The Orlybus between Paris and Orly airport will no longer run from March 3

This service is a victim of the “resounding” success of the extension of line 14, operated by RATP, specifies ïle-de-France Mobilités.

The Orlybus which serves Orly airport from Paris will stop on March 3, franceinfo learned on Tuesday January 21, from Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM), the organization which manages transport in the Ile-de-France region. This service is a victim of success “resounding” of the extension of line 14, operated by RATP, specifies IDFM. This line 14 welcomes more than 25,000 travelers every day to Orly Airport station. From, “Orlybus ridership has fallen by more than 80% compared to previous years, with some journeys running completely empty.”

In order to avoid “running empty buses, Île-de-France Mobilités has decided, in conjunction with RATP, operator of the line, and Paris Aéroport, to declare the end of Orlybus service after the holidays winter, i.e. March 3, 2025”indicates the press release from Île-de-France Mobilités. “Running empty buses results in a loss of public money, a waste of resources for the operator and unnecessary air pollution”justifies Île-de-France Mobilités.

This decision “will also limit duplication of services to reach the airport, and goes in the direction of a better allocation of public expenditure towards projects to develop the bus network in Paris and the inner suburbs. Substitute buses are planned during traffic interruptions on line 14”adds IDFM.

“Line 14 is reliable, with punctuality of more than 100%, regular, with an interval of 95 seconds during rush hour (and soon 85 seconds in the second quarter of 2025), and comfortable, with the new MP14″ trainsetsdetails IDFM. Line 14 “allows you to reach Orly airport from Châtelet-les-Halles in 25 minutes, while Orlybus offers departures every 10 to 20 minutes for a 30-minute journey between Denfert-Rochereau and Orly”.