Dossier
Accessibility: transport for everyone across the Paris region
Accessibility in public transport is a major societal issue and a priority for Île-de-France Mobilités which invests each year to ensure a more comfortable and accessible network for everyone.
Plan your trip
To find the best accessible route on our network, go to the Journey Planner and check the boxes in the options for “Access facilities”.
Accessible mobility: fostering greater equality of opportunity
In the Île-de-France region, 4 out of 10 people are temporarily or permanently disabled.
Providing everyone with easier access to transport means reducing the social divide and reducing inequalities in access to autonomy, work, social life, education and new opportunities
What is an accessible means of transport?
Automatic doors, guide strips on the ground, lifts, audible and visual signals for passenger information.
What contributes to accessibility on a public transport network?
Our network’s key accessibility figures
Since 2005, Île-de-France Mobilités has invested in a major policy initiative to transform its network, a policy carried out hand in hand with local associations, operators, local authorities and the Île-de-France Region. The goal ? Improve the level of comfort and provide greater independence on public transport.
Accessibility and its many faces
- Pregnancy, adults with young children or a stroller, passengers with luggage,
- The elderly, those who are ill or recovering, people with limited mobility or in wheelchairs, those with sensory, cognitive, and mobility impairments.
The complex case of the Paris metro
The question of accessibility on the Paris metro, which is more than 100 years old in places, is complex.
To understand the reality behind a project to make the Paris metro completely accessible, please read this article!
