From the airport to Paris centre
Every way into Paris from the airport, with the price, the journey time and the first and last departure, so a late landing holds no surprises.
Checked: 21 October 2026. Prices and hours can change; check the official site before you go.
⚡ In short
Most visitors fly into Charles de Gaulle: take the RER B to Gare du Nord, Châtelet-Les Halles or Saint-Michel (about 25 to 30 minutes to Gare du Nord, €14). From Orly, metro line 14 reaches Châtelet in about 25 minutes for the same €14 ticket. The Roissybus and the Orlybus no longer run.
🕑 When do you land?
✈️ Paris-Charles de Gaulle
We count 30 minutes from landing to the platform or stop (passport, bags).
✈️ Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
Charles de Gaulle, in Roissy about 25 km north-east of Paris, has the most flights. The RER B serves all three terminals and is the easy choice. The Roissybus ended on 1 March 2026.
| Option | Price | Time | How often | First – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🚆 RER B | €14 | 30 min | several trains an hour | 04:50 – 23:50 |
| 🚕 Taxi | €56 / €65 per car | – | 24/7 | 24/7 |
🚆 RER B
- 💶 Price: €14 · Paris Région <> Airports ticket, valid 2 hours; €7 for children from 4 to 9. A normal metro ticket is not valid to or from the airport. Included in an all-zones Navigo monthly or annual pass, Navigo Week all zones, Navigo Liberté + and Paris Visite.
- ⏱️ Time: 30 min
- 🔁 How often: several trains an hour
- 🕔 First – last: 04:50 – 23:50 · operating hours of the line from the airport, as published by RATP; not a full timetable. Check the RATP or Île-de-France Mobilités app on the day
- 🛫 Leaves from: Roissypôle station (terminals 1 and 3) and CDG 2 TGV station (terminal 2): follow the signs RER / Trains
- 📍 Arrives at: Gare du Nord (about 25 to 30 min), then Châtelet-Les Halles, Saint-Michel Notre-Dame and Denfert-Rochereau, with connections to the metro
- 🎫 Ticket: Ticket machines in the stations (loaded on a Navigo Easy card, €2 for the card) or the Île-de-France Mobilités app on your phone. The airport ticket cannot share a card or phone with another ticket. Keep it to exit.
- Buy the ticket before the gates: a normal ticket is refused at the airport.
- Gare du Nord is the quickest to reach. Châtelet-Les Halles and Saint-Michel put you in the middle of the city.
🚕 Taxi and ride apps
- 💶 Fare to the centre: €56 / €65 · fixed fare within the ring road: €56 to the Right Bank, €65 to the Left Bank, day and night (2026)
- 📍 Where: Official taxi ranks outside each terminal: follow the Taxis signs.
- 📱 Ride apps: Uber and other ride apps operate; the app shows the price before you book.
- No luggage supplement in Paris. A booking fee and a surcharge from the fifth passenger can be added. Ask for the printed receipt.
- Rides to places outside Paris are on the meter.
👥 Two or more? Train or taxi
Per group, one way. A taxi takes up to four people with luggage.
| 🚆 RER B | 🚕 Taxi | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | €14 | €56–65 |
| 2 people | €28 | €56–65 |
| 3 people | €42 | €56–65 |
| 4 people | €56 | €56–65 |
🌙 Landing late at night
The RER B runs from the airport until about 23:50. After that the Noctilien night buses N140 and N143 go to Gare de l'Est (about 00:30 to 05:30 according to RATP; check the exact times and the fare in the RATP app). Otherwise take a taxi at the fixed fare. The first RER B in the morning leaves at about 04:50.
🛫 Going back to the airport
Take the RER B from Gare du Nord (first 04:53, last 00:15) or Châtelet-Les Halles (05:26 to 00:11) with the same €14 airport ticket. A taxi costs the same fixed fare as on arrival.
✈️ Paris-Orly (ORY)
Orly, about 14 km south of Paris, is served by metro line 14, which replaced the Orlybus in March 2025.
| Option | Price | Time | How often | First – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🚇 Metro line 14 | €14 | 25 min | – | – |
| 🚆 Orlyval + RER B | €14 | – | every 5 to 7 min | … – 23:35 |
| 🚕 Taxi | €45 / €36 per car | – | 24/7 | 24/7 |
🚇 Metro line 14
- 💶 Price: €14 · Paris Région <> Airports ticket, valid 2 hours; €7 for children from 4 to 9. A normal metro ticket is not valid to or from Orly. Included in an all-zones Navigo monthly or annual pass and in Paris Visite.
- ⏱️ Time: 25 min
- 🛫 Leaves from: Aéroport d'Orly metro station, between the terminals: follow the signs Métro
- 📍 Arrives at: Gare de Lyon (about 23 min) and Châtelet-Les Halles (about 25 min), with connections at both
- 🎫 Ticket: Ticket machines in the metro or the Île-de-France Mobilités app. The airport ticket cannot share a card or phone with another ticket.
- The line starts running at about 05:30. Sources disagree on the last departure (between 00:00 and 01:55, depending on the day): check the RATP app.
- The line can close in the evening for works; replacement buses run then.
🚆 Orlyval + RER B
- 💶 Price: €14 · Paris Région <> Airports ticket; children from 4 to 9 pay half.
- 🔁 How often: every 5 to 7 min
- 🕔 Last departure: 23:35 · end of the Orlyval service; the first departure is about 05:40 to 06:00 (sources differ)
- 🛫 Leaves from: Orlyval stations at Orly 1-2-3 and Orly 4
- 📍 Arrives at: Antony, then the RER B to Denfert-Rochereau, Saint-Michel and Châtelet. Metro line 14 is simpler for most visitors.
