Transportation during the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics

Paris was formally announced as the host city for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics at an International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting in Lima, Peru, on 13 September 2017, although it had been a near certainty since 11 July, when rival Los Angeles elected to bid for 2028 instead.{{cite web |title=2024/2028 Host City Election |publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=https://www.olympics.com/ioc/2024-2028-host-city-election |access-date=12 February 2025}} To host the games, organisers must provide transport for a wide range of groups – including athletes and officials, media and spectators.{{Cite web |date=November 2005 |title=Technical Manual on Transport |url=https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/technical_manual_on_transport.pdf |access-date=2 February 2025 |publisher=International Olympic Committee}} The IOC consider transport as being "critical to the success of the games", with some previous games (such as Atlanta 1996) marred by transportation issues.{{Cite news |last=Applebome |first=Peter |date=23 July 1996 |title=Transportation Becoming Challenge of '96 Olympics |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/specials/olympics/0723/oly-traffic-art.html |access-date=2 February 2025 |newspaper=The New York Times |archive-date=26 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026155013/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/specials/olympics/0723/oly-traffic-art.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last1=Ruiz |first1=Rebecca R. |last2=Belson |first2=Ken |date=17 August 2016 |title=No Way Around Rio's Gridlock, Even for Olympic Officials |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/sports/olympics/traffic-gridlock-rio-transportation-problems.html |access-date=2 February 2025 |newspaper=The New York Times}}

As part of their bid for the games, Paris claimed that they had "the world's best public transport system", proposing that spectators would use free public transport, and that the compact arrangement of venues would deliver short journey times for athletes and officials, media and spectators.{{cite report |title=Candidature file |date=2016 |volume=3 |page=113 |url=https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/171681/candidature-file-paris-candidate-city-olympic-games-2024?_lg=en-GB |access-date=2 February 2025 |publisher=Paris Candidate City Olympic Games 2024 |archive-date=7 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807161522/https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/171681/candidature-file-paris-candidate-city-olympic-games-2024?_lg=en-GB |url-status=live }} A stated goal of Paris 2024 was to halve the carbon footprint of the Olympic and Paralympic Games compared with London 2012 and Rio 2016. The average carbon footprint for these games was 3.5 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent from both direct and indirect effects, such as spectator travel. Transport was an important component of this. To reduce the contribution of transport, all venues would be accessible by bicycle and public transport, and the transport fleet would include hybrid vehicles and hydrogen-powered buses.{{cite web |title=Paris 2024 presents the latest advance in its low carbon strategy |publisher=Paris 2024 |url=https://press.paris2024.org/news/press-release-paris-2024-presents-the-latest-advance-in-its-low-carbon-strategy-175c-7578a.html |access-date=3 November 2024 |archive-date=21 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921173941/https://press.paris2024.org/news/press-release-paris-2024-presents-the-latest-advance-in-its-low-carbon-strategy-175c-7578a.html |url-status=live }}

In the Paris region, public transport is managed by Île-de-France Mobilités, which coordinates the contracts with transport companies such as RATP (the operator of the Paris Metro and some Réseau Express Régional (RER) lines) and SNCF (the French national railway operator). It became an official partner of the games in June 2022 to facilitate the organisation of transport.{{cite web |title=Île-de-France Mobilités, Official Partner of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games |publisher=Île-de-France Mobilités |language=fr |url=https://www.iledefrance-mobilites.fr/en/news/official-partner-of-olympic-and-paralympic-games |access-date=17 September 2024}}{{cite web |title=Paris 2024 and Île-de-France Mobilités announce their collaboration on the transport offer for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |publisher=Paris 2024 |url=https://press.paris2024.org/news/paris-2024-and-ile-de-france-mobilites-announce-their-collaboration-on-the-transport-offer-for-the-olympic-and-paralympic-games-paris-2024-99b6-7578a.html |access-date=17 September 2024}} The majority of event sites were in the Paris area: 25 sites (13 in Paris and 12 in the suburbs) with 50 sessions per day for the 2024 Summer Olympics and 17 sites (10 in Paris and 7 in the suburbs) with 18 sessions per day for the 2024 Summer Paralympics, for 767 and 261 sessions respectively, including the two opening and closing ceremonies. These events involved 500,000 spectators per day for the Olympic Games and 300,000 for the Paralympic Games. A February 2023 fact-finding mission of the National Assembly reported that "France's success in organising the games will be judged in particular by its ability to manage the movement of people", with no fewer than 600,000 spectators, 35% of whom come from abroad, and 200,000 accredited persons having to be transported daily.{{cite news |title=Défaillances, retards, polémiques : l'épineuse question des transports pendant les JO de Paris |first=Emma |last=Sarango |publisher=Radio France |language=fr |url=https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/defaillances-retards-polemiques-l-epineuse-question-des-transports-pendant-les-jo-de-paris-5227205 |access-date=1 October 2024 |archive-date=31 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331135746/https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/defaillances-retards-polemiques-l-epineuse-question-des-transports-pendant-les-jo-de-paris-5227205 |url-status=live }}

A Strategic Mobility Committee was established in October 2023 by Minister for Transport, Clément Beaune, Minister for Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, and Minister for People with Disabilities, Geneviève Darrieussecq. It was tasked discussing "all transport issues for the Olympic and Paralympic Games" to ensure "the continuity and fluidity of routes, for all types of passengers, from one end of their journey to the other, accredited members, visitors to the games and everyday users." It was expected to meet every six weeks, but did not meet for the first time until December 2022, and a national mobility coordinator for the Olympic Games, Florent Bardon, was not appointed until 8 December. Bardon was the director of finance and investment programming at Gares and Connexions, a subsidiary of SNCF. Le Monde described him as the "Mr Transport" of the games.{{cite web |title=SNCF official Bardon takes key transport role for Paris 2024 |first=Patrick |last=Burke |publisher=Inside the Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1131401/bardon-transport-appointment-paris-2024 |access-date=1 October 2024}}

The COVID-19 pandemic delayed work on construction sites and disrupted the transport networks, forcing a halt in recruitment, numerous resignations and increased absenteeism, which led to a significant deterioration in service by the end of the summer of 2022, with a quarter of the bus services not running. The effects persisted into 2024, and by the spring nearly 10% of the RATP bus network services were not running, and only 84% of the RER C trains were on time, mainly due to the shortage of drivers at SNCF despite the resumption of driver training. In December 2023, five Métro lines (2, 3, 6, 8 and 13) still had service levels below 90%, far below the previous standard of most lines.{{cite news |title=Paris 2024: Will public transport be ready on time for the Olympics? |newspaper=Le Monde |first1=Emeline |last1=Cazi |first2=Sophie |last2=Fay |date=20 February 2024 |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2024/02/20/paris-2024-will-public-transport-be-ready-on-time-for-the-olympics_6541328_19.html |access-date=1 October 2024 |url-access=subscription}}

File:Paris 2024 pink signage at Gare du Nord station (cropped).jpg signage was displayed throughout the transport network]]

Over €500 million was invested in improvements to transportation infrastructure for the games.{{cite web |first=Joey |last=Stoate |date=22 April 2024 |title=€500 Million Invested in Public Transport Ahead of 2024 Olympics |publisher=Future Transport News |url=https://futuretransport-news.com/e500-million-invested-in-public-transport-ahead-of-2024-olympics/ |access-date=3 November 2024 |archive-date=30 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130125437/https://futuretransport-news.com/e500-million-invested-in-public-transport-ahead-of-2024-olympics/ |url-status=live }} The objective of the Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games (COJOP) was to allow 100% of spectators to reach the Olympic and Paralympic sites by public transport.{{cite web |title=Le plan de transport d'Île-de-France Mobilités pour Paris 2024 |publisher=Île-de-France Mobilités |language=fr |date=20 July 2023 |url=https://www.iledefrance-mobilites.fr/actualites/une-appli-mobile-pour-les-deplacements-des-spectateurs |access-date=19 October 2024 |archive-date=27 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927202556/https://www.iledefrance-mobilites.fr/actualites/une-appli-mobile-pour-les-deplacements-des-spectateurs |url-status=live }}

Engineering or improvement works in Paris are normally scheduled for the summer, resulting in service interruptions, but no works were scheduled for the summer of 2024. Construction work was "frozen" on the network from July until the end of September. Consequently, there were numerous disruptions to services in 2023 and the first half of 2024, especially on line 14 with significant traffic interruptions over several weekends and during school holidays.{{cite news |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/la-ligne-14-du-metro-totalement-coupee-jusquau-11-aout-inclus-pour-tester-les-trains-du-futur-28-07-2023-DVE2W3GNOZBMFNQH5RF3YSHCIA.php |title=La ligne 14 du métro totalement coupée jusqu'au 11 août inclus pour tester les nouveaux trains |language=fr |newspaper=Le Parisien |date=28 July 2023 |first=Jila |last=Varoquier |access-date=7 August 2023}}.{{cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2024/02/14/paris-2024-suspense-pour-savoir-si-la-ligne-14-la-ligne-de-vie-des-jeux-sera-pleinement-operationnelle_6216453_3234.html |language=fr |title=Paris 2024 : suspense pour savoir si la ligne 14, « la ligne de vie des Jeux », sera pleinement opérationnelle |newspaper=Le Monde |date=15 February 2024|first1=Emeline |last1=Cazi |first2=Sophie |last2=Fay |access-date=15 February 2024}}

