Buy a reloadable Navigo Easy card (€2) at any metro/RER ticket window or tabac and load it with t+ tickets or a Paris Visite pass — as of 2026 you generally can't just tap a foreign bank card at metro gates, though open contactless payment is being rolled out gradually across buses.
Getting to the start
Ségur (Métro Line 10) or Cambronne (Métro Line 6)
Start is at Place de Fontenoy/Avenue de Suffren, opposite UNESCO, near Champ-de-Mars/Eiffel Tower, in the 7th arrondissement.
Ségur and Cambronne metro stations give quick, simple access.
Getting to the finish
Ségur (Métro Line 10) or Cambronne (Métro Line 6)
Finish is on Avenue de Lowendal, near the Avenue de Breteuil roundabout, close to the same metro stations as the start.
More details
No organizer shuttle needed;
the race is fully served by Paris Métro within the 7th arrondissement.
IC card
Navigo Easy
RATP/Ile-de-France Mobilites ticket counters and vending machines at metro and RER stations, and RATP partner shops (tabacs, newsstands, some corner stores)
Not accepted at the gates — get the local card above
Alternative: Paris Visite pass €30.60 for 1 day, €45.40 for 2 days, €63.80 for 3 days, €78 for 5 days (zones 1-5, includes both airports) —
Only worth it if you need unlimited travel across all zones (e.g. both airports, Versailles, Disneyland) in a short trip;
for typical inner-city sightseeing, loading individual t+ tickets or a cheaper multi-day pass onto Navigo Easy usually costs less.
More details
Direct 'tap and go' with a contactless bank card is not available network-wide on the Paris metro.
Buses are already partially equipped, with full Paris and inner-suburb bus coverage targeted by the end of August 2026.
The published rollout schedule is: Orly-Line 14 airport link 30 June 2026, Montmartre funicular July 2026, Metro Line 1 July 2027, Lines 4/14/15/18 end of 2027, Lines 7/12 end of 2028, and the full network by 2030.
Journeys paid by bank card cost more than standard fares (a 50-80 cent surcharge) and do not include free transfers -- each validation is charged separately.
A Navigo Easy card can't be shared between travelers -- one per person.
You can also skip the physical card entirely and buy/store tickets in the Ile-de-France Mobilites or Bonjour RATP phone app.
