Do you use the bus, metro, tram, RER or train to get around Paris and its inner suburbs? Stay informed in real time of the state of the traffic to organize your trips and not get stuck.
At the call of the unions, a strong mobilization is expected for this Thursday, January 19, 2023 in public services and in particular public transport. The objective is to speak out against the draft reform of the drafts presented on January 10 by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. The social movement must start on January 18 at 7 p.m. and end on January 20 at 8 a.m. It promises to be quite intense, especially in Île-de-France, and will disrupt the movement of thousands of users. Unsurprisingly, the RATP thus foresees very disrupted traffic. If lines 1 and 14 of the metro remain operational (they are automated), traffic will be interrupted on lines 8, 10 and 11 and very slow on all the other lines, some of which will only be open during rush hours. On the SNCF side, it will not be a party either since on the RER lines C, D, E, J, K, L, N and P, only one train in ten is planned. There will be absolutely no trains on line R and only one in two trains on lines A and B and one in three on lines H and U. Finally, two thirds of the buses should run and three quarters of the trams.
It is very likely that other mobilizations and strike movements will occur in the weeks (and months?) to come. And even if the Ile-de-France residents are used to it, these days prove to be particularly painful as soon as one has to travel to go to work or to return home or to go to an appointment. Fortunately, there are many ways to avoid getting stuck in the water when taking public transport. Both the RATP and the SNCF provide a wealth of information on their respective websites and through their apps to know the state of the traffic in real time and the disruptions in progress in order to properly anticipate your journeys. You can also rely on social networks, especially Twitter, to keep you informed by following specific accounts. Note that the web services and apps that we indicate to you will be useful all year round for your travels since they also report on works, delays and traffic interruptions in real time, regardless of the type of public transport you use. use. Tools to keep on hand both for regular trips and for occasional trips.
There are plenty of possibilities to stay informed of the slightest problem on a metro, bus, tram or RER line managed by the RATP or the SNCF. Websites and apps for iOS and Android are there.
From a web browser
► The RATP website offers a page dedicated to traffic information accessible from any web browser. In the section General bulletin in the center of the page, click on the means of transport that interests you. Then click on the desired line to find out the disturbances that concern it.
► The Île-de-France Mobilités site uses roughly the same presentation but with more details on the page dedicated to traffic information.
► The website SNCF Connect makes it possible to make a more precise point on the Ile-de-France train lines managed by the SNCF. It also allows you to check the traffic status on the main line network.
From an application on Android or iOS
► For more comfort, especially if you are already on the road, it will be more practical to use a mobile app such as Hello RATP (available for android and iOS) Where Ile-de-France Mobilities (formerly ViaNavigo). Our preference is for the latter, which offers to create alerts for a metro, bus, tram or RER line without having to create an account. Convenient for both occasional and regular users. You will thus be informed by a notification as soon as an incident or delay occurs on the line.
Download Ile-de-France Mobilités for Android
Download Ile-de-France Mobilités for iPhone
► Launch the application then press Traffic info at the bottom of the screen.
► Select the transit line you are interested in to find out the status of disruptions.
► At the top of the screen are three tabs: In progress, Coming and Twitter. You can thus know the future disturbances (due to works or strikes).
► If you want to be notified immediately of disruptions when they occur via a notification, tap the icon Bell at the top right of the screen. You will then receive information messages concerning this line. Press the bell again to stop receiving notifications.
► Another very practical app for Parisians and suburbanites, CityMapper. Free, it provides a lot of information for getting around Paris but also in other major cities in France and around the world. It offers several routes and means of transport to get from point A to point B. Public transport is at the top of the list but there are also scooters, bicycles and electric scooters as well as hybrid bikes and car-sharing vehicles. . CityMapper obviously takes real-time traffic into account to estimate travel times.
Download CityMapper for Android
► CityMapper also allows to receive notifications in case of traffic disruption. Push the button Disturb. On the home screen.
► Current disturbances are displayed Scroll down the screen. The metro, RER and tram lines are listed (the bus lines are missing). Press on smartphone icon corresponding to the line that concerns you. It is then placed in favorites at the top of the screen.
► Press the three superimposed points corresponding to it then, in the menu that unfolds, on Settings.
► Here you can manage when to receive notifications (Still, rush hours, Never). Make your choice and validate with okay.
Few users of public transport in Île-de-France, and in particular the RER, know this, but each RER line in the Ile-de-France region has its own account on Twitter. A great way to receive traffic information on the line(s) you use most often.
► To obtain real-time information on current and future disruptions (sometimes with more details than on the apps mentioned above), each Ile-de-France RER line has its own Twitter account. Follow the account that interests you:
RER A: @RER_A
RER B: @RERB
RER C: @RERC_SNCF
RER D: @RERD_SNCF
RER E: @RERE_T4_SNCF
RER H: @LineH_SNCF
RER J: @LineJ_SNCF
RER K: @LineK_SNCF
RER L: @LineL_SNCF
RER N: @LinesNetU_SNCF
RER P: @LIGNEP_SNCF
RER R: @LINER_SNCF
RER U: @LinesNetU_SNCF
► After subscribing to the desired account in the Twitter app, display the account profile and then tap the bell flanked by a + to the left of the button Subscriber.
► In the menu that appears, choose All Tweets and validate the dialog box that appears.