🚕 Taxi and ride apps
- 💶 Fare to the centre: €45 / €36 · fixed fare within the ring road: €45 to the Right Bank, €36 to the Left Bank, day and night (2026)
- 📍 Where: Official taxi ranks outside the terminals.
- 📱 Ride apps: Uber and other ride apps operate; pick-up points follow the app.
- No luggage supplement. A booking fee and a surcharge from the fifth passenger can be added.
👥 Two or more? Train or taxi
Per group, one way. A taxi takes up to four people with luggage.
| 🚇 Metro line 14 | 🚆 Orlyval + RER B | 🚕 Taxi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | €14 | €14 | €36–45 |
| 2 people | €28 | €28 | €36–45 |
| 3 people | €42 | €42 | €36–45 |
| 4 people | €56 | €56 | €36–45 |
🌙 Landing late at night
After the last metro the Noctilien night buses N22, N31, N131 and N144 run between Orly and the centre until about 05:30. Check the times and the fare from Orly in the RATP app. Otherwise take a taxi at the fixed fare.
🛫 Going back to the airport
Take metro line 14 from Pyramides, Châtelet, Gare de Lyon or Olympiades with the airport ticket (a normal ticket is refused at the Orly gates). A taxi costs the same fixed fare as on arrival.
✈️ Paris-Beauvais (BVA)
Beauvais, used by low-cost airlines, is about 85 km north of Paris. The Aérobus A01 shuttle to Porte Maillot is the direct public option.
| Option | Price | Time | How often | First – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🚐 Aérobus A01 shuttle | €17.90 | 75 min | departures every 15 to 30 min | – |
🚐 Aérobus A01 shuttle
- 💶 Price: €17.90 · adult one way online (€18 on site); return €29.90 online. Children 4 to 11 pay €9.90 online, under 4 free. The Paris airport ticket and Navigo passes are not valid.
- ⏱️ Time: 75 min
- 🔁 How often: departures every 15 to 30 min
- 🛫 Leaves from: The shuttle stop in front of the terminal
- 📍 Arrives at: Porte Maillot (Pershing coach station, boulevard Pershing), a short walk from the Arc de Triomphe; metro line 1 at Porte Maillot
- 🎫 Ticket: Book online up to departure. At the airport you can pay by cash or card, at Porte Maillot by card only.
- The journey takes from 1 h 15, longer in traffic. The shuttle leaves 20 minutes after each flight lands.
🌙 Landing late at night
The shuttle meets scheduled flights. If your flight lands outside its schedule, check with the airport; a taxi is then the only way into Paris.
🛫 Going back to the airport
The shuttle leaves from Porte Maillot (Pershing coach station) for the airport; the airport advises booking a departure 3 h 30 before your flight.
🗺️ Your first stop from here
📍 Arriving at Gare du Nord
- Brasserie de la Goutte d'Or · 🚶 0.9 km · 12 min walk
- Canal Saint-Martin · 🚶 1.2 km · 15 min walk
- Choco-Story Paris · 🚶 1.4 km · 18 min walk
- Day 1 of our itinerary starts here: Notre-Dame de Paris · 🚇 7 min by RER (line RER B: Gare du Nord → Saint-Michel – Notre-Dame) · 3.7 km · 47 min walk
📍 Arriving at Châtelet-Les Halles
- Rue Montorgueil · 🚶 0.5 km · 6 min walk
- Conciergerie · 🚶 0.8 km · 11 min walk
- Musée du Louvre · 🚶 0.9 km · 12 min walk
- Day 1 of our itinerary starts here: Notre-Dame de Paris · 🚶 1.3 km · 16 min walk
📍 Arriving at Saint-Michel Notre-Dame
- Sainte-Chapelle · 🚶 0.3 km · 4 min walk
- Conciergerie · 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk
- Notre-Dame de Paris · 🚶 0.5 km · 6 min walk
📍 Arriving at Gare de Lyon
- Ménagerie, Jardin des Plantes · 🚶 1.3 km · 17 min walk
- Grande Galerie de l'Évolution · 🚶 1.8 km · 22 min walk
- Place des Vosges · 🚶 1.8 km · 23 min walk
- Day 1 of our itinerary starts here: Notre-Dame de Paris · 🚇 3 min by metro (line 14: Gare de Lyon → Châtelet) · 2.6 km · 32 min walk
📍 Arriving at Porte Maillot
- Arc de Triomphe · 🚶 1.3 km · 16 min walk
- Jardin d'Acclimatation · 🚶 1.7 km · 21 min walk
- Trocadéro · 🚶 2.1 km · 27 min walk
- Day 1 of our itinerary starts here: Notre-Dame de Paris · 🚇 17 min by metro (line 1: Porte Maillot → Châtelet) · 7.0 km · 87 min walk
💡 Good to know
Which ticket works where
The €14 airport ticket covers the RER B, metro line 14 and Orlyval, but not buses, trams or Noctilien night buses. A Bus-Tram ticket is €2.05. All-zones Navigo passes and Paris Visite include the airport by rail. Official site ↗
Slower and cheaper: buses and tram
From CDG, buses 350 (to Porte de la Chapelle) and 351 (to Nation) cost €2.05 but take 60 to 90 minutes, and bus 9517 reaches Saint-Denis Pleyel (metro 13 and 14) in about 30 minutes. From Orly, tram T7 runs to Villejuif-Louis Aragon (metro 7) in about 45 minutes. Hours differ between the operators' pages: check the RATP app. Official site ↗
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