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Paris-Beauvais Airport

Beauvais, FR

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Paris-Beauvais Airport

Beauvais, France · Europe

Ryanair’s French LCC field marketed as Paris: 6.68M passengers, two compact colour-coded halls and a €17.90 coach to Porte Maillot — 75 minutes from the city, with no lounge and a midnight curfew.

Airportist Score

5.9/ 10

Mixed

Ease of use7.2
Comfort & amenities5.4
Food & retail5.4
Ground access5.6
Reliability6.4
Lounges4.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Paris-Beauvais Airport

Beauvais, France · Europe

Ryanair’s French LCC field marketed as Paris: 6.68M passengers, two compact colour-coded halls and a €17.90 coach to Porte Maillot — 75 minutes from the city, with no lounge and a midnight curfew.

Airportist Score

5.9/ 10

Mixed

Ease of use7.2
Comfort & amenities5.4
Food & retail5.4
Ground access5.6
Reliability6.4
Lounges4.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Typical security
20 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
traffic-dependent (~75 min drive to Paris per airport hotel copy)
Uber / Bolt
Cheapest to city
Aérobus A01 to Porte Maillot
€17.90 online / €18 desk (adult one-way) · from 1h15–1h30
Terminals
2
linked halls (T1 blue + T2 grey)
Passengers / year
6,677,608 (UAF 2025)

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LBGParis–Le Bourget Airport
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URORouen Airport
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DPESt Aubin Airport
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Most important tips

Know before you go

A compact traveler cheat sheet for timing, terminals, food, and disruption checks.

Aerobus

Book A01 3h30 before departure — Navigo is useless here

Official Porte Maillot shuttle from €17.90 online / €18 at the desk; tickets are non-refundable.

Aérobus A01 runs Paris-Beauvais ↔ Porte Maillot (22-24 Boulevard Pershing, 75017) in from 1h15 on the airport page (aerobus.fr quotes from 1h30). Book a slot 3h30 before your flight; from Paris, coaches leave every 15–30 min 03:00–19:30, from the airport 20 minutes after landing 07:30–23:30 and they wait for the last delayed arrival. Online adult €17.90 / €29.90 return; child 4–11 €9.90 / €19.90; 0–3 free. On-site adult (and child 4–11) €18 / €35. Navigo is not valid. A04 La Villette is the same online price, reservation-only, with a bus-station door code printed on the ticket. A02 Saint-Denis and A05 Disneyland are temporarily suspended.

T1 vs T2

Blue hall or grey hall — read the screens at the door

T1 is blue, T2 is grey; Ryanair and Wizz split both. Confirm before you join a queue.

The bus station sits between the two halls with a pedestrian link. Check the large display by the entrance for your departure terminal, then the last column for desk numbers. Check-in opens at least 2 hours before departure and closes 40–60 minutes out depending on the airline. Be at the gate 30 minutes before takeoff. High-traffic banners currently ask you to arrive earlier than the “small airport” instinct.

Eat landside

Paul / Faubourg / Tony before security — airside is a kiosk

Landside has real plates; airside is Café kiosque (T1) or Trib’s (T2) plus Aelia.

Terminal 1 public hall — Pizzeria Tony, Paul, Monop’ Daily, Relay. Terminal 2 public hall — Brasserie Le Faubourg, Paul; T2 arrivals also has florist Floore. After screening — T1 Café kiosque + Aelia; T2 Trib’s (Relay) + Relay/Aelia. Buy a sealed bottle airside if you want water on the aircraft. FAQ says only boarding-hall drinks are cabin-legal.

Overnight

The terminals close at night — walk to Ibis, don’t camp

No overnight sleep in the halls. Ibis Budget is the walk-up hotel next to the airport.

FAQ is explicit — you cannot sleep in the airport. The dedicated hotel page puts Ibis Budget Beauvais Airport next to the terminals (24/7, breakfast 05:00–10:00, free Wi-Fi and parking). FAQ leftover “nearest hotel is 2 km” leftover-conflicts with that walk-up Ibis; treat the dedicated hotel page as current. The Originals City, City Hôtel is listed as ~15 minutes on foot or via the city shuttle. First Paris-origin A01 coaches leave Porte Maillot from 03:00.

Live conditions

Right now at BVA

Security waits and operational status from official feeds, where the airport publishes them.

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Who this airport works for

Best for

Ryanair/Wizz point-to-point leisure fares into northern France
Travelers who will ride the official Aérobus instead of a Paris taxi
Early departures if you overnight at the walk-up Ibis Budget

Watch out for

Not near central Paris — Aerobus from 1h15–1h30; Navigo is invalid
No passenger lounge; terminals close overnight
T1 (blue) vs T2 (grey) assignment changes — check screens; A02/A05 shuttles suspended

Airportist Score

Why this score

Overall is the published weighted sum of six categories. No holistic fudge on top.

