Paris airport connections | how to get to the city centre

Getting from the Airports to the centre of Paris | How to get to Paris from the airports? Here is the guide that will explain how to comfortably reach the centre of Paris from its three airports: Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Beauvais.

Which airports are in Paris

In the urban area of Paris is the airport Charles De Gaulle in the north and the airport of Orly in the south, while a third airport dedicated to low-cost flights is that of Beauvais which is located some eighty kilometres north of the city.

In order not to feel completely lost on French soil, it would therefore be good to know in advance how to reach the centre comfortably using public transport.

How to get to Paris from Charles de Gaulle Airport

From Charles De Gaulle Airport you can take the RER B, which departs every 10-15 minutes and will take you to the Gare du Nord, Châtelet Les Halles and Denfert-Rochereau stations in about thirty minutes at a cost of €10. Alternatively, you can opt for the two bus lines 350 towards Paris - Gare de l'Est and 351 towards Paris - Nation. There is also a RoissyBus shuttle service that takes you to Paris - Opera for €11.50.

Les Cars Air France has 4 lines shuttling from the airport to Paris. The buses are located at the exits of the terminals. Linge 2 connects the airport to Porte Maillot and Place de l'Etoile. It is located at terminals 2A-2C, 2E-2F, 2D-2B and 1. To reach the different terminals take the free shuttles CDGVAL or N3. Journey time 45 minutes, cost 17€ one way. Services run from 6am to 11pm. Ligne 4 will take you to Gare de Montparnasse and Gare de Lyon. It runs from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and costs €17 one way.

How to get to Paris from Orly Airport

From Orly by metro train, you can take the RER B and RER C. The RER C can be reached by the Paris par le Train bus, which takes you to the Pont de Rungis station in 10 minutes.

From here you arrive at Gare d'Austerlit in half an hour. Total cost about 6.90 euros. The RER B, on the other hand, can be taken from the Antony stop, which can be reached with the Orlyval shuttle train from exit K of the south terminal and exit A of the west terminal, which will take you to the RER B stop in 8 minutes, from where you can reach the Denfer Rochereau or Luxembourg stops in about 25 minutes.

You can get to Denfert-Rochereau station with the Orlybus shuttle in half an hour for €8. Shuttles at exit H of the South terminal and exit D/G of the West terminal. There are also the 183 bus to the Porte de Choisy metro stop, the 285 bus from the South terminal to the RER Juvisy stop or the Villejuif-Louis Aragon metro stop on line 7. Bus 292 from the South Terminal also drops you off at the RER Savigny-sur-Orge stop.

Getting to Paris from Beauvais Airport

If you land at Beauvais Airport, the cheapest way to get to Paris is by the Official Beauvais Airport Shuttle which departs approximately 30-40 minutes after the flight arrives. The ticket is €15.90 one way and is on sale both online and in the Arrivals hall. The bus takes an hour and a half to two hours, depending on traffic, to arrive at the terminus at Porte Maillot where you can catch the metro and RER.

From Beauvais train station you can reach Paris-Gare du Nord by RER trains. However, you have to get to the station. There are two bus lines for the Beauvais airport-train station route; those of line 12, which, mind you, do not run on Sundays and holidays, and the Beauvais airport shuttles that will stop you near the Hôtel de Beauvais. For information on timetables and prices, see the official website.