Paris Travel Guide

There are so many ways to get to Paris from the UK, and the most common methods are to take the ferry and drive, fly to Paris, or catch a train to Paris.

Flights to Paris

Flights depart some 20 UK airports with schedule and low-cost airlines. Fly from London Heathrow or Luton, East Anglia, the West and Midlands, Northern England, Scotland or Northern Ireland. Typical flight times are London 1 hour, Manchester 11/2 hours, Aberdeen 2 hours. Both scheduled and budget airlines like Flybe and Easyjet fly to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. Air France also flies to Orly and Ryanair flies to Beauvais airport, 110km outside Paris. Find your cheapest and most convenient Paris flights with our Flying to France guide.

Trains to Paris

Speed from the centre of London direct to the heart of Paris on Eurostar. Frequent Eurostar trains leave London St Pancras, Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International every day. Journey time from London St Pancras to Paris Gare du Nord is 2h 15m. We make it simple to book Paris travel through Rail Europe, giving you the best value fares and great deals.

With Eurostar Connections tickets, you can travel to Paris by Eurostar, then onward by TGV to 61 stations across the country. Our France by Train guide tells you TGV destinations and how to transfer easily within Paris.
 

Driving to Paris

Prefer to drive to Paris? The crossing by Eurotunnel is 35 minutes, with frequent train services. The Dover -Calais ferry route is usually cheapest and most popular, with up to four sailings an hour and a journey time of about 90 minutes. Find the best prices and top ferry discounts with our French ferry guide.

Typical Paris driving routes from ferry terminals:

• Calais-Paris: 3 hours driving the A26/E15 and A1
• Boulogne-Paris: 3 hours driving the A16
• Le Havre-Paris: 2 hours, 10 mins driving E05/A13
• Caen-Paris: 2 hours, 20 mins driving the A13

Total toll fees on each of these routes are 18-20 euros.

Paris Transfers

Paris-City-Line offers a comprehensive range of Paris airport, train station and city transfers, along with numerous chauffeur driven day trips to Normandy, the Champagne region and beyond.  A professional ground transport company, Paris-City-Line operates low cost shuttles, private group transfers and exclusive day trip services between Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Beauvais airports, as well as Paris hotels, city train stations and Disneyland Paris.  Let Paris-City-Line take the stress out of your holiday by providing the most efficient, reliable and friendly door-to-door transfer service in Paris.  All drivers and reservations staff are English speaking.