To meet the increased number of passengers on the lines compared to a normal summer, the frequency and hours of service for public transport was increased by an average of 15%.{{Cite news |last=Willsher |first=Kim |date=6 May 2024 |title=Paris authority slated for hiking cost of Métro and bus trips during Olympics |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/06/paris-authority-slated-for-doubling-cost-of-metro-and-bus-trips-during-olympics |access-date=25 July 2024 |newspaper=The Guardian |archive-date=1 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601114701/https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/06/paris-authority-slated-for-doubling-cost-of-metro-and-bus-trips-during-olympics |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=17 April 2024 |title=One hundred days to the Games: Transport plan ready |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/one-hundred-days-to-the-games-transport-plan-ready-302118445.html |access-date=25 July 2024 |publisher=Île-de-France Mobilités |via=PR Newswire |archive-date=7 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507040908/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/one-hundred-days-to-the-games-transport-plan-ready-302118445.html |url-status=live }} This was concentrated in the heart of the city and particularly affected the lines serving Olympic sites such as the RER B and RER D, tramway line T11 and Paris Metro line 14, which were augmented by shuttle buses. During the games, visitors to Paris paid higher public transport fares to recover some of the cost of this increased level of service.

A mobile application was developed to facilitate spectator travel by offering a route calculator that could respond to delays and guide travellers onto alternative services to reduce congestion. To assist travellers, 5,000 agents, identifiable by purple vests,{{cite news|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/paris-2024-pendant-les-jo-des-trains-plus-frequents-et-des-gilets-violets-en-ile-de-france-18-07-2023-KJV7Q6LP4RB3DLNS4ADLF52JTY.php |title=Paris 2024 : pendant les JO, des trains plus fréquents et des « gilets violets » en Île-de-France |language=fr |newspaper=Le Parisien |date=18 July 2023 |first=Jila |last=Varoquier |access-date=7 August 2023}} were deployed in the stations and at the bus stops, where special signage was affixed. Venues of the games were indicated on line maps on trains and in stations in distinctive pink.{{cite news |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/jo-paris-2024-le-metro-aussi-passe-au-rose-olympique-24-04-2024-PV3EA5ZDTZFZTFBARQFWTHXJ4Q.php?ts=1714380293827 |title=JO Paris 2024 : le métro aussi passe au rose olympique |language=fr |newspaper=Le Parisien |date=24 April 2024 |first=Jila |last=Varoquier |access-date=29 April 2024 |archive-date=29 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429084802/https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/jo-paris-2024-le-metro-aussi-passe-au-rose-olympique-24-04-2024-PV3EA5ZDTZFZTFBARQFWTHXJ4Q.php?ts=1714380293827 |url-status=live }}

Security for the Paris region transport network was coordinated by the Paris Police Prefecture,{{cite web |url=https://www.iledefrance-mobilites.fr/actualites/une-appli-mobile-pour-les-deplacements-des-spectateurs |title=Comment Île-de-France Mobilités prépare les transports pour les Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de Paris 2024? |language=fr |publisher=Île-de-France Mobilités |date=20 July 2023 |access-date=7 August 2023}} which became solely responsible for security and public order in the Île-de-France region under the Olympic law of 19 May 2023. This law broadened the scope of video surveillance images visible to SNCF and RATP agents in the Paris region transport security coordination centre.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.lagazettedescommunes.com/880868/loi-du-19-mai-2023-quels-effets-pour-les-collectivites-territoriales/ |lang=fr |title=Loi du 19 mai 2023: quels effets pour les collectivités territoriales? |magazine={{ill|La Gazette des Communes|fr}} |date=15 May 2022 |first=Pierre |last=Villeneuve |access-date=11 August 2023}}

File:Security at the 2024 Summer Paralympics 49.jpg|Soldiers providing security

File:Police Nationale & Guardia Civil - Paris Olympics JO 2024 - St Denis Pleyel.jpg|French Police Nationale and Spanish Guardia Civil at Saint-Denis–Pleyel station

File:2024 Summer Paralympics - Cycling 03.jpg|Mounted police at the Vélodrome National

Commencing in the summer of 2022, and for the duration of the games, transport security coordination was carried out from the Operational Security Command Center (CCOS), which brought together all stakeholders (including the police of the regional transport department, gendarmes and the security services of transport operators such as RATP, SNCF and Optile) in shared premises located at the Paris Police Prefecture headquarters. The CCOS was connected to 101,000 video surveillance cameras located throughout the various transport networks. During the Olympic Games, police patrols increased from 125 to 700 per day, with the number of transport police officers increased from 1,100 to 1,300.{{cite news |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/securite-dans-les-transports-pendant-paris-2024-le-centre-de-coordination-pare-pour-les-jo-03-09-2023-CZTLGIQPOBB6VFH3LXEUPV6FLU.php |title=Sécurité dans les transports pendant Paris 2024: le centre de coordination paré pour les JO |language=fr |newspaper=Le Parisien |date=3 September 2023 |access-date=4 September 2023 |first=Benoît |last=Hasse |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904021220/https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/securite-dans-les-transports-pendant-paris-2024-le-centre-de-coordination-pare-pour-les-jo-03-09-2023-CZTLGIQPOBB6VFH3LXEUPV6FLU.php |url-status=live }} In addition to the 3,000 permanent security agents, another 5,000 temporary agents and more than 50 canine explosives detection units were deployed on the transport network to intervene when abandoned objects were discovered.

File:Ascenseur Accès Station Métro Pyramides Avenue Opéra - Paris I (FR75) - 2022-01-16 - 1.jpg at Pyramides Métro station]]

In 2023, concerns were raised regarding accessibility for the games.{{Cite news |first=Cyrielle |last=Cabot |date=28 August 2023 |title='Obstacle course' for the disabled: Can Paris transport be made accessible in time for the Olympics? |url=https://www.france24.com/en/france/20230828-obstacle-course-for-the-disabled-can-paris-transport-be-made-accessible-in-time-for-the-olympics |access-date=24 July 2024 |publisher=France 24 |archive-date=23 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723012126/https://www.france24.com/en/france/20230828-obstacle-course-for-the-disabled-can-paris-transport-be-made-accessible-in-time-for-the-olympics |url-status=live }} Lobbying group APF France Handicap said that the Paris Metro was a "big black spot on the city's Paralympic legacy".{{Cite news |first1=Nikki |last1=Fox |first2=Nathan |last2=Standley |first3=Ana |last3=Lanzon |date=20 May 2024 |title=Paris 2024: Paralympics 'shame' in lack of Metro disabled access |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyrlr5m4rj0o |access-date=24 July 2024 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829173215/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyrlr5m4rj0o |url-status=live }} Organisers anticipated that 350,000 fans with disabilities would be visiting Paris.{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Anne-Marie |date=6 May 2024 |title=Paris Promised the Olympics Would Be Accessible. The Clock Is Ticking. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/travel/paris-olympics-accessibility-disabled.html |access-date=24 July 2024 |newspaper=The New York Times |archive-date=24 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724192537/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/travel/paris-olympics-accessibility-disabled.html |url-status=live }}

