Whether you plan to travel by car, on foot, by metro, by train or even by bike. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games may well impact you if you travel to the Paris region. It is essential to find out about traffic ahead of time to anticipate possible inconveniences. In this article, discover the latest news concerning transport. As well as the adaptations put in place by the city to avoid any chaos.
Some stations near the Olympic sites will close from month of June, notably Concorde and Tuileries. It will therefore be necessary to find travel alternatives, because many areas will be closed to motorized vehicles in a wider area around the sites. From 2h30 before the start of the first test until 1h after the last.
On the Paris ring road and within a radius of around a hundred kilometers around the capital, lanes reserved for athletes will be put in place. In order to guarantee their arrival on time and to facilitate the movement of emergency services. Furthermore, every Olympic venue will be accessible by bike by a protected cycle route. And 3000 new Vélib’ will be put into circulation by summer.
Near 500 spectators and daily users will have to travel simultaneously every day. RATP and Île-de-France Mobilités therefore recommend teleworking or postponing travel to avoid network saturation.
It is also important to note that it is recommended to buy your transport tickets in advance. In order to avoid price increases during the competition and long queues. In short, with proper planning and a healthy dose of flexibility, travel during the Olympic Games should run smoothly for everyone.
Closure of certain Parisian bridges
From July 1, several bridges in the center of Paris, between Bir-Hakeim and Bercy, will be gradually closed to traffic. Alone four of them will remain open, identifiable in green on the map: the Pont d'Iéna (partially), the Pont des Invalides, the Pont Notre-Dame, the Pont de Sully, as well as the Sédar-Senghor pedestrian bridge.
Here are the details of the bridge closure schedule:
- Closure on July 1: Pont d'Iéna (partially), Pont du Carrousel
- Closing on July 8: Pont de l'Alma, Pont de la Tournelle, Pont au Change
- Closed on July 15: Pont de la Concorde, Pont Royal, Pont d'Arcole
Closure of the banks of the Seine
From mid-July, the motorized traffic will be prohibited on the high platforms to allow the installation of “boxes” intended to accommodate spectators with free tickets, as announced by the police prefect. As to low platforms, they will be closed to the promenade from mid-June.
This traffic ban will extend along the quays of Charenton to Boulogne a few days before the opening ceremony, according to Gérald Darmanin, without a precise date being provided. This area will be classified as a red perimeter, where motorized access will be prohibited, unless exempted.
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