Cheap flights from Edinburgh to Paris

October is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar covers every month from September through to August, so you can see the shape of the year before you pick a date. Late autumn and the quieter weeks after the New Year tend to undercut the summer school holidays, when Edinburgh families and visitors to Paris push seats up. Midweek departures and the first or last flight of the day are usually the ones worth watching. Book a few weeks ahead for spring and summer travel, and plan early around Christmas and Easter, when both cities fill up.

The route is served direct, and the airline mix is broad: Ryanair, easyJet and EasyJet Europe, Transavia France, Vueling Airlines, Norwegian and Norwegian International, Malta Airlines, Mokulele Flight Service and Air France all appear in the results. Low-cost carriers sell you a seat and charge for what you add — a cabin bag, a checked bag, a seat beside your travel companion — so the headline fare is only the start. Full-service options such as Air France tend to fold more into the ticket, and some of these airlines sell connecting itineraries rather than a direct seat. Check what each fare actually covers before you compare.

Paris has three airports and your ticket decides which one you get. Charles De Gaulle is the big one, north-east of the city, with a direct train link into the centre and taxis at every terminal. Orly sits closer in and connects by an automated shuttle to the rail network, as well as buses and trams. Beauvais Tille is the outlier — well outside Paris and reached mainly by coach, so build that transfer into your day. Check the airport on your booking before you pay, because a fare into Beauvais is a different trip from one into Charles De Gaulle.

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

Population of Paris

2.1 M (2023)

Time zone

UTC+02 (Europe/Paris)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which Paris airport your fare lands at — Charles De Gaulle, Orly and Beauvais Tille are not interchangeable.
• On a low-cost ticket, add the cabin bag and the checked bag to the total before you compare.
• If you book separate tickets or a connection, leave room between flights — a missed connection is yours to fix.
• Carry a passport that meets France's entry rules and check the requirements for your nationality before you fly.
• Fly in October if your dates are flexible — it is the cheapest month here, and the price calendar shows the rest of the year.
• Book early for the summer holidays and the Christmas and Easter peaks, when seats fill fastest.