Three ways to work in Paris when you're just passing through
In Paris, the word "coworking" covers very different things. The workspace networks (WeWork, Wojo, Morning, Spaces, Deskopolitan) offer shared desks with phone booths and coffee, bookable in advance, for €20 to €50 a day. The pay-by-the-hour coworking cafés (Hubsy, Nuage, La Permanence) charge by the hour or by the day, drinks included, often with no booking needed. Finally, the public libraries offer a free or nearly free alternative, with wifi and sockets, but no booth for your calls.
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The big coworking networks: day passes
WeWork
WeWork is still well established in Paris in 2026, with around ten locations including Cœur Marais (rue des Archives, 75003 Paris), 33 rue La Fayette, 75009 Paris (Opéra), 40 rue du Colisée, 75008 Paris and 198 avenue de France, 75013 Paris. The day pass is sold online and priced by location: €40 at Avenue de France, €50 at Trudaine (9th) or Madrid (8th). The roaming "coworking" membership runs to around €306 to €359 a month. A plus for a short stay: everything is booked through the app, with no commitment.
Wojo
Wojo, the Accor group's network, is the most convenient option for a traveller arriving by train. The Gare de Lyon site (207 rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris) sells a day for €32 excluding VAT, Monday to Friday, 9am–7pm. Wojo also has "spots" in Mercure, Novotel and Ibis hotels, charged by the hour (around €8 excluding VAT per hour at the Mercure Gare de Lyon, 3 rue Parrot, 75012 Paris), with access to the hotel bar. Booking online is recommended.
Morning
Morning is the leading Paris network by number of locations (Vivienne, Beaurepaire, Concorde, Stalingrad under its tree-planted glass roof…). Its offer is designed around the month: the multi-site "nomade" pass starts at €280 excluding VAT per month. No day pass is publicly listed; a trial day can be requested before subscribing. One to keep for a stay of a month or more.
Spaces, Regus and Deskopolitan
Spaces (part of the IWG group, like Regus) occupies some handsome addresses such as 124 rue Réaumur, 75002 Paris, but its day passes, sold through booking platforms, are expensive: expect to pay €60 to €90 excluding VAT. Deskopolitan, an independent, offers a "café nomade" access at 226 boulevard Voltaire, 75011 Paris for €30 excluding VAT a day or €300 excluding VAT a month, Monday to Friday, 9am–7pm, in a former industrial site with a garden.
Three independent places worth the detour
Hubsy, the benchmark coworking café
Hubsy has three central addresses: 41 rue Réaumur, 75003 Paris (Arts et Métiers), 9 B rue Lucien Sampaix, 75010 Paris (République) and 64 rue d'Amsterdam, 75009 Paris (Saint-Lazare). The principle: €6.50 for the first hour, then billed by the half-hour, capped at €28 for the day. Coffee, tea, filtered water and snacks are included, along with 1h30 of booth time for your video calls. Open 8:45am–8pm on weekdays and 10am–8pm at weekends, no booking required.
Nuage, a quiet spot in the Latin Quarter
Nuage occupies the ground floor of a cobbled courtyard at 14 rue des Carmes, 75005 Paris, a stone's throw from the Panthéon. Five working atmospheres, unlimited coffee and snacks, €8 an hour or €30 a day (€25 for students). Open every day, roughly 9am–7pm. The ideal address between two visits in the Latin Quarter.
La Permanence, open 24 hours a day
La Permanence is the only Paris coworking space open day and night, 365 days a year, which is a real help when jet lag gets involved. Three silent rooms: 2-4 rue du Fer-à-Moulin, 75005 Paris, 48 bis rue d'Alésia, 75014 Paris and 52 rue Marcadet, 75018 Paris. The pass starts at €10, each additional hour costs €3, and unlimited access is €190 a month. Registering in advance on their website is essential: you receive a QR code that opens the door. Free coffee, but no snacks and no booth.
