Visiting Paris

Prepare your stay in Paris: transport operating hours and airport links

RATP takes you to your destinations across Paris and the Île-de-France region day and night.

Public transport operating hours

METROOn weekdays, metro lines run approximately from 5:30 a.m. to 1:15 a.m. On Friday and Saturday evenings, and on the eve of public holidays, metro lines operate until 2:15 a.m.

RERRER lines run every day from approximately 5:30 a.m. to 1:20 a.m.

BUSThe comprehensive bus network takes you across the capital and the Île-de-France region.

NoctilienWhen metro lines stop running, the Noctilien bus network takes over: 47 bus routes operate between 12:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m, and serve all RER stations.

Noctilien routes noctilien ligne N01and noctilien ligne N02allow you to travel around Paris, by linking the major train stations (Gare de l’Est, Gare de Lyon, Gare d’Austerlitz, Gare Montparnasse and Gare Saint-Lazare): bus route noctilien ligne N01runs clockwise, while bus route noctilien ligne N02runs counter-clockwise. Refer to the Noctilien network map.


Refer to detailed operating hours by line

How to reach Paris and Beauvais airports ?

Discover all the information to reach the three main airports in Île-de-France (Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG), Orly (ORY), and Beauvais).

How to reach Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) airport by public transportation?

Reach Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) airport by shuttle


RoissyBus Shuttle
Air-conditioned bus service from Paris - Opéra
Leaves from: 11 rue Scribe - 75009 Paris
Operating hours: 5:15 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. to CDG/6:00 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. to Paris
Frequency: every 15 to 20 minutes 
Find out more on the RoissyBus route

 

Reach Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) airport by RER

rer ligne BRER B towards "Aéroport Roissy Charles-De-Gaulle"
Operating hours:
To CDG: Gare du Nord: 4:53 a.m. - 12:15 a.m., Châtelet-Les-Halles: 5:26 a.m. - 12:11 a.m., Denfert- Rochereau: 5:18 a.m. - 12:03 a.m.
To Paris: 4:50 a.m. - 11:50 p.m.
Frequency: every 10 to 20 minutes on weekdays

 

Reach Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) airport by bus

bus ligne 350Bus route 350 towards "Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle"
Bus service from Paris - Porte de la Chapelle
Leaves from: 104 rue de La Chapelle - 75018 Paris 
Operating hours: 5:40 a.m. - 9:40 p.m. to CDG/6:05 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. to Paris
Frequency: every 15 to 35 minutes

bus ligne 351Bus route 351 towards "Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle"
Bus service from Paris - Nation
Leaves from: 2 avenue du Trône - 75012 Paris
Operating hours: 5:30 a.m. - 8:20 p.m. to CDG/7:00 a.m. - 9:37 p.m. to Paris
Frequency: every 30 minutes

 

How to reach Orly (ORY) airport by public transportation?

Reach Orly (ORY) airport by metro

metro ligne 14Metro line 14 towards Aéroport d'Orly (as of June 2024)
Automated metro service from metro line 14 stations
Operating hours: 5:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Frequency: approximately every 6 to 15 minutes

 

Reach Orly (ORY) airport by shuttle

 
OrlyBus Shuttle from Denfert-Rochereau station.
Air-conditioned bus service from Paris - Denfert-Rochereau serving all terminals
Leaves from: Place Denfert-Rochereau - 75014 Paris (RER line B, metro lines 4 and 6)
Operating hours: 5:35 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. to Orly/6:00 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. to Paris
Frequency: every 8 to 15 minutes 
Find out more on the OrlyBus route

 

Reach Orly (ORY) airport by RER

rer ligne BRER B + connection OrlyVal to Antony

OrlyVal shuttle from Antony on the RER line B
Automated metro service from Antony station on RER line B
Operating hours: 6:00 a.m. - 11:35 p.m.
Frequency: approximately every 5 to 7 minutes
Orlyval | Welcome to the Orlyval network

 

Reach Orly (ORY) airport by bus

bus ligne 183Bus route 183 from Marché International de Rungis 

Leaves from: Marché International de Rungis (Rungis International Market)
Operating hours: 5:00 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. (1:30 a.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings and the eve of public holidays, 6:30 a.m. on Sundays and public holidays)
Frequency: every 15 to 20 minutes

 

Reach Orly (ORY) airport by tram

tram ligne T7 Tram line T7 from Villejuif-Louis Aragon

Tram service from Villejuif-Louis Aragon station on tram line T7
Operating hours: 5:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Frequency: approximately every 6 to 15 minutes

 

How to reach Paris – Beauvais Airport by public transportation?

Reach Beauvais (BVA) airport by shuttle

 
Shuttle service from Paris - Porte-Maillot
Leaves from: Pershing car park (between terminals T1 and T2)
Operating hours: buses leave for Paris 20 minutes after the arrival of every flight/buses leave for Beauvais 3 hours before every flight, excluding Air Moldova

 

Find all metro, RER, bus, tram, OrlyBus and RoissyBus maps

Refer to detailed operating hours by line (FR/EN)