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Paris Orly Airport (ORY)

ORY to the Marais or Latin Quarter: metro line 14 to Châtelet in about 30 minutes; the risk is a disruption or the last train, so keep the taxi flat fare in mind.

Key facts

Default ride
Metro line 14 to Châtelet
Ride time
30–40 min
p50–p90
Fare
€14 (≈ US$17)
Late night after
21:30
last printed 23:30
Rules in force · 10Non-EU visitors get 90 days in any rolling 180-day window…The Louvre, Sainte-Chapelle, the Eiffel Tower and most mo…
  • Europe ↗Non-EU visitors get 90 days in any rolling 180-day window, counted across all 29 Schengen states together — not per country; the Entry/Exit System now logs each crossing, so an overstay is detected automatically.
  • Europe ↗On the first Schengen entry since EES began, non-EU travellers give four fingerprints and a face photo at the border instead of a passport stamp; there is nothing to apply for or pay in advance.
  • France and Monaco ↗France has run temporary identity checks at its internal Schengen land borders since 2015; carry a passport or EU/EEA national ID on trains and buses from Italy, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg.
  • France and Monaco ↗Nights in France and Monaco draw on the same Schengen 90-in-180-day allowance as the rest of the area; Monaco does not reset or pause it.
  • France ↗France is in the Schengen area. Check the entry rules for your passport on official sources; the EU's Entry/Exit System registers non-EU visitors' fingerprints and photo at the first Schengen border, and further pre-travel authorisation rules are being introduced.
  • France ↗TGV (including the low-cost Ouigo) and Intercités night trains need a seat reservation: a rail pass alone does not let you board.
  • France ↗Paris, Lyon and other large cities run low-emission zones that require a Crit'Air sticker on cars; check before you drive a hire car or your own car into a city.
  • France ↗Carry your passport or national ID card: police can ask for identification, and hotels register foreign guests.
  • Paris ↗The Louvre, Sainte-Chapelle, the Eiffel Tower and most monuments refuse suitcases and large bags at security and have no reliable storage: leave big bags at the hotel and carry a day bag.
  • Paris ↗The Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, Sainte-Chapelle and the Eiffel Tower sell timed entry: book the slot on the official site before you go, and remember that the Louvre closes on Tuesdays and the Musée d'Orsay on Mondays.
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feasibledesk 24hlandside ready ~23:20 (p90)

Take Metro line 14 to Châtelet at 23:20. Bed by ~00:23 (+1) (p90).

Last printed Metro: 23:30Last viable for this bed: 23:30 (land by 21:40)

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Before you leave the airport

  • Activate your eSIM, or buy a prepaid SIM at the airport shops (passport may be needed).
  • Install the RATP or IDFM app and check line 14 before you go down.
  • Message your hotel if you will arrive after 23:00.

Buying the ticket, step by step

  1. 1After baggage claim, follow the metro line 14 signs to the airport station.
  2. 2Buy an airport ticket at a machine or in the app; validate at the gates.
  3. 3Take line 14 towards Saint-Denis Pleyel; get off at Châtelet for the Marais (change to line 1) or the Latin Quarter (RER B or walk).
  4. 4Taxis wait at the official rank outside arrivals.
On the groundHideSteps from the gate, and what to do if it breaks

On the ground

Step by step from the gate, and what to do if it breaks

Zero-brain vs precision

Daytime default
Follow the metro line 14 signs to Aéroport d'Orly, ride line 14 to Châtelet, then take line 1 or the RER as needed.
Precision
Orly has two terminals connected to line 14 by a short walk or shuttle; field-verify the walking route from your terminal.
Late-night threshold
21:30

Steps from landing

p50 / p90 minutes

  1. 5 / 10 min

    Gate to border control

    all arrivals

  2. 20 / 50 min

    Border control (Schengen entry; EES registration for non-EU visitors)

    only intl checked, intl cabin

  3. 15 / 30 min

    Baggage claim + customs

    only intl checked, domestic checked

  4. 10 / 20 min

    Walk to the metro line 14 station, buy a ticket

    all arrivals

  5. 30 / 40 min

    Metro line 14 to Châtelet

    every 8 min · first 06:00 · last printed 23:30 · €14 (≈ US$17)

If it breaks

  • Message your hotel with your flight number before you fly if you land after 21:30.
  • Check the RATP app for line 14 disruptions before you go down to the platform.
  • Use the official taxi rank; refuse drivers who approach you inside the hall.
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Sources

FieldValueSource typeConfidence
primary.yenabout €14secondary40%
primary.lastconservative 23:30secondary30%