Is Paris worth a day trip?

Yes: 8.6 hours in Paris, £114 for the whole day, 35 min into town each way. Enough for the main sights and a proper lunch without rushing.

How long do you actually get in Paris?

About 8.6 hours in Paris. Landing to take-off is 12.3 hours; the trip into town and back, passport checks and the time at the airport come off that.

How do you get from Paris airport into town?

RER B 35 min, €14. A day ticket on local transport is Navigo day pass €12.30 (does not cover the airport). Cheaper option: RATP bus 350 (to Porte de la Chapelle, 60-80 min) or bus 351 (to Nation, 70-90 min) with a €2.05 bus-tram ticket, versus RER B at €14 (25-30 min). Last 351 to the airport 20:20, last 350 about 21:30.

What does a day in Paris cost, not counting the flight?

About £56 a person for the day: local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown was checked 20 October against Google Flights for this exact date and these exact flights. Fares move, so it can change before you book, and the price is not held for you.

How early do I need to be back at the airport?

Leave the city by 19:10. That allows 35 min to get back to the airport and 120 min there, including 30 min for passport checks on the way out, before the 21:45 flight home.

Will passport checks eat my day?

We allow 30 min on landing for the EU Entry/Exit System (fingerprints and a photo on your first trip) and 30 min extra on the way out. That is already taken off the 8.6 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Paris.
From London Luton, back by 22:00.

France·Wed 9 Dec · 8.6 hours in the city

£114

the whole day

8.6 hours

in the city

22:00

back in London Luton

Time in the city

8.6 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

25km

to the centreFrom Paris centre (CDG)

Daylight

8.4 hours

08:31 to 16:53Sunrise 08:31, sunset 16:53

First EU trip since 2025? Allow 30 min more.

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

07:00
Leave London Luton
easyJet, direct
10:35
In the city
Lands 09:30, 30min immigration, 35min from the airport
19:10
Leave the city
35min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration
22:00
Back in London Luton
Flies 21:45

Leave London LutoneasyJet, direct07:00
Land in Paris1h 30min09:30
In the city30min immigration, 35min from the airport10:35
Leave the city35min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration19:10
Fly home1h 30min21:45
Back in London Luton22:00

How we'd do it

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11:0090 min there

13 min walk

12:4330 min there

18 min walk

13:3145 min there

6 min walk

14:2240 min there

16 min walk

15:1860 min there

11 min walk

16:2945 min there

17:14Free timeuntil 18:55

about 15 min walk

19:10Back to the airport

RER B · 35 min

AirportFlight 21:45

Typical weather for this date

8°C

average high

3°C

average low

4 in 10

years it rained

This date is too far out to forecast. These are Paris's actual figures for the same date across the last 10 years.

Also on in Paris

Coming up in Paris: Le Grand Palais de Glace (ice rink at the Grand Palais), 13 Dec to 6 Jan

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How we'd do it

Open up the maps to see full detail.

11:0090 min there

13 min walk

12:4330 min there

18 min walk

13:3145 min there

6 min walk

14:2240 min there

16 min walk

15:1860 min there

11 min walk

16:2945 min there

17:14Free timeuntil 18:55

about 15 min walk

19:10Back to the airport

RER B · 35 min

AirportFlight 21:45

What a day in Paris costs

Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.

£114/ all in, per person

RATP bus 350 to the city, there and back£4

Local transport£10

Lunch£15

Dinner£27

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Entry fees, on top (optional)

Eiffel Tower£20.10 (€23.50)

Louvre Museum£27.37 (€32)

Musée d'Orsay£13.69 (€16)

Sainte-Chapelle£18.82 (€22)

Arc de Triomphe£18.82 (€22)

Opening days vary, so check before you go.

Louvre Museum free for everyone on the first Friday, Musée d'Orsay free for all on the first Sunday of the month, Arc de Triomphe rooftop and Sainte-Chapelle free (first Sunday of Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov and Dec only), Notre-Dame Cathedral interior, Sacré-Cœur basilica and the Montmartre viewpoint over ParisFree

On the ground£56

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Return flight from£58

Google Flights price. Checked 6 hours ago.

Getting to Lutonfrom free

There's a train too. See the CO2 numbers

All in, per person£114

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Getting to Luton

Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.

Free

Free drop-off, Long Stay car parkFree~10 min shuttle
First 2 hours free. Free shuttle bus, about every 20 min, 24/7. Source

Train

From London (St Pancras)£6.50 each way22-45 min
Advance single. First train 05:45, last train 23:51 Source
First train too late for this flight: it gets you to Luton less than 90 min before take-off.
Luton DART shuttle (Parkway station to terminal)£4.90 each way4 min
24/7: every 5 min at peak (06:00-09:30, 14:00-18:00), every 8 min off-peak, every 15 min super off-peak (22:00-04:00). Source

Coach

National Express from London£7 each way
Cheapest advertised single. Runs round the clock. Source

Taxi

From London£90-£130 one way~35 miles
Estimate, not a quote. Uber or Bolt usually £45-£75.

Parking at the airport

Paid drop-off zone£9
£9 for 12 minutes, then £1 a minute, 30 min max. Source
Terminal Car Park 1 / 2 (closest to terminal)£75
9 to 24 hours. Source
Long Stay Car Park£35
First day. Source

More parking

Mid Stay Car ParkNo same-day price
Source

Parking nearby

No same-day price published. See multi-day prices

Airparks Drop & Go£30.14
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 14 min. Source
APH Drop and Go£99.99
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 12-14 min. Source
Vauxhall Way Self Park£39.97
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 14 min. Source

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Costs people forget

Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.

Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.

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