CDG or Orly to Central Paris: RER B, Métro 14 or a Taxi?

Plan this trip

1. Light bags, daylight landing? Train on the €14 airport ticket.
2. Family or heavy bags? Official taxi rank at the flat fare.
3. Book the hotel on the right line: RER B from CDG, Métro 14 from Orly.

Train or taxi: decide by bags, not by price alone

For two people with carry-ons, the train costs €28 and the taxi €56 to €65 from Charles de Gaulle, so the train wins on price. Add a third and fourth traveler, two large suitcases each or a 6 a.m. landing after a night flight, and the flat-fare taxi starts to look like the better buy: it is the same price for one passenger or four, and it delivers you to the hotel door. Our rule of thumb: train for light packers who arrive in daylight, taxi for families, heavy bags and anyone who would rather not carry luggage through a busy station on day one.

The €14 airport ticket

Since January 1, 2026, one ticket covers the rail trip from either airport: the Paris Region–Airports ticket, €14 for adults and €7 reduced. It is valid for two hours of connections from the moment you first validate it, so the change from RER B or Métro 14 to the line that reaches your hotel is included as long as you stay inside the network. It does not cover buses or trams. Paper tickets are gone, so buy it on a Navigo Easy card (€2 at a ticket office or counter, one card per person) or in the official app. One trap: a Navigo Easy that already holds ordinary Metro-Train-RER tickets cannot take the airport ticket, so use a fresh card or the app. And the Navigo 1-Day Pass does not cover the airports at all. Île-de-France Mobilités airport ticket, checked November 9, 2026

From Charles de Gaulle

RER B is the direct rail link. RATP lists trains every 10 to 20 minutes on weekdays, with the first train toward the airport leaving Gare du Nord at about 4:53 a.m. and the last at about 12:15 a.m. Look up which RER B station in Paris is closest to your hotel before you land, and whether you need one change after it. The trains are commuter trains: expect stairs at some interchanges and little room for big cases at rush hour. RATP airport link hours

RoissyBus no longer runs; RATP is refunding unused tickets. The buses that remain, 350, 351 and the express 9517 to Saint-Denis Pleyel, take an ordinary Bus–Tram ticket (€2.05) but are slower. RATP airport options

From Orly

Métro line 14 now runs straight from Orly into central Paris, from about 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m., every 6 to 15 minutes, on the same €14 ticket. It is the simplest option for most hotels on or near line 14. The older route, the Orlyval shuttle to Antony and then RER B, still runs: Orlyval itself takes 6 minutes and operates from 6 a.m. to 11:35 p.m. Orlyval (French)

Taking a taxi the right way

Ignore anyone who approaches you inside the terminal offering a ride; the Paris police describe them as illegal taxis without the regulated equipment or insurance. Walk to the official taxi rank. Paris taxis charge a flat fare between the city and the airports in 2026: from Charles de Gaulle, €56 to the Right Bank or €65 to the Left Bank; from Orly, €45 to the Right Bank or €36 to the Left Bank. Booking ahead adds €7, an immediate booking €4, and only a fifth passenger adds a supplement (€5.50). Tell the driver your address, confirm the flat fare before you set off, and keep the receipt. The Seine divides the banks: the Eiffel Tower, Saint-Germain and the Latin Quarter are on the Left Bank; the Louvre, the Marais and Montmartre are on the Right. 2026 taxi fares from Service Public (French) · Common tourist scams

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