The entire tramway network was accessible, as were the majority of Transilien stations.{{cite web |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/paris-ile-de-france/seine-saint-denis/handicap-apres-confinement-ambitieux-chantier-accessibilite-gares-reprend-ile-france-1846278.html |title=Handicap : après le confinement, l'ambitieux chantier de l'accessibilité des gares reprend en Île-de-France |language=fr |publisher=France Info |date=27 June 2020 |first=Emmanuel |last=Tixier |access-date=9 August 2023 |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230548/https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/paris-ile-de-france/seine-saint-denis/handicap-apres-confinement-ambitieux-chantier-accessibilite-gares-reprend-ile-france-1846278.html |url-status=live }} Most bus lines were accessible to people with reduced mobility, with Paris spending €25 million to upgrade bus stops and train staff on accessibility.{{Cite news |last1=Bergeron |first1=Elena |last2=Stradic |first2=Ségolène Le |date=30 August 2024 |title=Paris Is Utopia for Paralympians Until They Leave the Athletes' Village |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/world/olympics/paris-paralympics-accessibility.html?searchResultPosition=7 |access-date=2 February 2025 |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}} Over 1,000 taxis accessible to people in wheelchairs were delivered prior to the games.{{cite news |last=Varoquier |first=Jila |date=10 July 2023 |title=À un an des JO 2024, un quart des 1 000 taxis prévus pour convoyer les personnes handicapées sont équipés |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/a-un-an-des-jo-2024-un-quart-des-1-000-taxis-prevus-pour-convoyer-les-personnes-handicapees-sont-equipes-10-07-2023-MEHSRR43U5AVVD2QMTI5MKJ26Q.php |access-date=7 August 2023 |newspaper=Le Parisien |language=fr}} Wheelchair-accessible shuttle buses were provided to transport spectators between venues and an accessible station, with increased service during the Paralympic Games.{{cite news |last=Furic |first=Maïwenn |date=5 April 2023 |title=Comment les JO 2024 doivent permettre à Paris de rattraper son retard sur l'accessibilité dans les transports |url=https://www.20minutes.fr/sport/jo_2024/4028903-20230405-comment-jo-2024-doivent-permettre-paris-rattraper-retard-accessibilite-transports |access-date=9 August 2023 |newspaper=20 Minutes |language=fr |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230339/https://www.20minutes.fr/sport/jo_2024/4028903-20230405-comment-jo-2024-doivent-permettre-paris-rattraper-retard-accessibilite-transports |url-status=live }}

The vast majority of Métro stations were not accessible to all.{{Cite web |first=Evie |last=Burrows-Taylor |date=6 December 2017 |title=No entry: Why is the Paris Metro still out of bounds for disabled people? |url=https://www.thelocal.fr/20171206/why-the-paris-metro-is-terrible-for-people-with-disabilities/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208203639/https://www.thelocal.fr/20171206/why-the-paris-metro-is-terrible-for-people-with-disabilities/ |archive-date=8 February 2023 |access-date=26 June 2022 |publisher=The Local France }}{{Cite news |first=Clothilde |last=Goujard |date=26 October 2018 |title=As 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Approach, Paris's Metro Is Mostly Off-Limits to the Disabled |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-26/paris-s-metro-says-more-disability-access-is-too-costly |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011081308/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-26/paris-s-metro-says-more-disability-access-is-too-costly |archive-date=11 October 2021 |access-date=26 June 2022 |publisher=Bloomberg }} There are multiple obstacles to providing accessible ramps and elevators in Métro stations: much of the infrastructure is old, some stations are classified under architectural heritage rules, and there are technical difficulties with some stations.{{cite web |title=Île-de-France Mobilités: why are metro lines still not accessible to all? |date=19 November 2023 |publisher=Sortir à Paris |url=https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/news/in-paris/articles/304902-ile-de-france-mobilites-why-are-metro-lines-still-not-accessible-to-all |access-date=3 February 2025 |archive-date=29 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529144816/https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/news/in-paris/articles/304902-ile-de-france-mobilites-why-are-metro-lines-still-not-accessible-to-all |url-status=live }} The twenty stations on line 14 (which first opened in 1998) are fully accessible, and extensions of lines since 1992 have included elevators.{{Cite web |title=Le plan des stations de notre réseau, accessibles aux Personnes à Mobilité Réduite (PMR) |url=https://www.ratp.fr/services-aux-voyageurs/plan-des-stations-accessibles-pmr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802093429/https://www.ratp.fr/services-aux-voyageurs/plan-des-stations-accessibles-pmr |archive-date=2 August 2022 |access-date=26 June 2022 |publisher=RATP Group |language=fr}}

Prior to the Paralympic Games, the Île-de-France regional president, Valérie Pécresse, announced a plan to make the Metro accessible. Île-de-France Mobilités noted that this work would take around 20 years and cost between €15 and 20 billion.{{Cite web |last=Moreau Alvarez |first=Juliette |date=26 August 2024 |title="Un métro pour tous": Valérie Pécresse veut rendre accessible le réseau parisien |url=https://www.bfmtv.com/paris/un-metro-pour-tous-valerie-pecresse-veut-rendre-accessible-le-reseau-parisien_AN-202408260525.html |access-date=29 September 2024 |publisher=BFMTV |language=fr}} International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons welcomed the commitment,{{Cite web |date=27 August 2024 |title=Paris 2024: IPC President welcomes 'Metro for all' |url=https://www.paralympic.org/paris-2024/news/ipc-president-welcomes-metro-all |access-date=29 September 2024 |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |archive-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919061337/https://www.paralympic.org/paris-2024/news/ipc-president-welcomes-metro-all |url-status=live }} specifically mentioning it during his speech at the Paralympics closing ceremony.{{Cite web |date=8 September 2024 |title=Paris 2024: The IPC President's Closing Ceremony speech |url=https://www.paralympic.org/paris-2024/news/ipc-president-closing-ceremony-speech |access-date=9 September 2024 |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |archive-date=9 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909035808/https://www.paralympic.org/paris-2024/news/ipc-president-closing-ceremony-speech |url-status=live }}

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At the time of Paris's bid to host the Olympic Games, it was proposed that free public transport would be provided for ticket holders to attend the events, similar to London 2012.{{Cite news |last=Gibson |first=Owen |last2= |first2= |date=14 April 2011 |title=London's transport system ready for 'extreme' demands of 2012 Olympics |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/apr/15/olympics-2012-london-transport-system |access-date=2 February 2025 |newspaper=The Guardian }} Following the surge in inflation in 2022, Paris 2024 dropped this proposal when their budget was revised.{{cite news |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/paris-ile-de-france/paris/jo-de-paris-2024-le-ticket-de-metro-a-4-euros-c-est-un-peu-la-surprise-2880536.html |title=JO de Paris 2024: avec le ticket de métro à 4 euros, "certains Franciliens risquent tout de même de se retrouver pénalisés" |publisher=France Info |language=fr |date=28 November 2023 |first=Pierre |last=de Beaudoin |access-date=29 November 2023 |archive-date=29 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129010239/https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/paris-ile-de-france/paris/jo-de-paris-2024-le-ticket-de-metro-a-4-euros-c-est-un-peu-la-surprise-2880536.html |url-status=live }} Île-de-France Mobilités stated that it would not give free passes to ticket holders, so Parisian commuters would not be subsidising visitors. To cover the cost of the increased services offered during the games, visitors to Paris had to pay higher fares.{{cite news |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2024/02/14/transports-pendant-les-jeux-olympiques-de-paris-2024-de-l-euphorie-des-promesses-au-choc-de-la-realite_6216436_3234.html |title=Les transports pendant les JO 2024 à Paris: de l'euphorie des promesses au choc de la réalité |newspaper=Le Monde |language=fr |date=14 February 2024 |first1=Emeline |last1=Cazi |first2=Sophie |last2=Fay |access-date=15 February 2024 |archive-date=15 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215013508/https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2024/02/14/transports-pendant-les-jeux-olympiques-de-paris-2024-de-l-euphorie-des-promesses-au-choc-de-la-realite_6216436_3234.html |url-status=live }}

From 20 July to 8 September 2024, a temporary ticket called the "Paris 2024 pass" was sold, allowing for an unlimited number of journeys in Île-de-France. The pass cost €16 for one day or €70 for a week. Over the same period, the price of certain tickets was increased: €4 for the Ticket t+, €32 for the 10-journey package with the Navigo card and €16 for an origin-destination ticket to Orly or Roissy airports. Other tourist packages were suspended, but Navigo and Navigo Liberté+ transport tickets remained unchanged for subscribers in Île-de-France.{{cite news |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/jo-paris-2024/jo-le-passe-transports-paris-2024-coutera-70-euros-la-semaine-27-11-2023-74FHUYYUS5H6TBWZNR4J2ZPRWA.php |title=JO: le passe transports Paris 2024 coûtera 70 euros la semaine |newspaper=Le Parisien |language=fr |date=27 November 2023 |first=Jila |last=Varoquier |access-date=27 November 2023}}

Several major public transport projects were undertaken or brought forward for the games, with extensions of existing Paris Metro and RER lines as well as new tram lines. Projects included:

