Paris airport information 

Paris has two airports,  Roissy Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to the north and Orly (ORY) to the south.  If you arrive in Paris by air, public transport will get you quickly and cheaply into central Paris. Unless you can squeeze five passengers into a taxi, it will certainly be cheaper.

1. Paris CDG - Charles de Gaulle Airport (Roissy) :

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Roissy - Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG) is the main international airport for Paris, and the second busiest airport in Europe after London Heathrow. The two main terminals are Terminal 1, used by most foreign airlines, and Terminal 2, used by Air France, its partners, and some other European flights including Easyjet.

►Hotels  at CDG Charles de Gaulle airport:

There are several hotels located on and around each Paris airport. At CDG, these include the convieniently situated Hilton hotel, (H) the *** Novotel hotel (N)  and ** Ibis hotel (I) located at the heart of the airport in the Roissypole area between the two terminals, and the Paris Airport Sheraton hotel (S) which is right in Terminal 2, above the TGV and RER station.
   You may also like the Courtyard by Marriott,  a modern hotel set in 5 acres of grounds just outside the airport perimeter, with  free shuttle. Or try the Herbes Folles hotel, a **** hotel in a quiet location 2 miles from the terminals, built round an old stone building with a lovely garden .

For hotels in Paris, check out the About-France.com Paris hotel guide

Transport to/from/at CDG  Airport

Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport is linked to central Paris by airport buses, ordinary buses, taxis and the RER rail link to the city centre.

►Trains from CDG airport

Train to central Paris : the RER:

The RER is the Paris urban transit rail system: it has two stations at Charles de Gaulle airport, one called "Terminal 1" which is actually between the terminals; the other under Terminal 2.  
Cost of a ticket to central Paris:12.60 €uros (Jan 2024). Tickets can be bought at the station either from a ticket booth or from a machine. The journey is included in Paris Visite and Navigo Easy all-zone passes..
An RER Airport-Paris ticket includes connections to any station on the central area Paris metro system; you will probably need to change at Gare du Nord or Chatelet les Halles.

• From Terminal 1.  (British airlines, US carriers, etc.) Take the airport shuttle or CDGVAL light rail (faster - about 4 minutes)  to "railway station" located at Roissypole. Once you reach the station  buy ticket/s for central Paris on the "R.E.R." (the express regional network) . Ask for Paris zone urbaine, pronounced Paree, zone yure baine.
• From Terminal 2. (Air France and partners). The train station is in the terminal. Follow the signs for Gare TGV / Railway station. Once you reach the ticket office for "RATP" (Paris urban transport network / RER/ Metro) buy ticket/s for central Paris on the "R.E.R." (the express regional network) . Ask for Paris zone urbaine, pronounced Paree, zone yure baine.

Click this link for a photo-tour of the journey from CDG Terminal 2 to Cental Paris

Trains to the rest of France: TGV

Useful info: the Paris CDG train-station is served by TGV high-speed trains linking directly with most French cities: Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Besançon, Dijon, Tours etc.... Check times! This is far easier than taking the RER into Paris, then carting your luggage through to a mainline train terminus.  Click here for TGV times and prices  . Key in Roissy as your departure station.

►Buses from CDG airport

Buses to central Paris:

There are two express bus operators

• ► Roissybus (run by the Paris bus company) travels from CDG directly to Place de l'Opéra, in the 8th district of Paris. Departures every 15 - 20 minutes 6 am - 11 pm.
  The cost ( 2024)  of a ticket one way  is 16.60 €uros.  It is free for holders of a valid Paris-visite travel pass or Navigo zones 1-5 pass. Tickets can be bought on the bus.
  ► Pickups : Terminal 1 door 32, Terminal 2B & 2D door D11,  Terminals 2A & 2C door A9; Terminals 2E & 2F - hail the driver .
• ► EasyBus (part of the EasyJet group) CDG to central Paris.
• One route, direct from the airport to place André Malraux, near Palais-Royal / Louvre, in central Paris . Check online to see if service is running.
  Cost starting at 2 €uros if booked online well in advance, but more like 10 € if bought last minute or from the driver – subject to available seats).
  ► Pickup: Terminal 2F exit 5

► Terminal to terminal and terminal to car parks PR and PX

CDG airport has a free automated light rail network CDGVAL, which whisks you between the the main terminals, the PR and PX car parks and the RER "Terminal 1" station in just a few minutes.

► Taxis.

Available at all terminals, for a quick drive into central Paris.  Cost anything from 30 € upwards depending on destination, time of day, traffic congestion.  Allow 30 € to 50 € under normal circumstances.

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2: ORY - Paris Orly Airport

Orly airport lies 13 km south of Paris
Orly is mostly used for domestic traffic and low cost operators, but also has flights to a number of European destinations, with French and foreign airlines; there are also a few long-haul flights from Orly.

Terminals

Since 2019, Orly has four terminals.  The former "Orly sud" is now divided into Orly 1 and Orly 2;  the former Orly ouest has become Orly 4, and between Orly 2 and Orly 4 there is now Orly 3, opened 2019.

► Trains from and to ORLY airport

Train central Paris - Orly : the RER:
The RER is the Paris urban transit rail system: it does not run right into Orly airport, but the RER B line  is reached by a light-rail connection, the Orlyval at the interchange at Antony.
If you land at Orly, Orlyval trains will take you directly in 8 minutes to the RER station at Antony, where you connect to RER line B for a direct and rapid train journey into central Paris (or on to CDG airport ).
There is no main-line railway station at Orly.

Cost : An adult ticket from Orly to Central Paris , and including the Orlyval light-rail link to the RER station at Antony, costs 12.10 € .
An adult ticket from Orly to CDG (Charles de Gaulle airport), including the Orlyval, costs 21.80 € .
The Orlyval line is not included in normal Paris area transport passes.

Connecting from an international flight to a French domestic flight or vice versa may sometimes involve a trip between CDG and Orly. At least two and a half hours should be allowed between arrival time at one airport and departure from the other.

► Bus from Orly to central Paris
You can also take the Orlybus  shuttle direct from the airport, the bus route terminates at Denfert Rochereau metro station in the southern part of central Paris.  Cost 11.50 €uros tickets can be bought on the bus.
Local Bus 183 to  Porte de Choisy metro station on the edge of central Paris. Slow (40 - 50 minutes) but cheap (2 €uros). About twice an hour during the day

► Hotels  at Orly Airport:

There are two hotels located on the airport at Orly, the **** Novotel, and the *** Ibis , located close to the terminals, and the ** Orly Superior Hotel located close to the exit road just south of the airport perimeter.

Taxis.
Available at all terminals, for a quick drive into central Paris.  Cost anything from 30 € upwards depending on destination, time of day, traffic congestion.  Cost  :  allow 30 € to 60 € under normal circumstances.





   
Other airport guides on About-France.com :  Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport (LYS)