Paris's only full-size ice, home of the Français Volants
The Patinoire Accor Arena at Bercy is, in the City of Paris's words, the only ice in Paris that meets sporting standards, with a 1,500 m² rink and 400 seats. Nicknamed the best ice in Île-de-France, it is the resident home of the Paris club Les Français Volants, of hockey players and skaters training, and of the general public for gliding sessions. The club has been based here since 1984.
The rink has been fully renovated, with new furniture and larger, brighter changing rooms. The access routes were redesigned so that the rink and the main arena can share changing rooms at big events, and the rink now has its own entrance on Quai de Bercy and a new reception.
The champion Philippe Candeloro married on the ice here in 1998. Throughout the year the calendar mixes sports matches with festive events open to the public, and after dark the rink stays open by night to the rhythm of DJ sets.
Before you head out.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Admission
In the high season (September to March) a single entry is 5.50 € by day and 7.70 € in the evening, or 4.40 € and 6.60 € at reduced rates; in the low season (April and May) it is 4.40 € by day and 6.60 € in the evening, or 3.30 € and 5.50 € reduced. A pack of 10 day entries costs 44.10 € at the full high-season rate.
Tickets are bought on site: the rink's ticket desk opens thirty minutes before each session, and the rink advises arriving early in busy winter periods.
The minimum age to skate is 4, children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult, and young people under 15 must be accompanied at sessions that start at 21:30.
The rink says it is open to all: anyone with reduced mobility is invited to contact the rink by e-mail ([email protected]) beforehand, and the Accor Arena staff handle the welcome.