• Extension of line 4 to the south to Bagneux–Lucie Aubrac, with two new stations. This opened in January 2022.{{Cite news |last=Lenhardt |first=Marjorie |date=13 January 2022 |title=Après 45 ans d'attente, la ligne 4 du métro arrive "enfin" à Bagneux! |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/apres-45-ans-dattente-la-ligne-4-du-metro-arrive-enfin-a-bagneux-13-01-2022-3YL2PTI7Y5A3RANWCQJ4W3UB7M.php |access-date=13 January 2022 |newspaper=Le Parisien |language=fr |archive-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113050819/https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/apres-45-ans-dattente-la-ligne-4-du-metro-arrive-enfin-a-bagneux-13-01-2022-3YL2PTI7Y5A3RANWCQJ4W3UB7M.php |url-status=live }}
• Extension of line 11 to the east to {{stn|Rosny–Bois-Perrier}}, with 6 new stations.{{Cite web |first=Pierre |last=De Baudouin |title=Prolongement de la ligne 11: le tunnelier inauguré, six nouvelles stations de métro en 2023 |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/paris-ile-de-france/seine-saint-denis/prolongement-ligne-11-tunnelier-inaugure-six-nouvelles-stations-metro-2023-1725603.html |access-date=6 June 2020 |publisher=France 3 Paris Ile-de-France |date=20 September 2019 |language=fr |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030204525/https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/paris-ile-de-france/seine-saint-denis/prolongement-ligne-11-tunnelier-inaugure-six-nouvelles-stations-metro-2023-1725603.html |url-status=live }} This opened in June 2024.{{cite press release |date=13 June 2024 |title=Focus on the extension of line 11 |url=https://www.ratp.fr/en/extension-metro-line-11 |publisher=RATP Group |access-date=13 June 2024}}
• Extension of line 12 to the north to Mairie d'Aubervilliers, with 2 new stations. This opened in May 2022.{{Cite news |last=Varoquier |first=Jila |date=15 April 2022 |title=Grand Paris: le prolongement de la ligne 12 du métro à Aubervilliers entrera en service le 31 mai |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/grand-paris-le-prolongement-de-la-ligne-12-du-metro-a-aubervilliers-entrera-en-service-le-31-mai-15-04-2022-A5AU5PBRXBGEDFNVCYJ5GD6EQU.php |access-date=11 March 2024 |newspaper=Le Parisien |language=fr}}
• Extension of line 14 to the north to Mairie de Saint-Ouen, with 4 new stations. This opened in December 2020.{{Cite web |date=15 December 2020 |title=Paris inaugurates Line 14 extension |url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/metros/paris-inaugurates-line-14-extension/ |access-date=29 March 2022 |publisher=International Railway Journal |archive-date=22 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122215342/https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/metros/paris-inaugurates-line-14-extension/ |url-status=live }}
• A further extension of line 14 to the north to a new station at Saint-Denis–Pleyel. This opened in June 2024.{{Cite web |last1=Compagnon |first1=Sébastian |last2=Gairaud |first2=Marie-Anne |date=24 June 2024 |title=Ligne 14 de Saint-Denis – Pleyel à l'aéroport d'Orly: "Ces nouvelles stations, c'est vraiment waouh!" |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/ligne-14-de-saint-denis-pleyel-a-laeroport-dorly-ces-nouvelles-stations-cest-vraiment-waouh-24-06-2024-XCDH4PAG2RFYTLS4Z4VIVJT66Y.php |access-date=25 June 2024 |newspaper=Le Parisien |language=fr |archive-date=24 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624130514/https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/ligne-14-de-saint-denis-pleyel-a-laeroport-dorly-ces-nouvelles-stations-cest-vraiment-waouh-24-06-2024-XCDH4PAG2RFYTLS4Z4VIVJT66Y.php |url-status=live }} A {{Ill|Franchissement urbain Pleyel|lt=new bridge|fr}} over the Paris-Lille railway lines connects the station to Stade de France–Saint-Denis on RER D, as well as to the nearby Stade de France.{{Cite web |date=July 2018 |title=Gare Saint-Denis Pleyel – Le Cœur du Grand Paris Express |url=https://media-mediatheque.societedugrandparis.fr/medias/domain1/media670/101129-whpwdqkphw.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111101626/https://media-mediatheque.societedugrandparis.fr/medias/domain1/media670/101129-whpwdqkphw.pdf |archive-date=11 January 2020 |access-date=4 August 2021 |publisher=Société du Grand Paris |language=fr}}{{Cite news |first=Emeline |last=Cazi |date=16 May 2024 |title=Grand Paris: un nouveau pont pour relier le quartier du Stade de France et la Plaine Saint-Denis |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2024/05/16/grand-paris-un-nouveau-pont-pour-relier-le-quartier-du-stade-de-france-et-la-plaine-saint-denis_6233578_3234.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516065712/https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2024/05/16/grand-paris-un-nouveau-pont-pour-relier-le-quartier-du-stade-de-france-et-la-plaine-saint-denis_6233578_3234.html |archive-date=16 May 2024 |access-date=16 May 2024 |newspaper=Le Monde |language=fr}}
• Extension of line 14 to the south to Orly Airport, with 6 new stations. This opened in June 2024.
• Extension of RER E to Nanterre–La Folie station, with 3 new stations. This opened in May 2024.{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=8 May 2024 |title=Paris RER Line E reaches Nanterre |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/infrastructure/paris-rer-line-e-reaches-nanterre/66476.article |access-date=25 July 2024 |magazine=Railway Gazette International |archive-date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726191931/https://www.railwaygazette.com/infrastructure/paris-rer-line-e-reaches-nanterre/66476.article |url-status=live }}
• Four new tram lines in the Île-de-France region opened since 2020, and some existing lines were extended (such as tramway 3b to Porte Dauphine).{{Cite magazine |first=Erik |last=Buch |date=5 May 2024 |title=Paris: Tram T3b extended and the new Alstom Citadis for the T1 |url=https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/en/paris-tram-t3b-extended-and-the-new-alstom-citadis-for-the-t1/ |access-date=25 July 2024 |magazine=Urban Transport Magazine }}

Metro and RER lines were also upgraded and improved, with new trains (including the MP 14 and RER NG) and line 4 was converted to fully automated operation.{{cite web |date=15 December 2023 |title=Ça bouge sur la ligne 4 |url=https://www.ratp.fr/decouvrir/coulisses/modernisation-du-reseau/ca-bouge-sur-la-ligne-4[]=MO |access-date=18 December 2023 |publisher=RATP Group}}

Some transport projects such as line 15 and CDG Express (an express link to Charles de Gaulle Airport) were not completed in time for the games—with opening dates of 2025 and 2027 respectively.{{Cite news |first=César |last=Armand |date=5 November 2021 |title=Grand Paris: le CDG Express encore repoussé à... début 2027 |url=https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/services/transport-logistique/grand-paris-le-cdg-express-encore-repousse-a-debut-2027-895868.html |access-date=25 July 2024 |newspaper=La Tribune |language=fr |archive-date=13 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413000509/https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/services/transport-logistique/grand-paris-le-cdg-express-encore-repousse-a-debut-2027-895868.html |url-status=live }}

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Before services were increased during the Olympics and Paralympics, they were reduced to allow drivers to take leave. The usual reduced summer service was brought forward a week. Except for RER A and B, lines K, U and R, tram lines T4, T11, T12 and T13, services were reduced by more than 10%. The reduced service was particularly noticeable on RER C and Transilien Line N, where the quarter-hourly frequency was not maintained, leading to wait times of 30 minutes at Clamart station.{{cite web|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/paris-ile-de-france/paris/grand-paris/pourquoi-y-a-t-il-moins-de-rer-et-de-trains-de-banlieue-depuis-lundi-3001994.htm |title=Pourquoi y a-t-il moins de RER et de trains de banlieue depuis lundi ?|publisher=France Info |date=10 July 2024|first=Jean|last=Forneris|access-date=12 July 2024}}

During the Olympic Games period, however, the service was increased on key routes. While areas such as the south-east of Paris were not affected much by travel motivated by the Olympic Games, the busiest lines were Métro lines 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14. Lines 1, 5 and 6 were also affected due to the fan zones or places of celebration that they served. On the Transilien network, lines J (Argenteuil branch), L, N, P and U were all affected, as well as the T3b tramway, the T11 and T13 tramway expresses, and RER B, C and D.{{cite news|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/jo-paris-2024/jo-de-paris-2024-doit-on-vraiment-craindre-de-ne-plus-pouvoir-se-deplacer-pendant-la-competition-29-10-2023-Y7G35KFIIFHWXBR4J3PDXK7SQU.php |title= JO de Paris 2024 : doit-on vraiment craindre de ne plus pouvoir se déplacer pendant la compétition ? |newspaper=Le Parisien |date=29 October 2023 |access-date=30 October 2023|first=Jila|last=Varoquier |language=fr}}

To absorb the additional passengers, services were increased by 15% compared to a normal summer. Thus, RER C, whose central section is usually closed for works over summer, saw its frequency increased to one train every five minutes. Similarly, Transilien line J was increased between Gare Saint-Lazare and Le Stade station to serve the Yves-du-Manoir stadium in Colombes, with eight trains per hour, even during off-peak times, instead of the usual four. On Transilien Line P, there were six trains per hour to Vaires-sur-Marne, and on line N, four trains per hour.

