Tour de France 2026: Parking and Traffic Restrictions in Paris
The highly anticipated final stage of the Tour de France 2026 is set to culminate on the iconic Champs-Élysées in Paris this Sunday, July 26. Following three weeks of intense competition, cyclists will make their grand arrival in the capital. To facilitate this major sporting event, the Paris Police Prefecture has issued decrees outlining temporary parking and traffic restrictions across several arrondissements. Here’s a comprehensive guide to what you need to know.
The Final Stage: Thoiry to Paris with Montmartre Ascent
The last stage of the Tour de France 2026 will journey from Thoiry in the Yvelines to Paris. Before reaching the finish line on the Champs-Élysées, cyclists will undertake a challenging triple ascent of Butte Montmartre via Rue Lepic, promising an intense and festive spectacle. For those planning to attend this epic finale, it is crucial to be aware of the logistical changes in place.
Parking Restrictions: July 24-27, 2026
To ensure public safety and the smooth execution of the event, parking will be prohibited for all types of vehicles in numerous streets and sections of roads. These restrictions will be in effect from 6:00 PM on July 24, 2026, until 11:59 PM on July 26, 2026, in the following areas:
- Paris Centre, 7th, 8th, 9th, 15th, and 18th Arrondissements:
- Quai d’Issy-les-Moulineaux
- Quai André Citroën
- Quai de Grenelle
- Parking of Capelli Store – 29 Quai de Grenelle
- Rue du Docteur Finlay (between Quai de Grenelle and No. 3)
- Rue Nocard (between Quai de Grenelle and No. 3)
- Quai Jacques Chirac
- Place de la Résistance
- Quai d’Orsay
- Boulevard des Invalides (between Rue de Grenelle and Avenue de Tourville, including the service road)
- Quai des Tuileries
- Quai Aimé Césaire
- Rue de Rivoli (between Rue de l’Echelle and Place de la Concorde)
- Place des Pyramides
- Avenue du Général Lemonnier
- Rue Saint-Roch (between Rue de Rivoli and Rue Saint-Honoré)
- Rue du 29 juillet (between Rue de Rivoli and No. 5)
- Rue d’Alger (between Rue de Rivoli and Rue du Mont-Thabor)
- Rue de Castiglione (between Rue de Rivoli and Rue du Mont-Thabor)
- Rue Rouget de L’Isle (between Rue de Rivoli and Rue du Mont-Thabor)
- Rue Cambon (between Rue de Rivoli and Rue du Mont-Thabor)
- Rue de Mondovi (between Rue de Rivoli and Rue du Mont-Thabor)
- Rue Saint-Florentin (between Rue de Rivoli and No. 2)
- Place de la Concorde
- Rue Royale
- Cours la Reine
- Avenue des Champs-Élysées
- Avenue Dutuit
- Avenue Edward Tuck
- Avenue Charles Girault
- Avenue Winston Churchill
- Avenue de Selves
- Avenue du Général Eisenhower
- Avenue Gabriel
- Avenue Matignon (between Rond-Point des Champs Élysées-Marcel Dassault and Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré)
- Rue Jean Mermoz (between Rond-Point des Champs Élysées-Marcel Dassault and Rue de Ponthieu)
- Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt (between Cours la Reine and Rue de Ponthieu)
- Rue du Colisée (between Avenue des Champs Élysées and No. 7)
- Rue de la Boétie (between Avenue des Champs Élysées and No. 126)
- Rue de Berri (between Avenue des Champs Élysées and No. 5)
- Rue Washington (between Avenue des Champs Élysées and No. 3)
- Rue de Balzac (between Avenue des Champs Élysées and No. 1)
- Rue Arsène Houssaye (between Avenue des Champs Élysées and No. 3)
- Place Charles de Gaulle
- Rue de Tilsitt
- Rue de Presbourg
- Rue Galilée (between Avenue des Champs Élysées and Rue Vernet)
- Rue de Bassano (between Avenue des Champs Élysées and Rue Vernet)
- Avenue George V (between Avenue des Champs Élysées and Rue Vernet)
- Rue Quentin Bauchart (between Avenue des Champs Élysées and Rue Vernet)
- Rue Lincoln (between Avenue des Champs Élysées and No. 11)
- Rue Pierre Charron (between Avenue des Champs Élysées and No. 68)
- Rue Marbœuf (between Avenue des Champs Élysées and No. 39)
