From July 26 to August 11, 2024, Paris becomes the host city of the Olympic Games: so to host an event of this magnitude, restrictions have been put in place, including for cyclists.
From July 17 until the night of July 27, around 40 Vélib' stations will be temporarily closed, due to the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, scheduled for Friday July 26, along the Seine. The closure of these self-service bicycle stations follows a request from the Paris Police Prefecture and concerns a total of 36 stations located in the 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 13th, 15th and 16th arrondissements of Paris.
After applying traffic restrictions for cars and imposing passes in certain high-pressure areas - notably the neighborhoods near the Olympic Village in Saint-Denis and around the Olympic venues - new restrictions now apply to self-service bike hire.
Which Vélib' stations will be closed from July 17 to 27?
- Quai de l'Horloge Pont Neuf, 41 Quai de l'horloge, Paris 1er
- Victoria Place du Châtelet, 14 avenue Victoria, Paris 1er
- Arcol Notre Dame, 10 rue d'Arcole, Paris 4
- Marché aux fleurs, place Louis Lépine, Paris 4
- Quai aux fleurs pont Saint-Louis, 1 quai aux fleurs Paris 4
- Quai des Célestins Henri IV, 2 quai des célestins Paris 4
- Village Saint-Paul, 6 rue Saint Paul Paris 4
- Hôtel de ville Pont Marie, opposite 18 rue de l'hôtel de Ville, Paris 4
- Quai de Béthune Pont de la Tournelle, opposite 34 quai de Béthunes Paris 4
- Poissy Saint-Germain, 8 10 rue de Poissy Paris 5
- Institut du Monde Arabe Saint-Germain, 3 rue des fosses Saint-Bernard, Paris 5
- Jussieu Fossés Saint-Bernard, 41 rue Jussieu Paris 5
- Pontoise la Tournelle, 1 rue de Pontoise Paris 5
- Place Valhubert, 13 place Valhubert, Paris 5
- Jussieu Guy de la Brosse, 13 rue de Jussieu Paris 5
- Institut de France, 5 quai Malaquais, Paris 6
- Jacques Callot Mazarine, 17 rue des Beaux Arts, Paris 6
- Beaux-Arts Bonaparte, 17 rue des Beaux Arts, Paris 6
- Quai Voltaire, quai Voltaire Paris 7
- Musée d'Orsay, 62 rue de Lille, Paris 7
- Surcouf University, 13 rue Surcouf, Paris 7
- Bourdonnais Eiffel Tower, 59 quai Branly Paris 7
- Octave Gréard Eiffel Tower, 2 avenue Octave Greard Paris 7
- Place de Finlande, 39 quai d'Orsay Paris 7
- Place de la Reine Astrid, opposite 3 avenue Montaigne Paris 8
- Marceau Président Wilson, 2 avenue Marceau Paris 8
- Place Georges Guillaumin, place Georges Guillaumin opposite 17 avenue Friedland, Paris 8
- Arsène Houssaye Friedland, 11 rue Arsène Houssaye, Paris 8
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, 51/57 quai François Mauriac, Paris 13
- Gare d'Austerlitz Pont Charles de Gaulle, 85 quai d'Austerlitz, Paris 13
- Quai de la gare pont de Bercy, quai François Mauriac angle pont de Bercy, Paris 13
- Bir Hakeim, opposite 6 bd de Grenelle Paris 15
- Javel André Citroën, 5 avenue Emile Zola Paris 15
- Square Bela Bartok, opposite 51/53 quai de Grenelle, Paris 15
- Cauchy Cévennes, 1 rue Cauchy Paris 15
- Eylau Trocadéro, 4 avenue d'Eylau, Paris 16
However, it is still possible to rent a Vélib' at the rest of the Paris stations and bypass the temporarily closed stations to drop off or borrow a Vélib' at the nearest station.
