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Taxi, regulated flat fareorFlixBus coach to Orly?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Taxi, regulated flat fare 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 Taxi, regulated flat fare is quicker: 45 min against 1 h 25.

Taxi, regulated flat fare: Runs all night. 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.
TravelersTaxi, regulated flat fareFlixBus coach to OrlyDifference
1€56from €8.98up to €47.02
2€56from €17.96up to €38.04
3€56from €26.94up to €29.06
4€56from €35.92up to €20.08
5€61.50from €44.90up to €16.60
6€67from €53.88up to €13.12
7€72.50from €62.86up to €9.64
8€78from €71.84up to €6.16

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Where each one leaves you
taxi · Paris taxis, tariff set by ministerial arrêtéTaxi, regulated flat fare
From
The signposted taxi ranks outside each terminal
To
Any address in Paris; the fare depends on which bank of the Seine it is on
Luggage
Carried, with no supplement: the tariff allows none for Paris taxis.
Runs
All night
Journey
35–75 min

From five people the taxi is cheapest to the right bank: EUR 61.50 against EUR 70 on the RER B, EUR 78 for eight against EUR 112. An ordinary taxi seats four, so book a larger one for five or more; the booking fee still leaves it ahead.

To the left bank (EUR 65 flat), five people pay EUR 70.50 by taxi against EUR 70 by train — the taxi wins from six. The boundary is the river: 1st–4th, 8th–12th and 16th–20th arrondissements are right bank; 5th–7th and 13th–15th are left.

It is the same price at 03:00 as at noon. The arrêté has no night, Sunday or holiday variant for the flat fare, whatever the meter's tariff letter says.

Ask for a stop or a detour on the way and the flat fare no longer applies; the meter does. Waiting you request is charged on top.

No authority publishes a taxi journey time; 45 minutes is a working estimate, based on the N143 night bus's 42-minute timetabled run on the same road with no traffic. Allow more than an hour at peak.

Any Paris taxi must apply this fare, and the ranks are the place to find one. A driver quoting more than EUR 56 to a right-bank address for four people with bags is wrong.

Taxi, regulated flat fare: price for every party size

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

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