- Rue Marignan (between Avenue des Champs Élysées and No. 25)
- Avenue Montaigne (between Avenue des Champs Élysées and No. 54)
- Avenue de Wagram (between Place Charles de Gaulle and Place des Ternes)
- Place des Ternes
- Avenue des Ternes (between Place des Ternes and No. 6)
- Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré (between Place des Ternes and No. 266)
- Avenue Wagram (between Place des Ternes and No. 52)
- Boulevard de Courcelles
- Boulevard des Batignolles
- Place de Clichy
- Boulevard de Clichy
- Place Blanche
- Rue Lepic
- Place Jean-Baptiste Clément
- Rue Norvins
- Rue Saint-Éleuthère
- Rue du Cardinal Dubois
- Rue Lamarck
- Rue Caulaincourt
- Place Jean-Baptiste Clément (between Rue Lepic and Rue Ravignan)
- Rue Paul Albert (between Rue du Chevalier de la Barre and No. 16)
- Rue Joseph de Maistre (between Rue Caulaincourt and Rue Constance)
- Rue des Abbesses (between Rue Aristide Bruant and Rue Audran)
- Additionally, from 6:00 PM on July 24, 2026, to 2:00 PM on July 27, 2026, in the 8th, 15th, and 17th Arrondissements:
- Rue Gustave Charpentier (between Boulevard d’Aurelle de Paladines and Avenue du Roule)
- Rue Jean Rey
- Boulevard Pershing (between Place de la Porte Maillot and Place du Général Koénig)
- Boulevard Gouvion Saint-Cyr (between Boulevard Pereire and Avenue des Ternes)
- Quai de Grenelle (between No. 55 and No. 61)
- Rue Gaston de Caillavet (between Quai de Grenelle and Rue Robert de Flers)
- Avenue de la Porte de la Plaine (between No. 4 and No. 20)
- Rue Laure Diebold
- Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré (between Rue Balzac and Boulevard Haussmann)
- Allée Louis de Funès
Traffic Restrictions: July 25-26, 2026
Traffic will also be heavily restricted. Drivers are advised to avoid these areas or use public transport.
- From 8:00 AM on July 25, 2026, to 11:59 PM on July 26, 2026:
- Southern/Western lateral roadway, between Cours la Reine and the exit ramp of Voie Georges Pompidou towards Place de la Concorde (8th Arrondissement)
- From 12:01 AM on July 26, 2026, to 11:59 PM on July 26, 2026, in the 8th Arrondissement:
- Cours la Reine
- Avenue Winston Churchill
- Place Clemenceau
- From 12:01 AM on July 26, 2026, to 6:00 AM on July 27, 2026, in Paris 8th Arrondissement:
- Rue Laure Diebold
- Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré (between Rue Balzac and Boulevard Haussmann)
- Allée Louis de Funès
- From 6:00 AM on July 26, 2026, to 11:59 PM on July 26, 2026:
- Avenue des Champs-Élysées (between Place de la Concorde and Rond-Point des Champs Élysées-Marcel Dassault)
- Avenue de Marigny (between Avenue Gabriel and Avenue des Champs-Élysées)
- From 6:00 AM on July 26, 2026, to 11:59 PM on July 26, 2026, in Paris Centre, 7th, and 8th Arrondissements:
- Voie Georges Pompidou (between Place de l’Alma and Pont de la Concorde)
- Quai François Mitterrand (between Pont Royal and Pont du Carrousel)
- Pont Royal
- Quai Aimé Césaire
- Quai des Tuileries
- Pont de la Concorde
- Pont Alexandre III
- Pont des Invalides
- From 9:00 AM on July 26, 2026, to 11:59 PM on July 26, 2026, within the perimeter (traffic remains free unless otherwise specified) in Paris Centre, 8th, 16th, and 17th Arrondissements:
- Place de l’Alma
- Avenue du Président Wilson (between Place de l’Alma and Rue Freycinet)
- Rue Freycinet
- Place de l’Amiral de Grasse
- Place des Etats-Unis
- Rue de Belloy
- Rue Copernic
- Place Victor Hugo
- Avenue Raymond Poincaré
- Avenue de Malakoff
- Place de la Porte Maillot
- Boulevard Pereire (even side)
- Avenue des Ternes (between Boulevard Pereire and Place des Ternes)
- Place des Ternes
- Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré (between Place des Ternes and Rue Berryer)
- Rue Berryer
- Avenue de Friedland (between Rue Berryer and Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré)
- Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré (between Avenue de Friedland and Rue Saint-Honoré)
