The Olympic Torch Relay for the Paris Olympics 2024 started its epic journey in Olympia (Greece) on 16 June 2024. After nine days of relay in Greece, the Olympic Torch sailed across the Mediterranean Sea to France, arriving on 8 May 2024.
After traversing France’s enchanting landscapes, picturesque villages, and vibrant cities, the Olympic Torch will be in Paris, the French capital, on 14 July (France’s National Day) and 15 July before ending her journey on 26 July for the Opening Ceremony and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron. Here’s the Olympic Torch itinerary in Paris, a journey that promises to be as visually stunning as it is historically significant.
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14 July (France’s National Day)
Here’s the Olympic Torch Relay schedule for the 14 and 15 July. During the itinerary in Paris, the Olympic Flame will visit major monuments and cultural places that are part of locals’ everyday lives. The Olympic Torch itinerary in Paris will cover all the Paris Arrondissements, so you can’t miss it!
8th Arrondissement of Paris
12h50 : Rond-point des Champs-Elysées
13h : Petit Palais
7th Arrondissement of Paris
13h25 : Assemblée Nationale – Place du Palais Bourbon
6th Arrondissement of Paris
13h40 : Saint-Germain-des-Prés – Boulevard Saint-Germain
14h10 : Sénat – Jardin du Luxembourg
14h30 : Place du Panthéon
5th Arrondissement of Paris
14h50 : Place de la Sorbonne
15h : Grande Mosquée de Paris
15h35 : Parvis of the Institut du Monde Arabe
4th Arrondissement of Paris
15h50 : Île de la Cité – Parvis of Notre-Dame
15h55 : Pont Notre-Dame
16h15 : Place Monique Antoine
3rd Arrondissement of Paris
16h20 : Musée Carnavalet – Rue des Francs Bourgeois
16h35 : Place des Vosges – Maison Victor Hugo
10th Arrondissement of Paris
17h10 : Place de la Bastille
17h50 : Quai de Jemmapes
18h10 : Jardin Marielle Franco – Rue d’Alsace
18h50 : Place du Colonel Fabien
9th Arrondissement of Paris
19h05 : Rue des Martyrs – Place Lino Ventura
19h25 : Olympia – Boulevard des Capucines
1st Arrondissement of Paris
19h50 : Place Vendôme
20h : Rue de Rivoli
20h20 : Louvre – Pyramide du Louvre
21h30 : Esplanade de la Samaritaine
21h50 : Jardin Nelson Mandela
4th Arrondissement of Paris
22h50 : Parvis du centre Pompidou
23h : Parvis de l’Hôtel de Ville
15 July
During the night of 14 to 15 July, the Olympic Flame will remain at the City Hall (Hôtel de Ville, Paris 4). It will resume its way through Paris from the 18th Arrondissement.
18th Arrondissement of Paris
8h10 : Arena Porte de la Chapelle – Rue de la Chapelle
9h : Montmartre – Parvis du Sacré Coeur
09h20 : Place Blanche
17th Arrondissement of Paris
10h30 : Jardin Solitude – Place du Général Catroux
8th Arrondissement of Paris
11h : Arc de Triomphe – Place de l’Etoile
16th Arrondissement of Paris
11h45 : Place du Trocadéro
13h15 : Metro station Passy
15th Arrondissement of Paris
13h20 : Metro station Bir Hakeim
13h35 : Île aux Cygnes
14h15 : Parvis de la Mairie du XVe
14h40 : Rue de Vaugirard
14th Arrondissement of Paris
15h : Place de Catalogne
15h15 : Place Denfert Rochereau
13th Arrondissement of Paris
15h40 : Butte-aux-Cailles neighborhood
19th Arrondissement of Paris
15h50 : Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
13th Arrondissement of Paris
16h30 : Boulevard Vincent Auriol
12th Arrondissement of Paris
17h : Port de l’Arsenal – Passerelle Mornay
18h10 : Boulevard de la Bastille
11th Arrondissement of Paris
18h15 : Place Léon Blum
10th Arrondissement of Paris
18h18 : Place de la Bastille
20th Arrondissement of Paris
18h50 : Place Edith Piaf
19th Arrondissement of Paris
19h15 : Rue de Belleville
10th Arrondissement of Paris
20h45 : Place de la République
26 July (Olympics’ Opening Ceremony)
On this final day, the Olympic torch will cover Seine-Saint-Denis and Paris. The exact itinerary with times is not known yet. Still, the torch will cross the canals between Seine-Saint-Denis and Paris, visiting the Olympic Village and passing near Olympic venues and cultural sites like the Saint-Denis Abbey, the Olympic Aquatics Centre, the Stade de France, and the Parc de la Villette. Finally, it will reach the Seine River for the much-awaited Opening Ceremony.
