Destination guide

Paris

Best in May, June and September, with 20 to 23 °C by day and rain on eight or nine days a month. The RER B runs from the airport into the centre every 6 to 15 minutes.

Facts checked 11 September 2026Fares day by dayFrom the airport
The Eiffel Tower across the Seine, Paris

The Eiffel Tower across the Seine, Paris. Photograph from Unsplash.

Airport
Charles de Gaulle
CDG, 22 km out
Time
1 hour ahead
of London in October
Currency
Euro
EUR
Plug
Types C and E
230 V, adaptor needed
Language
French
official language
Entry rules
gov.uk

Best months to go

Every figure is from the weather service named under the strip. Nothing here is a guess.

May, June and September. Highs of 20 to 23 °C, daily lows of 11 to 14 °C, rain on eight or nine days a month and 175 to 204 hours of sun.

July and August are warmer, 26 °C by day, and the sunniest months with over 215 hours each. They are also the English school summer holiday. Term dates are set by each council, so check yours on gov.uk.

From November to February the highs sit at 8 to 11 °C, with rain on nine to eleven days a month and under 85 hours of sun.

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13
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17
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20
11
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23
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Months we would go. Bars are the average daily high in °C, the small number under each is the average daily low.The bottom row is days a month with rain. Météo-France normals 1991 to 2020, Parc Montsouris, read from Wikipedia on 11 September 2026. Rain days are days with at least 1 mm.
Spring, Mar to May
13 to 20 °C

Rain on about nine days a month. Sunshine climbs from 135 hours in March to 201 in May.

Summer, Jun to Aug
23 to 26 °C

Daily lows of 14 to 16 °C. The sunniest months, over 200 hours each, with rain on seven or eight days.

Autumn, Sep to Nov
22 down to 11 °C

21 °C by day in September. Rainy days rise from eight to ten and sunshine falls to 70 hours by November.

Winter, Dec to Feb
8 to 9 °C

Daily lows of 3 to 4 °C. Rain on nine to eleven days and under 85 hours of sun a month.

Getting in from the airport

Times, frequencies and fares as the operators print them, read 11 September 2026. A fare is only here when the operator prints one.

Charles de Gaulle (CDG) north east of the city at Roissy
Main airport
RER B train
€14 single
Gare du Nord, Châtelet Les Halles and on through the centre
Every 6 to 15 minutes, 25 to 30 minutes to Gare du Nord
Express bus 9517
€2, a bus and tram ticket
Saint-Denis Pleyel, for Métro 13 and 14 and RER D
A direct 30 minute journey, every 15 to 30 minutes
Taxi
€56 right bank, €65 left bank
Paris, at the flat fare set by the Préfecture de Police
The same fare both ways, whatever the traffic

The Roissybus to Opéra stopped on 1 March 2026.

Orly (ORY) south of the city
Second airport
Métro line 14
€14 single
Gare de Lyon and Châtelet Les Halles
Every 2 to 5 minutes, 23 minutes to Gare de Lyon and 25 to Châtelet
Taxi
€45 right bank, €36 left bank
Paris, at the flat fare set by the Préfecture de Police
The same fare both ways

The Orlybus stopped on 3 March 2025.

Paris Aéroport, Île-de-France Mobilités and the Préfecture de Police pages, read 11 September 2026. Train and Métro fares are the Paris Region Airports ticket from 1 January 2026, taxi fares the airport flat fares from 25 February 2025.

Cheapest fares we found, London to Paris

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Distance
350 km
220 miles in a straight line
Time difference
1 hour ahead
Paris against London
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Fares are for one adult in economy, taxes and charges included, found by our own search on the dates shown. Payment is always taken in pounds.

Flights and hotels

The cheapest one way fare we found to Paris from each departure city, one adult, economy, about a month from today.

Fares to Paris are still being checked. The flights to Paris page prices every departure city as they land.

One way, one adult, economy, the cheapest day we found about a month from today. Taxes and charges included, paid in pounds.

Hotels in Paris

Priced in pounds, with the stay total shown before you book.