Visiting with a disability

The Park is open every day. The last admission and closing of the cash desks is 1 hour before closing time. 

Spring and Autumn: 

• 9.30 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday 
• 9.30 am to 7.30 pm at weekends, bank holidays and school holidays 

Summer: 9.30 am to 8.30 pm Winter: 10 am to 5 pm (closed for 3 weeks in January)

Admission to the zoo is free for all disabled people and their carers, on presentation at the cash desk of valid proof of disability as a declaration on honour and for groups the declarations has to be accompanied by a document from the management of the establishment listing those taking part in the visit.

The Parc zoologique de Paris is located in the 12th arrondissement, at the junction of Avenue Daumesnil and Route de la Ceinture du Lac.

Public transport

Metro

• Line 8, Porte Doré station: 7 minutes' walk from the zoo entrance
• Line 1, Château de Vincennes station, then bus 46
• Accessible bus routes
• 46, 86, 201 (Demi-Lune – Parc Zoologique)
• 77 (Porte de Charenton stop) 

Tramway

T3 line (Portée Dorée stop): 7 minutes from the zoo entrance

By car

Individual visitors and families

The Parc zoologique does not have a dedicated car park, but 2 G.I.G.-G.I.C. parking spaces have been created near the entrance on avenue Daumesnil, as well as another on avenue Robert-André Vivien (further away from the visitors' entrance).

Group visitors

There are three drop-off spaces for coaches near the entrance on Avenue Daumesnil.

Parking is available at the Cours des Maréchaux car park (near the Château de Vincennes) or at Bercy. To reserve your place or for any further information: www.passautocar.paris.fr  

Groups of more than 10 people must be booked at least four weeks in advance.

To book a visit, go to the Museum's group booking site and fill in the online visit request forms well in advance of the date you wish to visit. Once you have submitted your request, the visits and activities booking service will send you a booking option pre-validating your visit.

Groups with disabilities

For groups with disabilities, total group size is limited to a maximum of 20 people (including accompanying adults). Above this number, several groups will have to be formed and the reservations department will offer you a suitable solution for your visit.

Prices

Admission fees are waived for groups with disabilities. Valid proof of disability must be presented.

Group self-guided tour: €15 booking fee per group.

This price includes the guarantee of a reservation slot without waiting, even in the event of overcrowding.

For further information, please consult the FAQ or contact the reservations department by email at resamuseum [@] mnhn.fr.

The Parc zoologique de Paris has been awarded the Tourisme & Handicap label, with the motor, visual and hearing pictograms.