Travel
By plane
Paris Airport Charles-De-Gaulle (25 km from Paris)
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (French: Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, CDG), also known as Roissy Airport (name of the local district), is the largest international airport in France and second largest in Europe. Charles de Gaulle Airport is located within portions of several communes 25 km to the northeast of Paris. Charles de Gaulle Airport serves as the principal hub for Air France and other legacy carriers, as well as a focus city for low-cost carriers Easyjet, Vueling and Norwegian Air Shuttle.
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Public transports to access from/to Paris
Train RER B Paris-Charles De Gaulle airport or CDG airport-Paris
Train RER B connecting Paris with Charles de Gaulle airport.
Frequency: every 10-20 minutes
Journey time: 25-35 minutes
Schedule:
– First departure to CDG airport : at Gare du Nord 4.53am, at Châtelet-les-Halles 5.26am
– Last departure to CDG airport : at Gare du Nord 00.15pm, at Châtelet-les-Halles 00.11pm
– First departure to Paris : 4.50am
– Last departure to Paris : 11.50pm
Prices
Paris-CDG airport or CDG airport-Paris one way : 10.30€
BUS: ROISSYBUS
Bus connecting Paris-Opera with Charles de Gaulle airport. Journey time: approx. 60 minutes
Frequency from Paris (Opera) >> Charles de Gaulle:
– 05:15 to 20:00: every 15 minutes
– 20:00 to 00:00: every 20 minutes
– 00:00 to 00:30: every 30 minutes
Frequency from Charles de Gaulle >> Paris (Opera):
– 06:00 to 23:30: every 15 minutes
– 23:30 to 00:30: every 20 minutes
Departures:
– Opera (On the corner of rue Scribe and rue Auber) to CDG, 8 drop-off points: T1-T2A, T2B, T2C-T2D-T2E-T2F, T3 Terminals.
– Charles de Gaulle Airport to Paris-Opera, 5 pick-up points: T1-T2BD-T2AC-T2EF, T3 Terminals (formerly T9).
Price: one way: 12€
More information about public transports from/to Airport CHDG
Paris Orly Airport (13km from Paris)
Paris Orly Airport (French: Aéroport de Paris-Orly), commonly referred to as Orly, is an international airport located 13 km south of Paris.
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Public transports to access from/to Paris
ORLYVAL
Orlyval is a driverless light rail transit line that connects Orly airports with Antony RER station. Journey times using RER B between Paris and Antony :
– approx. 17 minutes from Denfert-Rochereau (12 mins by fast link and 17 mins by slow train )
– approx. 25 minutes from Châtelet-Les-Halles (20 mins by fast link and 25 mins by slow train)
– approx. 28 minutes from Gare du Nord (23 mins by fast link and 28 mins by slow train)
Frequency: every 4 – 7 minutes
Journey time from Antony to Orly South: 8 minutes
Price: Orlyval one way: 13.20€
ORLYBUS
Shuttle bus service between Orly airport and Place Denfert-Rochereau (not far from EHESS using metro #4)
Frequency: 10 to 20 minutes depending on hours
Journey time: 30 minutes
Stop: Paris – Denfert-Rochereau RER – Direction: Orly South
First departure: 5.35am
Last departure: 00.00 Tuesday to Friday, Sundays and holidays; 00.05 Mondays and Saturdays
Stop: Orly South and Orly West – Direction: Paris – Denfert-Rochereau RER
First departure: 6am
Last departure: 00.30 Monday to Friday, Sundays and holidays.
Price: one way: 9.20€
More information
Public transport on Paris official website
By train
As far as national and European destinations are concerned, rail transport is beginning to outdistance air travel in both travel time and efficiency. The Eurostar, which connects Paris to central London through 2h 15 of rail, and in the opposite direction, the Thalys line connects Brussels through 1h22 of rail with up to 26 departures/day, Amsterdam in 3h18 with up to 10 departures/day, Cologne in 3h14, with up to 6 departures/day.
https://www.thalys.com/
https://www.eurostar.com/uk-en/trains
