Getting to the start
Métro Porte de Saint-Cloud (Line 9)
The 10km race starts at Église Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal, 96 boulevard Murat, 75016 Paris, right by Porte de Saint-Cloud métro station (Line 9). (The separate free 5km walk starts at Saint-Pierre de Chaillot church, near Alma-Marceau/Iéna.
Course passes 10 emblematic Parisian churches between start and finish.
Getting to the finish
Métro Anvers (Line 2) or Abbesses (Line 12)
Finish is at the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre; Anvers and Abbesses are the two closest métro stations, with the Montmartre funicular also available.
Start shuttle
None — dense Paris métro network serves both ends directly.
Transit 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.
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.
Paris transit runs on the Navigo system; visitors can buy a rechargeable Navigo Easy card at metro stations or tabac shops and load it with single t+ tickets (about 2.15 euro each) or day passes. Contactless bank-card tap-to-pay has been rolled out on an increasing number of metro and RER gates since 2024, offering an alternative to buying a card.
The RATP app also sells dematerialized tickets.
