the guide to understanding transport prices in the Paris region and their increase during the Games

From July 20 to September 8, the single ticket price increases from 2.15 to 4 euros, and a Paris 2024 pass is sold for 16 euros per day.

Change at the ticket office or at the terminal. Due to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, traveling by public transport in Paris and the Ile-de-France region will cost more from Saturday, July 20, until September 8. The price of a metro ticket will almost double and a specific pass will be offered to tourists and spectators of the event. Franceinfo takes a closer look at these exceptional pricing conditions.

1 How much will tickets cost during the competition?

Starting Saturday, the price of a single ticket for the metro, RER in Paris, buses and some trams will increase from 2.15 to 4 euros. A book of 10 tickets, loaded onto a Navigo Easy card or smartphone, will be sold for 32 euros instead of 17.35 euros. In addition, if you have not purchased your bus ticket before boarding, the journey will be charged 5 euros by the driver, compared to the usual 2.50 euros.

The “origin-destination” ticket, which allows you to travel by RER or Transilien outside the capital as well as between the suburbs and Paris, will be sold for up to 6 euros, instead of 5 euros normally, details the Ile-de-France Mobilités website. Bus tickets to get to Roissy and Orly airports will be increased to 16 euros.

Tickets purchased at the standard rate before July 20 can be used during the period. Similarly, it will be possible to use tickets loaded before this date on the Navigo Easy support. However, it is not possible to store more than 30 tickets on this pass.

At the end of March, the president of the Ile-de-France region, Valérie Pécresse, presented the price of single tickets during the Games as deliberately dissuasive for the people of Ile-de-France, “so that no one buys it” and thus avoid the “emboli at the counters”.

2 Are subscribers in the Paris region affected by this additional cost?

For residents of the Paris region with a monthly or annual Navigo subscription, prices remain the same during the event. Beneficiaries of the transport solidarity pricing, the Amethyst package (reserved for the elderly or disabled under resource conditions) and the Imagine R subscription (for pupils, students and apprentices under 26) are also not affected by the price increase. On the other hand, the Navigo day and week packages will not be marketed from July 20 to September 8, warns Ile-de-France Mobilités.

The pricing conditions of the Liberté+ service, reserved for people living or working in the region, also remain unchanged during the Games. Once activated on a Navigo pass, this system allows you to pay per use, at a price of 1.73 euros, for each journey on buses and trams in the Ile-de-France region, or on the RER and metro within Paris, explains Ile-de-France Mobilités. “People from the Paris region who don’t want to pay 4 euros can just subscribe to Liberté+”insisted Valérie Pécresse in March.

3 When should you opt for the Paris 2024 pass?

During the Games, the Paris Visite pass, intended for tourists to travel unlimited in Paris and its close suburbs for 13.95 euros per day and 44.45 euros for five days, will not be sold, explains RATP. Instead, Ile-de-France Mobilités is offering a Paris 2024 pass, valid everywhere in the region from July 20 to September 8. This system will allow people visiting the capital to navigate between the different competition sites, tourist sites, as well as to Orly and Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airports.

This costs 16 euros per day, with a decreasing rate for longer durations: 30 euros for two days, 42 euros for three days, 52 euros for four days, 60 euros for five days and 70 euros for seven days.

Given the rising prices of single tickets and shuttles between airports, this solution may prove to be the most economical for spectators attending the Games. However, the cost of this pass has attracted much criticism. Especially since in their bid file, the organizers initially promised to make public transport free for ticket holders for the events. The proposal, deemed too costly in view of the expected increase in transport use, was ultimately abandoned.

4 What are the other solutions for getting around the capital this summer?

All Olympic sites are connected by cycle paths, assures the Paris municipality. The self-service bicycle service, Vélib, charges 3 euros for a 45-minute ride, and the price drops by subscribing to a subscription, even a free one. Day passes also exist (5 euros for a mechanical bike, 10 euros for an electric bike). Additional Vélib stations have been installed around the competition.

Driving, however, is expected to be complicated during the event. Since July 15, “Olympic lanes” connecting the sites have been deployed, reducing the roadway for most motorists. Only authorized vehicles transporting athletes, delegations, emergency and security vehicles, taxis (but not VTCs) and public transport can drive there. These lanes will be in service until mid-August or mid-September depending on the route.

Drivers must also deal with the security perimeters set up around the opening ceremony venues, up until July 26 inclusive, and around the competition sites. These will change hour by hour depending on the events, as illustrated by the interactive map put online by the Ministry of Transport. While the gray zones are prohibited to all persons without a pass, the red zones are open without conditions to pedestrians and cyclists, but subject to authorization for motorized vehicles.