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Noctilien N143 night busorPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the Noctilien N143 night bus is cheaper by €60.95. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

Both are listed at 45 min.

Noctilien N143 night bus: 00:12–04:42. Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night.

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 busPre-booked private transferDifference
1€2.05€63€60.95
2€4.10€63€58.90
3€6.15€63€56.85
4€8.20€63€54.80
5€10.25€108€97.75
6€12.30€108€95.70
7€14.35€108€93.65
8€16.40€108€91.60

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
transfer · Welcome PickupsPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Any address
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
35–75 min

Unlike the official taxi’s regulated flat fare, this price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with vehicle size and luggage. Confirm the total at the time you book.

At night the sedan is €73 and the minivan €124; the page does not say when night begins.

Pre-booked private transfer: price for every party size

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