Booking a padel court: time slot, length, price per person
By the Poteau Team · updated
IN SHORT
You book a padel court on the club's own website or app. It's for four, usually for 90 minutes, at about €50 for the court (a €12 median each, prices seen on Poteau in France). Evenings go first. Weekday daytime slots stay open longer, often at €11 a spot.
You book a court, not a spot
Padel is two against two. So, four people (we counted).
When you book, you take the whole court. The price a club shows is often for the court. Divide it by four.
At €12 a spot, the court comes to about €50 for 90 minutes. Often, whoever books pays it all up front. If a friend bails the night before, their share is still due.
60, 90 or 120 minutes?
Length | Share of padel games |
|---|---|
1 hour | 1 in 7 |
90 minutes | nearly 2 in 3 |
2 hours | 1 in 5 |
Padel games played on Poteau in France in recent months.
90 minutes is the standard. Ten minutes to warm up, and you still get 80 minutes of play. One hour goes by fast. Two hours is for people who already play a lot.
Price per person, slot by slot
Posted price per person | Weekdays | Weekends |
|---|---|---|
Morning | €11 | €15 |
Lunchtime | €18.50 | €18 |
Afternoon | €11 | €18.50 |
Evening (6 to 10 pm) | €15 | €15 |
After 10 pm | €15 | €15 |
Posted prices on Poteau in France, mostly for 90 minutes. Booked directly, a club may charge differently.
Some clubs, like Stadium Thiais, count lunchtime as peak. The cheapest slots are weekday mornings and afternoons. For club-by-club prices, see what padel costs in Paris.
Everyone wants the evening
On Poteau, nearly half of all padel games are played in the evening. Nearly a third in the afternoon.
More than two in three slots that clubs post on Poteau are weekday daytime. Weekday evenings, almost never.
So for an evening game, book early. If you're free during the day, that's where the open courts are.
How booking works
Where: on the club's website or app. Each club has its own.
When: many clubs open slots one to two weeks ahead. Evenings go first.
Canceling: check the deadline before you pay. Often 24 hours, sometimes more.
Indoor or outdoor: on an outdoor court, the weather decides.
Padel near you
The clubs with the most padel on Poteau: Stadium Thiais, UrbanPadel Puteaux, La Châtaigneraie Tennis & Padel, Stadium Thiais Orly and 4PADEL Épinay. Mostly around Paris, France.
Lyon has a few, at 4PADEL Saint-Priest and UrbanPadel Dardilly. On Poteau, you see the open spots at these clubs.
Can't find three friends?
The hard part is rarely the court. It's finding three people free on the same night.
Joining a game fixes that. You pay for your spot, not the court. On Poteau, you almost always pay for it at the club, on the day. Every player-run game shows open spots, price and expected level. You see who's signed up before you go.
Getting started? Read padel for beginners and the rules in 5 minutes.
The Poteau Team