Semih
Travel editor at Reisedrop · 2026-06-04
Paris is well connected, but arriving often feels more hectic than it needs to. From the major airport in the north-east, it is roughly twenty-five to thirty kilometres to the centre, and you can choose between train, bus, taxi and a pre-booked driver.
RER and airport bus
The regional train reaches Gare du Nord in just over half an hour and is often the quickest option. It is not the most comfortable, though, especially with luggage and late in the evening. The airport bus goes directly to central points and is a little calmer, but it is at the mercy of traffic.
Private transfer: a fixed price and a driver who waits
A pre-booked private transfer means this: the driver knows your flight number, waits if you are delayed, the price is fixed before booking and luggage is included. It is the right option for late arrivals, for families needing child seats and for anywhere farther out than the city centre. If you are travelling light and want to stay spontaneous, you do not need it.
Uber in Paris: authorised, with fixed meeting points
Ride services are common in Paris. At the airport, drivers are not allowed to wait without a specific booking, so the app assigns you a meeting point for each terminal, usually in a designated zone rather than where the taxis stand. Taxis in Paris, by contrast, have an officially regulated fixed fare into the city centre, which varies depending on which side of the river you are going to.
When a private transfer makes sense
If you arrive after train services have stopped, are travelling with children or are staying at a hotel without a direct connection, a pre-booked driver is the most convenient solution. It is also the simpler option for onward journeys to Disneyland or the surrounding area than changing trains with all your suitcases on the day you arrive.
Hire car: only from the edge of the city
You do not need a car in Paris: the Metro network is dense, parking is expensive, and there is also the low-emission zone with a mandatory sticker. For the Loire châteaux, Normandy or Champagne, however, a hire car is ideal. Pick it up at a station on the edge of the city, not at the airport on your arrival day.
How Reisedrop handles the question after booking
After your hotel booking we do not ask whether you want to buy a transfer, we ask how you are getting to your accommodation in Paris. You see two options side by side: a private transfer you lock in beforehand, and a direct link into the Uber app with your destination pre-filled if you would rather stay flexible. No flood of suppliers, no invented guide prices. Private transfers and rental cars are booked with external providers, and with Uber you are forwarded straight to Uber. Price, availability and booking sit with the respective provider. We are not a partner of Uber and deliberately show no Uber prices.
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