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Orly

Orly Airport to La Défense: Every Transfer Option Compared (2026 Guide)

When you arrive at Orly, you take out your phone to check the map and realise that La Défense isn't actually in Paris; it is a glass-and-steel business district about 20 km northwest of the city, on the other side of Paris. This confuses many first-time visitors. The distance is about 22 to 24 km, and depending on the traffic and the mode of transport you choose, the journey takes between 30 m...

October 27, 2019

18 min read

Orly

Orly Airport to Versailles: How to Get There in 2026 (Every Option Compared)

When you arrive at Orly, go through the arrival doors and then realise that the Palace of Versailles is much further away than it appeared on the map the night before. It actually is. The two places are situated on opposite sides of the southwestern suburbs, and there is no direct train connection between them – a point which confuses many first-time visitors who are planning to visit the pala...

October 23, 2019

18 min read

Orly

Orly Airport to Gare du Nord: Every Transfer Option Compared (2026 Guide)

When you arrive at Orly, go through the terminal and then realise that Gare du Nord is on the other side of Paris and that your Eurostar or Thalys doesn't stop for you. The two locations are about 18 km apart and, depending on the traffic conditions and the mode of transport you choose, the trip takes anywhere from 25 minutes to more than an hour. This guide is for people who need to make that...

October 17, 2019

19 min read

Orly

Orly Airport to Val d'Europe: Every Transfer Option Compared (2026 Guide)

You arrive at Orly, go through the queue at the arrivals area for terminals 1 and 2, and then get out a map to check just how far Val d'Europe is. It's not near at all; the straight-line distance from Orly Airport to Val d'Europe is about 40 km, and since Val d'Europe is east of Paris in the department of Seine-et-Marne and Orly is south, there is no route that lets you avoid the city altogeth...

October 06, 2019

17 min read

Orly

Orly Airport to Explorers Hotel: Every Transfer Option Compared (2026 Guide)

When you arrive at Orly, the suitcases are off the conveyor belt already, and the children are still buzzing from the flight. That's when you realize that Disneyland Paris isn't actually next door. Orly is south of Paris; the Explorers Hotel is east of there, close to Marne-la-Vallée; the distance is about 50km, though there is no direct line connecting the two. Allow 45 minutes by road ...

October 02, 2019

15 min read

Orly

Best Ways to Get from Orly Airport to the Eiffel Tower: Every Transfer Option Compared (2026 Guide)

When you arrive at Orly 4, the doors open and a crowd gathers at the taxi rank, causing your suitcase wheel to get stuck on the curb. This happens every day, and it is at this point that most travellers start to wonder whether they should have booked in advance. The distance from Orly Airport to the Eiffel Tower is about 18 kilometres, and the journey can take 20 minutes to more than an hou...

September 22, 2019

17 min read

Orly

How to Get from Orly Airport to Gare de Lyon: Every Transfer Option Compared (2026 Guide)

When you arrive at Orly, you have to go through the exit at Terminal 3 and then decide how to get across the city to Gare de Lyon in order to catch a connecting TGV. The distance is about 18 kilometres, and the journey can take anywhere from 30 minutes to more than an hour, depending on the traffic or the state of the trains that day. The guide applies to anyone making that journey—whether ...

September 18, 2019

17 min read

Orly

Orly Airport to Disneyland Paris: Every Transfer Option Compared (2026 Guide)

When you arrive at Orly, the doors lead into that usual wall displaying announcements in three languages, and among the things in your bag is a printed sheet stating "Orly 4," even though all the signs appear to indicate other destinations. That is the first difficulty; the second one is working out how you are actually to get from here to the castle. The journey from Orly Airport to Disney...

September 14, 2019

18 min read

Orly

Orly Airport to Paris: Every Transfer Option Compared (2026 Guide)

You have just arrived at Orly 4, the old Orly Sud, and the baggage hall has a habit of having all passengers gather at the same carousel corner. When finally your suitcase appears, you go out and are then confronted with the question that every arriving traveller poses: what is, in fact, the smartest way to cover the 14km to Paris from here? The truthful answer varies according to the type ...

September 11, 2019

18 min read

Beauvais

Beauvais to Charles de Gaulle: Every Way to Make the Transfer (2026 Guide)

You have just arrived at Beauvais-Tillé on a Ryanair flight that departed at 6 a.m.; your next long-haul flight leaves from Charles de Gaulle in five hours, and the clock in the arrivals hall now seems a lot louder than it did in the booking confirmation. The journey from Beauvais to Charles de Gaulle Airport is not something that takes a short time—it's about 75 kilometres, and depending on t...

September 09, 2019

16 min read