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Noctilien N143 night busorFlixBus coach to Orly?

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 FlixBus coach to Orly does not. The other airport, not the city. For a connection between the two; for central Paris take the RER B.

The Noctilien N143 night bus is quicker: 45 min against 1 h 25.

Noctilien N143 night bus: 00:12–04:42. FlixBus coach to Orly: 12:05–21:30.

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 busFlixBus coach to OrlyDifference
1€2.05from €8.98up to €6.93
2€4.10from €17.96up to €13.86
3€6.15from €26.94up to €20.79
4€8.20from €35.92up to €27.72
5€10.25from €44.90up to €34.65
6€12.30from €53.88up to €41.58
7€14.35from €62.86up to €48.51
8€16.40from €71.84up to €55.44

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
N143 · 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
FlixBus · FlixBusFlixBus coach to Orly
From
Roissypôle bus station by Terminal 3, platforms H1, H2, H3 and G3 (the CDGVAL shuttle links the other terminals)
To
Orly Airport, the Parking Cars de Groupe 4 stop by car park P4C, near Orly 4
Luggage
One carry-on and one checked bag are included.
Runs
12:05–21:30
Journey
85 min

Only two coaches a day run: 12:05 and 21:30 from Charles de Gaulle. Nothing leaves in the morning.

It leaves from Roissypôle, by Terminal 3; from Terminals 1 and 2 take the free CDGVAL shuttle first.

The stop at Orly is by car park P4C, beside Orly 4; from Orly 1-2-3 allow a transfer by the free inter-terminal shuttle.

FlixBus counts 1 hour 25 minutes at the fastest; traffic on the A1 and A6 decides the rest.

FlixBus coach to Orly: price for every party size

Check FlixBus times and fares

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