- Rue Saint-Honoré (between Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré and Rue de Rohan)
- Rue de Rohan
- Place du Carrousel
- Quai François Mitterand (between Place du Carrousel and Quai Aimé Césaire – closed to traffic)
- Quai Aimé Césaire (closed to traffic)
- Quai des Tuileries (closed to traffic)
- Place de la Concorde (closed to traffic)
- Cours la Reine (closed to traffic)
- Place du Canada (closed to traffic)
- Cours Albert 1er (closed to traffic)
- From 11:00 AM on July 26, 2026, to 8:00 PM on July 26, 2026, within the perimeter (traffic remains free unless otherwise specified) in Paris 18th Arrondissement:
- Rue Joseph de Maistre (between Rue de la Barrière Blanche and Rue Caulaincourt)
- Rue Caulaincourt (between Rue Joseph de Maistre and Boulevard Clichy – closed to traffic)
- Boulevard de Clichy (between Rue de Caulaincourt and Rue André Antoine)
- Rue André Antoine (between Boulevard de Clichy and Rue Piémontési)
- Rue Piémontési
- Rue Houdon (between Rue Piémontési and Boulevard de Clichy)
- Boulevard de Clichy (between Rue Houdon and Rue des Martyrs)
- Rue des Martyrs (between Boulevard de Clichy and Rue des Abbesses)
- Rue des Abbesses
- Rue Tholozé (between Rue Durantin and Rue des Abbesses)
- Rue Durantin (between Rue de Tholozé and Rue Garreau)
- Rue Garreau
- Rue des Trois Frères (between Rue Garreau and Rue Tardieu)
- Rue Tardieu
- Place Saint-Pierre
- Rue Ronsard
- Rue André del Sarte (between Rue Ronsard and Rue Feutrier)
- Rue Feutrier (between Rue Muller and Rue André del Sarte)
- Rue Muller (between Rue Feutrier and Rue Paul Albert)
- Rue Paul Albert (between Rue Muller and Rue du Chevalier de La Barre)
- Rue du Chevalier de Labarre (between Rue Paul Albert and Rue Lamarck – closed to traffic)
- Rue Lamarck (between Rue du Chevalier de La Barre and Rue Caulaincourt – closed to traffic)
- Rue Caulaincourt (between Rue Lamarck and Rue Francœur – closed to traffic)
- Rue Francœur (between Rue Caulaincourt and Rue des Saules)
- Rue des Saules (between Rue Darwin and Rue Francœur)
- Rue Darwin
- Rue de la Fontaine du But (between Rue Darwin and Place Robert Verdier)
- Place Robert Verdier
- Rue Marcadet (between Place Robert Verdier and Rue Damrémont)
- Rue Damrémont (between Rue Marcadet and Rue Lamarck)
- Rue Lamarck (between Rue Damrémont and Rue Eugène Carrière)
- Rue Eugène Carrière (between Rue Lamarck and Rue Joseph de Maistre)
- From 1:00 PM on July 26, 2026, to 8:00 PM on July 26, 2026, within the perimeter (traffic remains free unless otherwise specified) in Paris 8th, 9th, and 17th Arrondissements:
- Boulevard Pereire (even side, between Avenue des Ternes and Place du Maréchal Juin)
- Place du Maréchal Juin
- Avenue de Villiers (between Place du Maréchal Juin and Place du Général Catroux)
- Place du Général Catroux
- Rue Legendre (between Place du Général Catroux and Avenue de Clichy)
- Avenue de Clichy (between Rue Legendre and Avenue de Saint-Ouen)
- Avenue de Saint-Ouen (between Avenue de Clichy and Rue Etex)
- Rue Etex
- Rue de la Barrière Blanche
- Rue Joseph de Maistre (between Rue de la Barrière Blanche and Rue Caulaincourt – closed to traffic)
- Rue Caulaincourt (between Rue Joseph de Maistre and Boulevard de Clichy – closed to traffic)
- Boulevard de Clichy (between Rue Caulaincourt and Rue Fromentin – closed to traffic)
- Rue Fromentin
- Rue de Douai (between Rue Fromentin and Rue Blanche)
- Rue Blanche (between Rue de Douai and Rue Moncey)
- Rue de Moncey
- Rue de Clichy (between Rue Moncey and Rue de Liège)
- Rue de Liège
- Place de l’Europe-Simone Veil
- Rue de Madrid (between Place de l’Europe-Simone Veil and Rue de Rome)
- Rue de Rome (between Rue de Madrid and Rue de la Pépinière)
- Rue de la Pépinière
- Place Saint-Augustin (southern part)
- Boulevard Haussmann (between Place Saint-Augustin and Rue de Monceau)
