Retromobile
Retromobile takes place Early Feb 2027 (typically Wed - Sun at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles) in Paris, France. The dress code is Casual, with comfortable shoes - the halls are enormous and a proper visit is a full day on concrete. Typical cost ranges from 250 to 900 EUR per person.
Europe's leading indoor classic car salon, filling several halls at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles with manufacturer heritage collections, specialist dealers, club stands and the season's first major auctions from Artcurial and Bonhams. It is where the European collector year effectively starts, and where a lot of quiet business gets done. Entry is a modest day ticket, which makes it the most accessible high-end car event in Europe.
- When
- Early Feb 2027 (typically Wed - Sun at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles)
- Where
- Paris, France
- Dress code
- Casual, with comfortable shoes - the halls are enormous and a proper visit is a full day on concrete
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 250 to 900 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 3 - 9C outside; the event is entirely indoors and heated
- When to book
- Buy tickets online in advance for a discount and to skip the queue; Paris hotels need about two months' notice for early February
- Getting there
- CDG (Paris Charles de Gaulle), 55 min to Porte de Versailles by RER and metro; ORY (Orly) is 35 min
- Where to stay
- Hotel Lutetia, Paris, Hotel Le Cinq Codet, Paris 7e, Pullman Paris Montparnasse
- Official site
- https://www.retromobile.com
How to attend
Day tickets are sold online at retromobile.com, noticeably cheaper in advance than at the door, and also available on the gate. It is fully open to the public and the venue sits directly on the Paris metro at Porte de Versailles. Auction viewing is included with entry; bidding requires separate registration with the auction house. Weekdays are far calmer than the weekend.
The official Retromobile site blocked every attempt we made to open it, so we cannot confirm a working ticket page for the 2027 show - day tickets are sold there in advance and on the gate.
Insider tip
Go Wednesday or Thursday morning - the Artcurial and Bonhams auction previews are fully staged by then and you can reach the barn-find and specialist dealer stands before the weekend crowd makes the aisles impassable.
Get inside Retromobile
Booking matters here: buy tickets online in advance for a discount and to skip the queue; Paris hotels need about two months' notice for early February. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
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