Taking a train on Saturday? Allow a little extra time to get to your station. In Paris, the march between Bastille and Nation and the station closures announced from 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 24, 2026 could make it harder to get to Gare de Lyon, Gare de Bercy and Gare d’Austerlitz. Even if your stop remains open, your usual connection may be closed. Here’s what you need to know to plan your journey.
Gare de Lyon station, at 4 place Louis-Armand in the 12th arrondissement, is usually served by:
Gare de Lyon is not among the stations announced as closed from 9 a.m. on Saturday. However, several stops providing access to Line 1 will be inaccessible, including Charles de Gaulle–Étoile, Concorde and Franklin D. Roosevelt. If you were planning to take the metro or change lines there, you’ll need to adjust your journey.
On foot from Bastille, the march may also slow you down. According to Le Parisien, the march is due to set off at 2 p.m., then proceed along Rue de Lyon and Avenue Daumesnil before continuing towards Nation. Allow extra time in case you need to take a detour, especially if you have luggage. However, the route does not indicate that the SNCF station entrances will be closed.
Take a good look at the name on your ticket: Paris Bercy Bourgogne–Pays d’Auvergne and Paris Gare de Lyon are two different stations. Bercy station is located at 48 bis boulevard de Bercy, in the 12th arrondissement. To get there by metro, take either line 6 or line 14 to Bercy station. From there, it’s a short walk to the SNCF building.
If you’re travelling on line 6, be aware of the announced closures at Bel-Air, Picpus, Dugommier and Daumesnil, as well as the service suspension between Kléber and Charles de Gaulle–Étoile. These disruptions may prevent you from boarding the metro at your usual stop or making a connection there.
The Gare d’Austerlitz, at 7 bis Boulevard de l’Hôpital in the 13th arrondissement, is usually accessible via metro lines 5 and 10 and the RER C.
For travelers using Line 10, several stations will be closed from 9 a.m.: Odéon, Cluny–La Sorbonne, Maubert–Mutualité, Mabillon and Sèvres–Babylone. You will therefore be unable to board the line there to travel to Austerlitz. If one of these stations is on your route, look for another starting point or transfer station.
In the Île-de-France Mobilités journey planner, enter the exact station and the time you want to arrive there on Saturday, then check the RATP traffic updates. Allow time to reach your concourse and platform, and remember the boarding deadline shown on your ticket.
Whether you’re taking a taxi or a ride-hailing service, check with the driver where they can drop you off. Difficulties getting to a station do not automatically affect train schedules: don’t count on a delayed departure to make up for time lost along the way.
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