How do I get from Paris Orly airport to Gare de Lyon?

Q: How do I get from Paris Orly airport to Gare de Lyon?

Métro 14: €14 for one traveler, 23–26 min. It leaves you at Gare de Lyon in 23 minutes, Châtelet in 26. Line 14 reaches Gare de Lyon in 23 minutes with no change. The EUR 14 ticket is not valid on any onward TGV. Gare de Lyon is on the Right Bank, so the taxi fare is EUR 45.

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Paris Orly airporttoGare de Lyon

Airport to station · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

2 ways to Gare de Lyon

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Métro 14

M14 · RATP, on an Île-de-France Mobilités ticket

23–26 min rideEvery 5 min05:30–00:00

Aéroport d'Orly stationGare de Lyon in 23 minutes

Luggage space

€14total for 1 adult€14 eachBuy ticketOn RATP, on an Île-de-France Mobilités ticket

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Aéroport d'Orly station, underground: two entrances on the forecourt of Orly 3 and one by car park P3 at the bus station. Orly 1, 2 and 4 are a walk or a free shuttle away

The Ticket Paris Région <> Aéroports costs EUR 14.00 full fare, EUR 7.00 reduced for children 4 to 9; under 4 travel free. It's the only ticket that opens the gates at Aéroport d'Orly station — the ordinary EUR 2.55 ticket does not work there. It's valid for two hours of métro and RER connections, covering a change at Châtelet or Gare de Lyon.

Luggage. A métro line: no racks, and the trains are full at rush hour.

Hours. Service runs 05:30 to 00:00 on one part of the airport's page, to 00:30 on another; treat midnight as the safer last train. Check before relying on anything after 23:30.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Taxi

Taxi, regulated flat fare

Taxi · Paris taxis, fare fixed by ministerial arrêté

25–60 min rideTraffic dependentRuns all night

Taxi ranks outside the terminalsAny address in the commune of Paris: the Right Bank at this fare

24-hour servicePer vehicleFixed fare

€45total for 1 adult€45 eachFind the taxi rank

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Taxi ranks outside the terminals

The fixed fare is EUR 45.00 to the Right Bank and EUR 36.00 to the Left Bank (5th to 7th and 13th to 15th arrondissements), per ride, either direction, any hour, for 2026. On top, only two supplements apply: EUR 5.50 per passenger from the fifth, and EUR 4 or EUR 7 for booking. A taxi seats up to eight besides the driver. The Ville de Paris still shows EUR 44 for the Right Bank; that's the 2024 figure, expect EUR 45.

Luggage. Carried, with no supplement: the arrêté lists none for Paris taxis.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Line 14 reaches Gare de Lyon in 23 minutes with no change. The EUR 14 ticket is not valid on any onward TGV. Gare de Lyon is on the Right Bank, so the taxi fare is EUR 45.

The regulated taxi flat fare covers this address. Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Orly into Paris

Your destination

Already at the right station.

Trains to Lyon, Marseille, Geneva and Italy, 23 minutes from the airport on line 14.

Paris-Orly

Follow station signs

Aéroport d'Orly station

Métro 14 · 23–26 min

Gare de Lyon

Métro 14 serves Gare de Lyon. Orlyval does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Métro 14 runs 05:30–00:00. Outside those hours, the Taxi, regulated flat fare is what remains. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Gare de Lyon

Find the airport station

Aéroport d'Orly station. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose Métro 14

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Gare de Lyon

23–26 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

Rather go door to door?

A private car into Paris: €60 for four

Four pay €45 on the cheapest way to Gare de Lyon on this page. The car meets you in arrivals and drives to your door. €60 is what Welcome Pickups charges to the centre of Paris; it quotes the fare for your own address when you book ahead.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

Walking to your stay?

Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the Orlyval stop at Gare de Lyon?

No. It runs to Antony in 6 minutes.

Does the Tram T7 stop at Gare de Lyon?

No. It runs to Villejuif.

Is Gare de Lyon inside the taxi fare zone?

Yes. The regulated flat fare covers Gare de Lyon.

What if my flight arrives late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Métro 14 runs 05:30–00:00. Outside those hours, the Taxi, regulated flat fare is what remains.

How far is Gare de Lyon from the centre?