France
Parc des Princes
Home of Paris Saint-Germain in Paris: nominal capacity 47,929, opened 1972, in the Porte de Saint-Cloud district.
Paris47,929
Opened 1972Football grounds in Paris
Paris holds two very different grounds: the Parc des Princes in the south-west of the city and the Stade de France out in Saint-Denis to the north.
France
Stade de France
Home of France national team in Paris: nominal capacity 81,338, opened 1998, in the Saint-Denis district.
Paris81,338
Opened 1998Getting around
Transport in Paris
- Paris Metro — line 9 to Porte de Saint-Cloud, and line 10 to Porte d'Auteuil, for the Parc des Princes.
- RER B and D — La Plaine–Stade de France and Stade de France–Saint-Denis serve the national stadium.
- Paris Metro — line 13 to Saint-Denis–Porte de Paris is an alternative for the Stade de France.
Planning
A football weekend in Paris
Two grounds, two different cities in effect: the Parc des Princes is inside Paris, while the Stade de France is in the northern suburbs. Both are reachable by metro and RER, but allow an hour between the two.
Whichever ground you choose, the pattern of the day is the same: travel in with the crowd, arrive at the turnstiles about an hour before kick-off, and leave the return journey until the first surge has cleared. In Paris that advice matters most at the nearest station to the ground, where the queue builds within minutes of the final whistle.
Before and after
Where supporters gather in Paris
Central Paris
Where most visitors stay, with the metro and RER reaching both grounds.
Porte de Saint-Cloud
The quarter around the Parc des Princes.
Saint-Denis
The town around the Stade de France, with bars on the approach streets.