PARIS - France 2014 - page 293

From Orly Airport to Disneyland Paris
The Val d'Europe (VEA) shuttle bus to Disneyland departs from the main bus bays at
both terminals (€20, hourly 9:00-19:30, 45 minutes, http://veashuttle.co.uk ) .
Beauvais Airport (airport code: BVA)
BudgetairlinessuchasRyanairusethissmallairport,offeringdirt-cheapairfaresbutleav-
ing you 50 miles north of Paris. Still, this airport has direct buses to Paris and is handy for
travelersheadingtoNormandyorBelgium(carrentalavailable).Theairportisbasic,wait-
ingareasarecrowded,andservicesaresparse,butimprovementsaregraduallyontheway
(airport tel. [phone]—lines open daily 8:00-20:00, www.aeroportbeauvais.com ;
Ryanair tel. [phone]—lines open Mon-Fri 9:00-19:00, Sat 10:00-17:00, Sun
11:00-17:00; www.ryanair.com ) .
Transportation Between Beauvais Airport and Paris
By Bus: Buses depart from the airport when they're full (about 20 minutes after flights ar-
rive) and take 1.5 hours to reach Paris. Buy your ticket (€16 one-way) at the little kiosk to
the right as you exit the airport. Buses arrive at Porte Maillot on the western edge of Paris
(on Métro line 1 and RER-C). The closest taxi stand is at Hôtel Concorde-Lafayette.
Buses heading to Beauvais Airport leave from Porte Maillot about 3.25 hours before
scheduled flight departures. Catch the bus in the parking lot on Boulevard Pershing next
to Hôtel Concorde-Lafayette. Arrive with enough time to purchase your bus ticket before
boarding, or buy online at http://tickets.aeroportbeauvais.com .
By Train: Trains connect Beauvais' city center and Paris' Gare du Nord (20/day,
1.25 hours). To reach Beauvais' train station, take the Beauvais navette shuttle bus (€4.50,
6/day, 30 minutes) or local bus #12 (€1, 12/day, 30 minutes).
By Taxi: Taxis run from Beauvais Airport to Beauvais' train station or city center
(€15), or to central Paris (allow €150 and 1.25 hours).
From Beauvais Airport to Disneyland Paris
TheVald'Europe(VEA) shuttle bus to Disneyland runsthreetimesadayfromBeauvais
via Charles de Gaulle Airport (€25, 2.5 hours).
Connecting Paris' Airports
“Les Cars” Air France bus #3 directlyandconvenientlylinksCharlesdeGaulleandOrly
airports (€20, stops at Charles de Gaulle T-1 and T-2 and Orly Ouest exit B-C or Sud exit
L, roughly 2/hour, 5:45-23:00, 1 hour).