I need to get from Sarlat to Orly in early July. Taking the train from Bordeaux is an option as some of the family will be passing close to there. I am also considering taking a cab or car service from Sarlat to Brive and flying into Orly. The latter is the simplest journey.
Does anyone have any wisdom? Thanks in advance.
Your idea of going via Bordeaux seems to me the most convenient from a scheduling perspective.
From Bordeaux, you will need to take the train (to Montparnasse station in Paris) and then go to Orly by taxi or public transport.
Otherwise the Bus line 335, which runs from Sarlat to Souillac, is extended every summer (July/August) and the bus continues to Brive-la-Gaillarde Airport.
The timetable is below:
The column headings indicate the days of the week the bus operates.
L = Monday, M = Tuesday, m = Wednesday, etc.
A bus ticket costs €2.50. A taxi will cost 50 times more (approximately €120)
Note that the bus schedule is synchronized with the train schedules departing from Souillac, particularly those going to Paris (Gare d'Austerlitz).
Anyway, check if the bus schedule matches your flight schedule.
There are other options involving taking a bus, then a train, then a taxi, but since you're looking for the simplest solution, I won't mention them.
Best (not cheapest) way is via helicopter, https://www.blade.com/airports/sarlat-domme
The bus from Sarlat to Souillac (line 335) mentioned above is indeed synchronized with trains to Paris Austerlitz, and it is easy to travel from Paris Austerlitz to Orly airport: cross the Seine on pont Charles de Gaulle, walk 1 block, enter the metro on rue the Bercy (in front of maison de la RATP) to take line 14 from Gare de Lyon to Orly airport.
Certainly much cheaper than the expensive and uncomfortable (loud turboprop plane) Brive-Paris flights.
