The airports of Paris — which is which, and how far out
Paris has three airports you can fly into and a fourth that takes no passengers at all. They sit 13, 25 and 85 kilometres from the city, in three different directions, and the one printed on your ticket decides how your first hour in France goes.
How many airports does Paris have?
Three you can land at: Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Beauvais. A fourth, Le Bourget, is twenty minutes from the centre and handles only private and business aircraft — no airline sells a seat into it. Beauvais is the one worth reading twice: it is sold as Paris and it is 85 kilometres north of it.
Charles de Gaulle (CDG) — 25 km north-east
The big one, and where most long-haul arrivals land. Three terminals: 1 for many foreign carriers, 2 split into halls A to G with Air France and its partners, and 3 for low-cost. Allow 35 to 50 minutes into central Paris outside the peaks and longer on a weekday morning. Terminal 2 has its own TGV station, which is also where the direct train to Disneyland leaves from.
CDG to Paris transfersOrly (ORY) — 13 km south
Closer to the city than Charles de Gaulle and smaller, with four linked terminals numbered 1 to 4. Mostly domestic France, southern Europe, North Africa and the overseas territories, with a few long-haul routes. Thirty to forty minutes into the centre when the A6 is behaving — and it is on the wrong side of Paris for Disneyland.
Orly to Paris transfersBeauvais–Tillé (BVA) — 85 km north
Sold as Paris Beauvais and marketed by the low-cost airlines as a Paris airport. It is a town in Picardy, and the drive is an hour and a quarter to the city on a good day. There is a coach to Porte Maillot that costs little and takes about ninety minutes once you count the wait. Nothing is wrong with flying into it — just book the journey knowing the distance.
Beauvais to Paris transfersLe Bourget (LBG) — business aviation only
Eleven kilometres north-east, the busiest business-aviation airport in Europe and the one the air show is named after. There are no scheduled passenger flights, so you will only arrive here on a private aircraft. We serve it; you cannot buy a ticket to it.
Which Paris airport is closest to Disneyland?
Charles de Gaulle, comfortably. It is about 46 kilometres from the resort and roughly forty-five minutes by road, and Terminal 2 has a direct TGV to Marne-la-Vallée–Chessy that takes ten minutes when the timetable works in your favour. Orly is on the far side of the city — around 52 kilometres, fifty minutes to an hour and a quarter. Beauvais is about two hours.
Paris to Disneyland: distance and journey timeWhat it costs to be driven in
- Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)to Disneyland Park€75/ vehicle
- Paris Orly (ORY)to Paris€75/ vehicle
- Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)to Paris€80/ vehicle
- Paris Orly (ORY)to Disneyland Park€80/ vehicle
- Beauvais Paris Airport (BVA)to Paris€145/ vehicle
- Beauvais Paris Airport (BVA)to Disneyland Park€150/ vehicle
Each fare is for the whole vehicle rather than per person, and includes the meet inside arrivals, the flight tracking and the child seats. Open an airport for vehicle sizes and what happens if you land late.
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