- Boulevard Haussmann (between Rue de Monceau and Avenue de Friedland – closed to traffic)
- Avenue de Friedland (between Boulevard Haussmann and Rue Berryer – closed to traffic)
- Rue Berryer (closed to traffic)
- Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré (between Rue Berryer and Place des Ternes – closed to traffic)
- Place des Ternes (closed to traffic)
- Avenue des Ternes (between Place des Ternes and Boulevard Pereire – closed to traffic)
- From 1:00 PM on July 26, 2026, to 10:00 PM on July 26, 2026:
- Boulevard des Invalides (between Rue de Grenelle and Avenue de Tourville, including the service road)
- From 2:00 PM on July 26, 2026, to 8:00 PM on July 26, 2026, in Paris 7th, 15th, and 16th Arrondissements:
- Quai d’Issy-les-Moulineaux
- Quai André Citroën (between Rue de Balard and Quai d’Issy-les-Moulineaux)
- Pont d’Iéna
- Pont de Bir-Hakeim
- Pont de Grenelle
- Pont Mirabeau
- Pont de l’Alma
- Voie Georges Pompidou (between Quai Saint Exupéry and Avenue de New-York)
- Quai d’Issy Interchange, Ramp No. 1 (inner ring road side)
- Quai d’Issy Interchange, Ramps No. 2 and 4 (outer ring road side)
- Quai d’Issy Interchange, at the junction of Ramps No. 3 and 4 (outer ring road side)
- From 2:00 PM on July 26, 2026, to 8:00 PM on July 26, 2026, within the perimeter (traffic remains free unless otherwise specified) in Paris 7th and 15th Arrondissements:
- Rue Balard (between Quai André Citroën and Rond-Point du Pont Mirabeau)
- Rond-Point du Pont Mirabeau
- Avenue Emile Zola (between Rond-Point du Pont Mirabeau and Rue des Quatre Frères Peignot)
- Rue des Quatre Frères Peignot (between Avenue Emile Zola and Rue Linois)
- Rue Emeriau
- Rue du Docteur Finlay (between Rue Emeriau and Rue Saint-Charles)
- Rue Saint-Charles (between Rue du Docteur Finlay and Boulevard de Grenelle)
- Rue Saint-Saëns
- Rue de la Fédération (between Rue Saint-Saëns and Rue du Capitaine Scott)
- Rue du Capitaine Scott
- Rue Desaix (between Rue du Capitaine Scott and Avenue de Suffren)
- Avenue de Suffren (between Rue Desaix and Avenue Octave Gréard)
- Avenue Gustave Eiffel
- Avenue Silvestre de Sacy
- Rue de Monttessuy
- Avenue Rapp (between Rue de Monttessuy and Rue de l’Université)
- Rue de l’Université (between Avenue Rapp and Rue de Solférino)
- Rue de Solférino (between Rue de l’Université and Quai Anatole France)
- Quai Anatole France (closed to traffic)
- Quai d’Orsay (closed to traffic)
- Place de la Résistance (closed to traffic)
- Quai Branly (closed to traffic)
- Quai Jacques Chirac (closed to traffic)
- Place des Martyrs Juifs du Vélodrome d’Hiver (closed to traffic)
- Quai de Grenelle (closed to traffic)
- Quai André Citroën (between Quai de Grenelle and Rue de Balard – closed to traffic)
Public Transportation Disruptions
In addition to road closures, public transportation will also experience disruptions. It is highly recommended to check the RATP and SNCF websites for real-time updates on metro, RER, and Transilien lines. Expect closures and delays, particularly on lines serving the affected arrondissements.
Recommendations for Residents and Visitors
- Plan Ahead: If you need to travel through Paris on July 26, plan your route well in advance.
- Use Public Transport: Whenever possible, opt for public transportation. However, be prepared for potential disruptions and allow extra travel time.
- Check Real-Time Information: Stay updated on the latest traffic and public transport information via official channels.
- Avoid Driving: It is strongly advised to avoid driving in the affected areas of Paris on the day of the event.
- Walk or Cycle: For shorter distances, consider walking or cycling, but be aware of pedestrian and cycling route changes.
The Tour de France is a magnificent event, and these measures are in place to ensure everyone’s safety and enjoyment. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Source: www.prefecturedepolice.interieur.gouv.fr
