Orly is the closer of the two Paris airports to every hotel in our edit, and since metro line 14 reached it, the quickest by public transport too. The taxi fare is fixed by law and cheaper than from Charles de Gaulle. This page covers Orly alone: where each option leaves from, what it costs, and how we would reach each of our ten Paris hotels.
The short answer
From Orly a taxi costs a fixed €45 to the Right Bank, where nine of our hotels are, and €36 to Mandarin Oriental Lutetia on the Left Bank, with a typical drive of 20–31 minutes. Travelling light, metro line 14 runs from the station by Orly 3 to Châtelet in about 25 minutes for €14, calling at Gare de Lyon, Pyramides and Madeleine. Landing late or with children, book a driver who meets you in arrivals.
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The easy answer for two or more with luggage, and from Orly the cheapest door-to-door ride in Paris. Take a car only from the official rank.
Worth it for a late landing after the metro stops, for child seats, and for groups of more than four.
The best way in from Orly for anyone staying near Châtelet or Madeleine. From Orly 4, walk through or take the free Orlyval to Orly 1-2-3 first.
Useful for the Left Bank stations of the RER B, Luxembourg and Port-Royal. With luggage, the €36 taxi to the Left Bank is easier.
The tram is the slow, cheap way in and the night buses the only public transport in the small hours. With bags, a taxi beats both.
Place de la Concorde
About 27 minutes and €45 to the door on Place de la Concorde; travelling light, line 14 to Madeleine leaves you a five-minute walk away.
Faubourg Saint-Honoré
Madeleine, the nearest line 14 station, is a ten-minute walk away, so the €45 taxi to the Faubourg Saint-Honoré is the way to arrive.
Les Halles
Line 14 reaches Châtelet in about 25 minutes and the hotel on Rue du Louvre is about a five-minute walk away.
Trocadéro
Avenue d'Iéna is well away from line 14, so the €45 fare to the door beats changing trains with bags.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
The closest of our hotels to Orly and the one on the Left Bank: about 20 minutes and €36 by taxi, with no direct train to Sèvres-Babylone.
Le Marais
Travelling light, line 14 to Châtelet and a seven-minute walk into the Marais is quick and cheap; with cases, take the €45 taxi.
Place des Vosges
About 25 minutes to Place des Vosges by taxi, and no metro from Orly comes close without a change.
Auteuil
Auteuil is on the western edge of Paris, away from line 14; the taxi takes about 23 minutes.
Pigalle
The furthest of our hotels from Orly at about 31 minutes, at the top of the Right Bank and well away from line 14.
Grands Boulevards
The €45 fare covers it, and a taxi to the door beats a metro change at Châtelet or Saint-Lazare with luggage.
The fare between Orly and Paris is fixed by the Paris police prefecture: €45 to the Right Bank and €36 to the Left Bank, per car, the same in both directions, with no extra fees allowed, including for luggage. A fifth passenger adds €5.50, and every Paris taxi must accept cards.
Official taxis wait only at the ranks outside arrivals on level 0, with licensed agents directing you to a car: gate 14a for Orly 1 and 2, gate 48a for Orly 4. The Orly 3 rank at gate 32a was closed for renovation in early 2026, with Orly 3 passengers sent to gate 14a, so follow the signs on the day.
For one person travelling light and staying near the line, yes: €14, about 25 minutes to Châtelet, trains every few minutes and no traffic. The station, Aéroport d'Orly, is by Orly 3 and reached from its arrivals level; from Orly 1 and 2 walk through the building, from Orly 4 take the free Orlyval or walk. Buy the Paris Région Airports ticket on your phone or a Navigo Easy card: the ordinary metro ticket is not valid at the airport station.
It suits Hôtel Madame Rêve and Le Grand Mazarin via Châtelet, and Hôtel de Crillon via Madeleine. For two people with cases, the €45 taxi to the door is worth the extra €17 over two metro tickets.
Line 14 runs until around midnight and Orlyval until 23:35. After that, Noctilien night buses link Orly with Châtelet and Gare de Lyon on an ordinary bus ticket, slowly. Taxis serve the ranks 24 hours at the same fixed fare, and a booked driver will have tracked a delayed flight. For a late landing with bags, either beats the night bus.
The Orlybus to Denfert-Rochereau stopped on 3 March 2025, replaced by metro line 14. Older guides still list it.
The fixed fare is per car, so a family of four pays the same as one traveller; a standard taxi takes four and a booked van up to seven. A private transfer is the way to be sure of child seats. With a pushchair and several cases, the taxi is far less effort than the metro.
The fixed fares work in reverse. Paris Aéroport advises arriving two hours before a short-haul flight and three before long-haul. Allow a typical 20–31 minutes from our hotels, more in the weekday rush, and know your Orly terminal before you set off: Orly 4 is separate from Orly 1, 2 and 3. For a dawn flight, book a taxi, since line 14 starts at 05:30.
Questions people ask
A fixed €45 to the Right Bank and €36 to the Left Bank, set by law in both directions, with no luggage or other supplements. A fifth passenger adds €5.50.
By taxi, typically 20–31 minutes to our hotels outside the rush. By metro line 14, about 23 minutes to Gare de Lyon and 25 to Châtelet.
At the Aéroport d'Orly station by Orly 3, reached from its arrivals level. From Orly 4, take the free Orlyval to Orly 1-2-3 or walk.
No. You need the €14 Paris Région Airports ticket for line 14 and for Orlyval. Navigo all-zone passes are valid on line 14 but not on Orlyval.
Yes. Our typical drive times to central Paris hotels are 20–31 minutes from Orly against 33–41 from Charles de Gaulle, and the Right Bank taxi fare is €45 against €56.
Take a taxi from the official rank at the fixed fare, use a pre-booked driver, or take a Noctilien night bus to Châtelet or Gare de Lyon.
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