Paris transport authorities confirmed on 6 December that the RoissyBus—an iconic direct shuttle linking Opéra in central Paris with Charles-de-Gaulle Airport—will cease operations on 1 March 2026 after more than 30 years of service. Persistent congestion on the A1 motorway and within Paris has undermined schedule reliability, prompting the decision. A new bus line, number 9517, will replace the service, rerouting through the multimodal hub of Saint-Denis Pleyel to connect with multiple metro, RER and future Grand Paris Express lines.
For global mobility teams, the change means re-writing airport-transfer advice in relocation and travel policies. Unlike the current non-stop RoissyBus, the 9517 will add intermediate stops but is expected to shave up to ten minutes off average journey times thanks to dedicated bus lanes north of Paris. Fare levels have not yet been published.
![RoissyBus to CDG Airport to Be Axed from March 2026; Replacement Route 9517 Announced]()
The announcement comes as construction accelerates on the CDG Express rail link, now slated to open in March 2027. Once operational, the dedicated train will whisk passengers from Gare de l’Est to the airport in 20 minutes, further reshaping the ground-transport map for business travellers.
Companies that subsidise employee airport transfers should monitor forthcoming fare tables and consider shifting to rail once CDG Express launches. In the interim, travel managers should update arrival instructions in corporate booking tools and brief assignees unfamiliar with greater-Paris public transport.
Tour operators also need to refresh meet-and-greet signage and coach-parking allocations at Opéra. The legacy RoissyBus stop will be repurposed for other RATP services, easing local congestion but ending a service that carried up to 6 million passengers a year prior to the pandemic.
For global mobility teams, the change means re-writing airport-transfer advice in relocation and travel policies. Unlike the current non-stop RoissyBus, the 9517 will add intermediate stops but is expected to shave up to ten minutes off average journey times thanks to dedicated bus lanes north of Paris. Fare levels have not yet been published.
The announcement comes as construction accelerates on the CDG Express rail link, now slated to open in March 2027. Once operational, the dedicated train will whisk passengers from Gare de l’Est to the airport in 20 minutes, further reshaping the ground-transport map for business travellers.
Companies that subsidise employee airport transfers should monitor forthcoming fare tables and consider shifting to rail once CDG Express launches. In the interim, travel managers should update arrival instructions in corporate booking tools and brief assignees unfamiliar with greater-Paris public transport.
Tour operators also need to refresh meet-and-greet signage and coach-parking allocations at Opéra. The legacy RoissyBus stop will be repurposed for other RATP services, easing local congestion but ending a service that carried up to 6 million passengers a year prior to the pandemic.
