2024 Olympics: How to get around after the opening ceremony?

undefined 26 juillet 2024 undefined 18h00

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Since this morning, traffic in the capital has come to a standstill because of the opening ceremony. All metro stations, roads, and bridges near the Seine are closing one after the other in a slightly crazy attempt to prevent any incidents during the parade. But what happens once it's all over?

Tonight, as soon as the end of the magnificent ceremony on the Seine, Parisians and tourists will be able to once again take public transportation to go home, or continue the festivities thanks to the many bars open all night. But several questions remain: which stations will be open? And until what time? Don't worry, we are here to answer all your questions. Many metro stations in the capital have been closing since this morning. Especially those near the Seine, which are already mostly inaccessible. But how will their gradual reopening go? Here is a summary of the opening and closing hours (or rather the other way around), for the day, and especially the evening.

First of all, let's remember that lines 2, 3, 3bis, and 14 are running normally until the end of service. The same goes for RER A, D, and E, as well as most tram lines. In addition to that, on all lines, the metro frequency will even be increased before and after the ceremony to transport a greater number of passengers faster.


Which stations will be open?

So, to take advantage of these hundreds of trains, which stations will you be able to use? Here are the closed stops line by line (if no timetable is specified, the station will be closed all day). All the others will be open for you after the ceremony. And regardless of where you are, you will be less than 20 minutes away from one of them.

Line 1: Champs-Élysées-Clem.Bucket, Concorde, Tuileries, City Hall, Saint-Paul Line 4: City Line 5: Quai de la Rapée, Gare d'Austerlitz (from 6pm to 9:30pm), Saint-Marcel (from 6pm to 9:30pm), Compo-Formio (from 6pm to 9:30pm), Place d'Italie (from 6pm to 9:30pm) Line 6: Service interrupted between Charles de Gaulle-Etoile and La Motte-Picquet-Grenelle. Line completely closed from 6pm to 9:30pm.

Line 7: Service disrupted between Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre and Jussieu. Place d'Italie (from 6pm to 9:30pm)

Line 8: Concorde, Invalides, La Tour-Maubourg (from 11pm), École Militaire (from 11pm)

Line 9: Service disrupted between Miromesnil and Porte de Saint-Cloud

Line 10: Michel-Ange-Molitor, Michel-Ange-Auteuil, Javel-André Citroen (from 6pm to 11:15pm)

Line 11: Châtelet, Rambuteau, Hôtel de Ville

Line 12: Concorde, Assemblée nationale, Rue du Bac (from 11pm), Solférino (from 11pm)

Line 13: Champs-Elysées-Clémenceau, Invalides, Saint-François-Xavier (from 11pm), Varenne (from 11pm)

RER B: Saint Michel Notre Dame (from 6 pm to 11:15 pm)

RER C: Champ de Mars - Eiffel Tower, Pont de l'Alma, Musée d'Orsay, Invalides, Javel (from 6 pm to 11:15 pm), Saint Michel - Notre Dame (from 6 pm to 11:15 pm), Boulainvilliers (from 6 pm to 11:15 pm), Avenue du Président Kennedy (from 6 pm to 11:15 pm)


Plenty to enjoy all night long!

So yes, on paper, this list may seem intimidating. But rest assured, as soon as we take a closer look, we realize that a very large number of stations will actually be quite accessible. Excellent news, especially considering that bars have been allowed to extend their opening hours for the occasion. And no matter what, you will always have a way to go somewhere, as 3 lines will be partially open all night long for the opening ceremony.. Wow! Lines 1, 4, and 14 (the automatic lines) together represent 35 stations that will be happy to welcome you all night long!. Yay!