Many French people are preparing to say goodbye to 2024 and hello to 2025 from Paris.
Public transport open all night, traffic restrictions… Here's what you need to know before going to the capital.
Are you planning to spend the last hours of 2024 and the first hours of 2025 in Paris? Like every year, many French people will celebrate the transition to the new year from the capital. And the authorities are preparing: 10,000 police officers and gendarmes will be mobilized in Paris and the inner suburbs, indicates the police headquarters. Before organizing your New Year's Eve, TF1info takes stock of everything you need to know.
Public transport all night (and free)
For once, public transport will not stop after 1am. Or almost. To return home in the middle of the night, many lines will remain open, reports Île-de-France Mobilités (new window). From 5 p.m. this Tuesday, December 31, and until Wednesday, January 1 at 12 p.m., the network is even completely free, with the exception of airports (new window).
Please note, however, that metro traffic all night does not affect the entire network. (new window). Lines 1, 2, 4, 6, 9 and 14 are affected, but only part of the stations will be served. The same goes for the RER (most stations will be served, but there will only be one train per hour on certain sections), the Transiliens and the T4 tramway. Please note that night buses will operate in addition “like a classic weekend night”specifies Île-de-France Mobilités.
The Champs-Élysées under high security
In Paris, unlike July 14, no fireworks show can be expected near the Eiffel Tower. The show will take place on the Champs-Élysées, where thousands of spectators are expected. To ensure safety, the police headquarters prohibits the sale and consumption of alcohol on the avenue from 4 p.m. this Tuesday. Part of the Champs-Élysées has been inaccessible since Sunday due to installation work.
To get there, it's better to rely on your legs. The Charles de Gaulle – Étoile metro station will be closed all day this Tuesday, and from 3 p.m. for the RER A, at which time the metro stations located between Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre and Porte Maillot on line 1 will be closed. also closed. The Iéna, Passy, Dupleix, Boissière, Ternes and Saint-Philippe du Roule stops, located on various lines, will close their doors throughout the day.
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Specific points for entering the Champs-Élysées will be created by the police and will be open from 6 p.m. “The public will be subject to screening, with inspection, baggage searches and security pat-downs”warns the police headquarters. Fireworks and pyrotechnic items will be prohibited, as will glass bottles, alcohol and helmets. “The prefect of police reminds that no excesses will be tolerated either on the Champs-Élysées or throughout the urban area”he warns. “The greatest firmness will be used if necessary to put an end to it.”
