Whether you're planning to travel by car, on foot, by metro, by train, by bike or even on board a flying cab, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games may well impact you if you're traveling in the Paris region. Whether you're on vacation or will be working during the competition, it's best to find out what's going on beforehand, so as to anticipate any potential problems! In this guide, you'll find all the latest news on transport, both individual and public, and the adaptations the city has put in place to avoid chaos.
The changes won't last just two weeks: some stations close to the Olympic venues, such as Concorde and Tuileries, willclose as early as June. You'll have to find alternative ways of getting around, both by metro and by car, as many areas will be closed to motorized vehicles, within an extended perimeter around the venues, from 2.30 hours before the start of the first event until 1 hour after the last.
On the Paris ring road and along a hundred or so kilometers around the capital, reserved Olympic lanes are being set up, to enable athletes to arrive on time, and emergency services to circulate easily. For motorists, however, it will most certainly be necessary to be patient and leave earlier, with one lane less. Finally, for cyclists, each Olympic venue will be accessible via a protected cycle route, and 3,000 new Vélib' bikes will be in operation by the summer.
With almost 500,000 spectators and comm uters expected to be travelling at the same time each day, RATP and Île-de-France Mobilités are inviting people to telecommute or postpone their journeys to avoid overloading the network.
Good to know: remember to buy your transport tickets in advance, or even now, to avoid price increases during the competition and long queues of tourists!
This guide will be updated as announcements are made on the subject.
RATP & Olympic Games Paris 2024: the schedule of metro stations closed during the Olympic Games.
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Paris 2024 Olympics: bus traffic modified, 16 routes affected
While several metro lines are likely to be packed with users and tourists during the Paris 2024 Olympics, several bus lines will be disrupted. Due to the temporary competition venues set up in several areas of the capital, some bus routes will be diverted or limited. Find out more about the 16 bus routes affected by these changes. [Read more]
Paris 2024: the list of bridges closed to traffic from early July for the Olympic Games
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Paris 2024: a special transport fare for the Olympic Games, at 4 euros a ticket
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games aren't done changing the daily lives of Parisians, especially on public transport. For the duration of the competition, fares on the network will double! [Read more]
Paris 2024: the Paris ring road and 185 kilometers of major roads restricted during the event
Traffic on the roads and on public transport is likely to be disrupted during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 185 kilometers of roads and three-quarters of the ring road will be restricted during the event. [Read more]
Paris 2024 Olympics: to get around on foot or by car, an authorization platform opens in May
A security perimeter is to be set up around the Olympic venues during the Games in Paris. Special authorization will be required to access these areas. [Read more]
Paris 2024: 17 metro stations closed a week before the opening ceremony
Decidedly, don't plan to travel too close to the Seine, around the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as 17 metro and RER stations will be closed from July 18! [Read more]
Paris 2024 Olympics: 10 free shuttle bus lines to reach certain competition venues
In the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Île-de-France Mobilités is announcing the introduction of 10 free shuttle bus routes. The aim? To make it easier for spectators to get to the most remote competition venues in the Paris region. [Read more]
Marathon pour tous: some Paris transport systems open all night
Announced as a sporting, festive and popular experience, the Paris 2024 Marathon pour tous will be run at night on August 10, with two races on the program. To mark the occasion, Valérie Pécresse, President of the Île-de-France region and Île-de-France Mobilités, has announced that certain transport services will run all night in Paris. [Read more]
Paris 2024: giant bike parks set up near Olympic venues
If subway travel is going to be a complex affair during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Parisians and tourists alike can fall back on bicycles, which will be made easier to use thanks to the installation of giant parking lots near Olympic venues. [Read more]
Olympic Games 2024: airspace around Paris closed on opening ceremony night
Gérald Darmanin has announced the closure of airspace, on the evening of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, within a 150-kilometer radius of the capital. [Read more]
Olympics: why are RER tickets more expensive to get to Olympic venues outside Paris?
Be careful when traveling outside Paris: to access certain Olympic sites, the usual metro ticket is not enough! You'll need to be vigilant and buy another one, to make sure you don't get fined on arrival! [Read more]
RATP: soon, the Paris metro will no longer stop in the event of passenger discomfort
Paris metros will no longer stop in the event of passenger discomfort, and will be quicker to restart following news of a suspicious package. Following her appearance on the set of BFM Business, Valérie Pécresse announced significant changes in the context of transport in the Paris region, to be fully ready in the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The new measures should be in place by next June. [Read more]
How to get around Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is among the key zones for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The festivities will be spread over thirteen days of events, organized in four different locations, all with a large fan zone in the Ile de Loisirs. We tell you all about the transport arrangements in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines during the Olympic Games, and how you can get around. [Read more]
Paris 2024 Olympics: transport lines and metro stations to avoid
With the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games just around the corner, many Parisians are worried about public transport ridership. The government has just launched the "anticiperlesjeux.gouv.fr" information website, and you can find out which metro, tramway, RER and Transilien lines will be most affected during the Paris Olympics. Several metro stations will also have to be avoided, while others will be closed to passengers. [Read more]
Paris 2024: half of the Place de la Concorde will no longer be accessible by car after the Games
After the 2024 Olympics, half of the Place de la Concorde will no longer be accessible to motorists. The space will be redeveloped as a promenade, just like the Trocadero and the Champ-de-Mars. [Read more]
Paris 2024: Parisians urged to stay at home to avoid traffic chaos
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are crystallizing many tensions, particularly on the subject of public transport in the Île-de-France region, which is already struggling to contain the usual influx. Ile-de-France residents who use them all year round are therefore invited to stay at home during the event. [Read more]
Paris 2024 Olympics: metro stations closed in some areas of the capital
Getting around the capital during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will certainly be complicated. In an interview with Le Parisien, the Prefect of Paris, Laurent Nunez, announced that several metro stations would be closed for security reasons. We explain. [Read more]
Paris 2024 Olympics: a special certificate to drive around Paris during the Games
QR codes, credentials, protection zones: during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it will be difficult to drive around the capital. Here are the main elements of the security plan, presented by Laurent Nuñez, Prefect of Police. [Read more]
2024 Paralympic Games: only 9% of metro stations accessible to people with disabilities
There's still a year to go before the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and yet public transport is still not accessible to disabled people in the capital, a situation that's causing concern. [Read more]
Paris 2024: river shuttles to get around on the Seine during the Olympic Games?
Fancy getting out of the metro-busy-sleepy and replacing the metro with a boat? During the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, you may be able to get around on river shuttles, on the Seine! [Read more]
Paris 2024: Olympic speed cameras soon to be installed on the Paris ring road
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games aren't just going to make people happy! New speed cameras will be installed on the Paris ring road to control traffic on the future "Olympic lane". [Read more]
Paris 2024: soon "Olympians", bike paths to connect the Olympic sites?
The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, wants to build more bike paths for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, "Olympians", which should connect the Olympic venues to each other. [Read more]
Paris: "flying cabs" should be flying over the capital for the 2024 Olympic Games
A cab flying over the rooftops of Paris? Since 2021, RATP, ADP and Choose Paris Region have confirmed the presence in the near future of these autonomous cabs in the skies over the capital, normally by the 2024 Olympic Games. [Read more]
Dates and Opening Time
From February 24th, 2024 to September 8th, 2024
