Paris Orly Airport

Paris Orly Airport (ORY  IATA) is the second airport of Paris and second largest airport in France. It is south of Paris, and closer but smaller than Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. Besides its role as a domestic hub, it also handles many flights to destinations around the Mediterranean Sea, former colonies or territories like French Guiana, and a few long-haul flights.

Understand

There are four terminals. The former "Terminal Sud" (south) is now terminal 4, and the former "Terminal Ouest" (west) is now terminals 1, 2 and 3. All four terminals are connected: the Orlyval people mover shuttles between them, but it is also possible to walk in about 10 minutes.

Flights

Check with your airline before leaving for the airport.

Terminals 1, 2 and 3 are mainly used by the "major" European airlines (Air France, British Airways, easyJet, Iberia, TAP...), while terminal 4 is used by secondary, low-cost, or non-European airlines (Air Algérie, Corsair, Norwegian, Transavia, Tunisair, Royal Air Maroc...).

Ground transportation

By train to Paris

The easiest option for most visitors is to take Metro line 14 directly from the airport to the city centre (21 min to Gare de Lyon, 25 min to Châtelet-Les Halles). A full-fare single "Airports Ticket" is €13 and trains run every 3-5 minutes. The ticket allows you to transfer to other Metro, RER or Transilien lines throughout Paris. Week, Month and Paris Visite Tickets are also valid. Day Tickets are not valid.

The other alternative is taking the Orlyval people mover from the airport to Antony station (between 06:00 and 23:00, every 5 to 8 minutes, duration is 8 min), and from there connecting to the RER B train to Paris (every 15 minutes, all northbound trains stop in the city centre, the journey to Denfert-Rochereau takes about 15 minutes, to Chatelet les Halles about 23 minutes). A full-fare single "Airports Ticket" is €13. The ticket allows you to transfer to other Metro, RER or Transilien lines throughout Paris. Paris Visite Tickets are also valid. Day, Week and Month Tickets are not valid.

By tram to Paris

Take tram line T7 to Villejuif-Louis Aragon station (between 05:30 and 00:30, every 6 to 15 minutes, duration is 30 min), and from there Metro line 7 to the city centre (20 minutes to Chatelet). You can buy a €2 "Bus-Tram Ticket" at the tram station, you'll need to validate it once you get on the tram. You cannot buy your ticket on board. You will need a separate "Métro-RER-Train Ticket" (€2.50) for the Metro. Day, Week, Month and Paris Visite Tickets are also valid.

By bus to Paris

If you're looking for cheap alternatives, you have two options:

  • Monday-Friday, from 06:00 to 20:00: take tram line T7 from the airport to Porte de Rungis (15 min), then take bus 216 from Porte de Rungis to Denfert-Rochereau (30 minutes, it's a circle line so you cannot take it in the wrong direction). You'll just need a "Bus-Tram Ticket" (€2) that you will validate on both the tram and the bus. You can transfer to other trams or buses in Paris.
  • Every day, between 06:00 and 00:20: take bus 183 from the airport to Robert Peary, then tram line T9 from Four - Peary to Porte de Choisy. You'll just need a "Bus-Tram Ticket" (€2) that you will validate on both the bus and the tram. You can transfer to other buses or trams in Paris.

By train from Paris

The easiest option for most visitors is to take Metro line 14 directly from the city centre to the airport (21 min from Gare de Lyon, 25 min from Châtelet-Les Halles). A full-fare single "Airports Ticket" is €13 and trains run every 3-5 minutes. The ticket allows you to transfer from other Metro, RER or Transilien lines throughout Paris. Week, Month and Paris Visite Tickets are also valid. Day Tickets are not valid.

