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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 Private transfer to Orly Airport from Charles de Gaulle does not. The other airport, not the city. A door-to-door transfer between the two airports.

The Noctilien N143 night bus is quicker: 45 min against 1 h 35.

Noctilien N143 night bus: 00:12–04:42. Private transfer to Orly Airport from Charles de Gaulle: hours not recorded.

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 busPrivate transfer to Orly Airport from Charles de GaulleDifference
1€2.05from €77up to €74.95
2€4.10from €77up to €72.90
3€6.15from €77up to €70.85
4€8.20from €77up to €68.80
5€10.25from €154up to €143.75
6€12.30from €154up to €141.70
7€14.35from €154up to €139.65
8€16.40from €154up to €137.60

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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
transfer · KiwitaxiPrivate transfer to Orly Airport from Charles de Gaulle
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Orly Airport, the terminal you name when you book
Luggage
Choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats; the sedan seats four, the minibus seven.
Journey
95 min

Book at least 16 hours ahead for a car or a minibus for seven, 24 hours for a premium vehicle or a larger minibus; nearer than that, ask Kiwitaxi whether a driver is free.

The price is fixed when you book, not by the meter. Traffic on the A1 and A6 decides the 1 hour 35 minutes Kiwitaxi quotes.

Private transfer to Orly Airport from Charles de Gaulle: price for every party size

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