To make the most of July 14th 2025 in Paris, you'll need to get organized by checking which areas are inaccessible and which metro and tramway stations are not closed.
On this National Holiday, and as every year due to the military parade, the fireworks display from the Eiffel Tower and the concert on the Champ-de-Mars, parking and traffic restrictions have been put in place by the Paris Prefecture de Police. So if you're planning to travel by car or bus this Sunday, be sure to consult the list of restrictions.
As for public transport, every year the RATP also announces disruptions, with metro and tramway stations closed for the July 14th festivities. Find out which lines to avoid and which to choose for your journeys on Bastille Day.
On July 14th, from 10 a.m. to noon, the Champs-Élysées avenue and the skies over Paris welcomed more than 7,000 men and women, 102 planes and helicopters, and 200 horses from the Republican Guard.
Due to the July 14th parade and at the request of the Préfecture de Police, some stations will be closed from the beginning of the service:
Connections will not be provided at the stations concerned, and reopening will require authorization from the Préfecture de Police.
The festivities continue in the evening, with the 13th edition of the Concert de Paris taking place from 9pm on the Champ-de-Mars.
Due to this event and the fireworks display at 11pm from the Eiffel Tower, and at the request of the Préfecture de Police, the following Metro and RER stations will be closed from 7pm:
Stations will be reopened by order of the Préfecture de Police.
Other stations remain closed for work
Connections will be provided at the stations concerned.
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