Orly - Bayeaux: What's the best way ?

Hi Susan, The train to Normandy leaves from Gare St Lazare in Paris. I'm not sure where the train from Orly leaves you in Paris, but there should be a bus or train from the drop-off that will take you to St Lazare.

Susan, ratp.fr suggests taking the (usual) 'Orlyval' bus to the 'Antony' stop on RER B, then taking RER B to the metro station called 'Chatelet-Les Halles' (dir: 'Aeroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV'). From 'Chatelet-Les Halles' take the #14 metro line to metro stop 'Saint-Lazare' (dir: 'Saint-Lazare'). From here you actually have to walk a bit to the Gare, like across the street. It should take around 1 hour. Any good guidebook (and the internet!) will explain 'Orlyval' and how it works. I was going to suggest that particular route myself, but 'Chatelet-Les Halles' is a very large transfer ("correspondance") station, but if ratp.fr says it's the best one, ...Allow plenty of time to purchase tickets for Orlyval, RER, and for purchasing/retrieving train tickets at Gare Saint-Lazare - an hour or two at least. Any extra time can be spent gawking at Paris!!!

For the sake of clarity, the OrlyVal is a driverless shuttle train, not a bus, and Chatelet-Les Halles is a RER station, not a metro station. Take the OrlyVal to the Antony RER station. Take the RER B to Chatelet-Les Halles. Walk through the connecting tunnels to the Chatelet metro station. Take metro line 14 to Saint-Lazare. The trip will take 40-45 minutes and the combined fare is €10.25. An alternate route that is a little slower but cheaper would be to take the airport shuttle bus to the Pont de Rungis RER station, the RER C to Bibliotheque Francois Mitterand, and metro line 14 to Saint-Lazare. The fare for the shuttle bus is €2.50. The fare for the RER & metro ride is €3.80.