National strike on September 18, 2025: plan ahead for your journeys! Some public transport services will be disrupted on Thursday, September 18, 2025

Traffic forecasts by transport mode

Traffic forecasts for the metros

	Metro traffic forecasts

Normal traffic :

Severely disrupted traffic and only guaranteed during peak hours (6:30 to 9:30 and 16:30 to 19:30) :

• : 1 train in 3
  
• : 1 train in 4
  
• : 1 train in 5 from 16:00 to 19:30
  
• : 1 train in 3 from 15:30 to 19:30

Traffic very disrupted and only guaranteed during the precise peak hours listed below :

• : 1 train in 3 between Nation and La Chapelle from 6:30 to 10:00
  
• : 1 train in 2 from 14:00 to 19:30 on the entire line
  
• : 1 train in 5 between Gare du Nord and Bobigny from 6:30 to 9:30 then 16:30 to 19:30
  
• : 2 trains in 5 between Nation and Place d’Italie 6:30–10:30 and between Nation - Bercy 15:30–19:30
  
• : 1 train in 2 only from 6:30 to 9:30, on the full line
  
• : 1 train in 3 between Créteil Pointe du Lac and Reuilly Diderot from 7:30 to 9:30 and 1 train in 5 from 16:30 to 19:30
  
• : 1 train in 4 on the full line from 6:30 to 9:30 then between Rosny and Porte des Lilas from 16:30 to 19:30
  
• : 1 train in 2 between Mairie d’Aubervilliers and Madeleine from 6:30 to 9:30 and from 16:30 to 19:30.
  

Attention: the following stations will be closed all day: Bastille, Concorde, Arts et Métiers, Villiers, Opéra, République, Trocadéro, Sèvres-Babylone, Invalides, Place de Clichy.

Traffic forecasts for the RER

	RER traffic forecasts
	Disrupted traffic: 3 trains in 4 during peak hours (07:30–09:30 and 16:30–19:30) and 2 trains in 3 during off-peak times.
	Disrupted traffic: 1 train in 2 all day and interconnection maintained at Gare du Nord.
	Disrupted traffic: expect 2 trains in 3.
	Very heavily disrupted traffic. Between Creil and Corbeil-Essonnes and between Goussainville and Melun: expect 1 train in 2. Between Juvisy and Corbeil - between Corbeil and Melun - between Malesherbes and Paris Gare de Lyon and between Juvisy and Melun via Ris Orangis: no trains. Finally between Corbeil-Essonnes and Malesherbes: 1 train in 5 (only between 06:00–09:00 then 17:00–20:00).
	Strongly disrupted traffic: plan for 1 train in 2.

Traffic forecasts for the Transiliens

	Transilien traffic forecasts
	Severely disrupted traffic: 1 train in 2 except between Pontoise and Creil, where 2 trains in 3 are expected.
	Disrupted traffic: 2 trains in 3.
	Disrupted traffic: 2 trains in 3.
	Very severely disrupted traffic: 1 train in 2.
	Disrupted traffic. Between Paris Est and Meaux: 3 trains in 4. Between Paris Est and Provins: 3 trains in 4. Between Meaux and La Ferté Milon: 2 trains in 3.
	Severely disrupted traffic. Between Paris Lyon and Montereau via Moret: 1 train in 2 (only 6:00–9:00 then 16:30–22:30). Between Paris Lyon and Montargis: 1 train in 2 on average. Between Melun and Montereau via Héricy: 1 train in 3 (only 6:00–9:00 then 17:00–19:00).
	Severely disrupted traffic: 1 train in 2.
	Disrupted traffic: 2 trains in 3.

Traffic forecasts for the trams

Normal or near-normal traffic :

Disrupted traffic :

• : 3 trams in 4
  
• : 1 tram in 2

Traffic forecasts for buses: disrupted traffic

58% of lines will operate normally or near normally. Find the full list of closed or partially closed lines on our dedicated page: article accessible here

Check traffic forecasts and start a planned route search with your Bonjour RATP app. You will be informed of disruptions, you will be able to identify all alternative routes, be alerted to upcoming departure times and onboard crowd levels. And if you don’t find a solution, why not try other modes of transport?

Bonjour RATP and Lime are partnering on Thursday, September 18 for the whole day to offer a total of 3,000 unlock codes worth €1 each for any Lime bike rental made directly in the Bonjour RATP app. The offer applies between 7:00–10:00 in the morning and 16:00–20:00 in the evening. Concretely, if you are among the first 3,000 to rent a Lime bike in the Bonjour RATP app, you will not be charged the usual €1 bike unlock fee. Tell your colleagues and friends and take the opportunity to travel differently and avoid disruptions on your lines. First come, first served! Learn more