Passenger: why and how to find your carpool? 

Carpooling has many advantages: financial savings, reduction of the carbon footprint, reduction of road traffic, strengthening of social ties, reduction of stress related to driving, accessibility for people who live in less well-served areas, etc.

To find a carpool, you can log in to the app or the Île-de-France Mobilités website, in the “Getting Around” section. Once you have completed your route search, click on the “Car” tab to find possible carpooling routes.

You will then find the drivers who take the same route as you on a daily basis, with all the practical information: identity of the driver, pick-up location, departure time, journey time, etc. 

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This option allows you to benefit from certain advantages. For example, to combat traffic jams and air pollution, Île-de-France Mobilités offers 2 trips per day for holders of a monthly or annual Navigo pass as well as an imagine R package.

Find out more on the Île-de-France Mobilités website

Once the route has been selected via your account, you are redirected to one of the partner platforms to finalize your request.

Driver: why and how to offer carpooling? 

If you are a driver, offering carpooling is a way to earn a little money and create connections with other passengers, while doing something for the planet. 

To offer your carpooling trips, download a Île-de-France Mobilités partner application.

Being a driver allows you to earn: 

• Up to €150 per month as part of the partnership between carpooling platforms and Île-de-France Mobilités; 
• Up to 100 € thanks to the'carpooling assistance, for drivers who start carpooling (€25 for the 1st carpool and the rest for the 10th carpool, within 3 months from the first shared journey);
• Earnings specific to your rate carpooling, which reimburses part of the gasoline or electricity consumed. 

Carpooling: discover the aid and systems in your city or department 

The departments can complement the systems that exist at the national or local level, to offer assistance and solutions adapted to the specificities of each territory. The State supports communities (municipality, department or region) on the basis of the principle of 1 € from the State for 1 € from the community.

Here are some examples of systems and projects (non-exhaustive) for each department of Île-de-France.

Carpooling in Paris (75) 

• Activation of the left lane of the Paris ring road as carpool lane, public transport vehicles, occupied or empty taxis, disabled people holding the CMI-S card (Parking Inclusion Mobility Card), emergency vehicles and security forces (during specific time slots), until the end of the Games (September 2024).

Find carpooling areas in Paris on Applivoiture.

Carpooling in Seine-et-Marne (77) 

• Deployment of a quarantine of multimodal stationscarpooling (ultimately, objective of 150 stations), which offer the possibility of changing means of transport (switching from cycling to carpooling, or from carpooling to bus for example);
• Deployment of local carpooling stations, using existing car parks, to cover the mobility needs of residents who do not have a multimodal station; 
• Implementation of the sustainable mobility package to support employees in the private sector and public service agents for their home-work travel.

Find carpooling areas in Seine-et-Marne on Applivoiture.

Carpooling in Yvelines (78)

• Etablishing of Rezo Thumb, a solidarity network to share your daily journeys, which mixes everyday carpooling and hitchhiking for everyone;
• Provision of a carpool area on the edge of the A13 at the entrance to the department; 
• Inauguration of three carpooling lines in September 2024 to connect Essonne and Yvelines:  
  • Orsay – Vélizy; 
  • Le-Christ-de-Saclay – Cernay; 
  • Gif-sur-Yvette – Saint-Rémy-Guyancourt.
• Implementation of the sustainable mobility package to support employees in the private sector and public service agents for their home-work travel.

Find carpooling areas in Yvelines on Applivoiture.

Carpooling in Essonne (91)

• Deployment of 45 carpooling areas ;
• Launch of €100 aid to encourage young people (18-25 years old) to carpool;
• Inauguration of three carpooling lines in September 2024 to connect Essonne and Yvelines:  
  • Orsay – Vélizy; 
  • Le-Christ-de-Saclay – Cernay; 
  • Gif-sur-Yvette – Saint-Rémy-Guyancourt.
• Implementation of the sustainable mobility package to support employees in the private sector and public service agents for their home-work travel.

Find carpooling areas in Essonne on Applivoiture.

Carpooling in Hauts-de-Seine (92)

• Implementation of the sustainable mobility package to support employees in the private sector and public service agents for their home-work travel.

Find carpooling areas in Hauts-de-Seine on Applivoiture.

Carpooling in Seine-Saint-Denis (93)

• Sustainable mobility package of €300 per year for department agents who travel by carpool or with another sustainable mode of travel (bicycle, electrically assisted bicycle, etc.), and an additional €100 the year of entry into the system. 
• Implementation of the sustainable mobility package to support employees in the private sector and public service agents for their home-work travel.

Find carpooling areas in Seine-Saint-Denis on Applivoiture.

Carpooling in Val-de-Marne (94)

• Implementation of the sustainable mobility package to support employees in the private sector and public service agents for their home-work travel.

Find carpooling areas in Val-de-Marne on Applivoiture.

Carpooling in Val-d’Oise (95)

• Carrying the Covoit’ici system through the Cergy-Pontoise agglomeration to travel on carpooling lines which operate like bus lines, without having to pay anything for passengers!
• Implementation of the sustainable mobility package to support employees in the private sector and public service agents for their home-work travel.

Find carpooling areas in Val-d'Oise on Applivoiture.

Tips for carpooling during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

If you want to carpool during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games (JOP), here are some tips.

For passengers: 

• Anticipate your travels several weeks before the JOP thanks to the interactive map;
• Carpool for free twice a day with your monthly Navigo or imagine R card thanks to to the partnership between carpooling platforms and Île-de-France Mobilités ; 
• Find your multimodal itinerary (mix of several modes of transport) on the site iledefrance-mobilites.fr or the Île-de-France Mobilités application;
• Find carpooling areas near you using on the Applivoiture website ;
• Be sociable and respectful: engage in conversation if the driver is open to it, but also respect their need to concentrate while driving.

For drivers: 

• Anticipate your travels several weeks before the JOP thanks to the interactive map of the site anticipaterlesjeux.gouv.fr ;
• Take advantage of carpooling assistance (up to €150 per month) using one of the partner platforms in the Île-de-France region;
• Clearly communicate your schedules and requests regarding departure, arrival time and any stops along the way; 
• Follow carpooling news: 12 new carpooling lines should see the light of day in Île-de-France by 2025, this may concern you;
• Follow all the information on the motorways on Sanef 107.7 and consult the map Sytadin to know the traffic status in real time.
• And, of course, respect the Highway Code to travel safely!

With these tips, you have all the cards in hand to make your driver or passenger the best team member on your daily journeys before, during and after the Paris 2024 JOPs!