Ease of use · 25%

Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.

7.2

Comfort & amenities · 20%

Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.

5.4

Food & retail · 15%

Food and retail quality and variety.

5.4

Ground access · 15%

Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.

5.6

Reliability · 15%

Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.

6.4

Lounges · 10%

Worth-it density and access quality.

4.0

Key stats

Editorial reference figures, not live readings.

Annual passengers

6,677,608 (UAF 2025)

Terminals

2 linked halls (T1 blue + T2 grey)

Typical security

20 min

Guide quick facts

From the editorial guide for BVA.

Updated Sep 22, 2026

Marketed as Paris-Beauvais but the field sits at Tillé, Hauts-de-France — official copy calls it about a 75-minute drive north of Paris, not a CDG/ORY hop
UAF 2025: 6,677,608 passengers (+1.8% vs 2024), France’s 9th-busiest airport; 6,589,563 international; 39,637 commercial movements; 6,674,363 low-cost (99.95%). Operator Bellova still markets 8th French airport in 2025 — leftover-stale vs the UAF ranking behind Nantes
IATA BVA / ICAO LFOB; owner Syndicat mixte de l’Aéroport de Beauvais-Tillé (SMABT); operator Bellova on a 30-year public-service delegation signed in 2024 (Egis, Serena Industrial Partners, Bouygues Construction, Côte d’Azur Airports, TIIC). SAGEB leftover still appears on some shuttle legal copy
Two compact halls linked by a pedestrian walk through the bus station: T1 6,800 m² (14 desks, 6 screening lanes, 2 bag belts) and T2 7,950 m² (12 desks, 6 screening, 2 belts). Both handle Schengen and extra-Schengen. T1 is the blue hall, T2 the grey hall
Runway 12/30 is 2,430 × 45 m with ILS CAT III on 12 and CAT I on 30; 04/22 is 708 × 18 m (GA). Night curfew 00:00–05:00 since the 25 April 2002 order; up to 25 based-aircraft landings per year until 01:00, made permanent in March 2025. Terminals follow the flight schedule and are closed overnight
No published passenger lounge and no Priority Pass product at BVA. Official Aerobus A01 to Paris Porte Maillot from €17.90 online; Navigo is invalid. A02 Saint-Denis Université and A05 Disneyland Paris were temporarily suspended as of 2026

19 official sources

https://www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en
https://www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/professionnals/paris-beauvais-airport/presentation
https://www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/professionnals/paris-beauvais-airport/organisation
https://www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/access-parking
https://www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/access-parking/paris-airport-shuttle
https://www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/access-parking/reach-the-airport-by-shuttle-bus-or-train
https://www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/travel-guide/at-the-airport/checking-in-at-the-airport
https://www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/travel-guide/at-the-airport/your-arrival-at-the-airport
https://www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/services/restaurants-cafes
https://www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/services/shopping-and-duty-free
https://www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/services/practical-services
https://www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/hotels/airport-hotels
https://www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/feedback
https://www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/professionnels/developpement-durable/notre-territoire/suivre-les-niveaux-de-bruit
https://www.aeroport.fr/view-statistiques/beauvais-tille
https://www.aeroport.fr/uploads/documents/telecharger-le-rapport-complet.pdf?v12.2=
https://www.corolis.fr/acheter/titres-et-tarifs/ticket-a-lunite/
https://www.corolis.fr/nos-services/se-rendre-a-laeroport/
https://www.aerobus.fr/d/tarifs?locale=en

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Explore the BVA guide

Each section answers one trip question in depth.

Map
Paris-Beauvais Airport, the Paris city center, and 5 other airports in the city
City center5 other airports
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Getting There
4 ways into the city, compared on time, cost, and luggage.
Fastest: Uber / BoltCheapest: Aérobus A01 to Porte Maillot
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Lounges
There is no published passenger lounge — no airline CIP, no Priority Pass, no DragonPass restaurant product we can point at. Third-party “meet and assist” ads are not an airport lounge
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Traveler Tips
Never treat “Paris-Beauvais” as close to Paris — official hotel copy says ~75 minutes driving; Aerobus quotes from 1h15 (airport) / from 1h30 (aerobus.fr), traffic-dependent
12 tips & hacks
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Amenities
5 rated amenities — food, Wi-Fi, quiet spots, family, and sleep.
Official Aérobus to Porte MaillotFree Wi-FiCompact two-hall campus
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Water
Where to refill for free, and where a bottle costs the least airside.
3 spots
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Reviews
Editorial and traveler reviews — what people actually complain about.
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Security wait times

Current security wait information is not available for this airport. Check the airport's official website or app before travel.

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Operational status

Delays reported

Departure delays

Flights are taking off 22m late on average.

Delay range: 22m avg

Source: Flighty Airports

Status response Oct 21, 20:38 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.

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