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RER BorNoctilien N143 night bus?

The short answer

For one traveler the Noctilien N143 night bus is cheaper by €11.95. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The RER B is quicker: 35 min against 45 min. The Noctilien N143 night bus varies between 42 and 55 minutes.

RER B: 04:50–23:50. Noctilien N143 night bus: 00:12–04:42.

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.
TravelersRER BNoctilien N143 night busDifference
1€14€2.05€11.95
2€28€4.10€23.90
3€42€6.15€35.85
4€56€8.20€47.80
5€70€10.25€59.75
6€84€12.30€71.70
7€98€14.35€83.65
8€112€16.40€95.60

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
regional · RER B, Île-de-France Mobilités airport fareRER B
From
Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV station under Terminal 2 (2A to 2F; 2G by the N2 shuttle), or Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1 station at Terminal 3, four minutes from Terminal 1 on the free CDGVAL
To
Gare du Nord in 31 to 40 minutes from Terminal 2, Châtelet–Les Halles in 35 to 44, Denfert-Rochereau in 42 to 51
Luggage
A commuter train with luggage space by the doors; no restriction, and crowded at rush hour.
Runs
04:50–23:50
Journey
31–44 min

Buy the EUR 14 airport ticket, not the EUR 2.55 one. The ordinary Métro-Train-RER ticket and the Navigo Jour are sold everywhere and are not valid to or from the airport; the machines at the airport sell the right one.

The EUR 14 ticket is void on every bus, including the night bus. If you land after the last train, the N143 needs a separate EUR 2.05 Bus-Tram ticket.

Two trains, two speeds: trains with two intermediate stops reach Gare du Nord in 31 minutes, all-stations trains in 35 to 40. Both cost the same; take whichever comes.

On most weekday evenings this autumn the last train from the airport is 22:49, not 23:50, and the replacement bus takes 80 to 90 minutes to Gare de l'Est from the Roissypôle bus station, not from the platforms. Check the day before relying on a late train.

A Navigo Easy card cannot hold an airport ticket and a Métro-Train-RER ticket at the same time. If yours already has ordinary tickets on it, buy the airport ticket on your phone or on a second card.

Two children aged 4 to 9 travel for the price of one adult; under 4 is free. There is no family or group price beyond that.

RER B: price for every party size →

Buy the airport ticket from Île-de-France Mobilités
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

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