The Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Everything you need to know about Paris traffic
Whether you plan to travel by car, on foot, by metro, by train or even by bike. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games may well have an impact on you if you’re traveling in the Paris region. It’s essential to find out about traffic conditions beforehand, to anticipate any possible inconveniences. In this article, find out all about the latest transport news. As well as the adaptations put in place by the city to avoid any chaos.
Some stations close to the Olympic venues will close in June, notably Concorde and Tuileries. Alternative means of travel will have to be found, as many areas will be closed to motorized vehicles in the extended perimeter around the sites. From 2h30 before the start of the first event to 1h after the last.
On the Paris ring road and within a radius of a hundred kilometers around the capital, reserved lanes for athletes will be set up. To ensure that they arrive on time and to facilitate the movement of emergency services. In addition, each Olympic venue will be accessible by bicycle via a protected cycle route. And 3,000 new Vélib’ will be in circulation by the summer.
Nearly 500,000 spectators and daily users will have to travel simultaneously every day. RATP and Île-de-France Mobilités therefore recommend telecommuting or postponing journeys to avoid network saturation.
It’s also important to note that it’s advisable to buy your tickets in advance. 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 go smoothly for everyone.
Closure of certain Paris bridges
From July 1, several bridges in central Paris, between Bir-Hakeim and Bercy, will be progressively closed to traffic. Only four of these will remain open, identified in green on the map: the Pont d’Iéna (partially), the Pont des Invalides, the Pont Notre-Dame, the Pont de Sully, and the Sédar-Senghor pedestrian bridge.
Here are the details of the bridge closure schedule:
- Closed on July 1st: Pont d’Iéna (partially), Pont du Carrousel
- Closed 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 quays of the Seine
From mid-July onwards, motorized traffic will be banned on the upper quays to allow the installation of “boxes” to accommodate spectators with free tickets, as announced by the Prefect of Police. As for the lower quays, they will be closed to pedestrians from mid-June.
According to Gérald Darmanin, this traffic ban will extend along the quays from Charenton to Boulogne a few days before the opening ceremony, without a precise date being given. This area will be classified as a red perimeter, where motorized access will be prohibited unless an exemption is granted.
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