Cheap airport transfers
Paris Orly Airport (ORY) · Night and early hours
Plan a late landing or an early flight at Paris Orly: what is still running, when the metro starts, and how to book a taxi or transfer with the fixed price shown before you pay.
Quick answers
The curfew, the last metro and how to travel at night, in a few lines each.
Not for flights. A night curfew from about 23:30 to 06:00 restricts flight operations, so Orly is not open 24 hours like Charles de Gaulle, according to the Paris tourist office. The terminals are not open all night either.
Metro line 14 starts around 05:30, its last trains run a little after midnight (later on Friday and Saturday nights) and the Orlyval stops at about 23:30. After that, a taxi or a pre-booked transfer is the way to travel.
Book a transfer in advance, or take an official taxi from the ranks outside arrivals, which operate 24 hours a day according to the Paris tourist office. A transfer is arranged before you land, so there is no queue to join and no price to negotiate.
A transfer shows the fare for each vehicle in Get Quote before you pay, whatever the hour. Official taxis charge the regulated airport flat fare between Orly and Paris, set out in our Orly taxi prices guide.
Give us your flight number when you book and the pickup follows your landing time. What the airport permits close to its curfew is not in our hands, so we cannot promise anything on that point.
Pre-book a taxi or transfer for the hour you need. Metro line 14 starts too late, so a booked car is the dependable choice. Work backwards from your flight using the table below.
Landing late
Orly flights are restricted from about 23:30 to 06:00, so late landings are mostly in the evening.
| When you land | What works |
|---|---|
| Landing up to about 22:00 | Everything runs normally: metro line 14, taxis and transfers. |
| Landing between 22:00 and 23:30 | Metro line 14 normally runs, but the Orlyval stops at about 23:30 and there is little spare time. A taxi or a pre-booked transfer has none of those limits. |
| Landing around 23:30 to 00:30 (rare) | The last metro trains are just after midnight, which is tight once you have cleared passport control and collected your bags. A taxi or pre-booked transfer is the safer choice. |
| After midnight | Metro line 14 has stopped. An official taxi or a pre-booked transfer is the way to travel. |
Hours are typical and change by date. Check RATP and Paris Aéroport before you travel.
Metro hours
RATP’s general rule gives the shape of the night.
RATP says the metro network generally runs until about 01:15 on Mondays to Thursdays and Sundays, and until about 02:15 on Fridays, Saturdays and the eves of holidays. After that there is no regular service.
The last train you can catch from Orly on line 14 is earlier than the network closing times and changes by date. Treat the figures above as the outer limit and check RATP for your own day.
The Orlyval stops at about 23:30, and tram T7 finishes around half past midnight, so neither helps after a very late landing.
Network hours from RATP; check RATP for the exact last train on line 14.
Last metro
Landing in time is not the same as reaching the platform in time.
| You land at | Out of the terminal | At the metro platform | Our verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 | About 22:15 to 22:45 | About 22:25 to 22:55 | Comfortable |
| 22:30 | About 23:15 to 23:45 | About 23:25 to 23:55 | Fine, but not by much on a slow night |
| 23:15 | About 00:00 to 00:30 | About 00:10 to 00:40 | Tight from Sunday to Thursday, fine on Friday and Saturday nights |
Our own estimate, not an official figure. We assume 45 to 75 minutes from touchdown to the exit (passport control and bags) plus about 10 minutes to the platform, and last trains at about 00:30 from Sunday to Thursday and about 01:30 on Friday and Saturday nights. Check RATP for your date.
Flying early
Be at the airport about two hours before a short-haul flight and three before a long-haul one, and your airline’s advice comes first.
| Your flight | Be at the airport by | Metro line 14 (first trains about 05:30) | What works |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 short-haul | 04:00 | No: starts about 05:30 | Taxi or transfer |
| 07:00 short-haul | 05:00 | No: starts about 05:30 | Taxi or transfer |
| 08:00 short-haul | 06:00 | Only if you catch the very first trains | A taxi or transfer is safer |
| 09:30 short-haul | 07:30 | Yes | Metro line 14, taxi or transfer |
| Any long-haul flight before 09:00 | Three hours earlier | Depends on the time | Taxi or transfer |
At night
Two dependable ways to travel when the metro has stopped.
Official taxis wait at the terminal exits 24 hours a day. The flat-fare rules in our Orly taxi prices guide apply for journeys to and from Paris.
You see the fare before you pay and your driver’s details are shared before your journey. Add your flight number and terminal, and for an early flight give us the time you must be at the airport.
Book early, give your flight number and terminal, and keep your confirmation email and your phone to hand. If your plans change, call us or message us on WhatsApp.
Our vehicles
The same fleet is available whether you land at 22:00 or fly at 06:00, and your quote shows the fare for each vehicle.
Saloon car
3 passengers, 3 bags
Late landing, up to three passengers and three bags.
View vehicle →Executive car
3 passengers, 2 bags
A quiet ride home after a long journey.
View vehicle →Estate car
5 passengers, 4 bags
A family arriving late, with four bags and sleepy children.
View vehicle →Van
8 passengers, 7 bags
A late-arriving group with seven bags.
View vehicle →8-seater minibus
8 seats
Eight travellers arriving off the same late flight.
View vehicle →16-seater minicoach
16 seats
A larger party landing at night, planned in advance.
View vehicle →30-seater coach
30 seats
A group arriving on a late charter or event.
View vehicle →50-seater coach
50 seats
The biggest party, collected together at any hour you book.
View vehicle →Book as early as you can for a night or very early journey, and give your flight number and terminal.
Why a transfer
The night changes what matters: you want certainty, not options.
You choose the vehicle, see the fare for it and book. Nothing depends on a last train, a timetable or finding a free taxi at a rank.
Give us your flight number and terminal. For a late landing the pickup follows your landing time, and for an early departure it is planned backwards from the time you must be at the airport.
There are no changes, no stairs and no walking to a stop in the dark with your luggage. The driver’s and the vehicle’s details are shared before your journey, so you know who to look for.
Delays
A delay near midnight changes the plan.
Our pickups are flight-aware, so the pickup follows your landing time. Keep your confirmation and driver details to hand.
If you land after about 23:30 the last Orlyval has gone and the last metro is close. A taxi or a pre-booked transfer is the safer choice.
The curfew restricts flight operations from about 23:30 to 06:00. How the airport treats a delayed flight near that limit is outside our control, so we cannot promise what will happen, only that we will follow your landing time.
A worked example
One early journey, reasoned backwards.
Typical early-morning timings. Many airlines advise two hours for short-haul, so some travellers leave earlier than this.
Staying safe
A few habits that make a night transfer calmer.
Official taxis wait at the ranks outside arrivals, and a pre-booked car comes with details you received beforehand. Do not accept a ride from anyone who approaches you in the terminal.
Match the vehicle and driver to the details you were sent, and for a taxi look for the roof light. If anything feels wrong, step back and call us.
Share your flight, your pickup and your destination with someone who is awake. It takes a minute and is useful if a flight slips.
Questions
When the metro has stopped, a pre-booked transfer is the calm way to or from Orly. Tell us your flight number, your terminal and, for an early flight, the time you must be at the airport; the pickup then follows your landing time or works backwards from your departure. Get Quote shows the fare for each vehicle before you pay, and no meter runs at any hour. After you book you receive a confirmation email and our team confirms your journey, with driver and vehicle details shared before you travel. Our support team can be reached by phone, WhatsApp or email if your plans change.