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Paris airport transfer optimizer

CDG, Orly or Beauvais into central Paris. Pick your arrival time, your luggage, your destination arrondissement — and the tool ranks taxi flat-rate, Roissybus, RER B, Le Bus Direct and the night-bus Noctlian by realistic door-to-door time and total cost.

What this tool actually solves

Most "Paris airport transfer" articles quote a single best option. Reality: a 50-pack of cigarette (RER B) is not what you need at midnight with three stylages when you have a stroller. The right answer depends on arrival time, arrondissement, luggage count and family composition. This tool ranks the options for the specific case.

How to read the result

Options are ranked by door-to-door time (departure from gate → at hotel door), with the cost as a secondary criterion. Look at the verdict column: "OK" means safe to use; "Gym" means realistically only for able-bodied travellers with light luggage; "Avoid" means a real risk.

Limitations

Frequencies and prices are 2025–2026 averages. CDG RER B has a quiet period of 22:30–00:30 (30-min headway) and partial service after 00:30. Beauvais shuttle only operates with Ryanair/Wizz Air arrivals and has a ~50-min coach ride after a ~20-min wait.

FAQ

What about the taxi flat-rate scam?
The official Paris taxi flat-rates are €55–60 CDG ↔ right-bank central Paris, €55–60 Orly ↔ central Paris. Drivers are required to take the meter if the destination is outside the flat-rate zone. If a driver refuses the meter or tries a flat-rate above the official, refuse and find another taxi at the rank. All legitimate Paris taxis use the G7 app or are at a designated rank outside Terminals 2A–2D and 1.
Is the RER B safe at night?
Generally yes, but quieter trains and empty stations from 23:00 onward. If you arrive after 00:30 at CDG, take the Noctlian N140 bus (€8, runs 00:30–05:30 to central Paris) or a taxi. Don't sit in the last carriage on RER B at 1am — pick a carriage near the conductor.

About

1 of 38 tools in France Trip Toolkit. Independent, no affiliation with RATP, G7, Paris Aéroport.

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Disclaimer

Estimate only. Real Paris taxi flat-rates and Noctlian schedules should be checked at the airport desk or on ratp.fr the day of travel.