Paris Orly Airport (ORY) is located about 10 km south of Paris, in the Île-de-France region. Used mainly for domestic, European and Middle Eastern flights, it’s the second largest airport in France after Charles de Gaulle and the tenth largest in Europe.
One of three major airports in Paris, there are several ways to get to Orly Airport – by train, tram, bus and by road. Once in the airport, there’s also a free internal metro system called the OrlyVal, which takes you from one terminal to another. Read on to find out more about booking Paris Orly airport transfers.
Train companies | SNCF: TER TGV |
Travel time from Denfert-Rochereau | 30m with OrlyBus |
Terminals | Orly 1, 2, 3 + 4 |
There are two stations that serve the airport – Orly 1, 2 + 3 and Orly 4 – which you can reach using RER B trains. To get there, travel to Antony station (in the direction of Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse) on an RER B train before using the OrlyVal network. Orly 1, 2 + 3 is the first OrlyVal stop, followed by Orly 4.
The nearest train station served by SNCF, Ouigo and TER trains is Paris Montparnasse, which is about 14 km from the airport.
You can find more information about the types of trains, the most popular routes and train tickets in France on our trains in France page.
The most direct way to travel to and from Paris Orly Airport by bus is by OrlyBus.
Buses depart every 10 to 15 minutes from Place Denfert-Rochereau in Paris. The total journey time is around 30 minutes. Buses from Paris to the airport stop at Orly 1, 2 + 3, while buses from the airport going to Paris stop at Orly 1, 2 + 3 and Orly 4. The first bus of the day leaves Paris city centre at 5:35am and the last one departs at 12:30am.
If you want to find out more about bus travel, visit our dedicated buses in France page.
Public transport is a convenient and easy way to travel from Orly Airport to Paris city centre. There are a few different ways you can get there.
To reach the city centre by train, hop on the Orlyval shuttle to Antony station – from where you can then take an RER B train into Paris.
Combining bus and train travel is another way to reach Paris from the airport. OrlyBus services can take you to Place Denfert-Rochereau - here, you can connect to Metro lines 4 and 6, as well as RER trains (line B).
Here’s all the information you need to make the most of the services available at Paris Orly Airport.
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