By Air:

You should be aware of the different airports of the Paris region when buying your air ticket. The main commercial airlines mostly connect to either Charles-de-Gaulle or Orly airports, both of which are well connected by public transport to the city center. Low-cost carriers may, as well as to the above airports, sometimes alight at Beauvais airport, which has a less convenient connection to Paris.

Charles-de-Gaulle Airport (IATA code CDG):

Most intercontinental and many inter-European flights to Paris arrive here. The connections to the city are the following:

• The recommended means of transport is the commuter train RER. The ride to Paris takes around 30 minutes, trains leave at least every 15 minutes. It operates between 5 am and midnight. Price: around 8 € one way.

  The first stop in Paris will be Gare du Nord, from where the train continues southward through Paris. See here for an interactive map of the Paris Metro, CDG airport is on the upper right corner.

  Train stations for RER are Charles-de-Gaulle 1 (for terminals 1 and 3), and Charles-de-Gaulle 2 (for terminal 2). You have to take a free shuttle bus (line 2) between the train station to terminal 1, the other terminals are in walking distance from their respective train stations (but you also can use a free shuttle bus if you prefer).

• The Roissybus bus services serves all three terminal and goes to the Paris Opéra station from where you have further RER and metro connections. Busses leave every 15 minutes in the day and every 20 minutes in the evening hours, the ride takes between 45 and 60 minutes. Price: around 8 € one way.

• It is also possible to take a taxi. It costs about 50 € to the city center at daytime, more at night. Taxis might be stuck in the traffic during rush hours.

Orly Airport (IATA code ORY):

This airport is mostly used for domestic flights but also for some international connections, as well as some low-cost carriers (notably Easyjet). The most important connections to the city are:

• The recommended means of transport is by train. An automated shuttle train called Orlyval connects Orly airport to the train station Antony where you change to the commuter train RER to Paris. This connection can be used between 6 am and 11 pm. The ride takes about 30 minutes. Price: around 9 € one way.

  The first stop in Paris will be Cité Universitaire, from where the train continues northward through Paris. See here for an interactive map of the Paris Metro, Orly airport is at the center of the lower edge.

• The Orlybus bus goes to the Denfert-Rochereau train station where you have access to the RER and metro network. Price: around 6 € one way.

• It is also possible to take a taxi. It costs about 35 € to the city center at daytime, more at night. Taxis might be stuck in the traffic during rush hours.

This airport is served by some low-cost carriers, notably Ryanair. The only public transport to Paris is a shuttle bus to Porte Maillot at the west end of Paris where you have access to the Paris RER and metro network.

By Train:

There are high-speed train connections to major cities in France and some of the neighboring countries. The french name for the high-speed train is TGV, but sometimes other commercial names are used for international lines. Notable international direct high speed connections include:

There are also night train connections (sleeper/couchette) from/to Rome and various northern Italian cities called Artesia.