Ile-de-France Mobilités has confirmed extensive rail engineering works over the weekend of 14-15 February that will sever the RER B link between Paris-Gare-du-Nord and Aéroport Charles-de-Gaulle 2. The closure—announced in Le Parisien—means no direct train service for 48 hours on the only heavy-rail connection to France’s primary international gateway.
Replacement buses will run from Stade de France/Saint-Denis but journey times are expected to exceed 90 minutes in peak traffic. Travellers connecting to early-morning long-haul departures face particular risk; mobility managers are already advising overnight airport hotels or private-hire transfers to avoid missed flights.
For passengers who may simultaneously need to check visa validity for onward destinations, VisaHQ can help secure or renew the necessary documentation quickly. Its user-friendly platform (https://www.visahq.com/france/) provides up-to-date requirements, application assistance and real-time tracking—useful reassurance when transport disruptions add extra stress to travel plans.
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The shutdown coincides with simultaneous closures on RER lines C, D and E and early closures on Métro Line 1, part of a €36 billion infrastructure upgrade ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics. While the works promise long-term capacity gains—including new MF19 rolling stock and an automated signalling overlay—the short-term pain is significant. Cargo operators warn that staff commuting to the CDG freight zone will incur costly overtime as shifts are rescheduled around the rail blackout.
Corporate mobility teams should push real-time alerts to travellers, pre-book taxi vouchers where policy allows, and remind staff that ride-hailing surge pricing is likely. For Paris-based assignees flying during the school-holiday exodus, the advice is simple: leave twice as much time as usual, or depart from Orly if routings allow.
Looking ahead, SNCF has published a rolling calendar of weekend closures through April. Firms with regular transferees should sync that data into travel-approval workflows to flag high-risk journeys automatically.
Replacement buses will run from Stade de France/Saint-Denis but journey times are expected to exceed 90 minutes in peak traffic. Travellers connecting to early-morning long-haul departures face particular risk; mobility managers are already advising overnight airport hotels or private-hire transfers to avoid missed flights.
For passengers who may simultaneously need to check visa validity for onward destinations, VisaHQ can help secure or renew the necessary documentation quickly. Its user-friendly platform (https://www.visahq.com/france/) provides up-to-date requirements, application assistance and real-time tracking—useful reassurance when transport disruptions add extra stress to travel plans.
The shutdown coincides with simultaneous closures on RER lines C, D and E and early closures on Métro Line 1, part of a €36 billion infrastructure upgrade ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics. While the works promise long-term capacity gains—including new MF19 rolling stock and an automated signalling overlay—the short-term pain is significant. Cargo operators warn that staff commuting to the CDG freight zone will incur costly overtime as shifts are rescheduled around the rail blackout.
Corporate mobility teams should push real-time alerts to travellers, pre-book taxi vouchers where policy allows, and remind staff that ride-hailing surge pricing is likely. For Paris-based assignees flying during the school-holiday exodus, the advice is simple: leave twice as much time as usual, or depart from Orly if routings allow.
Looking ahead, SNCF has published a rolling calendar of weekend closures through April. Firms with regular transferees should sync that data into travel-approval workflows to flag high-risk journeys automatically.
