Paris - Beauvais

~ ~ It’s actually slightly misleading to call Beauvais in France a ‘Paris’ airport, as it’s actually located some 90 kilometres from the city, which entails a taxi, bus, or train trip into Paris itself that in many cases will take you longer than the actual flight from your departure point. ~ ~ The mad cabbie and family used Beauvais airport on our recent short break to Paris, flying Ryanair from Dublin. As far as I can make it, this is the ONLY major airline that actually uses Beauvais, so the chances are that unless you book with Ryanair then it’s an airport that you’ll never be very likely ... more

It appears that a few people on here are already familiar with this tiny little airport in the middle of "nowhere" France. I'm not surprized either, that it's only been given an average rating of 3 stars. In my opinion this so called "airport" deserves maybe 2.5 stars. Why? It's hard to explain. Is there anything really wrong with the airport itself? No, it's your typical small airport for cheap flights. There are definate reasons though, why this isn't worth the trip. ***** I'm near Paris.....pysche!***** This airport is called "Paris Beauvais" , which is just a ridiculous statement. If 2 or ... more

I travelled to Paris using Ryanair in Easter 2001. Ryanair seems to specialise in using small, undiscovered airports which require you to get a bus to the nearest city, and this is the case with Beauvais. It is a very small airport, which nevertheless has a reasonable selection of duty-free and duty-paid goods on sale as you leave to return to the UK, and there is a café if you arrive early, although this is must be taken advantage of before you proceed to the departure lounge. On arrival in Beauvais from the UK, there is a bus which cost me in 2001 about £6 and takes you directly into Paris ... more