A project that called for a major modification of Gare du Nord station by 2024 was abandoned in favour of a scaled-down €50 million project. For Eurostar, the international high-speed rail service connecting Western Europe, the number of automatic passport readers at the Gare du Nord was increased from 5 to 10 to streamline the boarding formalities that had been lengthened by the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. The Transilien platform escalators were modernized and the RER platforms given increased space. The Gare du Nord's forecourt was redeveloped and reserved for pedestrians, with the taxi rank transferred to the underground car parks, and the east side of the station received a new bus station and a secure bicycle hall with 1,200 spaces.{{cite news|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/horizon-2024-a-la-gare-du-nord-les-usagers-seront-bientot-mieux-accueillis-et-guides-07-08-2023-Z673ORSMHFESHJELVVRUSWUR3Y.php|title=Horizon 2024: à la gare du Nord, les usagers seront bientôt mieux accueillis et guidés|newspaper=Le Parisien|date=7 August 2023|first=Benoît|last=Hasse|access-date=7 August 2023 |language=fr}}

Improvements were also made to Vaires–Torcy station, which served the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, the venue for rowing and canoeing events, to make it accessible to people with disabilities.{{cite web|url=https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/vaires-sur-marne_77479/vaires-sur-marne-la-gare-vaires-torcy-rendue-accessible-aux-personnes-a-mobilites-reduites_57620664.html|title=Vaires-sur-Marne : la gare Vaires-Torcy rendue accessible aux personnes à mobilités réduites|website=actu.fr|date=23 February 2023|first=Canelle|last=Corbel|access-date=7 August 2023|language=fr|archive-date=10 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232129/https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/vaires-sur-marne_77479/vaires-sur-marne-la-gare-vaires-torcy-rendue-accessible-aux-personnes-a-mobilites-reduites_57620664.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iledefrance.fr/mise-en-accessibilite-de-la-gare-de-vaires-torcy-77-17-mois-avant-laccueil-de-plusieurs-epreuves |title=Mise en accessibilité de la gare de Vaires-Torcy (77), 17 mois avant l'accueil de plusieurs épreuves phares des JOP 2024 |website=iledefrance.fr|date=2 June 2022|access-date=9 August 2023 |language=fr}} Accessibility and capacity works were also undertaken at Saint-Denis station.{{cite web |url=https://www.iledefrance-mobilites.fr/le-reseau/projets/gare-reamenagement-pole-de-saint-denis |title=Pôle de Saint-Denis |publisher=Île-de-France Mobilités |date=2 June 2022 |access-date=9 August 2023 |language=fr |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810231640/https://www.iledefrance-mobilites.fr/le-reseau/projets/gare-reamenagement-pole-de-saint-denis |url-status=live }} During the games, cleaning was stepped up in 120 stations impacted by the increased number of passengers.

Stations too close to the venues for festivities or competitions were closed for security reasons, most notably the Concorde and Tuileries Metro stations,{{cite news |title=Paris 2024: What kind of transport disruptions to expect in Paris on opening ceremony day |date=26 July 2024 |newspaper=Le Monde |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2024/07/26/paris-2024-closed-subway-stations-inaccessible-bridges-what-to-expect-on-opening-ceremony-day_6698954_9.html |access-date=3 February 2025}} Tuileries was near where the cauldron of the Olympic Games was located.{{cite web |title=The Cauldron of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 takes to the skies to shine over the capital |publisher=Paris 2024 |url=https://press.paris2024.org/news/the-cauldron-of-the-olympic-games-paris-2024-takes-to-the-skies-to-shine-over-the-capital-3dfe1-7578a.html |access-date=12 February 2025 |archive-date=11 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211200852/https://press.paris2024.org/news/the-cauldron-of-the-olympic-games-paris-2024-takes-to-the-skies-to-shine-over-the-capital-3dfe1-7578a.html |url-status=live }} The Concorde station, near the BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding and 3 × 3 basketball competition site at the Place de la Concorde, was closed on line 12 from 17 May to 22 September, and access to the Concorde and Tuileries stations was suspended from 17 June to 1 September. The Champs-Élysées–Clemenceau station (lines 1 and 13), also near the Place de la Concorde, was closed from 20 July to 11 August for the Olympics, and then from 20 August to 8 September for the Paralympics. A week before the Olympic opening ceremony, around ten stations overlooking the Seine were closed.{{cite news |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/jo-paris-2024/metro-les-stations-concorde-et-tuileries-baissent-le-rideau-jusquen-septembre-a-partir-de-ce-lundi-17-juin-15-06-2024-TZKPCQLXORE5XFNSURPTL6DILI.php |title=Métro : les stations Concorde et Tuileries baissent le rideau jusqu'en September à partir de ce lundi 17 June |newspaper=Le Parisien |url-access=subscription |date=15 June 2024 |first=Sébastian |last=Compagnon |access-date=16 June 2024 |language=fr |archive-date=16 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616015810/https://www.leparisien.fr/jo-paris-2024/metro-les-stations-concorde-et-tuileries-baissent-le-rideau-jusquen-septembre-a-partir-de-ce-lundi-17-juin-15-06-2024-TZKPCQLXORE5XFNSURPTL6DILI.php |url-status=live }}

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In the 20 years leading up to the games, substantial investment was made to facilitate walking and cycling in Paris, including pedestrianisation of public spaces such as the Place de la République, and the introduction of Vélib' (a bicycle sharing system) and bicycle lanes.{{Cite web |last=Gache |first=Juliette |date=19 July 2024 |title=Paris Is Becoming a Cycling City, for Better or Worse |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/story/biking-cycling-in-paris-france |access-date=25 July 2024 |publisher=Condé Nast Traveler |archive-date=24 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724171219/https://www.cntraveler.com/story/biking-cycling-in-paris-france |url-status=live }} By April 2024, cycling was more popular than driving in the centre of Paris.{{Cite news |last=Frost |first=Rosie |date=12 April 2024 |title=Parisians travel more by bike than by car, study finds |url=https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/04/12/cycling-is-now-more-popular-than-driving-in-the-centre-of-paris-study-finds |access-date=29 October 2024 |publisher=Euronews |archive-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619165308/https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/04/12/cycling-is-now-more-popular-than-driving-in-the-centre-of-paris-study-finds |url-status=live }}

New infrastructure connected to the games was initially limited, with the completion of cycle paths on the right bank of the Saint-Denis Canal and the Olympic Village footbridge.{{cite news |last=Guédon |first=Claire |date=21 October 2019 |title=Le canal Saint-Denis s'apprête à faire sa révolution cycliste |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/seine-saint-denis-le-canal-saint-denis-s-apprete-a-faire-sa-revolution-cycliste-21-10-2019-8177406.php |access-date=10 August 2023 |newspaper=Le Parisien |language=fr |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232521/https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/seine-saint-denis-le-canal-saint-denis-s-apprete-a-faire-sa-revolution-cycliste-21-10-2019-8177406.php |url-status=live }} In 2022, the Collectif vélo Île-de-France pointed out that 90% of Olympic sites were not easily accessible by bicycle.{{cite news |last=Compagnon |first=Sébastian |date=25 November 2022 |title=J0 2024 : 90 % des sites olympiques ne sont toujours pas accessibles à vélo, alertent les associations |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/j0-2024-90-des-sites-olympiques-ne-sont-toujours-pas-accessibles-a-velo-alerte-lassociation-paris-en-selle-24-11-2022-SXMLWLADPBHA3BMJSNIEKCJDI4.php |access-date=10 August 2023 |newspaper=Le Parisien |language=fr |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232419/https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/j0-2024-90-des-sites-olympiques-ne-sont-toujours-pas-accessibles-a-velo-alerte-lassociation-paris-en-selle-24-11-2022-SXMLWLADPBHA3BMJSNIEKCJDI4.php |url-status=live }}

The significant growth of the use of cycling in Paris and the inner suburbs following the COVID-19 pandemic,{{cite news |date=11 June 2020 |title=Rue de Rivoli réservée aux vélos: "Nous envisageons de ne plus revenir en arrière", indique Emmanuel Grégoire |url=https://video.lefigaro.fr/figaro/video/voie-velos-rue-de-rivoli-nous-envisageons-de-ne-plus-revenir-en-arriere-indique-emmanuel-gregoire/ |access-date=10 August 2023 |newspaper=Le Figaro |language=fr}} together with fears about the reliability of the public transport network, led to the integration of cycling into the transport plan during the Olympic Games.{{Cite web |title=60 km of bike lanes to link all Olympic and Paralympic venues |url=https://www.paris.fr/en/pages/all-olympic-venues-to-be-accessible-by-bike-27091 |access-date=25 July 2024 |publisher=City of Paris |archive-date=13 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613074527/https://www.paris.fr/en/pages/all-olympic-venues-to-be-accessible-by-bike-27091 |url-status=live }} For the games, {{Convert|60|km|mi}} of cycle lanes linked all venues to each other and 27,000 temporary bicycle racks were installed.

