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From Europe As well as the traditional flight operators – British Airways, Air France, British Midland, KLM and Easyjet – there are often deals to be had, particularly for travellers who are flexible about the times of their flights. Ryanair fly very cheaply to Paris from Dublin and Glasgow, but not currently from London. Most tickets start at around £80 return, but competition is fierce and special offers frequent. From North America There are direct flights from the USA and Canada with American Airlines, Delta and Air Canada. Flight times are approximately 8 hours for New York, 7½ hours for Montréal, 10 hours for Vancouver and about 12 hours for West Coast destinations. Prices start at around US$300 from the east coast, US$500 from the west. From Australia and New Zealand Qantas, Singapore Airlines and others fly direct but via London gives more options and may be cheaper. Direct flights from Sydney are around 23 hours and prices start at approximately A$1800. Airport information Paris has two main airports: Roissy-Charles de Gaulle to the north and Orly to the south. The best way from Roissy into central Paris – Châtelet-Les-Halles – is via the RER B (45 mins/€8) from Terminal 2 (a free shuttle will take you there from Terminal 1). Alternatively, there is the Roissybus (T 08 36 68 77 14, 45 minutes/€8) to rue Scribe, near the Opéra Garnier. There are also regular Air France buses to Porte Maillot, the Arc de Triomphe, the Gare de Lyon and Gare Montparnasse. To reach Paris from Orly, the best bet is probably the Air France buses that stop at Les Invalides and Montparnasse (35-45 minutes/€7.50). Or take the free bus to RER Pont de Rungis and from there catch the Orlyrail train to the city centre (50 minutes/€5.15). The RATP Orlybus runs to Denfert- Rochereau (30 minutes/€5.50). Ryanair If you want to be picked up directly from your hotel and taken to an airport, there are minibus services that cost about half the price of a taxi. Book with Paris Shuttle (T 01 43 90 91 91) or Paris Airports Service (T 01 55 98 10 80). Minibuses start at €23 for one person, or approximately €15 each for between two and eight.
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