The other alternative is taking the RER B train from Paris to Antony station (every 15 minutes, choose trains going to St Rémy lès Chevreuse, Orsay-Ville or Massy-Palaiseau, the journey from Denfert-Rochereau takes about 15 minutes, from Châtelet-les-Halles about 23 minutes), and from there connecting to the Orlyval people mover to the airport (between 06:00 and 23:00, every 5 to 8 minutes, duration is 8 min). A full-fare single "Airports Ticket" is €13. The ticket allows you to transfer from other Metro, RER or Transilien lines throughout Paris. Paris Visite Tickets are also valid. Day, Week and Month Tickets are not valid.

By tram from Paris

Take Metro line 7 to Villejuif-Louis Aragon station (20 minutes from Chatelet), and from there tram line T7 to the airport (between 05:30 and 00:30, every 6 to 15 minutes, duration is 30 min). You can buy a €2 "Bus-Tram Ticket" at the tram station, you'll need to validate it once you get on the tram. You cannot buy your ticket on board. You will need a separate "Métro-RER-Train Ticket" (€2.50) for the Metro. Day, Week, Month and Paris Visite Tickets are also valid.

By bus from Paris

If you're looking for cheap alternatives, you have two options:

  • Monday-Friday, from 06:00 to 20:00: take bus 216 from Denfert-Rochereau to Porte de Rungis (30 minutes, it's a circle line so you cannot take it in the wrong direction), then take tram line T7 from Porte de Rungis to the airport (15 min). You'll just need a "Bus-Tram Ticket" (€2) that you will validate on both the bus and the tram. You can transfer from other buses or trams in Paris.
  • Every day, between 06:00 and 00:20: take tram line T9 from Porte de Choisy to Four - Peary, then bus 183 from Robert Peary to the airport. You'll just need a "Bus-Tram Ticket" (€2) that you will validate on both the tram and the bus. You can transfer from other trams or buses in Paris.

At night

Noctilien buses serve Orly airport roughly every hour between 01:00 and 05:00:

  • Line N131 serves Gare de Lyon, Gare d'Austerlitz, Quai de la Gare, Bibliothèque François Mitterrand, Orly 1-2-3, and Orly 4
  • Line N144 serves Gare de l'Est, Chatelet, Bastille, Gare de Lyon, Place d'Italie, and Orly 4

You'll need a "Bus-Tram Ticket" (€2). Day, Week, Month and Paris Visite Tickets are also valid.

Get around

The Orlyval people mover is free to use between the terminals, taking only 1 minute. It runs every day from 06:00 to 23:00, every 5 minutes during peak hours, every 7½ minutes off-peak.

A free shuttle bus links terminals 1-2-3 and 4, with intermediate stops at the P6 car park / Ibis hotel / police station, the P4 car park, the P7 car park, and the P5 car park. It runs every 9 to 19 minutes, every day from 03:30 (04:30 between November and March) to 00:30.

Wait

Eat and drink

Food and beverage is available throughout each terminal. Hours of operation vary, however, aside from the very early morning and late evening there will be options before and after security. Prices can range greatly and less expensive dining options can be found, however, expect to pay slightly inflated prices regardless of cuisine and level of service.

At the terminal 4:

At the terminal 1-2-3:

Buy

Connect

Free WiFi is available throughout the airport terminals. The network name is "WIFI-AIRPORT" An email address is required to connect. Some instant messaging services such as WhatsApp are periodically blocked.

Power outlets and charging stations are located throughout the terminals both before and after security. The outlets are the standard Europlug style at 220 Volts.

Cope

Passengers with long layovers and passengers who are stranded will find there are few benches and no public shower facilities in the airport.

Air France lounges have such facilities. Lounge access is included for Air France business and first class travellers. The members of Air France and cooperating frequent flyer programs may gain access with sufficient status. There is a possibility that some lounges may grant access to travellers on their flights for a fee. If you would consider paying for access to the lounge, inquire when checking in for your departure.

Alternatively, the airport hotels generally have rooms available.

Sleep

There are many hotels available for travellers at Orly. Most hotels are located nearby off the airport grounds.

Nearby

  • The most obvious place to go to from the airport is Paris, the city it serves.
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