I'm a girl traveling alone, and right now I'm looking at a flight option from ciampino,Rome(at 18:30hrs) to beauvais, Paris( at 20:40hrs) on the 5th September... do you think it'll be safe to travel alone from beauvais to the main city of Paris at night?? And also how convenient is it to get to the main centre from beauvais.. which mode of transport would be better? And what about ORLY airport? Is it closer to the centre than beauvais?
Posted by
not here anymore
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welcome to the work of Ryanair! They have a rather novel view of naming airports, Beauvais is around 60 miles from central Paris and at times the transfer can take as long as the flight.
https://www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/acces-et-parking/mass-transit/
Orly is a real Paris airport and is much closer (around 20 miles) and easier.
http://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/passengers/access/paris-orly/public-transport
Posted by
Florida (previously California)
3732 posts
It will be safe but will probably not be convenient. Other than a taxi for 80 to 100€ (or maybe more), there are two ways to get from Beauvais that I know of: the coordinated shuttle bus (https://www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/acces-et-parking/navette/) that runs from the airport to the western edge of Paris or taking a taxi or shuttle to the train station in town and taking a local train to Gare du Nord. IMO, the shuttle is better but you would arrive at Porte Maillot at around 22:00 and unless you are staying nearby have to figure out how to get to your accommodations by mass transit or taxi. Better IMO to fly into Orly and grab a taxi for 30€ or 35€ directly to your accommodations.
Posted by
Chicago
8100 posts
Beauvais is a pain and Orly would be better BUT if you have booked Ryanair it has a shuttle that meets each flight and it is relatively straightforward to come into the edge of Paris and then take the metro to wherever you need to be. The metro is still running till after midnight. Safety is not an issue. But this is really inconvenient and especially as a woman traveling alone I would take a flight to Orly and then a cab to my destination. Cabs from Orly are 30 or 35 depending on the side of the river. Make life easy on yourself especially late at night.
Posted by
San Francisco
14580 posts
Hi,
You can get to Paris from Beauvais direct. The train ends at Gare du Nord in Paris. Beauvais is about half way between Paris and Amiens. I went to Beauvais from Paris as a day trip a few years ago.
Posted by
Chicago
7911 posts
Look at the transfer info at the airport site or ryanair. Since you call yourself a girl, you sound like an youthful able bodied traveler;so maybe it will not seem like a hassle to you to get to Paris from Beauvais.
Take it from an academic librarian: You can save time by Googling the official site for info on everything you just asked.
Posted by
OP
5 posts
Thank you so much for all your replies! it'll serve the purpose.. I'll definitely not fly to beauvais anymore! Looking for flights to ORLY airport now..
Posted by
OP
5 posts
I also want to know if I should get an international calling card before flying from India( my home country) to France, or should I buy the local SIM card on arrival at charles de Gaulle airport.. how convenient is it for a foreigner to get a local SIM card in France.. and also will it work in Netherlands and Italy? Which cellular company would be cheaper in France? I just have few days to fly out of India.. so please help me asap!!🙏🏻