Padel, paddle, pickleball: what are we talking about?

Padel

In French, "padel" and "paddle" refer to the same sport: doubles on a 20 × 10 m court enclosed by glass walls. North American "paddle tennis" is a different game, as is pickleball, played with a rigid paddle and a plastic ball on a smaller court. All the clubs below offer padel.

How to book without being a member

No club in this selection requires a membership:

  • Playtomic: the app used by Casa Padel, Padel 15 and Paris Padel. Free account, 60- or 90-minute slots, online payment; the "open matches" tab lets you join a game that is short of players.
  • Anybuddy: the app that groups Sportfield, 4PADEL Paris 20 and the Forest Hill clubs. Booking by the hour, free cancellation up to a few hours beforehand depending on the club.
  • In-house apps: Padelistes, UrbanPadel (MyUrban), Padel Horizon and Forest Hill each have their own tool, free to sign up.
  • Paris Tennis: the City of Paris platform, compulsory for the municipal courts at Ladoumègue. A free account is enough; one person books and names their three partners.

The price displayed is for the court, to be divided by four. Evening and weekend slots are the most expensive and go several days in advance; weekday mornings are cheap and easy to get.

The clubs within Paris

Padel

Forest Hill Aquaboulevard (15th)

4-6 rue Louis Armand, 75015 Paris. Métro 8 Balard, tram T3a or T2. The largest centre in the capital: 11 indoor courts, being extended to 14. Open 7am–1am. Non-member price per player per hour: €13.50 off-peak, €17 peak, i.e. €54–68 per court.

Padel 15 (15th)

115 rue Castagnary, 75015 Paris. Métro 12 Convention or 13 Plaisance. Two indoor courts with a retractable roof, restaurant, coaching. Open 8am–10pm. Expect around €15 per player, to be checked on Playtomic.

Sportfield Paris 16 (16th)

4 rue Maurice Bourdet, 75016 Paris, on the banks of the Seine. Métro 6 Bir-Hakeim or RER C Avenue du Président Kennedy. Three outdoor courts with a direct view of the Eiffel Tower, accessible 6am–midnight by code: no staff and no changing rooms, but a vending machine for rackets and balls. From €40 per court per hour. One to book in dry weather.

Padelistes Bercy (12th)

20 rue Escoffier, 75012 Paris. Métro 8 Porte de Charenton or métro 14 Cour Saint-Émilion, then a 10–15 minute walk. Two indoor courts, bar, showers, rackets for hire. Open 7:30am–midnight. Per player: €15 an hour in the morning and at lunchtime, €17 for 90 minutes during the day, €22 for 90 minutes after 5pm.

UCPA Sport Station (19th)

28 allée Rose Dieng-Kuntz, 75019 Paris. RER E Rosa Parks or tram T3b. Two indoor courts, open 7am–11pm: €38 per court off-peak, €50 peak. Racket €3.90, tube of balls €7. The parc de la Villette is ten minutes away.

Centre sportif Jules-Ladoumègue (19th), municipal courts

39 route des Petits Ponts, 75019 Paris. Métro 5 Porte de Pantin or tram T3b Delphine Seyrig. Four outdoor courts run by the City of Paris: €20 an hour per court, i.e. €5 per player, the lowest price in the region. Booking via Paris Tennis only; bring your own rackets and balls, no hire. Open 8am–10:30pm Monday to Saturday, 8am–6pm on Sundays.

4PADEL Paris 20 (20th)

1 avenue Benoît Frachon, 75020 Paris. Métro 9 Porte de Montreuil or tram T3b. Five floodlit outdoor courts, open 9am–midnight. 90-minute slot at €84 per court (€21 per player), 2 hours at €112; some slots start at €60, and under-26s pay €8 on half the time slots. Rackets and balls to be added when booking.

Paris Padel (20th)

340 rue des Pyrénées, 75020 Paris. Métro 11 Jourdain or Pyrénées. A single indoor court, bookable for 60 to 120 minutes from 7am to 11:30pm, equipment for hire. Expect €50 to €90 per court depending on duration and time; no cancellation less than 72 hours beforehand.

The large complexes in the inner suburbs

Casa Padel Saint-Denis (93)

103 rue Charles Michels, 93200 Saint-Denis. Métro 13 Carrefour Pleyel or métro 14 Saint-Denis Pleyel. Twelve indoor courts, Spanish restaurant, coaching. Open 10am–midnight on weekdays, 9am–11pm at weekends. On Playtomic, expect around €21 per player for 90 minutes in the evening, less during the day. The easiest address for finding an open match.

