with disabilities

Facilities suitable for visitors with reduced mobility

Book a ticket

Online booking is recommended. On site, a ticket office counter suitable for all visitors is available. 

People with disabilities are entitled to priority access and free admission in the following cases:

  • Holders of a validMobility Inclusion Card marked ‘priority’ or ‘disability ’: free admission is also granted to their carer.
  • Holders of an Adult Disability Certificate issued within the last 6 months: free admission is not granted to the accompanying person.

The ‘parking’ version of the Mobility Inclusion Card does not entitle the holder to free travel. 

Recognition of Disabled Worker Status (RQTH) does not entitle the holder to free travel.

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Estimated duration of visit: 1 hour 15 minutes.

Transport

By metro 

Concorde station: lines 1, 8 and 12. Exit 6 ‘Hôtel de la Marine’ or Exit 3 ‘Rue Saint Florentin’, 100 metres from the monument’s entrance. Not accessible to people with reduced mobility. 

Madeleine station: line 14. Exit 1 ‘Madeleine’, 400 metres from the monument’s entrance. Accessible to people with reduced mobility.  

METRO STATIONS ACCESSIBILITY MAP

By bus 

Concorde-Royale station: lines 42, 45, 84 and 94, 90 metres from the monument’s entrance. 

Concorde station: lines 42, 45, 72 and 73, 130 metres from the monument’s entrance. 

By bike 

Vélib’ Cambon-Rivoli/Madeleine station. A cycle park is available at 1 Rue Saint-Florentin.  

The Cambon-Rivoli Vélib’ station is 220 metres from the monument’s entrance. 

By train

All Parisian railway stations. 

By car 

The monument does not have a car park or a drop-off point.  

As a last resort, it is possible to drop off people with reduced mobility in front of the monument’s entrance at 2 Place de la Concorde.  

Parking spaces for people with reduced mobility: 

  • 17 Rue Saint-Florentin, 75001 PARIS – 260 metres from the monument’s entrance 
  • 6 Rue du Chevalier de Saint-George, 75001 PARIS – 300 metres from the monument’s entrance 
  • 267 Rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 PARIS – 300 metres from the monument’s entrance 

View the map of parking spaces reserved in public areas for people with disabilities on the Paris City Council website. Parking is available in the car park below.  Indigo Car Park, Place de la Concorde 3608 Place de la Concorde, 75008 PARIS – 180 metres from the monument’s entrance. Further information: www.indigoneo.fr 

Access

To reach the reception and ticket office at the Hôtel de la Marine, you must:  

  • Walk through the first archway to enter an open courtyard.  
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  • Head to the right through a second archway, topped by a clock, which leads into a covered courtyard. Pull one of the two glass doors to enter. If it is too heavy, you can ask one of the staff members in the open courtyard for help. 
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  • A receptionist will be behind the desk opposite the entrance to welcome you and show you where to go. Please do not hesitate to let them know if you need anything. 
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  • The ticket office is on the left-hand side of the courtyard. The ticket counter for visitors with disabilities is at the far left of the ticket office. 
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Please note

The layout of the rooms in the stewards’ apartments (included in the ‘Stewards’ Apartments’ tour) means that wheelchairs wider than 70 cm cannot pass through.  

The last two rooms in the Stewards’ Apartments are not accessible by wheelchair. To explore them virtually, please visit our web app, which is free and requires no download. 

VISIT THE WEB APP  

The paved floor in the courtyards may make it difficult to get around in a wheelchair. Please do not hesitate to ask a member of staff at the monument for assistance. 

Facilities for your comfort

  • Three wheelchairs and 20 folding seats (Stockholm model) are available on loan upon request at the ticket office. 
  • A lift is available to access the tour route. 
  • Seating is provided in the state rooms and on the loggia.
  • Low counters suitable for wheelchair users are available at the ticket office and in the shop.
  • Accessible toilets with a straight transfer in the men’s block and a left-hand transfer in the women’s block. 
  • Guide dogs and assistance dogs are permitted in all areas. 
  • A cloakroom is available at reception for storing your personal belongings. The person leaving items in the cloakroom is responsible for any valuables left there. Items larger than 40 x 40 x 40 cm are not permitted within the monument grounds.  

If you have any questions during your visit, please do not hesitate to ask our staff. 

Groups

The Hôtel de la Marine welcomes groups by booking only. 

To help us organise your visit as effectively as possible, please familiarise yourself with our tour options and practical information, then send us your booking request (at least one and a half months before your preferred date). 

The Hôtel de la Marine’s educational programme team is available to provide any further information or assist with specific projects. 

VISIT THE ‘GROUPS’ PAGE ON THE SOCIAL SECTION

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