The Stadiums of Paris: The Stade de France and the Parc des Princes

Euro 2016 starts in 6 months and Paris will host not only the Euro 2016 finals but many other national teams will also play at the Stade de France and the Parc des Princes during the competition.

How do you find and get to the Paris stadiums? This and much more information on the stadiums of Paris can be found here. The Stade de France is at Saint-Denis, an area just outside of Paris, situated to the north of the capital, just above the 8th arrondissement, in the Montmartre area. Inaugurated in 1998, just a few months before the football world cup, Saint-Denis held the final and is currently hosting the French national team’s, champions league and rugby matches not to mention lower key athletic games and music events. Thanks to Paris’ public transport system, the Stade de France is easy to get to even if it is outside of the city itself.

If you are staying in one of the Paris holiday apartments, you can get to the Stade de France easily, thanks to the information that you will find below. It is easy to get to the Parc des Princes, the Paris Saint-Germain stadium, the Paris team’s ground at the 16th arrondissement, close to the Roland Garros stadium, where the tennis nationals are held.

The current look of the Parc des Princes is that of the third reconstruction of the building in 1972, first inaugurated in 1897 and following that in 1932 after reconstruction works. The Parc des Princes was not built for low key athletic events, infact, there is no running track like at Saint-Denis, Paris Saint-Germain football team and the Paris teams’ rugby matches are played here.

Here is the information on how to get to the Stade de France and to the Parc des Princes:

How to get to the Stade de France:

Public Transport:

• Train RER B:  la Plaine Stade de France stop, 4 minutes from Gare du Nord and 8 minutes from Châtelet.
• Train RER D: Stade de France stop - St Denis, 5 minutes from Gare du Nord and 9 minutes from Châtelet.
• Metro line 13: St.. Denis stop-Porte de Paris, 16 minutes from Saint Lazare, 20 minutes from Invalides and 25 minutes from Montparnasse
• Tram Number 1: St Denis Basilique stop
• Bus numbers:  239 / 253 / 139 / 153 / 173 / 255 / 350

By car:

A1 motorway (exit number 2, Stade de France) and A86 (exit number 9, Saint Denis- La Plaine Stade de France)

How to get to the Parc des Princes Paris:

•        Metro line 9, stop Porte St Cloud
•        Buses 22, 62, 72

By Car:

Motorway exit D910 Follow indications for l'Avenue de la porte de St. Cloud.