Crit’Air sticker at Disneyland Paris: should you really worry?

No. To get into the park, its parking lots, and its hotels, no Crit’Air sticker is asked for. That holds whatever car you drive, and even if you have no sticker at all.

The reason is simple: Disneyland Paris is in Chessy, in the Marne-la-Vallée area of Seine-et-Marne (77), east of Paris. This town is not part of the zone where a sticker can be required. You come in on the A4 highway, you park, and that’s it. For everything about parking on site, see Disneyland Paris parking.

The only situation to keep an eye on is your drive there, not your arrival at Disneyland. I explain that case below, but don’t worry: it’s easy to get around.

No, Disneyland Paris is outside the ZFE, the low-emission zone of Greater Paris.

This zone covers Paris and the inner-ring towns located inside the A86 highway (the A86 itself is not included). Chessy, where the park is, lies much farther east, beyond that boundary. So you can drive freely around Disneyland, on the A4 and the Francilienne, without thinking about your Crit’Air category.

One thing that often confuses people: the number 77 you sometimes see mentioned with the ZFE refers to a number of towns, not the Seine-et-Marne department. The park itself is indeed in department 77 and stays outside the zone.

The Crit’Air sticker is a little round sticker you put on your windshield. It sorts cars into classes by emissions, from cleanest to dirtiest:

Crit’Air 0 (green, also called E)

electric and hydrogen vehicles

Crit’Air 1 to 5

a scale running from recent, low-emission cars up to older, dirtier ones

Unclassified

very old cars, not eligible for any sticker

The ZFE is an area where driving can be restricted for some sticker categories, during set hours. The goal is to cut pollution in large urban areas. Several French cities have set one up, including the Greater Paris metropolitan authority.

Bottom line: the sticker determines whether you can legally drive inside a ZFE. Disneyland Paris sits outside the ZFE, so it’s a non-issue for your drive to the park.

Only one case calls for attention: if your route crosses Paris or the area inside the A86 on the way to Disneyland. For example, if you’re coming from the west or the south and your GPS sends you through the capital.

Officially, the Greater Paris ZFE keeps Crit’Air 4, 5, and unclassified vehicles out of the area inside the A86 from Monday to Friday, 8:00-20:00, and the same goes for Crit’Air 3 since 2025.

In practice, though, no penalties are enforced: the warning-only phase has been extended. Evenings, weekends, and public holidays also remain open to everyone, which already covers a big share of Disneyland trips.

With a Crit’Air 0, 1, or 2 sticker, none of this ever applies to you. With a Crit’Air 3, 4, or 5, the rule is on the books but nobody is fined yet: look up where things stand before any drive through Paris.

You order the sticker on the official website: certificat-air.gouv.fr. It’s the only official site, run by the French government. You enter the details from your vehicle registration, pay online, and the sticker comes by mail.

It’s cheap: roughly €3.85 with shipping if your car has French plates, and about €5.11 if it’s registered in another country (to cover mailing it abroad). Once it arrives, it stays valid for the entire life of the vehicle.

Allow a few days to a few weeks for delivery depending on the destination country: if your drive goes through Paris, order ahead. If you’re driving in from another country (Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK, Germany, etc.), note that you can order a French sticker for your vehicle on the same site.

Heading to Disneyland Paris from beyond the city, you can nearly always go around the city on its eastern side and never set foot in the ZFE. Follow the Francilienne (A104) and then the A4 highway, and you’ll reach the park without crossing into the restricted area. So no Crit’Air worries there.

If you’re coming from central Paris, driving often isn’t the best idea, between the traffic and the parking. The RER A (Paris commuter train) drops you at Marne-la-Vallée/Chessy station, right in front of the parks. I cover it all in my guide to taking the RER A from Paris.

Planning your trip? You’ll find every option in my complete guide on how to get to Disneyland Paris. And if you’re driving, it’s all explained in Disneyland Paris parking: prices, access, and tips for parking. And for parking options: the Indigo parking garage at Disney Village and parking for free.