Paris. Two hours from London, and a car waiting at Le Bourget or the Gare du Nord.
The easiest European city to reach from London and one of the hardest to drive in. We arrange the aircraft or the train, the car at both ends and everything in between, through one contact.
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The essentials
Paris at a glance
- Private aircraftParis Le Bourget (LBG)About 15km northeast of the centre, with several private terminals on the field. 25 to 45 minutes by road into the 8th or the 1st.
- By trainEurostar to Gare du NordAbout 2 hours 15 from London St Pancras. Our own chauffeur takes you to St Pancras; a car meets you in Paris.
- Cars in ParisArranged, not oursOur own fleet is in London and Manchester, with a trusted global network everywhere else. In Paris we use operators we have worked with for years, briefed the same way.
- EmissionsA Crit'Air sticker is requiredGreater Paris runs a low emission zone on weekdays. The cars we use qualify, and it is not something you need to think about.
Arriving by air
Le Bourget is the one that matters
Almost every private flight to Paris lands at Le Bourget, north of the city between the A1 and the A3. It has a cluster of private terminals along the field, several of them operated by names you will recognise from Luton and Farnborough, and it is set up for exactly this: aircraft to car in a few minutes, with formalities handled inside the terminal.
The road time into the centre is 25 to 45 minutes depending on where you are going and when. The morning run inbound and the evening run outbound are the worst of it, and the Périphérique is rarely the quick answer it looks like. For anything time critical we plan on the longer number.
Charles de Gaulle and Orly carry the scheduled flights. From Charles de Gaulle allow 45 to 75 minutes into the centre and from Orly 30 to 60, both longer in the peaks. See on-demand private jet charter and private jet and FBO transfers.
Arriving by train
Gare du Nord is a station, not an airport
Eurostar is often the better choice: a little over two hours centre to centre, no airfield at either end, and the train runs when the weather does not. The catch is the arrival. Gare du Nord is busy, the forecourt is congested and a car cannot simply stand outside while you find it. The official taxi ranks sit on the rue de Dunkerque frontage and on the rue de Maubeuge side, and when two or three trains arrive together the queue builds faster than it clears.
What works is a chauffeur who meets you on foot inside the station at an agreed point, takes the luggage and walks you to a car waiting where it is legally allowed to wait. It is a five minute walk instead of a twenty minute queue. Tell us your coach number and we will tell you where to stand.
In London, our own chauffeur takes you to St Pancras and, on the way back, collects you from it. See airport transfers.
Driving in Paris
Bus lanes, one-ways and a low emission zone
Paris has spent a decade taking road space away from cars, and the effect is real. Long stretches of the riverside and the rue de Rivoli are given over to buses and cycles, camera enforced. The 1st, the 6th and the 8th are full of narrow one-way streets where a car cannot turn round, and the Champs-Elysees and the Place de la Concorde move slowly at almost any hour.
Greater Paris also runs a low emission zone, the ZFE, covering the communes inside the A86 on weekdays. Vehicles need a Crit'Air windscreen sticker and the rules have been tightening. The operators we work with run cars that qualify, so it never becomes your problem.
The grands hotels of the 1st and 8th mostly have a forecourt or a proper set-down. A private apartment in the 6th or the 7th usually does not, and the answer is the same as it is in Mayfair: the chauffeur waits nearby and is at the door when you message.
What people book
Why our clients go to Paris
- A day trip: early aircraft or train, meetings in the 8th and La Defense, home the same evening
- Fashion week, with a car held for the day and a schedule that moves constantly
- Roland-Garros at Porte d'Auteuil in the 16th, where the approach roads are the whole problem
- Family visits, shopping in the 1st and the 8th, and a car that carries what is bought
- Onward flights: Paris to the Riviera, Geneva or the Gulf, arranged as one itinerary
- Art and auction weeks, with collections handled between the galleries and the airfield
The weeks that fill up
Paris peaks
| When | What | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Late September to early October | Paris Fashion Week, womenswear | Cars, hotels and drivers are booked out weeks ahead. The spring/summer 2027 shows run 28 September to 6 October 2026. |
| Late February to early March | Fashion week, the autumn/winter season | The same pressure, in colder weather. |
| Mid May to early June | Roland-Garros | Three weeks including qualifying. In 2027 it runs 17 May to 6 June, with the main draw from 23 May. |
| June, odd-numbered years | The Paris Air Show at Le Bourget | Le Bourget itself gets very busy and slots tighten. Worth knowing if you fly privately. |
| January and July | Haute couture weeks | Shorter and smaller, the same hotels and the same cars. |
Dates checked when this page was written. Confirm the current year's calendar with us before you plan around it.
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Tell us about the trip
Dates, how many people, and whether you would rather fly or take the train. We will come back with both, honestly costed, and arrange the cars at each end.
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Questions people ask
About Paris
Are these your own cars?
Our own cars and chauffeurs are in London and Manchester, and a trusted global network covers everywhere else. In Paris we arrange cars through operators we know and have used for years, to the same brief, through the same contact.
Train or plane?
For centre-to-centre meetings, usually the train: about two and a quarter hours and no airfield at either end. For an early start, a late finish, several stops or onward travel, the aircraft wins. We will tell you which, not sell you one.
Where do we meet the car at Gare du Nord?
Inside the station, on foot, at a point we agree in advance. The forecourt does not allow waiting and the taxi ranks build up fast when several trains arrive together.
Do we need to worry about the Crit'Air rules?
No. The cars we use qualify for the Paris low emission zone. It is our problem, not yours.
Can you handle fashion week?
Yes, and the answer is to book early. Cars and chauffeurs in Paris are genuinely finite in those weeks. See Paris Fashion Week.
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