The {{lang|fr|{{ill|Société de livraison des ouvrages olympiques|fr}}}} ("Olympic Works Delivery Company") (Solidéo) co-financed the creation of a cycling infrastructure for use during the games and afterwards, including the {{ill|Dugny footbridge at Le Bourget|fr|Franchissement Dugny – Le Bourget}},{{cite news |last=Arlot |first=Alexandre |date=6 August 2023 |title=Entre Dugny et Le Bourget, comment la passerelle olympique de l'A1 va désenclaver les " confins du 93 " |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/entre-dugny-et-le-bourget-comment-la-passerelle-olympique-de-la1-va-desenclaver-les-confins-du-93-06-08-2023-WTU43LI4OBEHZPGWQGLBVC2ZT4.php |access-date=7 August 2023 |newspaper=Le Parisien |language=fr |archive-date=7 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807030521/https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/entre-dugny-et-le-bourget-comment-la-passerelle-olympique-de-la1-va-desenclaver-les-confins-du-93-06-08-2023-WTU43LI4OBEHZPGWQGLBVC2ZT4.php |url-status=live }} the {{ill|Franc-Moisin footbridge at Saint-Denis|fr|Franchissement Dugny – Le Bourget}},{{cite news |last=Lieures |first=Anthony |date=27 June 2022 |title=Saint-Denis : découvrez la passerelle qui reliera le Franc-Moisin au Stade de France |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/saint-denis-decouvrez-la-passerelle-qui-reliera-le-franc-moisin-au-stade-de-france-27-06-2022-W5Y46KJE5FEXHFHDZAVGW46RHY.php |access-date=7 August 2023 |newspaper=Le Parisien |language=fr}} and the Olympic Village footbridge (the only one reserved for delegations during the Olympic and Paralympic Games).{{cite news |last=Revenu |first=Nathalie |date=30 October 2022 |title=JO 2024 : ce pont-passerelle fera le lien entre les athlètes puis les habitants de Seine-Saint-Denis |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/jo-2024-ce-pont-passerelle-fera-le-lien-entre-les-athletes-puis-les-habitants-de-seine-saint-denis-30-10-2022-PDTYGI42ARC47BBG7IUYUJ4X2M.php |access-date=7 August 2023 |newspaper=Le Parisien |language=fr}}

Apart from the Villepinte site, all venues had cycle paths and bicycle parking facilities. The Olympic venues were accessible by 418 km of cycle paths,{{cite news |last=Hasse |first=Benoît |date=25 July 2023 |title=Paris 2024 : des Jeux 100 % cyclables, oui Mays avec quels vélos ? |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/paris-2024-des-jeux-100-cyclables-oui-Mays-avec-quels-velos-25-07-2023-SMNYPTGZHRGOXJP7VZTKEEEDY4.php |access-date=7 August 2023 |newspaper=Le Parisien |language=fr}} including 55 km of "Olympistes" cycle paths (30 in Paris and 25 in Seine-Saint-Denis) developed during the year preceding the Olympic Games.{{cite web |first=Laurent |last=Borde |date=14 February 2023 |title=Paris 2024: 55 km de nouvelles pistes cyclables |publisher=France Bleu |url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/environnement/paris-2024-55-km-de-nouvelles-pistes-cyclables-3247366 |access-date=3 March 2025 |archive-date=3 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250303190247/https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/environnement/paris-2024-55-km-de-nouvelles-pistes-cyclables-3247366 |url-status=live }} Although cycling was a recommended mode of transport during the Olympic Games, some usual routes were closed, notably at the Place de la Concorde.{{cite news |last=Compagnon |first=Sébastian |date=15 June 2024 |title=Métro : les stations Concorde et Tuileries baissent le rideau jusqu'en September à partir de ce lundi 17 June |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/jo-paris-2024/metro-les-stations-concorde-et-tuileries-baissent-le-rideau-jusquen-September-a-partir-de-ce-lundi-17-June-15-06-2024-TZKPCQLXORE5XFNSURPTL6DILI.php?ts=1718572151098 |access-date=16 June 2024 |newspaper=Le Parisien |language=fr}}{{Clear}}

As with previous Olympic and Paralympic Games, the road network of Paris and the Île-de-France region had lanes of traffic reserved for accredited vehicles to guarantee journey times between the Olympic Village, venues and other destinations, such as the Main Press Centre at Palais des congrès de Paris.{{cite web |title=Reserved Olympic and Paralympic lanes to be removed |publisher= Ville de Paris |url=https://www.paris.fr/en/pages/reserved-olympic-and-paralympic-traffic-lanes-which-roads-are-affected-in-paris-27898 |access-date=28 October 2024}} During the competition period, 185 kilometres of roads in the Paris region were partially reserved for accredited persons, transport and emergency services by the decree of 4 May 2022.{{cite web |title=Décret n° 2022-786 du 4 mai 2022 fixant la liste des voies et portions de voie réservées à certains véhicules pour les jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de 2024 |publisher= Légifrance |date=4 May 2022 |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/id/JORFTEXT000045757627 |access-date=3 November 2024}} Toyota supplied organisers with a fleet of vehicles that included 500 Mirai fuel cell vehicles.{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Toyota Press |date=21 September 2023 |title=Toyota announces 500 fuel cell Mirai for the official fleet for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 |url=https://media.toyota.co.uk/toyota-announces-500-fuel-cell-mirai-for-the-official-fleet-for-the-olympic-and-paralympic-games-paris-2024/ |access-date=25 July 2024 |publisher=Toyota Media Site }} Some 1,000 buses were available to transport athletes and accredited personnel. Ten special shuttle routes were provided to take accredited personnel to venues remote from railways stations. A temporary bus station was built on the eastern edge of the Olympic Village to transport athletes and support staff to the competition and training sites.{{cite news |title=Saint-Denis : il n'y aura pas de nouveaux immeubles en lisière du poumon vert du village olympique |first=Claire |last=Guédon |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/saint-denis-il-ny-aura-pas-de-nouveaux-immeubles-en-lisiere-du-poumon-vert-du-village-olympique-14-06-2023-3CM4EUHFBJB7FI5MHVLVFSFQPQ.php |newspaper=Le Parisien |date=14 June 2023 |access-date=3 August 2023 |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803112103/https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/saint-denis-il-ny-aura-pas-de-nouveaux-immeubles-en-lisiere-du-poumon-vert-du-village-olympique-14-06-2023-3CM4EUHFBJB7FI5MHVLVFSFQPQ.php |url-status=live }}

File:Bus - JO Paris 2024, navette olympique. Carrefour Pleyel (2).jpg from RATP assigned to a shuttle transporting athletes from the Olympic Village]]

{{ill|Izivia|fr}}, a subsidiary of Électricité de France (EDF), installed nearly 800 temporary electric charging stations, mostly near Porte Maillot, the Athletes' Village and Le Bourget. After the games, these were removed and reused by EDF at its own sites to power its electric vehicle fleet. More than 3.1 million km was driven in renewable electric Paris 2024 vehicles during the games, consumed 474 MWh.{{cite report |title=Rapport Durabilité & Héritage Post-Jeux |date=December 2024 |publisher=Paris 2024 |page=178 |language=fr |url=https://library.olympics.com/digitalCollection/DigitalCollectionAttachmentDownloadHandler.ashx?parentDocumentId=3460058&documentId=3460059&skipWatermark=true&skipCopyright=true |access-date=3 February 2025}} The electricity was supplied by EDF from six wind and two solar generation sites.

Compared to a normal summer, the frequency of bus services was higher during the games, but almost all routes in Paris were modified. Due to the areas occupied by the competition or celebration sites, several bus lines had to be diverted before, during, and after the Olympic Games. Sixteen bus routes were diverted for the duration of the games, starting with 10 at the beginning of spring to permit the assembly of certain installations, with six other bus routes diverted in May and then in early June.

