Cheap flights to France
France packs several very different trips into one country, and the airport you pick shapes the whole journey. Paris is the capital and the main long-haul gateway, with the widest choice of connections. Nice and Bastia put you on the Mediterranean, Biarritz on the Atlantic coast. Lyon, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nantes, Strasbourg, Montpellier and Mulhouse-Basel serve business travellers, students and anyone heading straight to a region.
Cities with flights
Gateways
Fly into Paris for the capital and the widest choice of onward rail links. Nice and Bastia are the Mediterranean picks, with Bastia serving Corsica. Biarritz suits the Atlantic coast. Lyon, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nantes, Strasbourg, Montpellier and Mulhouse-Basel are the practical gateways for business trips, university visits and stays in a single region, so you can land close to where you are actually going.
Before you go: France
- Currency
- EUR (€)
- Power sockets
- Type C, E · 230 V
- Language
- French
- Emergency number
- 112, 15, 17
- Driving side
- right
- Calling code
- +33
- Internet domain
- .fr
- EU / Schengen
- EU member, Schengen area
Country facts: Wikidata
When to go
Summer is the busiest stretch for the Mediterranean coast and Corsica, and seats go quickly around school holidays, so book early if that is when you travel. Spring and autumn are calmer and good for city trips, while winter traffic builds around the end-of-year holidays and ski season. Paris draws visitors all year, with peaks around public holidays and big events. Midweek departures and early-morning or late-evening flights tend to mean quieter airports.