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Noctilien N143 night busorBus 351 to Nation?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Noctilien N143 night bus reaches Gare du Nord and Châtelet–Les Halles, on the right bank; the Bus 351 to Nation does not. Nation is inside Paris but on its eastern edge; the center is a further ride on metro 1 or RER A, on a second ticket.

The Noctilien N143 night bus is quicker: 45 min against 1 h 17. The Bus 351 to Nation varies between 56 and 96 minutes.

Noctilien N143 night bus: 00:12–04:42. Bus 351 to Nation: 07:00–21:40.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersNoctilien N143 night busBus 351 to NationDifference
1€2.05€2.05same
2€4.10€4.10same
3€6.15€6.15same
4€8.20€8.20same
5€10.25€10.25same
6€12.30€12.30same
7€14.35€14.35same
8€16.40€16.40same

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
bus · Noctilien, run for Île-de-France MobilitésNoctilien N143 night bus
From
Roissypôle bus station (stand B2), then Terminal 1 departures level, then the Terminal 2 station stop
To
Gare du Nord in 42 minutes from Terminal 2, Gare de l'Est in 45, via Porte de la Chapelle
Luggage
An ordinary bus with no hold; bags travel with you.
Runs
00:12–04:42
Journey
42–55 min

It only exists between 00:12 and 04:42. Outside those hours there is no N143, and the RER B (04:50 to 23:50) is what runs instead.

There is no night gap at this airport: the last N143 leaves Terminal 2 at 04:42 and the first RER B at 04:50. The longest wait for anything to Paris, all night, is the 30-minute headway.

Do not board it with the EUR 14 airport ticket; that ticket is not valid on any bus. Buy a EUR 2.05 Bus-Tram ticket, or pay the driver EUR 2.50.

The N140 also runs, at 01:10, 02:10 and 03:10 from Terminal 2, for the same EUR 2.05 — and takes 84 minutes by way of Sevran, Aulnay and Pantin. Take the N143.

On works evenings when the RER B stops at 22:49, the RER B replacement bus (22:40 to 00:10 from Roissypôle) fills the hour before the first N143.

Noctilien N143 night bus: price for every party size →

Check the Bus-Tram ticket with Île-de-France Mobilités
bus · Île-de-France Mobilités bus networkBus 351 to Nation
From
Roissypôle bus station, stand E3, by the Terminal 3 / CDG 1 RER station
To
Nation – Trône, in eastern Paris, for metro 1, 2, 6 and 9 and RER A
Luggage
An ordinary city bus; bags travel with you and space is not guaranteed.
Runs
07:00–21:40
Journey
56–96 min

The slowest way in: IDFM says "70 à 90 minutes", the timetable schedules 56 to 96, and it runs only every half hour.

It finishes early — the last bus from the airport is 21:40 — and starts late at 07:00.

The EUR 14 airport ticket is not valid on it.

Bus 351 to Nation: price for every party size →

Check the Bus-Tram ticket with Île-de-France Mobilités

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