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Paris Olympic committee announces new ticket sales

After extremely high demand for the draw for Olympic tickets left many disappointed, Paris 2024 organisers have announced an extra sales period this summer, including €24 tickets for 10 different sports.

Published: 24 May 2023 08:49 CEST

Paris Olympic committee announces new ticket sales

From left, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera, Interior minister Gerald Darmanin and Paris Organising Committee president Tony Estanguet during the signing of the protocol for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Games. Photo by Geoffroy Van der Hasselt / AFP

Phase two of the tickets sales – which, like phase 1 is organised in a lottery-style draw for slots on the ticket sales website – is still ongoing, but organisers on Tuesday announced an extra sales period over the summer.

This phase will be on a first-come, first-serve basis and will include 200,000 tickets at €24. An exact date has not been announced.

The first two phases of sales have seen extremely high demand that left many disappointed – even those who managed to get a sales slot found that their chosen events were sold out, or only the highest-price tickets were left.

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The organising committee also announced the opening date for sales for Paralympic tickets – October 9th.

For the Paralympics, tickets will begin at €15 and will not exceed €100 for a standard ticket.

In total 2.8 million tickets will go on sale, 500,000 of them at €15.

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Paris creates transport pass for Olympic visitors

The regional transport operator Île de France Mobilités announced on Wednesday the creation of a ‘Paris 2024’ travel pass, aimed at visitors, which will allow unlimited travel to all Games venues.

For residents of Paris, there are alternative options during the Olympics.

The ‘Paris 2024′ pass will also allow visitors to get to and from Paris’ Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports – journeys not covered on many standard travel passes or tickets.

Your guide to getting around Paris during the Olympics

The Paris 2024 pass is available now to buy now as a physical card and will go on sale in app form in mid June.

The pass costs €16 for a single day, rising to €70 for a week. The cost of the card itself is a single €2 charge.

Many of the Games venues are in the Paris suburbs – such as athletics at the Stade de France or diving at the aquatics centre – or in locations further out in the Paris region such as the chateau of Versailles (equestrian events) or the Vaires-sur-Marne water park (canoeing).

In transport terms, this means that the standard single zone 1 tickets will not cover the journey.

Transport prices for the Paris Metro, bus, tram and RER network will double during the Games period, although this will not affect locals who already have travel passes or people who have bought tickets in advance.

If you want to buy a physical card, that is available now HERE. You will need to create an account to buy one, even if you already have an Île-de-France Mobilités account.

Organisers say that the card can be delivered by post in 10 days, with up to 50 countries available for delivery including the USA, Australia, UK and Canada.

If you would rather have the pass in digital form, you can wait until June and buy it directly on any smartphone.

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