During the Olympics, 190 bus routes (58% of the 330 RATP routes in the "central zone") had to be modified at one time or another, with simultaneous peaks of over 100 on 26 July, the day of the opening ceremony, and on 3 August for the road cycling race.{{cite news |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/jo-paris-2024/paris-2024-deja-16-lignes-de-bus-deviees-pour-les-jo-et-ca-ne-fait-que-commencer-10-06-2024-QBLXGQ5NPRB6NLQL6UEDVRR6KA.php |title=Paris 2024 : déjà 16 lignes de bus déviées pour les JO... et ça ne fait que commencer |newspaper=Le Parisien |date=11 June 2024 |access-date=12 June 2024 |first=Benoit |last=Hasse |language=fr |archive-date=11 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611223911/https://www.leparisien.fr/jo-paris-2024/paris-2024-deja-16-lignes-de-bus-deviees-pour-les-jo-et-ca-ne-fait-que-commencer-10-06-2024-QBLXGQ5NPRB6NLQL6UEDVRR6KA.php |url-status=live }} The Noctilien night bus network was reinforced during the events, particularly near festive venues such as the Grande halle de la Villette, with three services per hour instead of two.{{cite news |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/jo-paris-2024/jo-paris-2024-des-bus-de-nuit-toutes-les-20-minutes-pendant-la-competition-04-08-2024-POZ5M5EP5BDXNAXB5FF5ULQOOE.php |title=JO Paris 2024 : des bus de nuit toutes les 20 minutes pendant la compétition |newspaper=Le Parisien |date=4 August 2024 |access-date=8 August 2024 |first=Sebestian |last=Caompagnon |language=fr |archive-date=7 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807105324/https://www.leparisien.fr/jo-paris-2024/jo-paris-2024-des-bus-de-nuit-toutes-les-20-minutes-pendant-la-competition-04-08-2024-POZ5M5EP5BDXNAXB5FF5ULQOOE.php |url-status=live }} Full details of traffic restrictions were not announced until March 2024, making it difficult for transport and public works companies to plan their operations for the summer of 2024.{{cite web |title=Paris 2024 Olympics: traffic restrictions and installation dates for temporary sites |publisher=Sortir à Paris |url=https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/news/olympic-games-paris-2024/articles/310600-paris-2024-olympics-traffic-restrictions-and-installation-dates-for-temporary-sites |access-date=3 November 2024 |archive-date=6 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206110859/https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/news/olympic-games-paris-2024/articles/310600-paris-2024-olympics-traffic-restrictions-and-installation-dates-for-temporary-sites |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Les périmètres de sécurité autour des sites olympiques et paralympiques|website=www.prefecturedepolice.interieur.gouv.fr |url=https://www.prefecturedepolice.interieur.gouv.fr/mission/des-jeux-securises-pour-tous/les-perimetres-de-securite-autour-des-sites-olympiques-et-paralympiques |access-date=3 November 2024 |language=fr |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240804/https://www.prefecturedepolice.interieur.gouv.fr/mission/des-jeux-securises-pour-tous/les-perimetres-de-securite-autour-des-sites-olympiques-et-paralympiques |archive-date=4 August 2024}}

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During the Olympic and Paralympic Games, one lane on certain roads was reserved between 06:00 and midnight for vehicles of persons accredited by COJOP, taxis, public transport vehicles, vehicles intended to facilitate the transport of persons with reduced mobility, and emergency and security vehicles.{{cite web|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/jo-paris-2024-la-carte-des-185-kilometres-de-voies-olympiques-en-ile-de-france-6737225|title=JO Paris 2024 : la carte des 185 kilomètres de voies olympiques en ile-de-France|publisher=France Bleu |date=11 February 2023|first=Laurent|last=Borde |access-date=9 August 2023 |language=fr}} Checks were undertaken with automatic number-plate recognition, and violations of the rules were punishable by a fine of €135.{{cite news |last=Gairaud |first=Marie-Anne |date=12 July 2024 |title=Circulation: les voies réservées des Jeux olympiques, comment ça fonctionne? |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/jo-paris-2024/circulation-les-voies-reservees-des-jeux-olympiques-comment-ca-fonctionne-12-07-2024-XPNJ234ZYBF2XA6XXZKBLRIW2Q.php |access-date=12 July 2024 |newspaper=Le Parisien |language=fr |archive-date=12 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712060453/https://www.leparisien.fr/jo-paris-2024/circulation-les-voies-reservees-des-jeux-olympiques-comment-ca-fonctionne-12-07-2024-XPNJ234ZYBF2XA6XXZKBLRIW2Q.php |url-status=live }}

Roads with reserved lanes included the A1 autoroute from Roissy to Porte de la Chapelle, the A4 autoroute between Collégien and {{ill|Porte de Bercy|fr}}, the A13 autoroute between Porte Maillot and Rocquencourt, the A12 autoroute between Rocquencourt and Montigny-le-Bretonneux and route nationale 13, the Boulevard Périphérique between {{ill|Porte de Sèvres|fr}} and {{ill|Porte de Bercy|fr}}, and the {{ill|Quai de Bercy|fr}}.{{cite news |last=Chaïb |first=Inès |date=9 July 2024 |title=Circulation interdite, dates, fonctionnement... ce qu'il faut savoir sur les " voies olympiques ", en vigueur à partir de lundi |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/circulation-interdite-dates-fonctionnement-ce-quil-faut-savoir-sur-les-voies-olympiques-en-vigueur-a-partir-de-lundi-09-07-2024-HY4LXVSUGRCZDP4HVCP6S7BMBA.php |access-date=9 July 2024 |newspaper=Le Parisien |language=fr}}{{cite web |title=Arrêté du 31 juillet 2023 relatif à l'expérimentation d'une signalisation relative aux voies et portions de voies réservées à certains véhicules pour les jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de Paris en 2024 |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/id/JORFTEXT000047935965/ |access-date=3 November 2024 |publisher=Légifrance |language=fr |archive-date=23 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423132559/https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/id/JORFTEXT000047935965/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Hasse |first=Benoit |date=3 November 2023 |title=Les dispositifs de surveillance de la " voie olympique " déjà testés sur le périphérique parisien |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/les-dispositifs-de-surveillance-de-la-voie-olympique-deja-testes-sur-le-peripherique-parisien-03-11-2023-XF4KZ26O4VAQVCOO4D3VSVBBRA.php |access-date=3 November 2023 |newspaper=Le Parisien |language=fr |archive-date=3 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103114624/https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/les-dispositifs-de-surveillance-de-la-voie-olympique-deja-testes-sur-le-peripherique-parisien-03-11-2023-XF4KZ26O4VAQVCOO4D3VSVBBRA.php |url-status=live }}

To allow easy access to and from the Olympic Village, the A1 autoroute ramps from {{ill|Place de la Porte-de-Paris|fr}} to Saint-Denis were closed to general traffic. To maintain the possibility of entering and exiting the A86 autoroute, the Pleyel interchange was rebuilt with two new traffic directions.{{cite web |date=15 January 2020 |title=Echangeur A86-A1 |url=https://projets.ouvrages-olympiques.fr/ouvrages/echangeur-a86-a1/ |access-date=3 August 2023 |publisher=Société de livraison des ouvrages olympiques |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803144450/https://projets.ouvrages-olympiques.fr/ouvrages/echangeur-a86-a1/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=6 September 2022 |title=Le projet |url=https://www.dir.ile-de-france.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/le-projet-a1553.html |access-date=3 August 2023 |publisher=Direction interdépartementale des Routesd'Île-de-France |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803144451/https://www.dir.ile-de-france.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/le-projet-a1553.html |url-status=live }}

The branch of the Seine which passes through the Olympic Village in Seine-Saint-Denis to the north of Paris was closed from mid-July to 8 September. River traffic was transferred to the West arm. Not normally used, the section of river required improvements to make it navigable, such as dredging and piloting facilities, at a cost of €15 million. Navigation on the Seine was prohibited around the Olympic opening ceremony on 26 July, and for open water swimming and triathlon events.{{cite web|url=https://www.20minutes.fr/paris/4056084-20231004-jo-paris-2024-bras-seine-traverse-village-olympique-ferme-durant-competition5|title=JO de Paris 2024: Le bras de la Seine qui traverse le village olympique fermé durant la compétition |publisher=20 Minutes |date=11 February 2023|agency=Agence France-Presse |access-date=9 October 2023 |language=fr}}

Paris is served by two large international airports: Charles de Gaulle Airport and Orly Airport. Both are connected to the Paris public transport network, with the opening of the extension of Paris Métro Line 14 to Orly Airport just prior to the games. CDG Express—an express line connecting Charles de Gaulle Airport to Gare de l'Est in the city centre—was not completed in time for the games, and will open in 2027. Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports had to handle a large proportion of the arrivals and departures of 64,000 accredited persons and 47,000 items of sports equipment, including 4,000 large items such as kayaks and bicycles. The flows were massive, particularly from 18 July, the opening date of the Olympic Village, after the Olympic closing ceremony, and again before and after the Paralympic Games. Some private jets also arrived at Paris–Le Bourget Airport.{{cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2024/04/09/paris-2024-les-aeroports-de-roissy-et-d-orly-face-au-defi-des-jeux-olympiques-et-paralympiques_6226770_3234.html|title=Paris 2024 : les aéroports de Roissy et d'Orly face au défi des Jeux olympiques et paralympiques|first=Guy|last=Dutheil|newspaper=Le Monde|access-date=9 April 2024|date=10 April 2024|language=fr|archive-date=9 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409055211/https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2024/04/09/paris-2024-les-aeroports-de-roissy-et-d-orly-face-au-defi-des-jeux-olympiques-et-paralympiques_6226770_3234.html|url-status=live}} For security reasons, the airspace across northern France was closed during the Olympics opening ceremony.{{Cite news |first=Simon |last=Calder |date=25 July 2024 |title=Olympics 2024: Paris transport shuts down ahead of opening ceremony |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/olympics-paris-2024-transport-airport-flights-metro-roads-b2585717.html |access-date=25 July 2024 |newspaper=The Independent |archive-date=25 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725121923/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/olympics-paris-2024-transport-airport-flights-metro-roads-b2585717.html |url-status=live }}

