Does Orly still have the Orlybus?
No. The direct Orlybus service, which used to link Orly to Denfert-Rochereau, was discontinued on 3 March 2025. Paris Aéroport's current guidance for getting to and from Orly is to take metro line 14 or the RER B combined with Orlyval instead. If an old blog post, map, or app still lists the Orlybus, treat it as withdrawn.
Which option from Orly is actually fastest?
Metro line 14 is the fastest link. The extended line reaches Orly's Terminal 3 station directly, with journeys of about 23 minutes to Gare de Lyon and 25-26 minutes to Châtelet, and trains every 2 to 5 minutes from 5:30 a.m. to around 12:30 a.m. It uses the same dedicated "Ticket Paris Région <> Aéroports" (EUR 14) as CDG, and a full-zone Navigo pass is also valid on the line. If you land at Orly 1, 2, or 4, you reach the line 14 station on foot or via a free shuttle bus.
RER B combined with Orlyval is the older, two-leg alternative: an automated shuttle (Orlyval) links the terminals to Antony station, where you change onto the RER B toward Paris. Orlyval runs every 5 to 7 minutes between 6:00 a.m. and 11:35 p.m., and from Antony it is about 17 minutes to Denfert-Rochereau or 28 minutes to Gare du Nord. The catch: Orlyval itself only accepts the EUR 14 airport ticket, loaded onto a Navigo Easy card or a phone — a standard Navigo pass is not valid on Orlyval, even though it is valid on the RER B portion and on line 14.
Tram T7 is the slower, cheaper option, running from Villejuif-Louis Aragon (the terminus of metro line 7) to Orly in about 40-45 minutes, every 8 to 15 minutes, for a standard single fare of EUR 2.05 with no airport surcharge. Allow around 80 minutes door to door from central Paris once you add the metro line 7 leg. It suits a traveller with time to spare who wants to avoid the airport-ticket price, or who is headed toward the southern suburbs rather than the centre.
The table below compares the three main public transport routes from Orly.
| Option | Fare | Time from/to centre |
|---|---|---|
| Metro line 14 | EUR 14 | ~25 min (Chatelet) |
| RER B + Orlyval | EUR 14 (Orlyval leg) | ~28 min (Gare du Nord) |
| Tram T7 + metro 7 | EUR 2.05 | ~80 min |
What about a taxi or ride-hailing from Orly?
Official taxis at Orly charge a Prefecture-set flat rate, same principle as at CDG but lower: EUR 45 between Orly and the Right Bank, and EUR 36 between Orly and the Left Bank, confirmed for 2026 on Service-Public.fr. Journey time by taxi runs 25 to 45 minutes depending on traffic. Ride-hailing apps also operate from Orly; confirm your pick-up point in the app, since it is not always the same as the taxi rank.
Why is a cheap Beauvais ticket not a cheap arrival?
Paris-Beauvais airport (BVA) is not a Paris airport in any practical sense: it sits roughly 80 km north of the city, well outside the Île-de-France public transport network, and has no metro, RER, or Navigo-fare connection at all. The only scheduled public link is the Aerobus shuttle coach, run by the airport's own operator, connecting Beauvais to two points in Paris: Porte Maillot and La Villette.
According to the airport's official shuttle page, the Porte Maillot line runs up to 100 round trips a day, timed to depart Paris 3 hours 30 minutes before your flight and to depart the airport 20 minutes after your plane lands, with a journey of at least 1 hour 15 minutes depending on traffic. Booked online, a one-way adult ticket costs EUR 17.90 (EUR 29.90 return); bought on the spot, it rises to EUR 18-35. A slower, less frequent line also runs to La Villette, with journeys from 1 hour 30 minutes.
Add the ticket price, the 1 hour-plus coach ride, and the fact that Porte Maillot and La Villette are themselves on the edge of Paris rather than in the centre, and a Beauvais flight that looked like the cheapest fare into "Paris" can end up costing as much time and money as flying into CDG or Orly, once you count door-to-door travel rather than airport-to-airport travel.
Who does each airport actually suit?
Orly suits a traveller who wants a short, predictable transfer using standard Paris transport tickets and fares, and who can use metro line 14 directly. Beauvais suits a traveller for whom the flight price difference is large enough to absorb an extra hour or more of coach travel and a separate ticket purchase, and who is not arriving with a tight onward connection in central Paris. If your itinerary depends on a fast, low-friction airport transfer, Orly (or CDG) is the safer choice; if you are optimising purely for the lowest total cost and have flexible time, Beauvais can still work, provided you book the Aerobus in advance and budget its fare as part of the ticket price, not as an afterthought.
What this guide does not cover
This article compares transfers only; it does not cover terminal facilities, security wait times, or parking at either airport. For a full breakdown of Charles de Gaulle's own transfer options, including the flat taxi fares and the bus that replaced the Roissybus, see VoyageWindow's dedicated CDG transfer guide.