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Orlyval, then RER BorTaxi, regulated flat fare?
The short answer
For one traveler the Orlyval, then RER B is cheaper by €31. But at 4 travelers the Taxi, regulated flat fare takes over.
Both are listed at 35 min.
Orlyval, then RER B: 06:00–23:35. Taxi, regulated flat fare: 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.
Travelers
Orlyval, then RER B
Taxi, regulated flat fare
Difference
1
€14
€45
€31
2
€28
€45
€17
3
€42
€45
€3
4
€56
€45
€11
5
€70
€50.50
€19.50
6
€84
€56
€28
7
€98
€61.50
€36.50
8
€112
€67
€45
The cheaper option changes at 4 travelers, from the Orlyval, then RER B to the Taxi, regulated flat fare. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.
Side by side
Where each one leaves you
train · Orlyval Service (RATP Dev) and RATP, on one Île-de-France Mobilités ticketOrlyval, then RER B
From
Orlyval stations at Orly 1-2-3 and at Orly 4
To
Antony in 6 minutes, then RER B into Paris: Denfert-Rochereau about 17 minutes further, Gare du Nord 28; Paris Aéroport puts the whole journey at about 35 minutes
Luggage
Carried; the shuttle is small and the RER has no racks.
Runs
06:00–23:35
Journey
23–35 min
Same price as the métro and slower to Châtelet, so it earns its place only for the RER B corridor: Denfert-Rochereau, Saint-Michel, Châtelet–Les Halles, Gare du Nord and the change to Charles de Gaulle.
The last shuttle leaves at 23:35 and the first at 06:00, the operator's own figures, which makes this the earliest thing to stop at night.
The change at Antony is a real one, with gates: keep the ticket, and remember the RER B leg is only priced here on the airport ticket, not on an ordinary EUR 2.55 single.
A Navigo pass that is valid on line 14 to the airport is not valid here. Anyone on a weekly or monthly pass should take the métro.
taxi · Paris taxis, fare fixed by ministerial arrêtéTaxi, regulated flat fare
From
Taxi ranks outside the terminals
To
Any address in the commune of Paris: the Right Bank at this fare, the Left Bank at EUR 36
Luggage
Carried, with no supplement: the arrêté lists none for Paris taxis.
Runs
All night
Journey
25–60 min
It never beats the tram-and-métro route at EUR 4.60 a head. It beats the métro from four travelers to the Right Bank (EUR 45 against EUR 56) and from three to the Left Bank (EUR 36 against EUR 42).
The price depends on which side of the river you are going to, not on how far: EUR 36 for the 5th, 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th and 15th arrondissements, EUR 45 for the rest of Paris. Say your address, not "Paris". Outside the commune of Paris the meter applies.
The flat fare is for a direct ride. Ask for a stop or a detour and, in the arrêté's words, "la tarification forfaitaire n'est pas appliquée".
The journey time here is not an operator figure: no authority states one, so this is a realistic range for a road journey into Paris that starts 10 km from its edge. Rush hour on the A6 decides the rest.
Five to eight people in one car pay EUR 5.50 a head from the fifth on top of the flat fare. The statute allows an eight-seat taxi; whether one is waiting at the rank is another matter, and the supplement is the same in a booked one.
It is the only option here that certainly runs all night, and it costs the same at 03:00 as at noon.
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