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travel52 May 19th, 2009 07:43 AM

Taxi from Orly to Paris
 
We are flying into Paris Orly Airport from Pisa, arriving at 9pm. The plan is to take a taxi to our Hotel du Champ de Mars in the 7th, There will be 4 of us (with 5 bags). Will there be a taxi at the airport that can accomodate all of us and our bags or do we need to make reservations ahead of time?

Thank you !

StCirq May 19th, 2009 07:45 AM

There will be an official taxi stand with Taxis de Paris. No need to make reservations. You will be put in a taxi large enough to accommodate your group and your baggage.

travel52 May 19th, 2009 08:25 AM

Great, that makes things easy !

avalon May 19th, 2009 08:34 AM

Even easier and most likely cheaper, book with Shuttle-Inter . They meet you as you exit baggage claim area with a sign with your name, help with bags and take you to your door. The rate Orly/Paris for 4 people is 70 Euro. The taxi on a good day might even be a bit more and if you are held up in traffic the meter keeps climbing.

avalon May 19th, 2009 08:35 AM

Here's the link

http://www.shuttle-inter.com/

Christina May 19th, 2009 08:44 AM

Orly isn't that far from Paris (closer than CDG), it is definitely not likely that 70 euro would be cheaper than a taxi. And it isn't easier, to get a taxi, you just walk out to the taxi queue, you don't have to make reservations/confirm, look for someone, etc.

StCirq May 19th, 2009 08:48 AM

I agree it would be almost impossible to pay 70 euro for a taxi from Orly. I've never even paid that from CDG, which is a lot farther away,and I've been in some doozies of traffic jams. A taxi is easier AND cheaper.

kerouac May 19th, 2009 11:10 AM

The Air France bus would take you to Invalides in the 7th.

travel52 May 19th, 2009 02:07 PM

Thanks again for all of the comments. If I am reading the cost of the Air France shuttle correctly, it would be about the same price for 4 of us to share a cab as it would be to take the shuttle.

nukesafe May 19th, 2009 02:36 PM

The last time we did this was a couple of years ago. My trip report says a cab cost €30, with tip, for the three of us from Orly to our apartment in the 7th. We travel light, so there were no extra bags, and it was around 7:00 in the evening, so there was little traffic. Even so, I doubt a larger cab, plus extra baggage charges would cost much more than that.

:-)


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