UrbanPadel Porte d'Aubervilliers (93)

111 avenue Victor Hugo, 93300 Aubervilliers. Métro 12 Aimé Césaire or tram T3b Porte d'Aubervilliers. Four indoor courts. Open 10am–midnight on weekdays, 9am–10:30pm at weekends. Racket €4, balls from €5. Court price depends on the slot, shown on MyUrban.

Forest Hill Nanterre-La Défense (92)

19 avenue de la Liberté, 92000 Nanterre. RER A Nanterre-Préfecture or tram T2. Twelve indoor courts, same prices as Aquaboulevard, open 7am–11pm. Handy if you are staying on the La Défense side.

Padel Horizon (94)

3 bis rue de Paris, 94370 Sucy-en-Brie. RER A Sucy-Bonneuil, around thirty minutes from Nation. Twelve courts. Open 9am–11pm. Per player: €8 off-peak (weekdays 9am–5pm), €11 peak, i.e. €32–44 per court. Racket €5. The best value for money, at the cost of a longer journey.

Comparison table

Club Town / arr. Transport Courts Court price 1h (Sept. 2026) No membership
Forest Hill Aquaboulevard Paris 15th M8 Balard, T3a, T2 11 indoor €54–68 Yes
Padel 15 Paris 15th M12 Convention 2 indoor approx. €60 Yes, Playtomic
Sportfield Paris 16 Paris 16th M6 Bir-Hakeim, RER C 3 outdoor from €40 Yes, Anybuddy
Padelistes Bercy Paris 12th M8 Porte de Charenton, M14 2 indoor €60 (morning/lunchtime) Yes, in-house app
UCPA Sport Station Paris 19th RER E Rosa Parks, T3b 2 indoor €38–50 Yes
Jules-Ladoumègue (municipal) Paris 19th M5 Porte de Pantin, T3b 4 outdoor €20 Yes, Paris Tennis account
4PADEL Paris 20 Paris 20th M9 Porte de Montreuil, T3b 5 outdoor €84 for 1h30 Yes, Anybuddy
Paris Padel Paris 20th M11 Jourdain 1 indoor €50–90 depending on duration Yes, Playtomic
Casa Padel Saint-Denis (93) M13 Carrefour Pleyel, M14 12 indoor approx. €60–85 for 1h30 Yes, Playtomic
UrbanPadel Aubervilliers (93) M12 Aimé Césaire, T3b 4 indoor depends on slot Yes, MyUrban
Forest Hill Nanterre Nanterre (92) RER A Nanterre-Préfecture, T2 12 indoor €54–68 Yes
Padel Horizon Sucy-en-Brie (94) RER A Sucy-Bonneuil 12 indoor €32–44 Yes, in-house app

Prices noted in September 2026, whole court for four players, excluding equipment; the exact amount is shown before payment.

Equipment, level, partners

Padel

Almost all the clubs hire out rackets (€3 to €5) and sell balls (€5 to €7 a tube), except Ladoumègue. Come in tennis shoes: running shoes slip on the artificial turf. You declare your level in the apps on a scale of 0 to 7; a beginner sits between 0.5 and 1.5, a regular tennis player around 2. Casa Padel, Padel 15, 4PADEL, UrbanPadel and Forest Hill offer group introductions or one-to-one sessions, at around €50 per hour of coaching to share.

On your own or as a pair, the "open matches" on Playtomic and Anybuddy are the most reliable solution: one player creates a game with a level and a time, the others sign up and each pays their share. The clubs that sell per player rather than per court (UCPA, Padel Horizon, Forest Hill) also bring strangers together on the same slot.

Getting there and budget

All these addresses are under 40 minutes from the centre; the T3b tram alone serves four clubs. The suburban clubs are in zones 2 to 4: see our guide to the métro and RER and the Navigo vs Paris Visite comparison. Budget for 90 minutes with four players in the evening in Paris: €15 to €22 per person, racket included; on a weekday morning, €8–12, and €5 on the municipal courts.

Further reading

Our selection of free activities in Paris lists running routes and courts with free access. In late May, the programme around Roland-Garros keeps the racket-sport atmosphere going at the Porte d'Auteuil.