes, following the Paris Administrative Court’s rejection of the organizer’s appeal. Bastille–Nation, initially selected and then challenged, should therefore no longer be presented as a second authorized option. The Paris Tourist Office places the parade along the boulevards des Maréchaux.
The areas around Boulevard Masséna, Boulevard du Général-Jean-Simon, Pont National, Boulevard Poniatowski and Boulevard Soult would therefore warrant particular attention. This geographical survey does not constitute an official list of roads closed.
Based on the usual routes shown on the route maps, the following buses would in particular need to be checked if their routes or termini were affected by the procession:
Some of these lines would simply cross the route, while others would have a nearby terminus. This watch list is not an announcement of diversions: not all of these lines are included in the RATP’s general bulletin on demonstrations.
The RATP is also reporting diversions on bus route 27 in central Paris:
When we checked early Saturday afternoon, the bulletin listed these diversions as ongoing, with a resumption estimated for Tuesday, October 27, at 3 a.m. It did not specify any daily time windows: the former hours, limited to 10:30 p.m.–3 a.m., are therefore no longer enough to describe the notice currently displayed.
The operator cites a demonstration without specifying which one. These restrictions in the city center cannot be attributed to the Maréchaux march on the basis of this information alone. No diversion stop is mentioned.
Before setting off, check the RATP bus traffic updates, then look up your journey in the Bonjour RATP app or on the Île-de-France Mobilités journey planner, entering the time you plan to travel on Saturday, October 24. Check the direction, the affected section of the route and any alternative stop.
Allow extra time if your journey takes you through one of these areas: a service change could mean a few additional minutes on foot. If you’re planning to take the metro instead, also check the station closures announced for Saturday. Before heading back, check your route again, as traffic conditions may change throughout the day.
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