Orly airport taxi at a fixed price

Paris-Orly is the closest airport to the south of the capital, and it is often the first choice for Left Bank travellers. A fixed-price Orly taxi relies on a regulated flat fare to central Paris: the rate is the same for everyone, known before departure, with no surcharge for the time of day or the traffic. Between the terminal exit and your address there is no connection and no meter climbing.

Below you will find how this flat fare differs from trips outside Paris, how to book and be met in the right place, what the taxi offers compared with the Orlyval or the tram, and the cases where it becomes the simplest option. As Orly is now a single set of gates, pick-up stays clear whatever your flight.

The Orly ↔ Paris taxi: a fixed fare into the city

To central Paris, Orly benefits from a taxi flat fare set by decree, independent of traffic and identical whatever the driver. The airport lies 13 to 20 km from the centre depending on the district, i.e. 20 to 40 minutes by road, which makes it the quickest route to the Left Bank. For a destination outside Paris, the trip leaves the flat fare but stays at a fixed price, confirmed by quote based on your address.

• Since the buildings were joined, Orly is arranged into gates 1, 2, 3 and 4, all connected to one another.
• The Paris ↔ Orly flat fare covers all of Paris, tolls and luggage included.
• The south of the city, from the 5th to the 14th, is often reached in about twenty minutes off-peak.

Booking and pick-up at Orly

You send your flight, your destination and the time you want; you receive the confirmation and the driver's name. On arrival, flight tracking times the pick-up to the real landing, with a margin for baggage claim. The meeting point is given in the arrivals area of the relevant gate, before you leave the plane.

• Give the flight: a delay is absorbed with no surcharge thanks to tracking.
• State the arrival or departure gate for a pick-up as close as possible.
• Flag child seats and luggage volume before the day itself.
• For a first morning flight, book the day before to be safe.

The classic mistake is to underestimate late-afternoon traffic on the A6: better to allow a margin when heading out to the airport. The price does not move, since the flat fare is locked in at booking, tolls included.

Taxi, Orlyval or tram: the real difference

The Orlyval connects to the RER B and the T7 tram serves the Val-de-Marne: two cheap options, but with connections and suitcases to carry. The taxi leaves straight from the terminal and drops you at your door, using at peak times the reserved lanes an ordinary private shuttle cannot. That is an advantage specific to a licensed taxi.

Combined with a fixed price, that priority access keeps you in control of both time and budget. For a family or a heavily laden traveller, the absence of any change matters even more than the fare gap with public transport.

When to choose the taxi from Orly

• Arriving on the Left Bank: the 5th, 13th, 14th and Montparnasse are close by.
• First domestic flight: Orly reopens early, booking guarantees a driver at the exit.
• Late charter return: the driver waits for the actual landing.
• Trip to the southern Paris region, from Massy to the Chevreuse valley, at a fixed rate.

From Orly, the taxi combines a regulated flat fare into Paris, access to reserved lanes and a door-to-door ride with no connection. You leave the terminal to reach your address directly, at a price known before you even get in. To arrange your transfer, give your flight, your destination and the number of passengers: you receive confirmation and, beyond the Paris flat fare, a fixed-price quote. Payment is on board and company invoicing remains available.

Unsure between the two main airports? Compare with the Roissy CDG taxi. For a park, see Disneyland from Orly. Back to the airports hub.

Useful links: Airport taxi (hub) · Roissy CDG · Beauvais