- Back to basics
- Terminals in Orly
- Infrastructure
- Airport transportation
- Parking
Orly is an international airport located south of Paris in the hamlet of Orly. Before the opening of Charles de Gaulle Airport, Orly was the main airport in Paris. It currently remains the country's busiest airport with domestic flights.
The airport consists of two terminals and occupies a little more than 15 square kilometers. Expansion of the airport in the future is not foreseen due to the ban of the French authorities. At the end of the 20th century, it was decided that the airport could receive only 30 million passengers a year, and this figure will not be increased. Due to the proximity of two settlements - Orly and Villeneuve-le-Roy, residents of which are disturbed by the constant noise from aircraft taking off and landing, there is also a ban on night flights. All planes that arrive in Paris at night land at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport.
Back to basics
The history of Orly airport began in the 1920s, when long hangars were built near the commune of Orly for the needs of the military. During the Second World War, the airfield was occupied by the Germans: the Luftwaffe base was located here. In 1946, the Americans were already in charge of Orly, who soon handed over the management of the airport to the French. Orly turned into an international airport and 2 years after reopening it has already served 215 thousand passengers annually. At the time, it was considered the main airport in Paris. It was even called simply Paris Airport, but sometimes the name Orly was mentioned in the press. It stuck with him after the opening of Charles de Gaulle airport.
Terminals in Orly
Expansion and modernization of the airport continued until 1993. It was then that the West Terminal was rebuilt. The airfield complex includes:
- Terminal South, built in 1961 under the direction of the architect Henri Vicariot. The eight-story building, 200 meters long and 70 meters wide, has a glass façade. Two floors are located underground and are used for technical needs. In 1966, the building was extended to 700 meters. Passenger traffic immediately increased from 6 to 9 million people a year;
- The western terminal, which appeared at the airport in 1971. By that time, passengers were served in Halls 2 and 3. In 1986, the fourth hall was built. Hall # 1 appeared only in 1993. The terminal can handle up to 6 million passengers;
- the Orlyval railway line, which was created in the early 90s of the last century to provide communication between the two terminals and transport passengers to the RER line.
Orly airport scoreboard
Orly airport (Paris) scoreboard, flight statuses from Yandex. Schedule service.
Infrastructure
The South Terminal is a multi-storey building. This building houses shops, a chapel and a room for parents with children at level -1. At level zero, you will find tourist information counters, a smoking room, duty-free shops, internet hotspots, another room to play with children, a lost luggage retrieval point, a press center, restaurants and a travel agency. The first level of the South Terminal is occupied by duty-free shops, a bank office, and a pharmacy. On the second level, there is an area with restaurants and cafes, a conference room and a prayer room. Above are other restaurants and offices.
The West Terminal has three levels. Lower zero houses the games room, medical center, car rental offices, restaurants, a chapel, post office and tourist information office. The first level is reserved for a dozen duty-free shops, a parent-child room, lounges, a pharmacy, a video game area, restaurants and a bank. On the top floor there is a business area and a restaurant.
Airport transportation
Orly airport has not yet stretched the RER train line, so you will need to get to the city with one change if you want to travel around Paris by train or metro. How to get to the center of Paris from Orly airport?
- bus + train. The Paris par le train bus picks up passengers from both terminals and goes to the RER station called Pont de Rungis. It is located on line C. The bus ticket allows you to travel further by metro and train. The tourist will spend about 50 minutes on the way;
- train + train. An Orlyval train takes you from the airport to the RER Antony train station;
- the Orlybus bus that goes to the Denfert-Rochereau metro station;
- Air France bus. He takes travelers to the Place de la Star or to the Montparnasse train station;
- taxi, which can be ordered at special counters at the airport. The fare to the city is about 50 euros.
Parking
There are several parking areas in front of the terminals for passengers. They are marked with signs P0 to P7. In almost all parking lots you can leave your car for 10-20 minutes free of charge. The next 10-20 minutes will cost about 3 euros. An hour of parking costs 4 euros.
Long-term car parks are marked P4, P5 and P7 (located at the West Terminal) and P4 and P7 at the South Terminal. The cost of parking for one day is 15 euros. For a week you will have to pay about 100 euros, for 2 weeks - 125 euros. If a passenger leaves a car at the airport for a month, the parking fee will be 130 euros.
From 00:30 to 03:30 all car parks except P5 are closed.
