Paris Comes to a Standstill for the Olympic Games

The grand celebration of the Olympic Games begins tonight in Paris. An exceptional day with equally exceptional traffic conditions.

Let’s not beat around the bush, traveling in Paris and the Île-de-France will be a nightmare all day. It is simply advised not to use a car in Paris starting from 10:00 AM. You can still try your luck on two motorized wheels, but the Olympic routes for PARIS 2024 are prohibited for them for reasons that completely escape us, so it won’t be the miracle solution.

Around Paris, partial and limited access regulations for entering and exiting the inner Paris ring road are to be expected throughout the day. Traffic approaching Paris will also be difficult on the A1, A3, and A4 highways. It is recommended, for transit trips through Île-de-France, to favor the A86 and Francilienne (A104 and RN 104).

In the streets of the capital, significant traffic difficulties are expected all day for both individuals and buses. Starting from 1:00 PM and until the end of the ceremony, the red and gray perimeters will be strictly closed to traffic, while the red perimeter remains accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. Before embarking on your adventure, be sure to check the map of these perimeters.

All the crossing bridges affected by the grand parade of athletes will be closed starting at 1:00 PM: Invalides, Sully, Notre-Dame, pedestrian footbridge Sendar-Senghor. The bridges downstream of Iéna and upstream of Austerlitz will be closed to motorized traffic from 1:00 PM and prohibited to pedestrians from 5:30 PM.

So we advise you to stroll on foot in the few remaining permitted perimeters to soak in the magical atmosphere that the capital is immersed in today, but certainly not to venture out in an attempt to approach the banks of the Seine!