The free or nearly free alternatives
The Bpi has moved to the 12th
Be warned if you were counting on the library at the Centre Pompidou: the building is closed for works until 2030 and the Bpi reopened on 25 August 2025 in the Lumière building, 40 avenue des Terroirs de France, 75012 Paris (métro Cour Saint-Émilion). Free access with no registration, 1,500 seats, wifi and sockets. Opening hours: 12pm–10pm on weekdays, 11am–10pm at weekends and on public holidays, closed on Tuesdays. The most generous option for working late without spending a euro.
The BnF: €5 a day, free in the evening
At the François-Mitterrand site (quai François-Mauriac, 75013 Paris), the Haut-de-jardin is open to everyone with a 1-day Reading ticket at €5; access is free every day from 5pm to 8pm with a dedicated ticket. Open 10am–8pm Tuesday to Saturday, 1pm–7pm on Sundays, closed on Mondays. At the Richelieu site (5 rue Vivienne, 75002 Paris), the salle Ovale is free to enter, with no card or booking, Tuesday to Sunday, generally 10am–6pm. A superb setting and heavy demand: arrive early.
Municipal libraries and other free places
The City of Paris libraries offer free wifi with no registration. The médiathèque Françoise Sagan (8 rue Léon Schwartzenberg, 75010 Paris) is the one most often mentioned by remote workers, with power strips on the upper floors. The library of the Institut du monde arabe (1 rue des Fossés-Saint-Bernard, 75005 Paris) offers 150 seats with sockets and free wifi. Opening hours are shorter than in a coworking space (often 1pm–7pm, closed on Mondays): check before heading over.
The Anticafés have closed
The Paris Anticafés (Beaubourg, Louvre, République, Olympiades), pioneers of the pay-by-the-hour café, all closed in 2023. The brand survives only in Bordeaux and Strasbourg; Hubsy and Nuage have taken up the concept in Paris.
"Laptop friendly" cafés
Many speciality coffee shops tolerate laptops on weekdays, outside lunchtime, as long as you keep ordering; some ban them at weekends. Sockets are rare and wifi is not guaranteed. Our selection of the best cafés in Paris flags those where working is welcome.
Comparison table
Prices checked in September 2026, per day, excluding extras. The networks' ex-VAT prices are aimed at professionals; add VAT if you are paying as a private individual.
| Place | Area | Day price | No booking needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bpi Lumière | 12th, Cour Saint-Émilion | Free | Yes |
| BnF, salle Ovale (Richelieu) | 2nd, Palais-Royal | Free | Yes |
| BnF François-Mitterrand | 13th | €5 (free 5pm–8pm) | Yes, ticket on site or online |
| Médiathèque Françoise Sagan | 10th, Gare de l'Est | Free | Yes |
| La Permanence | 5th, 14th, 18th | €10 pass, then €3/h | No, online registration |
| Hubsy | 3rd, 9th, 10th | €28 max (€6.50 for the 1st hour) | Yes |
| Nuage | 5th, Panthéon | €30 (€8/h) | Yes, recommended at weekends |
| Deskopolitan Voltaire | 11th | €30 ex. VAT | No |
| Wojo Gare de Lyon | 12th | €32 ex. VAT | No, online |
| WeWork | 3rd, 8th, 9th, 13th | €40–50 | No, via the app |
| Spaces Réaumur | 2nd | around €60–90 ex. VAT | No, via platform |
Practical tips
- Wifi and sockets: every paid venue listed provides fast wifi and a socket at each desk. In libraries, look out for the tables with power strips when you arrive.
- Calls and video meetings: only the networks and Hubsy offer booths. In a library, step outside to make a phone call.
- Opening hours: the networks close at weekends or open only to members; the coworking cafés and the Bpi are your Saturday and Sunday allies. For the night, La Permanence is the only option.
- Handy neighbourhoods: Réaumur–Arts et Métiers (2nd/3rd) and République (10th) have the highest concentration of addresses in the heart of Paris; Gare de Lyon and Bercy (12th) are ideal between two trains. Our guide to the arrondissements will help you get your bearings.
- Getting around: all these addresses are close to a station; see our guide to the métro and RER.
Further reading
A grey day lends itself as well to work as to sightseeing: our ideas for Paris on a rainy day complement this guide. If you are staying several weeks, our article on finding accommodation in Paris will help you choose a neighbourhood close to your workspace.
