We will be in Paris next April on the way to Italy. Our hotel will be in the Latin Quarter, and we plan to use the RER B train to get to the airport for the flight to Italy. Everything else equal, is it better to fly out of Orly or CDG?
Posted by
Chicago
8559 posts
I always take ORY if I have a choice. And we always take a cab. It is 30 Euro from the Latin Quarter to ORY; it costs 25 Euro for two on public transport. If there are 3 or more, it is actually cheaper as well as more convenient to take a cab.
Posted by
Chicago
8166 posts
ORY if the prices are equal it is easier to navigate to get to and from. We used it to fly into Rome and back from Florence.
The Orlybus from Denfert Rochereau is 9 euros to the airport
http://aeroportorly.paris/orlybus.php
Posted by
Paris
10211 posts
What Janet and Jazz said -- Orly, even if the price of the flight is a little bit more -- because it's so much closer to town and SO much smaller and easier to deal with.
Posted by
New York, NY
4071 posts
If you have a choice, pick ORY. So much easier overall.
Posted by
Vernon, Canada
32353 posts
Bob,
I agree with the others, ORY would be an easier choice than CDG as it's a smaller airport. It only has two terminals, Sud (south) and Ouest (west) so not as complicated as CDG.
For getting to the airport, you might find this website helpful - https://www.rome2rio.com/map/Paris/Paris-Orly-Airport-ORY . As I'm usually travelling solo, I tend to prefer the RER B / OrlyVal .
Posted by
OP
Central Connecticut, USA
1103 posts
Thanks for all the responses. We like smaller airports - (for example, our home airport is Bradley (Hartford). If we fly out of Orly, we will probably take an Easyjet flight to Venice.
Posted by
Myrtle Beach, USA
12314 posts
Orly is smaller and takes less time to get to from Paris. I prefer Orly if I have a choice, both coming and going.