The organisers estimated that more than a third of the greenhouse gas emissions linked to the Olympic Games would be from the transport of athletes and spectators. While it was difficult to avoid air transport for most national delegations, the Belgian, British and Dutch national committees committed to arriving by train.{{cite web |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/industrie-services/energie-environnement/paris-2024-des-jo-ecolos-qui-promettent-de-polluer-deux-fois-moins-1967146 |title=Paris 2024: des JO écolos qui promettent de polluer deux fois moins |newspaper=Les Echos |date=1 August 2023 |first=Muryel |last=Jacque |access-date=10 August 2023 |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810051049/https://www.lesechos.fr/industrie-services/energie-environnement/paris-2024-des-jo-ecolos-qui-promettent-de-polluer-deux-fois-moins-1967146 |url-status=live }}. To facilitate the movement of delegations from the Olympic Village to the Paris region airports, Groupe ADP (which owns and operates the Paris airports) built a baggage check-in area at the Olympic Village, so the largest bags could be transported directly to the airports.{{cite magazine |first=Noam |last=Ismaaili-Erny |date=26 July 2024 |title=Paris Airports: Preparing for the Olympic Games Influx |magazine=Airways |url=https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/paris-airports-olympic-games-influx |access-date=26 October 2024 |archive-date=10 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910082121/https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/paris-airports-olympic-games-influx |url-status=live }}{{cite news |language=fr |first=Anne |last=Collin |title=Paris 2024 : « Une première pour ADP », les bagages des athlètes seront enregistrés au village olympique |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/val-d-oise-95/paris-2024-une-premiere-pour-adp-les-bagages-des-athletes-seront-enregistres-au-village-olympique-20-09-2023-RAKKAJZB75FOLOLUTWZUUE6NCE.php |newspaper=Le Parisien |date=20 September 2023 |access-date=3 November 2023}}

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On 26 July 2024, the day of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, a series of arson attacks damaged the LGV Atlantique, Nord, and Est lines of the French high-speed railway system.{{Cite news |last1=Bisset |first1=Victoria |last2=Noack |first2=Rick |date=26 July 2024 |title=Arson disrupts France's high-speed trains hours before Olympics, officials say |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/26/france-rail-disruptions-scnf-olympics/ |access-date=26 July 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{Cite news |last=Chutel |first=Lynsey |date=26 July 2024 |title=What We Know About the Attacks on France's Rail Network |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/world/europe/frances-rail-network-attacks-paris-olympics.html |access-date=26 July 2024 |newspaper=The New York Times |archive-date=27 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727005456/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/world/europe/frances-rail-network-attacks-paris-olympics.html |url-status=live }} International and domestic rail services were widely disrupted,{{Cite news |last1=Phillips |first1=Jacob |last2=Mata |first2=William |date=26 July 2024 |title=Eurostars cancelled as arson attack sparks travel chaos ahead of Olympics – live |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/france-trains-live-eurostar-olympic-games-arson-paris-opening-ceremony-b1173040.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727001448/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/france-trains-live-eurostar-olympic-games-arson-paris-opening-ceremony-b1173040.html |archive-date=27 July 2024 |access-date=26 July 2024 |newspaper=The Standard }} with around 800,000 passengers affected.{{cite news |first1=Jon |last1=Henley |first2=Angelique |last2=Chrisafis |date=26 July 2024 |title=French rail network hit by arson attacks before Olympics opening ceremony |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/26/vandals-target-french-rail-network-olympics-opening-ceremony |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727105059/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/26/vandals-target-french-rail-network-olympics-opening-ceremony |archive-date=27 July 2024 |access-date=26 July 2024 |newspaper=The Guardian}} There was also an attempted attack on the LGV Sud-Est line, though it was interrupted by TGV maintenance workers who happened to be on site.{{cite news |date=26 July 2024 |title='Criminal' attack on France's high-speed train network |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240726-france-s-high-speed-train-network-paralysed-by-malicious-acts |access-date=26 July 2024 |publisher=France24}}

In addition to the venues in the Paris region, there were ten Olympic venues elsewhere in France. Six were soccer stadiums: Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux; Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne; Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes; Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon; Stade Vélodrome, Marseille; and the Stade de Nice. Four other events were also held outside Paris: sailing at Marseille Marina; shooting at the National Shooting Centre in Châteauroux; basketball and handball at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille; and, most incongruously of all, surfing at Teahupo'o in Tahiti.{{cite web |first=Z. K. |last=Goh |date=28 June 2024 |title=Paris Olympics 2024 guide: Preview, venues, new events, torch, mascots, and how to watch live |publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/paris-olympics-2024-guide-preview-venues-new-events-torch-mascots-and-how-to-watch-live |access-date=7 March 2025}} The only Paralympic event held outside Paris was the shooting at Châteauroux.{{cite web |first=Florian |last=Burgaud |date=14 August 2024 |title=Paris 2024: the second life of Olympic venues during the Paralympic Games |publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-second-life-olympic-venues-during-paralympic-games |access-date=7 March 2025}}

The Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille was an hour's train ride from Paris, plus a bus or tram ride; line 1 (yellow) stopped outside the stadium. The marina and velodrome in Marseille could be can be accessed from the {{ill|Rond-Point du Prado|fr}} and {{ill|Sainte-Marguerite – Dromel (métro de Marseille)|fr|lt=Sainte-Marguerite Dromel}} métro stations on {{ill|Ligne 2 du métro de Marseille|fr|lt=line 2}}. Châteauroux was a 2-1/4-hour train ride from Paris, and had an extensive bus network. Lyon had an extensive bus and tram network, and the stadium could be accessed by the T3 or T7 Lyon tramway from Lyon-Part-Dieu station. Nice, Saint-Etienne and Bordeaux also had facilities for bicycles, with Bordeaux signposting a 7-kilometre bicycle route to the stadium.{{cite web |first=Gaëlle |last=Coudert |title=Everything you need to know about transport services during the Olympic Games |date=11 December 2024 |website=www.france.fr |url=https://www.france.fr/en/article/travel-your-guide-to-getting-around-during-the-games |access-date=7 March 2025}}

Paris 2024's goal of halving carbon emissions was ultimately met, with an estimated 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent. This represented a 54.6% reduction compared to the London and Rio average. Of this, 53% of the carbon footprint (about 833,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent) was incurred by people travelling to the games. This was greater than anticipated: partly because ticket sales exceeded expectations, and partly because a large number of spectators came from outside Europe. With ticket sales of €1,489 million, Paris 2024 exceeded its ticketing and hospitality revenue targets by €348 million, and generated a surplus of more than €26.8 million.{{cite web |title=Paris 2024 final budget in surplus by at least 26.8 million euros |publisher=Paris 2024 |url=https://press.paris2024.org/news/board-of-directors-paris-2024-final-budget-in-surplus-by-at-least-26-8-million-euros-116f4-7578a.html |access-date=2 February 2025}}

All of the venues were served by public transport, and three-quarters of those in the Île-de France region had a public transport stop within 500 metres. As a result, 87% of spectators used public transport to attend the games. The provision of {{convert|415|km|mi}} of cycling routes and 27,000 temporary bicycle places enabled 5% of spectators to cycle during the games.{{cite report |title=Paris 2024 Sustainability & Legacy Post-Games Report Summary |publisher=Paris 2024 |date=December 2024 |pages=13, 17, 19 |url=https://press.paris2024.org/assets/paris-2024-sustainability-legacy-post-games-report-summary-430a1-7578a.html?dl=1 |access-date=26 January 2025 }} The transportation effort was judged a resounding success. This was attributed to the anticipation and preparation carried out over the previous eight years. Forecasts of spectator travel proved remarkably accurate, and no major incident was reported as millions of users were carried during the summer, even during the back-to-school period towards the end of the Paralympics.{{cite web |type=PDF |title=The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in Review |publisher=Paris 2024 |url=https://press.paris2024.org/assets/the-paris-2024-paralympic-games-in-review-e8c00-7578a.html?lang=en |access-date=12 February 2025}}

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