Paris, Orly Intl Airport

Guide to Paris Orly International Airport

Paris Orly International Airport serve more than 25 million passengers annually, making it the second busiest in Paris. It is conveniently located just nine miles south of the city center. Many like its good facilities and the fact that it is less hectic than Charles de Gaulle.

Terminals and facilities at Orly International

Two terminals handle domestic, charter, and international flight. The two terminals are named Ouest (west) and Sud (south). They are linked by a complimentary inter-terminal shuttle train.

Orly has great facilities including two art galleries. The South Terminal’s facilities are are found after security, and the West Terminal has more facilities available even though it is smaller. Airport information booths can be found throughout both terminals. Banks, ATMs, and currency exchange facilities are widely available, as are free luggage carts. There is a vaccination service provided by the medical center in the South Terminal. A dry cleaning service is also available in the terminal.

Orly West has a better variety of shops to choose from, though newstands and souvenir shops can be found in either terminal.

A fully-equipped business center on the Departures level, Hall 3, of the West Terminal provides telephone, photocopying, video facilities, and fax services. Fifteen meeting rooms, six offices, and a business lounge are also available. Orly South has three large conference rooms that can accommodate over 200 delegates, and catering is also available. For more business facilities, travelers can go to one of the nearby Orly International airport hotels. The airport hotels are also convenient since they save you the trouble of fighting central Paris traffic. You can book Paris Orly airport hotels here.

A fine array of food vendors is available in both terminals, but more are in Orly West Terminal. Many international cuisine restaurants are on offer as well as snack shops and fast food.

If you need to hire a car at the Paris Orly airport, you can do so at one of the several car hire companies on offer. Savings on Paris Orly airport car hire can be found online.

Hotels at Orly airport

There are numerous airport hotels near Orly International, offering relaxation, accommodation, and business services. Most are accessible via free shuttle services from Orly South. You can book a hotel at Paris Orly airport here for good rates.

Some of the airport hotels you can choose from include Holiday Inn Paris Orly Airport, Paris Orly Airport Hilton, and Comfort Inn. Go online to reserve a airport hotel at Paris Orly.

Transportation and parking at Orly International airport

The Orly train station is nearby, and runs to and from the airport at all hours of day. Platforms are easily accessible from airport terminal buildings. The Air France bus service, and the Orlybus service, transports passengers to destinations all over Paris. Services run at regular intervals all day. Information on destinations and departure times is displayed on screens in the airport terminals and on bus stop notice-boards.

Taxis are abundant and available around the clock from all airport terminal exits.

Orly International airport parking is conveniently close to terminal buildings, and linked via shuttle. Airport parking at Orly includes long term, short term, valet, and disabled parking. You can reserve Paris Orly airport car parking by clicking here.

Car hire at Paris Orly

By car from Paris, follow the A6 (Autoroute du Sud) via Porte d'Orleans, Porte de Gentilly or Porte d'Italie. Otherwise, take Route Nationale 7 via Porte d'Italie.

If you’re willing to brave Paris traffic, you can hire a car to drive into the city. The major car hire companies are represented at Orly airport. You can save by booking a hire car from Paris Orly airport ahead of time here.

Although driving a hire car around Paris may be a bit chaotic, exploring the smaller cities and countryside around Paris by hire car is quite worthwhile. The area around Paris has many attractions that are easy to get to by hire car.

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